cameltoe Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Well, after hankering for a JV for a while, my Christmas dream came true! No pics no bass, so here she is! Looks white in the photos, but the pickguard is parchment. A few honest gigging marks so not mint by any stretch but still in good order for a 30 year old bass. [URL=http://s230.photobucket.com/user/wcrado/media/image-1.jpg.html][IMG]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee122/wcrado/image-1.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Nice bit of grain in the body, would you say this was Alder? [URL=http://s230.photobucket.com/user/wcrado/media/image-7.jpg.html][IMG]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee122/wcrado/image-7.jpg[/IMG][/URL] JV45*** [URL=http://s230.photobucket.com/user/wcrado/media/image-8.jpg.html][IMG]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee122/wcrado/image-8.jpg[/IMG][/URL] First job was to wire wool the neck-that gloss poly finish wasn't exactly to my liking, and I've done this before with great results-it's turned out well again. So much more comfortable. Just managed to tweak the setup to my liking, and she plays wonderfully well, sounds fantastic, everything seems to be original except the addition of a three-ply parchment pickguard (I would prefer gold anodized in the future) and the jack has been replaced with a switchcraft at some point. I had never played a JV before, so was rather taken in by the hype in terms of my GAS, but I'm pleased to report the rumours appear to be true- at least as far as this one is concerned- it's a very well put together instrument indeed. As some kind of comparison I would put this ahead of my old 2005 USA P bass without hesitation. She weighs in around 8.5lbs so fairly light, but perfectly balanced, and just feels very comfortable to play. The neck is absolutely magnificent- vintage correct 1 5/8 width and fairly slim front to back- less chunky than the neck on the E-series P that I used as part of the trade. Dated in pencil at the butt 3-29-'83 Thanks to Mrs Cameltoe for my Xmas gift and David from Cotswold bass guitars for his hospitality and helping satisfy my GAS needs with a very smooth trade deal! Can't recommend him highly enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Nice present I looked at that bass a few times on the website, its a nice example. Hooe you enjoy your new toy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I have one very similar and straight out of the case it is the nicest Precision bass I have picked up. The more people say such things the more I think it isn't hype about these JVs but actually true. We can't all be lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Great looking bass, could be alder, possibly ash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameltoe Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 One or the other! I have no idea about grain, I just know it isn't basswood. I know they finished some in Sen, but I thought that was just the earlier Fender branded ones. She is a beaut- my photos don't do it justice. The photo's on David's site are far better. I have those stupid LED bulbs in my house that make pictures come out a bit rubbish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Congratulations Mr Toe. As I have remarked elsewhere, Cotswold Bass Guitars always have an interesting range in stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Very nice. I have a gold guard on my 57RI and there's one available on here somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameltoe Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Not a priority at the moment I'm afraid- I have truss rod issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Very nice - I hope you didn't get it too cheaply... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameltoe Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 I'm paying for it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacey Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 They are what was known as a pig rod, inserted body end and end capped at top, hope it does not have to come out, its a drilling job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 [quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1389039089' post='2329214'] I have truss rod issues [/quote] Sounds painful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Very nice, like the light mojo Can you tell me more about the wire wool job ? What grade? Can you see the work or dies it just look Matt rather than a bit relic Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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