mikem8634

Martin has just purchased a Squier Jazz Bass neck from me. He was a pleasure to deal with. Friendly comms and immediate payment. Could not ask for more. Many thanks, much appreciated.

I have just sold a few bits and pieces for a Jazz Bass project to Mike. He is a splendid chap to deal with, and I would be more than happy to do so again any time.

JAZZ BASS PROJECT - EVERYTHING SOLD NOW

All prices include insured postage.

Payment by Paypal please (I'd prefer Paypal Friends and Family, but I completely understand if that is a problem. I've only been on this forum briefly and that was years ago, my feedback from then is here

Questions welcome.

Fender Squier Standard Jazz Bass Neck with original machineheads and string tree - £90 SOLD

Guitar and Bass Build Jazz Bass body -  £60

Bought as a second due to marks near the bottom strap button

Alder / 3 piece / 2.4kg

Been finished once and then sanded back. Bit rough and will need more sanding. Sandpaper included 😀

Stewmac shielding paint in the cavities

Squier Jazz Bass Duncan Designed Pickups - £25

Six Sring Supplies Jazz Bass Wiring Kit - unused - £15

Component specs in the photo - high quality stuff

FREE with any bass parts sales - any of the 3 items below - on a first come first served basis -

Wilkinson Jazz/Precision Bass Bridge Nickel with Brass Saddles (missing springs and screws - if I find them I'll add them)

Alegree Jazz bass pickguard / scratchplate USA / Mex 3ply black

Alegree Jazz bass control plate / Drilled CTS pot compatible control plate x 2

Thanks folks,

Mike

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There are three guys who post a fair bit on the Fretboard - lamf68, rexter and SCRelics. I haven't personally used any of them yet but they get consistently rave reviews.

lamf68 - https://www.facebook.com/rendallsrestorations?fref=ts

rexter - https://rexterguitars.co.uk/

SCRelics - https://screlics.co.uk/

I don't know if they count as cost effective but you will get a quality finish.

1 minute ago, Si600 said:

It's really simple, my surname is Orchard and I live in Aukrug, which is in Germany.

The line design I suspect I've seen on a London road name somewhere, or it may be some art deco thing.

Aaah. Got it. Nice. I'm using part of my birth date for mine. Good to make it personal.

On 25/08/2020 at 13:28, HazBeen said:

So I decided that even though I build for fun/hobby, I want to be able to add a logo to my instruments. I think it looks cool, it gives "identity" to my builds and it helps people see what I did and did not build/mod.

So a crash course in Inkscape further and I came up with this: Infinite Bass, clearly a take on the Bass Cleff and the Infinity sign. Will be adding the logo to all basses from now on, starting wth the fretless and shortscale basses I built earlier this year, and also on the Modern 5 I am doing now. Not really a build diary, but I still wanted to share  

That is lovely. Elegant, clever, and says it it needs to in the most minimal way.

On 30/10/2020 at 11:28, Si600 said:

Told you mine wouldn't be nearly as interesting or cool.  It needs a smidge more tweaking, the text isn't exactly central.

Obvs, any comments welcome

I really like that. I don't get the references but aesthetically it comes across as stylised industrial, functionality as design, if that makes any sense? It's not something I've seen on guitars before, which always appeals, and it makes me think of the philosophy behind the logo on Nash guitars and the design of Free the Tone pedals without being in any way derivative of them.

Apologies for probably overthinking it massively 😁 but I'm currently obsessing over logo idea for some partscasters that are nearing completion (if the clear coat ever dries! 😱) and, well, lockdown.

17 hours ago, BassBunny said:

Here's a couple of wraps he has done

Wow, that's quality work. Not particularly to my taste in those instances, but that's not the issue. Really good stuff.

Black passive Thunder I was the first bass I ever played. I've always considered them to be really solid basses with a nice thud and a lovely warm Ready-Brek glow of nostalgia.

Wow what a lovely thing

Just sold some stuff to Greg and it was a pleasure. Prompt payment. A positive and helpful chap - he even set up a feedback thread for me.

Much appreciated,

Mike

My pleasure sir

Both gone.

Thanks

Replied. 👍

Check out Alegree https://www.alegree.co.uk/

He's very active on the fretboard forum and his pickups are held in high esteem over there.

I've got a Texan Dustdevil tele bridge and a Sea Smoke P90 neck in my Fano type build and they are truly excellent. Great clarity and definition, tons of bite but never shrill, lovely flutey warmth from the P90.

His best pickups are his handwound custom shop ones which are pretty reasonable, but he also does a more budget 'Old Time' range that are wound elsewhere to his exacting specs. The PAF replicas, in particular, are getting rave reviews on the fretboard although I haven't tried them myself.

Well worth a look.

I'll add to the chorus - definitely report. I can't stand that kind of behaviour on ebay. It's happened to me a few times and I've always reported it.

Thanks to everyone for the sage advice.

Special thanks to @Reggaebass for pointing out the Squier. Just got it.

2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

All you have to do is shape the headstock - Yes I did mine paper template, fretsaw and patience, rasp then a good long session with a sanding block. I didn't dress my frets aside from light sanding of the corners with and dry to improve the feel. I did have to cut the nut deeper, I used a scalpel and scraped it, more controllable than files IMHO.

 

That looks like an excellent result. Kudos.

5 hours ago, uk_lefty said:

Someone mentioned jinwan necks in a recent thread here. Chinese seller on ebay where you can get a neck for 70 quid. I haven't ever held one but there was one or two people with high opinions of them if you do a search. 

Those Jinwan necks looks really nice. I am very tempted. Presumably the extra import costs would keep the whole thing sub £100 and if it arrived and proved fatally flawed then I'd be protected by ebay. However, knowing that others rate them highly reassures me about the quality.

Thanks for the welcome everyone

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

@mikem8634 there’s a jazz neck on eBay at the moment , might be worth an offer 🙂

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/293730382151

Good spot. I'll keep an eye on that. Cheers

6 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

By a Harley Bento J-bass kit, finish the neck yourself and either put the rest in a bits box or sell it cheap.

I'd be happy to have a go at finishing a neck myself. Be quite the learning curve, especially shaping the headstock (I'm thinking Starcaster 😱 or something like a Vox Teardrop). But I've no access to a router or any serious tools. I read a thread about someone shaping a telecaster headstock by drilling holes along a template, then jigsawing it out, before finishing it off with rasps and sandpaper. It looked excellent. It'd be good to know what kind of quality those HB kits are. I think they sell necks on their own too.

This is all tempting me towards the maple neck. Hmmmm. Food for thought.

Well, Northwest couldn't tell me when or even if they will have any rosewood JB necks with 38mm nuts. So if I went with them it would have to be either a maple fretboard, or rosewood, with blocks and binding and a 42mm nut, at just shy of £160.

That may well rule them out for the time being.

Thanks folks. I am drawn to Northwest to be honest. they seem less of a gamble than some of the sellers on ebay. I've dropped them an email to see if/when they are re-stocking the rosewood board necks.

There are a few possibilities on ebay, but once you rule out square heels, 42mm nuts, US import costs and the lottery of buying from China, the choices thin a bit.

Hi folks

I'm familiar with Northwest guitars but I'd ideally prefer sub £100 and headstock truss access. The fret dressing they do does appeal though.

Also familiar with earlpilanz on ebay but he isn't getting any in stock for the forseeable future.

Any other reliable suggestions, personal recommendations?

I've also put an ad in items wanted on here and the Fretboard.

Thanks