Fender Jazz bass scratchplate...

[David Nimrod]

Hi guys, I want to get a brown tortoiseshell scratchplate for my MIM Jazz.

Anyone know where I can get a Fender one, or at least on that will fit ;-)

What I don't want to do is have to re drill screw holes, or anything like it!

Thanks in advance for any info.

[David Nimrod]

[quote name='David Nimrod' post='88974' date='Nov 15 2007, 03:10 PM']Hi guys, I want to get a brown tortoiseshell scratchplate for my MIM Jazz.

Anyone know where I can get a Fender one, or at least on that will fit ;-)

What I don't want to do is have to re drill screw holes, or anything like it!

Thanks in advance for any info.[/quote]


Bump!!!

Someone must know where to get one ;-)

[Sibob]

WD Music Products should have them

Most parts places like them and AllParts will do the job and have MIA, MIM, MIJ pickguards!

Si

[David Nimrod]

[quote name='Sibob' post='89913' date='Nov 17 2007, 03:38 PM']WD Music Products should have them

Most parts places like them and AllParts will do the job and have MIA, MIM, MIJ pickguards!

Si[/quote]


Thanks for that Si ;-)

[skywalker]

[quote name='David Nimrod' post='88974' date='Nov 15 2007, 03:10 PM']Hi guys, I want to get a brown tortoiseshell scratchplate for my MIM Jazz.

Anyone know where I can get a Fender one, or at least on that will fit ;-)

What I don't want to do is have to re drill screw holes, or anything like it!

Thanks in advance for any info.[/quote]

I have a MIA coming on Friday from a fellow BCer, and I think there may be a spare torty scratch plate with it.

I'll PM you if so.

Steve

[David Nimrod]

[quote name='skywalker' post='92206' date='Nov 21 2007, 04:14 PM']I have a MIA coming on Friday from a fellow BCer, and I think there may be a spare torty scratch plate with it.

I'll PM you if so.

Steve[/quote]


Thanks for that Steve, but would it fit a MIM?

[David Nimrod]

Just got delivery of a Tort. 'plate from WD Music, specifically for a MIM Jazz.

Does it fit?

No ;-)

Back it goes...

[skywalker]

[quote name='David Nimrod' post='92333' date='Nov 21 2007, 08:06 PM']Thanks for that Steve, but would it fit a MIM?[/quote]

If it arrives (not certain yet), I can send it over, see if it fits and if not send it back.

[skywalker]

Hi Dave

The plan nearly worked, I was expecting the bass to have the white pickguard fitted and the torty as the spare, and it came the other way round, and it looks great, so sorry mate but I am going to leave it like that.

You can have the white one, but that's probably not much good


Steve

[Chopthebass]

I'm having a similar problem. Can't find one to fit a MIM anywhere. The problem is that both the pickups on the MIM Jazzes are the same size, whereas on a American ones they are 91 & 94mm. So I'm going to make a template and do my own tortoishell plate!

[David Nimrod]

[quote name='skywalker' post='93414' date='Nov 23 2007, 04:59 PM']Hi Dave

The plan nearly worked, I was expecting the bass to have the white pickguard fitted and the torty as the spare, and it came the other way round, and it looks great, so sorry mate but I am going to leave it like that.

You can have the white one, but that's probably not much good[/quote]


Hi Steve, no problem ;-)

And thanks for your helpful offer...

[David Nimrod]

[quote name='Chopthebass' post='93735' date='Nov 24 2007, 12:34 PM']I'm having a similar problem. Can't find one to fit a MIM anywhere. The problem is that both the pickups on the MIM Jazzes are the same size, whereas on a American ones they are 91 & 94mm. So I'm going to make a template and do my own tortoishell plate![/quote]


I'm starting to think that the only way to get a Fender scratchplate to fit right is to get it made 'from scratch' ;-)

I haven't really got the money to do that for my MIM, as I may have to sell it early next year anyway...

However, if you know of anyone who can make one for about £25 I'd be interested, the WD one was £33!

[philbillbass]

not realy i bout one of ebay for £15 i think it just sed to fit a fender jazz bass i think its a bit short by the controls but thats bout it
U cant realy see the gap at distance tho so its all good![attachment=3739:P1000779.JPG]