DanEly

To be honest, I'm not to bothered what year the bass looks like it's from. As long as it has a fiesta red body and a maple neck with [b]PEARL[/b] blocks and binding I'll be a very happy man. Might have settle for the 60's road worn series. Shame it's not go the neck I want

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1345128709' post='1773974'] Buying bits of basses from Stratosphere or warmoth can be very expensive and although you'll get your ideal bass you'll never get that money back if you ever decide to sell. As far as Japanese basses are concerned..... This guy imports them for you [url="http://www.guitar-emporium.co.uk/Fender_Japan_JB.html"]http://www.guitar-em...r_Japan_JB.html[/url] And this guy too [url="http://www.mijfenders.com/"]http://www.mijfenders.com/[/url] I have a friend who bought a tele from this seller and he has a lot of guitars in stock which he doesn't have on his website. Worthwhile calling him and seeing if he can supply you with what you want. [/quote] [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1345129000' post='1773984'] Ishibashi have english speakers you can communicate with via email and their customer service is, I've heard, very good. So it's not as scary as it may seem. Search for ishibashi on this forum and hear some stories of people who have dealt with them. [/quote] Cheers for all the help, I'm not sure of the the suggest sites you have linked me to have what I'm looking for.. I don't think fender have ever made a fiesta red jazz with a maple neck/board with pearl binding and block inlays - Some one correct me if I'm wrong (probably am)

[quote name='Commando Jack' timestamp='1345128222' post='1773961'] If that's all you need then walk into the nearest guitar shop and pick up a mexican Jazz or even a Squier you like the look of. This forum is awash with stories of people (myself included) successfully gigging low-rent basses . Of course there are even USA jazzes second hand on here for the price of a premium build. If you want something that you build yourself and becomes your baby, but styled after a particular bass, then as Mr. Foxen says, don't worry about authenticity, but quality of parts. [/quote] I do happen to own a loverly squire VM jazz that I love. I basically want something thats going to sound great and look just how I want it too (don't we all?) I'm not bothered what it says on the head stock as long as it's got 'my' sound and has the style I'm after I'll be extremely pleased. Obviously this wont be a cheap project but I'm trying to find one of the cheaper routs to take for it

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1345127503' post='1773944'] You may as well just advertise for the bass you want on here because once you've bought the body (remember customs charges when parts come through heathrow from the states) and neck it's going to cost you over £1,000. If you've got a grand to spend I'm sure somebody on basschat could oblige you by selling you their bass. Or alternatively you could buy what you want new or secondhand from Ishibashi in Japan who sell Japanese Fenders. I don't think you can buy Jap Fenders new straight from Japan because of the agreement Fender has with the factories out there but you can buy them secondhand [url="http://translate.google.co.jp/translate?hl=ja&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fstore.ishibashi.co.jp%2Fec%2FsrDispCategoryTreeLink%2FdoSearchCategory%2F11053200000%2F04-05%2F3%2F1"]http://translate.goo...2F04-05%2F3%2F1[/url] [/quote] You reckon? Never head of Ishibashi. looks scary haha. I don't think anything I've been looking at are jap fenders?

I'm just after something that will result in a solid work horse

[font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I'm not a massive regular on this forum but I really need some advise/help[/font] [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I'm trying to find the right parts to put together basically a Fender road worn 60's jazz with a maple neck plus pearl binding & block inlays[/font] [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]My first option would be:[/font] [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]To get a RW 60's jazz and swap the neck with [/font][url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/guitar-bass-parts/bodies-necks/necks/bass-necks/replacement-neck-for-j-bass-solid-maple-w-finish-w-binding-block-inlays-p-1982.html"]this[/url][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif] allparts neck. Obviously this is pretty danm costly thing to do.. My next option would be: To buy [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LOADED-Vintage-60s-Road-Worn-Fender-JAZZ-BASS-BODY-62-Fiesta-Red-/200748504341?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2ebd8b1515#ht_1362wt_1165"]this[/url] from ebay. Wether it's actually a [/font]genuine[font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif] fender body I have no idea. What do you reckon? I would bolt the above neck on to this and get some nice hipshot tuners (obviously I would find some where to get this all relic'd to match) I could even go about getting the body from Warmoth? I was also really digging the sound from the american special jazzes tone (another thing this ebay shop sells) [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-American-Fender-Special-Jazz-Bass-LOADED-PICKGUARD-w-Pickups-Black-3-Ply-/360477780473?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item53ee2669f9#ht_755wt_1165"]here[/url] and was considering getting the black road worn body they sell [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-60s-RI-ROAD-WORN-Fender-JAZZ-BASS-BODY-1962-Fiesta-Red-RELIC-/190704905030?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2c66e5eb46#ht_1288wt_1165"]here[/url] again I have no idea about the authenticity of these parts Some help would be great or maybe some other better suggestions? Cheers [/font]

Why don't you try pick up a OLP 5'er? they seem to be priced at stupidly low prices these days.

Grand thats a huge looking ricky! I have to say FireGlo for me. Very classy.

Cheers for the help. As nice as hipshot are Im not to keen on whacking a new one on at the great expense!