Jimothey

Did you use a laser jet printer or a ink jet printer?

Thanks mate I keep on seeing the Steve Harris chequered bass so I thought I'd give it a go his is different it's White backed with a black pickguard but I thought the Orange just gives it something a bit different You just heat the vinyl with a hair dryer and stretch it round and it manages to keep the shape I love the chequerboard look I so I've decided to refinish my Jazz its either going to be White or Orange with chequered pickguard and black hardware??

That's one tasty looking bass!! What size nut are you using and what's the string spacing at the bridge? As I've just converted a P Bass from a 4 to a 5 string and was hoping it might be possible to do my Jazz aswell? 😀

Got the top on and all back together The strings are VERY close to the edge if the fretboard I had a little play up and down the neck and the strings didn't fall off the sides so it might be OK?? If not I will get a 5 string neck and do it that way instead, Just got to order my strings and then I can give it a proper go!?! 😀

I agree FireDragons or Ddraig Dân 😀

I keep on looking at this one very tempting 🤔 https://www.musicstore.de/en_GB/GBP/Jack-Danny-Bass-guitar-JB-Vintage-1975-VWH-Vintage-White/art-BAS0009120-000 Damn it seeing that is now making me thinking of refinishing my Jazz Like this but with Black hardware!! 🙄

Here's mine from left to right £70 P bass kit build (having a refinish at the mo and a 4 to 5 string conversion) £90 Jazz bass kit build £25 P Bass Started life as a £45 Ibanez GSR205 Using some scrap timber from work I remade the body

Very nice! I like the family photo aswell! 😀

I've never played a J&D bass but everytime I read the name I have a childest little chuckle to myself as 'Jack & Danny' means something completely different in rhyming slang to me! 😁 On a serious note how do they compare to HB basses for the same price? It's a shame that neither of the companies do a 5 string Jazz bass because aswell as favouring playing 5 string I'm preferring my Jazz to my P bass at the mo

Cheers anyway mate

Apart from the obvious that the 88's are tapewound and the Nexus are coated what's the difference between to two and how are they different sound wise?

I have looked at the roto nexus, are they the ones you've got or have you got the 88 flats?

Stunning!! 😀

I'm looking to change to some black tapewounds but I can only find the La Bella ones for about £45 a set which I can't stretch to as I'm only a bedroom player at the mo do you know of any cheaper but good sets??

I keep on looking at the sunburst version they are ridiculously cheap 😀

Bridge has now arrived but nothing really to report still just building up the coats!! Just given it a little flattening, Now time for coat number 3, I'll check it again tomorrow to see if it needs any more 😀

Totally agree!! I love the figuring on the laminated Wenge one 😀

Looking really good! what finish you doing on the body? Scrap that I should have read better 🙄 That should look good trans white!

I didn't take any pics today as there wasn't really much to see, the back and sides of the body have had 2 coats of undercoat and flattened so I'm going to do the first top coat (Black Gloss) tomorrow morning then let that dry till the next morning then do a second coat flatten then final top coat on friday! Then I will be able to start on the top which was inspired by @kodiakblair's paisley topped one but as previously stated I've always wanted a Steve Harris style p bass so the top is going to be treated to chequered vinyl top but I'm still keeping the Orange pickguard on it but I'm not sure whether the bridge cover will go with it 😀

Very nice I'm starting to have a real thing for orange Basses!! 😁

Ebay its really cheap, I didn't want to get an expensive one incase it didn't work here's the link: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F362150047845

I've got a 16mm spaced bridge coming when it turns up I'll let you know how it works out mate Also I've got a bridge cover coming but I'm not sure if I'm going to use it as it might not go with the new finish but I'll make the decision when it's here

This is a subtle relic job isnt it?? 😋

"Perfectly acceptable" Now that's a glowing review if ever I've heard one 😁

Yeah I love it!! 😁 Honestly it's the part I least enjoy but if it isn't right it will bug me so I might aswell do it again and take a bit more time over it whilst I'm waiting for the bridge and other stuff to turn up..........