Not sure where you are in the world, but Newtone strings in the UK will make a custom set for you. Might be worth a look when you next need a new set for the 38” beast!
The only jazz version I had was ash bodied, and was heavy as hell (sounded awesome though).
Had a PB50 that @yorks5stringerhad sprayed LPB nitro and that was ace (just decided single coil Ps weren’t for me).
I would summise that the weight is all in the body, but also some of the sound might be, too?
I surprised myself with how easy it was to make a scratch plate. Bought a blank from eBay, made a paper template, cut out with a jigsaw, finessed the shape with a bit of sand paper, edges beveled by dragging a blade over them at a 45% angle.
I’m trying not to buy anything else until I finish the room to put them in! Half way through building a garden studio- need to save my pennies for all the wood etc.
Thanks for thinking of me though!
I have also sold my Mustang, and also regret doing so!
I thought “not enough frets for an armchair noodler, neck too skinny for my daddy-long-legs fingers”.
Dozy sod 🤦🏻
I’d love to find one of these old things in a boot sale/charity shop/skip. It’s be a fun project just to make it useable without spending any money. And if it showed some sort of usefulness, sting tension could probably be sorted with the right sort of strings from Newtone.