Jean-Luc Pickguard

I think the HiMass is basically musch the same as a Gotoh. I had a Gotoh originally when I built my fretless precision, but swapped it out as I preferred the punch you get with a BBOT. I did a dry run without drilling (blutak) and tried putting a bridge cover on - it will fit, but the screwholes will need to be between a quarter and half an inch further back than for a BBOT. With the screwholes in the normal places it definitely won't fit. With the holes moved back, you should easily still have enough room that the front of the bridge doesn't play peek-a-boo out from the front of the cover.

Just looked it up on their website - looks like a bargain at that price

[quote name='Lozz196' post='1256430' date='Jun 4 2011, 01:13 PM']Brandoni Guitars apparently do a fairly decent one.[/quote] I've built a Telecaster guitar & a fretless Precison bass from Brandoni Parts - Necks & bodies seem to be of a quality equivalent to my MIJ Fenders.

[quote name='gjones' post='1256083' date='Jun 3 2011, 11:50 PM']...because Mr Fender obviously though it was needed to keep the scratchplate down. In the eighties they realised it was unnecessry[/quote] Not quite how it was. The pickguard material used in the 60s was prone to warping, so without the hole, the guard could lift in this area. The cheaper modern material they used in the 80s was more stable.

I use routenote.com - it's easy & gets the tracks on amazon and a few other sites as well

Standard for 60s & 70s Jazzes - its probably just to keep it flat as the old celluloid ones were prone to warp

Not sure I'd want to listen to one of their tracks let alone 20. I still haven't forgiven them for that brief period where it seemed that dreadful ruby song seemed to be played everywhere I went. Novel concept, but why not just offer the lot for £15 and save all the farting about?

[url="http://www.usacustomguitars.com/"]http://www.usacustomguitars.com/[/url]

Absolutely ridiculous He must be having a joke at the expense of wealthy idiots with cloth ears.

I the cellar still part of the music ground empire? or have they unloaded it to someone who might give a toss? For me Wunjo was the only place I ever felt comfortable in browsing to kill time in Tin Pan Alley.

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' post='1253333' date='Jun 1 2011, 11:33 PM']Thats nothing, if you're talking about unneccessary holes destroying a fine bass, take a look at the pics this guy has on this ad... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1956-Fender-Precision-Bass-Vintage-Sunburst-Tone-Mojo-/120659323512?pt=Guitar&hash=item1c17db2a78"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1956-Fender-Precisio...=item1c17db2a78[/url] Makes you cry!![/quote]

The last foto-flame I saw was a cherryburst jazz in a well known purveyor of quality basses quite a few years back. It was very nice, but the previous owner had had it converted to fretless and his right forearm had worn the finish & the flame right through to reveal a creditcard sized patch of very plain anaemic basswood underneath.

when I was young I used to like Heinz ravioli. wouldn't eat it now though - I dread to think what that mushy meat filling is actually made of. I love the look of the epiphone, but unless there is a simple way of plugging the f holes I wouldn't consider getting one for gigging unless it was for a low volume/acoustic band

[quote name='eParrot' post='1250804' date='May 30 2011, 09:14 PM']...but then I saw this 'American Special' thing with a 'unique feature' in the form of a new 'slim', fast action neck.[/quote] not sure how what would work

I have to wonder what the other basses were like if the kay was the best of the bunch. All the kays I had the misfortune to play in the 70s awful planks. I think the necks were made out of old railway sleepers. If you must have one, set up an alert on ebay and an email alert will appear in your inbox before too long.

In my experience Badass on a Jazz = Good Badass on a Precision = Not Good

James Corden in something funny? I s'pose there's a first time for everything

japcrap Yamato jazz copy. bought new from soho soundhouse for £75 late 70s. it was a horrible piece of junk

I wouldnt worry about the pickup, but there should be a law against using the later headstock shape with the earlier body . it just ain't natural.

No note - I deadened mine by using self adhesive rubber strips under them

I got 'em the full set of bridge & pickup cover on two of my Precisions & a pickup cover on the fretless precision and my jazz. I shamelessly stole Jamersons technique of resting my right hand on the cover. Unfortunately that's where the similarity ends.

A fantasy version of ishibashi where all the mustangs are at one site.

Ford Mustang = Fender Mustang

Nick Cave - either with the Bad Seeds or Grinderman Mainstream enough?