White Cloud Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 That is a fantastic bass - very well done! I particularly love the hardware. I assume the slight neck dive has now been remedied? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) 20 minutes ago, White Cloud said: That is a fantastic bass - very well done! I particularly love the hardware. I assume the slight neck dive has now been remedied? Thank you sir... yes it has. I knew that fitting the Ultralites would have cosmetic consequences, which is why it took me so long to get round to fitting them - but function trumped form in the end - and though the tuner-hole issue is annoying, there is NO neck dive whatsoever. The bass hangs on the strap exactly in the position that I play it and no effort is needed to hold the neck up. That, plus the fact the bass is incredibly light for a Jazz, makes it a delight to pick up and play so it was well worth doing. My P Bass seems like a real boat anchor by comparison, though it's still less than 9lbs. I've also realised that most basses do have some sort of neck dive issue, though it only really manifests itself when it becomes extreme. I think Ultralites are a great affordable upgrade if you want to instantly lose 1/2lb of weight from your bass. Except where originality or style would be a consideration, of course. I just wish I'd fitted them in the first place instead of the Schallers. Edited February 3, 2018 by discreet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I love how you`ve put this together Mark, very interested to see how your 70s Precision turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 43 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: I love how you`ve put this together Mark, very interested to see how your 70s Precision turns out. Thanks Lozz, its in the planning stage. Hopefully it'll look (and sound) the business and should weigh in at around 7lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Great job, it looks fantastic. No issues with the paulownia body? I’ve just acquired a paulownia Precision style body for a self build but I have heard a few negatives about it’s strength and integrity, not least on this very forum. Did you need to use grain filler? Thanks in advance for any guidance you can share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 22 minutes ago, PaulGibsonBass said: Great job, it looks fantastic. No issues with the paulownia body? I’ve just acquired a paulownia Precision style body for a self build but I have heard a few negatives about it’s strength and integrity, not least on this very forum. Did you need to use grain filler? Thanks in advance for any guidance you can share. Thanks. No issues with the Paulownia. Though I would suggest a clear coat of something tough to protect it. Any perceived negatives are worth it for the extreme light weight. I did need to grain fill the body - paulownia is a very grainy and porous wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Excellent, thank you. Body and neck should be with me early next week, can’t wait to get cracking on the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 Just now, PaulGibsonBass said: Excellent, thank you. Body and neck should be with me early next week, can’t wait to get cracking on the project. We'll need pics and more pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, discreet said: We'll need pics and more pics! There will be many! It’s my first assembly, so I’m looking forward to learning a lot and hopefully ending up with an adequately serviceable instrument. Edited March 9, 2018 by PaulGibsonBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, PaulGibsonBass said: There will be many! It’s my first assembly, so I’m looking forward to learning a lot and hopefully ending up with an adequately serviceable instrument. It'll be fine. If I can do it I'm sure you can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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