Royle1987

Black Dog - Led Zep

My recently acquired Maya

As bought 

Just finished tonight updating the tuners and adding a scratch plate. Was contemplating doing a respray, but it's just wrong to remove nearly 50 years of paint!! 

Now

Jesus he knows me - Genesis

So this evening I have been doing some bits to the 'relic' 

From the picture below I'm happy to say that I have finally found out what it is, from slight sanding back the staining from the original make showed up just enough, it is indeed a Maya

Gave the old lass a fresh scratch plate and put butterfly tuners on (maybe not to some people taste) they're squeezed in but I like it

Cheers

Royle

Is there an 'How to guide' on the website anywhere? @lemmywinks

4 hours ago, lemmywinks said:

Are the routs on the CMI big enough to take regular Jazz pickups?

 

 

You can buy a TS100 and a power supply for around £50, can make your own loom up very easily. No need to buy premade.

I haven't had chance to measure them yet. I'll double check before ordering

If not I may just go for a new loom 1st to see how it goes

53 minutes ago, bigbottomend said:

Ayop cocker! arrs it guin?

 

All good here. Yourself? 

12 minutes ago, Dan Dare said:

Isn't the classic J bass set up two volumes and one tone? i wouldn't (assuming you have a Fender) imagine Wilkinson p/us would be an upgrade. They're decent, but no better than the Fender originals.

@Dan Dareit's what seems to be a CMI 70s copy, very old skool wiring inside. The tone just seems abit all over.

Thinking if I bring the electronics up to date it might bring some life back

I'm looking to already update my recently purchased Jazz Bass, it as what I think is a parallel set upon the harness and I'm not keen, I want the classic 1 volume, 2 tone control set up

Has anyone any reviews on the below company? 

https://www.myhumbleworkshop.com/

I'm looking at this wiring loom and maybe adding a set of Wilkinson pick ups (heard good things about them at great prices) 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255549441038?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=kOM5mf7iTRe&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=xqt6onu_sye&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265019969221?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=DBz01oPbT22&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=xqt6onu_sye&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Any help appreciated

I don't want to be spending big dollar

Cheers

Royle

Just ordered, new tuner pegs, tortoise scratch plate and a fresh set of strings

May do a little thread in basses to see how she turns out

Also another note, it's quite a heavy bass, so should be decent wood underneath 👍

Thanks for the input everyone, now knowing it's defo a 70s relic I can't bring myself to respray it, pure sacrilege!! 

The only thing I would like to change are the tuners, I like the butterfly style ones, set off the headstock Alot better, I may risk hollowing out the existing holes and updating. 

A new scratch plate and she should be good to go

Nice to know its an updated bridge, coincidentally worth more than the bass itself 😂

6 hours ago, atsampson said:

Bargain! I'd agree that the missing word on the headstock is Maya - and that looks like a Schaller 463 bridge?

Thanks @atsampson

My initial idea was to get a cheap jazz and overall it to a look how I would like, but now having it in person it almost seems wrong to mess with it, more just trying to tidy it up and let it age gracefully 

Decisions decisions!!!! 

5 minutes ago, Acebassmusic said:

Ey up Royale! Welcome t'Basschat. Hope you find the info you're looking for. (Don't look in the "For Sale" threads.....it's a dark and dangerous place where your wallet will go missing 🤣🤣)

I've already had the buying bug lately, maybe a little look won't hurt 😂😂😭😭

I recently purchased the bass from a well known auction site 😁 for a measly 29 English pounds

Upon looking at the pictures prior to purchase I just figured it had to be a 80s maybe even a 70s relic, the tuner pegs are super old skool, the frets are worn like nothing I've seen before and the bridge is out of this world. 

Made in Japan I've tried looking and possibly think it's a Maya

Any help appreciated 

Cheers 

Royle

Hi all

Thought I'd join the forum for some tips etc 

Been playing bass on and off for a few years, was in a band in my late teens. Been asked to play bass in a band for abit of fun so been playing again for last few months 

Currently have 3 basses

Tanglewood Music Man copy, had since 16,now just about to turn 35 so could never part with it

Cort GB24 recently purchased 2001 model 

Japanese Jazz Bass which I'm hoping to get some info on (will put a post in another section) 

Cheers

Royle