WarPig Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 (edited) Well, took less time than my previous project (and this one didnt fail haha). Here we are: * SX lined maple fretless jazz neck with black blocks. * Unknown make body, very light, i reckon its basswood though * Gotoh 201 bridge * Fitted with Fender CS 64's at the moment (then their off to old horse murphy), till the EMGs arrive (thanks again Eude). * Fender Flatwounds. I was hoping this would be a straight forward project (should know by now ), but when i tried to fit the neck, it was atleast 1/4 inch out of the pocket, so that needed cutting out and smoothing. It was the first time id ever fitting a bridge, i thought that it had came out fine after plenty of measuring, but after fitting the strings and trying to intonate, i had to shift the bridge back an 8th inch so there was more room to intonate. The pickups and control plate was simple to fit. I wish that the front pickup cavity was smoother than it is, it looks like its been attacked by a router at some point. There is going to be a pickguard fitted but i need to reshape it, sometime down the line im going to get a black pearl guard made. Im fairly pleased with the outcome.... bring on the next project! Edited October 3, 2008 by WarPig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarPig Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 Ive got a few 'during' pictures here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Looks alright that, i was going to ask if the SX jazz necks were meant to be drop in replacements but maybe not. I'm curious as to whether one would fit in my fender.... I know the headstock is wrong but i think the black blocks, binding and maple would go well with the 3TS Nice bass i have a bit of a thing for white jazzes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarPig Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 Cheers. Well normally they are a drop in, but i think this body was a non standard shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Paint the headstock white! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarPig Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) [quote name='EBS_freak' post='302369' date='Oct 8 2008, 05:26 PM']Paint the headstock white![/quote] Very tempting..... maybe when i get time. heres a quick finished pic, hopefully the weather will be nice tomorrow and ill take some better shots Fitted the EMG's, beautiful! Edited October 8, 2008 by WarPig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 How do the EMG's sound mate? Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarPig Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 (edited) Very nice thanks man. Im not gonna try and describe them like a fine wine (bubly yet growly with a hint of jaco) hahaha, but theyre good. Edited October 9, 2008 by WarPig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Nice one dude, glad you like 'em That's a fine looking bass! Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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