Bitsa Jazz 5 £250

[velvetkevorkian]

Jazz body and Precision neck of unknown provenance (pretty sure not Fender, despite the headstock decal) -- described to me as 'Japanese' by the BCer who I got it from (who I believe did the assembly). Tuners and a 5 string conversion hardware are Wilkinson -- for those who haven't come across this before, the D string is anchored in the string retainer and you get an extra headless-style tuner at the bridge. It's a bit of a PITA to string but keeps tuning really well.

Pickups are EMG -- you can just about see the logo where it's not been worn away, but not sure what model as there's no labels I can see. I think there's a 9V battery in there but I've not been into the cavity to check. The neck pickup needs some more material underneath it to bring it closer to the low strings -- I added some already but not enough, apparently.

When I got it there was a lot of relief in the neck, which meant it played nicely at the nut end but the action quickly got very high. I've shimmed the neck, adjusted the truss rod and fitted a set of light Elixirs and it plays much better. I think it could really use a fret dress though, there's one low spot around the 14th fret that doesn't sound properly. String spacing is tight but not unreasonable, it's pretty similar to my 7 string bass.

The body has it's fair share of knocks and dings, which I've documented in the photos. The pickguard has some extra holes, and the pickups show plenty of playing wear. Controls are standard VVT but the pots seem to have different length shafts. You can see the holes where a different bridge was previously mounted. The headstock face seems to have a different, lighter lacquer(?), maybe from the the decal was done?

I took this intriguing piece in trade recently as a potential project, but at the moment I don't really have the time or energy to do anything with it, and the Precision profile neck doesn't really do it for me. If it doesn't sell I'll save my pennies for a fret dress, or a Status neck.

Collect from Glagow G51 (near the south end of the Clyde Tunnel) or courier in the UK should be about £25. You're welcome to come inspect and try it, I make a pretty good coffee.

£250 ono. Not really looking for trades although you're welcome to try me, especially if you have a 5+ string fretless.

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[velvetkevorkian]

Bump. Feel free to hit me with offers, the worst I can say is no.

Well, that's not the worst I *can* say but it's the worst I will say. I'm nice like that.

[velvetkevorkian]

Bump!

[velvetkevorkian]

Last bump for a while, not desperate to sell but feel free to make me an offer.