Jean-Luc Pickguard

[quote name='RichB' post='595451' date='Sep 11 2009, 10:12 AM']I've got no hope. The wife found me trying to put the breakfast cereal in the fridge on several occasions lately. So as for advice on remembering songs, no chance.[/quote] Its when you start peeing in the pedal bin you'll have to worry.

I lost interest in Cliff after summer holiday. Never knew he was in Metallica though.

Sorry - it could be just the pic, but to me it looks like your friend was sick on it I have no idea what a gay scratchplate looks like though as I didn't realise that scratchplates had a preference.

[quote name='d-basser' post='594155' date='Sep 9 2009, 06:34 PM']Is this everything I would need for a P/J bass? Got the pickups coming too. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JAZZ-BASS-WIRING-KIT-HIGH-QUALITY_W0QQitemZ270453423274QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item3ef847bcaa&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262"]ebay[/url][/quote] Yep - that'll do it. Just like the kit I bought but with an extra pot. I can't tell whether those pots have solid shaft or knurled split shaft - make sure you buy the correct ones to go with whichever knobs you're using - I think (but not 100%) that CTS make both types. I got solid shaft pots & put a set of 1960s mustang knobs on my bass. They were a bit pist on the stock split shaft pots. Make sure you have some decent solder so you don't have to overheat the pots- ie not the lead-free rubbish from Maplins which doesn't flow.

I'm lucky enough to have found my perfect bass: a cheap & cheerful CIJ Fender mustang. I've had it over a year and not felt the need to buy any more basses since.

There are a few ebay sellers and mail order places that do a kit of parts for a wiring harness. I used a P bass wiring kit from [url="http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Storehouse-Studio__W0QQ_armrsZ1"]storehouse studio[/url] on ebay to upgrade the cheap & cheerful bits in my CIJ mustang, ie two CTS pots, sprague orange drop capacitor, switchcraft jack socket & cloth-covered wire. You can get cheaper pots than CTS & cheaper sockets than Switchcraft, but its worth spending the extra few quid to get the best.

I'm very happy with my schroeder 1212L with LMII.

It looks blummin' brilliant with it on, so I vote keep it. My Precisions & my Highway 1 Jazz have one, plus the jazz has a badass. However I only play fingerstyle and have no interest in slapping, picking, hitting the bass with kippers, or any other righthand technique so it suits my 'jamerson-inspired' style to rest my hand on the cover. Saying that, my no1 live bass, a mustang would look odd with one so I have to make do without.

Hey Wayne, halfords trim repair tape will do the job - I used it to put a PBass pickup cover on my DaisyRock Elite as I didn't want to drill through the pearloid top. If you PM me your address I'll drop some in the post for you.

PM'd

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='588235' date='Sep 3 2009, 01:51 AM']...Even if your real names are Teddy, Lombardo and Egbert,[/quote] My band-mates Teddy, Lombardo and Egbert haven't been auditioning bass players to replace me have they?

He keeps his syringes in it.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='587843' date='Sep 2 2009, 07:21 PM']err, I've actually played one of them... friends... they are top heavy, unbalanced shortscale wierdos, you cant play sat down and it sounds surprisingly good. Ballsy even.[/quote] Come on, be fair, surely it looks more like a big purple arse than a pair of balls! Hang on, I'm not doing a very good job of selling it am I? It does balance a lot better using the extra strap button I added where the bottom horn would be.

Hello Jeff Are you sure you're not the same person that registered here, searched out all the long-dead posts about japanese fenders, gave your site a plug on each thread then buzzed off only to return to stick up for your site? If so: water under the bridge, everyone does something daft now & then. I guess you are referring to me in your post. Apologies if we got off on the wrong foot. I don't think I was being snide - I was saying it as I saw it. I have known people who have lost money thinking they're getting a bargain buying online, not hearing from the seller and then found no way of tracing where their money went. If you are establishing a trustworthy business I wish you good luck, however with your site you seem to have made all the classic mistakes about establishing trust. First: you need to be open about who you are on the site and give proper verifiable contact information upfront. Second: Fender will close you down if you continue to operate with your existing domain name, meaning your site will disappear as your webhost/domain registrar will get the cease & desist letter to take the site down. As you were wondering - I have no axe to grind. I work for myself as a freelance web developer. I know the difference between a professional site and one set up for little or no cost. You might have had a chance of success with a site like yours ten years ago, however these days people are a lot more clued up and suspicious if things don't look right. If you're interested in trading a bass for a more professional site, feel free to send me a PM. There's also a chap on here that is an absolute wizard with usability and SEO stuff that may be interested in a deal.

[quote name='beerdragon' post='587634' date='Sep 2 2009, 04:29 PM']Whats Ray Stiles playing?[/quote] My uneducated guess would be an 8 string John Birch Rick copy

[quote name='jchel' post='587549' date='Sep 2 2009, 02:55 PM']Yes see what you mean your site looks so good. Trying to seel some old MIJ fendesr are we for aged rockers?[/quote] What the hell are you going on about? Was that supposed to be some kind of attempt at an insult Yes or No: is japanfender.com your site?

"the dirt keeps the funk"

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='587032' date='Sep 1 2009, 10:58 PM']I prefer the shell pink.[/quote] So do I - I have gigged with that one, but I haven't had the boules to borrow this one for a gig.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270450188157&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...=STRK:MESELX:IT[/url] My silly daughter seems to want a red (probably epiphone) SG guitar, so she wants to sell her lovely daisy rock heartbreaker. Sounds & feels very much like my mustang with its 30" scale and punchy 'Duncan Designed' P bass pickup, but heart-shaped. ...And very Purple (with lots of mojo).

Leo finally got it right for me with the last bass he designed for Fender [attachment=32043:SDC10053.JPG]

Don't recall ever seeing a fender jazz like that with an unlined fingerboard. It may be an unusual Japanese model, but I'd guess its likely to be a bitzer. The neck looks similar to my brandoni precision neck & the decal could be an eBay job. If the bits are decent quality it could be worth a punt if its cheap enough. As its being sold as a fender you're covered if it turns out to be a customised argos bass, but probably too much hassle unless a pickup is possible.

No. If anyone wants a better look they'll click on it. As an alternative host your pic elsewhere and embed it.

[quote name='DanOwens' post='584977' date='Aug 30 2009, 10:14 AM']How do you find the lipsticks? How vintage is the voicing? Dan[/quote] To get it more Danelectro-like I think I'd have had to move the neck one forward and the bridge one back - like the Lakland Jerry Scheff. Its hard to say how vintage the voicing is as I have a set of very old (ie totally worn-in) TI JF344 on the bass and a J-Retro which I guess kind of work against each other. With the J-Retro in passive mode it still sounds like a Jazz - maybe warmer than most jazz basses I'e played, but I could be imagining that and it could be down to my string choice. I'm thinking of taking the J-retro out and rewiring the original passive gubbins with a series/Parallel switch, but I probably won't get around to it. With all the chrome my jazz does look more like a motorbike now.