77 Jazz Bass Project

[james]

A 77 Fender Jazz which I've been putting together for a while. [attachment=30875:_MG_1002_0462.jpg][attachment=30876:_MG_1006_0466.jpg][attachment=30877:_MG_1011_0
471.jpg][attachment=30878:_MG_1007_0467.jpg]All parts bought off e-bay for less than £900

[budget bassist]

nice one quite pretty that, i love the maple necks with binding and pearl blocks, if that body was a 3 tone sunburst i'd be all over it!

Not sure that bridge is original though

[Moos3h]

Nnnnnng....

And, I'm spent.

[bubinga5]

Ive have a black pick guard i was thinking about putting on my Jazz CS, but wasnt sure..seeing yours, now i am..

Looks awsome James..

[lozbass]

Gorgeous! It's amazing how well the chrome stands up on mid '70s Jazzers. My '76 is almost identical to the one in the images apart from very heavy gig and playwear on the body - the chrome work, however, looks almost new.

[BB3000S]

Sweeeet!!
Congratulations to a real beauty and good work hunting everything down on eBay.

[Sibob]

You wanna get someone to re-cut those notches on the badass....you're wasting half the outside edges of the fingerboard lol

Looks nice though!
Is it heavy? I'm going for a bit fat YES

Si

[OutToPlayJazz]

Magnificent build, James. Must've taken you a long time to source all of the genuine Fender bits!

Rich.

[james]

No one of the lightest basses I have less than 9lbs. I have an original Fender bridge to be fitted.( the Bad ass has not been cut yet) [quote name='Sibob' post='569846' date='Aug 15 2009, 12:30 PM']You wanna get someone to re-cut those notches on the badass....you're wasting half the outside edges of the fingerboard lol

Looks nice though!
Is it heavy? I'm going for a bit fat YES

Si[/quote]

[Sibob]

Wow you blew my post out of the water with your positivity missile lol

Very cool, always nice when you find a mid-late 70's body that isn't the weight of a cargo-ship anchor!!

Si

[Platypus]

Great looking jazz bass you have there James - how long did it take you to source all the parts. Oh, and did you get any duff bits along the way?

Edited August 15, 2009 by Platypus

[james]

Its been a long term project got the neck about 3 years ago then it took a back seat until I found the body about six months ago. No all the parts have been fine, been outbid on a few things though!![quote name='Platypus' post='570022' date='Aug 15 2009, 04:04 PM']Great looking jazz bass you have there James - how long did it take you to source all the parts. Oh, and did you get any duff bits along the way?[/quote]

[DarkHorse]

Mmmmmmmmmmmm Jazz porn