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Have you checked that your "hot" wire from the pup isn't shorting out to earth somewhere?

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1203480' date='Apr 18 2011, 12:18 PM']This particular bass came up in another thread but on examination I thought it raised a serious question; was this a conscious effort to save wood or was the bass constructed on a Friday afternoon shift? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-1976-American-Jazz-Bass-Guitar-Natural-Ash-M-N-/250766618313?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a62daeec9"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-1976-American...=item3a62daeec9[/url] I have to say that the 70's must have been a rough period for Fender when they don't even joint the wood parallel with the neck. I realise that it shouldn't have any affect to the tone whether it is parallel or offset but [b]every bass (copy or genuine) I've ever encountered in the past has been parallel jointed in roughly regular sections (2-5 pieces depending on manufacturer/period).[/b] I could understand if the lower piece was jointed so that the lower offset bout could be added without the need to waste wood but the bottom section actually carries over to the bottom lower horn! [/quote] This one should be worth a fortune then.

It's the same but in reverse.

Reading between the lines, he just couldn't cut it as a bassist and went back to strumming chords.

[quote name='Gust0o' post='1202995' date='Apr 17 2011, 09:47 PM']Will he ship to Portugal?[/quote]

[quote name='munkonthehill' post='1202918' date='Apr 17 2011, 08:28 PM']hahahaha when will this end [/quote] Only once you start to believe it and in a fit of depression sell it to me for £250.

It's probably as real as yours Steve.

It was done for a music vid.

I wouldn't recommend a novice go for this as the angles on your neck joint are very crucial. Get someone who's done it before to do it. Which one to modify is up to you really but bear in mind that you may not always want these 2 parts to be together forever, so perhaps it might be more prudent to keep the standard fit part (the neck) as original and open up the pocket. On the other hand if the donor body is rare, modify the neck.

Traded pups with John. Next day delivery, simple as. Many thanks. Rich.

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='1201682' date='Apr 16 2011, 11:19 AM']You're only up the road pop down for a cuppa and try the Italia if you like.[/quote] I'll give you a buzz the next time I'm passing through.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1201630' date='Apr 16 2011, 10:37 AM']It's worth mentioning that the most uprightish tone I've ever heard was a flat-strung J [i]with bridge pup solo'd[/i] and tone rolled back, plucked over the neck*. Go on.. try it... *© The Bass Doc[/quote] Yep I know where you're coming from. It's not part of the remit for this build to sound uprighty, I was just saying it might turn out that way.

[quote name='Truckstop' post='1201632' date='Apr 16 2011, 10:38 AM']If you use a roasted maple neck it'll be fine. Truckstop[/quote] It's not too late in the build to have a barbie.

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='1201498' date='Apr 16 2011, 08:18 AM']I put an Epi mudbucker in the P position on my Italia,very middy.[/quote] Interesting. Was it far off the original Ps response in that position? What I'm dithering about is whether a fretless would benefit from a neck bucker, which as we know produces a more hollow sound. Who knows it might even start sounding like an upright.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1201297' date='Apr 15 2011, 10:52 PM']Hmm... I'm not a fan of neck-buckers. They're not really 'middy' things to my ears.[/quote] The pup I'm considering for the job is a Schaller bassbucker (DiMarzio clone) which I have read is fairly middy rather than muddy so I might be ok after all.

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1201290' date='Apr 15 2011, 10:46 PM']3 words: don't do it I had a mock gibson les paul bass which I defretted and the neck pickup sounded like sh|te, [b]name me one decent f/less bass with a neck bucker[/b].[/quote] That's the thing. The majority of fretless' are based on standard production bases, most of which don't have neck buckers and the only examples of fretless' with neck buckers I can find (apart from defrets to EB0s, Kramers etc.) are custom made basses and they are few and far between.... which statistically is to be expected. Did your LP have an actual neck bucker or a HB in the standard position?

I actually think it looks ok without but also think red looks really nice with a white p/g.

I'm building this fretless P bass with a bit of a dark theme to it. In my limited experience with fretless' it seems to me that it is more about the mids than lows. Contrary to this observation, I was just wondering if this dark project of mine might benefit in any way from a neck-bucker or would it be a pointless inclusion? Whaddya think?

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1200716' date='Apr 15 2011, 02:16 PM']My psychic powers tell me it's a Gibson... Quite possibly a Ripper...[/quote] My very first bass as a bass player* (circa '92). I loved it... it got stolen from our rehearsal rooms. *I had a Fender P for dicking about on in the early '80's when I was into mainly guitars.... which I stupidly gave away to a mate because I wasn't really interested in bass back then.

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1200432' date='Apr 15 2011, 11:06 AM']I think they spent too much time getting the frets straight![/quote] Haha yes. Interestingly (subjective) it doesn't matter if they are straight or not on a 1 string. [quote name='xgsjx' post='1200432' date='Apr 15 2011, 11:06 AM']They should've used the 2 parts of a P p/u separately.[/quote] Totally, and they could have been laid laterally so they blend in with the darker wood.

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1200416' date='Apr 15 2011, 10:59 AM']Here's a better 2 stringer. [/quote] Love the coverage from that Bart.

More to the point, since when did you learn how to post picture on here Martin?