JPJ

Any pictures? I might be interested in a straight purchase

Just a quick "no photos" update. The body is now going through the several (i.e. 12'ish) coats of lacquer to build up the shine. I'm now down to wirewool between coats and I'm really pleased with the finish I'm getting. I'm not going to give an estimate of when I'll finish as work keeps getting in the way of progress

Still for sale

I have really tried to like this bass but I guess I'm just too old for the low down gunslinger look

Played her again last night and while she sounds great, I just can't get away with the body size/shape.

Open to sensible offers, i will throw in the brand new uber long leather strap and strap locks i bought for her. Why not buy this and Cetera's and have matching 4 & 5 strings

Ooh what a lovely colour

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='925195' date='Aug 14 2010, 09:11 PM']It's very nice, but why do you people keep buying heavy gear?[/quote]

To keep chiropractors in work

Seriously though, I'm yet to find a lightweight amp/cab setup to give me the tone I like at stage volume.

I'm using the Line 6 G50 which is absolutely bloody marvellous imho.

I love the cable simulation too, as I found the raw sound too hifi for my liking, which is probably the result of playing through cables for err thirty odd years

Some further photos

Well a weekend of lacquering and cutting back has left me with this



That's eight coats of lacquer, and I recon another four coats will be needed to get the depth of gloss I'm after but this is really looking good in the flesh.

Well after a week of foul weather, the sun finally shone tonight and I've had a very pleasant hour in the workshop flatting the lacquer on the front and the japanning lacquer on the back and sides and loosing the tape line between the two. No sand throughs to repair so I'm well chuffed.

She is now ready for the first all over coat of finish lacquer which, weather permitting, will go on tomorrow night. Nothing much to photograph at this stage I'm afraid, but this is starting to look really good

[quote name='eude' post='893515' date='Jul 13 2010, 10:44 AM']Just bought myself an Ibanez Promethean combo, which I'm extremely happy with, but as usual, a suitable alternative comes along just after I've pulled the trigger!

[url="http://www.carvinguitars.com/bassamps/microbass.php"]http://www.carvinguitars.com/bassamps/microbass.php[/url]

What do you lot reckon?
I've heard mixed views on the micro Carvin heads, but you can't argue with the bang for buck factor...
No UK prices yet, but I'm sure as is commonplace, $ = £ with most cool bass stuff that's built in the US
I love the look of that little MB10 combo, but I'm still chuffed with my Promethean, as it's smaller and louder
The custom colours are a really cool addition I reckon.

Cheers,
Eude[/quote]

Just had a quick look on the Carvin site and I'm liking the look of the MB12

Just a couple of camera phone shots for tonight

She's actually much darker in the flesh



And the troublesome edge!



Didn't get to do any work on her tonight so I'll hopefully start cutting back tomorrow night

Enjoy!

[quote name='JMT3781' post='891913' date='Jul 11 2010, 12:32 PM']I've putting this off far too long.. One of those where i always sit down to play it and just give up after 10 mins cuz i cant keep my mind on it..

Todays the day


Anyone else want to take the teen town sunday challenge?

Could get interesting.. Could have a different song every sunday that we take turns to pick.. variety of difficulties
Maybe call it "The Basschat self improvement and support society"

Any Takers lol?[/quote]

Self-improvement Sunday, that has a certain ring to it

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='619028' date='Oct 6 2009, 09:12 PM']Hi JPJ - did you ever get to finish this or did the top still give you grief?![/quote]

Well, after leaving this at the back of the cupboard for a while, I've restarted work on it.

I had trouble with both the top and the join line between the maple and the swamp ash which was really caused by me being a bit of a numpt and trying to take the solid black over the radius of the maple. Having tried that unsuccesfully a couple of times, I've now gone with having the joint between the stain and the solid colour on the join line of the maple and swamp ash and I'm really pleased with the result.

The top isnt perfect, but then again, I was probably trying for a level of perfection higher than the piece of maple would allow. It seemed like everytime I sanded one set of defects out, another set would appear, to the point where what started as a 6mm cap is now down to about 4.5mm!

Yesterday I sprayed the top with lacquer to seal it so that I could wet sand the back and sides this week and even though this is just the first of many coats of lacquer, the result is really pleasing. I may even post a picture or two later

So the project is back on again, and its my intention to finish the body this week so that the lacquer can have a good four weeks to harden before I assemble her whilst on holiday in August. I'm so pleased with the finish so far, I might just build another project bass...........

Sunday bump for the new week

I have two j-retro equipped5 string jazz basses, my Overwater came equipped with one and I already had one in my Fender DLX. I also have a homebuilt precision v with John's BTB and mid-stack.

I can't speak highly enough of John's work. His circuits are first rate and give that classic fender bass tone, that somehow sits so well in a band mix.

I have no problem recommending him to you.

Thursday bumpage

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='886040' date='Jul 5 2010, 08:37 AM']No interest in my trade offer?[/quote]

Thanks for the offer but I'm really after cold hard cash for this one as I have something inbound that needs paying for!

Monday bumpage

[quote name='shaundixon666' post='883700' date='Jul 2 2010, 09:34 AM']oh my If I had the cash :S

Have a bump on me for an excellect looking bass.[/quote]


Cheers Shaun, it is a stunner in the flesh!

Bump

Posting updated to reflect [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=93320"]this[/url]

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='876018' date='Jun 23 2010, 11:42 PM']I had one of these for 2 years; same colour, though mine had an EBS pre in it.. Really nice bass!

Good luck with the sale..[/quote]

Cheers,

They are really nice basses, and since advertising it on here I've been playing it again, maybe I should ignore the GAS god's and keep her?

[quote name='Marcus' post='875715' date='Jun 23 2010, 06:46 PM']That "The Office" by any chance ?

Dirty South...... gan on !![/quote]


Houghton Buffs actually

Here's a shot of my rig in its natural environment

Call me a luddite but big and heavy is the only thing that delivers the type of bass I like on stage.

Without bashing on, my SWR SM1500 is too heavy for me to lift onto the top of my two Goliath 4x10's on my own. The Goliaths I can just about lift on my own (one at a time!) and they fail the Warwickhunt door test miserably (just look at my knuckles after a gig if you dont believe me). But that's the downside. The upside is a big phat bass tone where ever I wander (on stage and off since I've gone wireless) and compliments from band mates and sound men about how good my bass sounds and sits in the mix.

I've tried small stuff (anybody remember the Carlsbro Delta stuff with the 8" speakers?) and for me it doesnt deliver.