davebass66

No broken pickup mentioned in the listing....although now I'm gonna worry about it!!!

For sure was gonna chuck flats on it!...Might look into getting 1 or both of the covers as well..... Have heard that it's a bit of a pain getting the intonation right with those saddles...we'll see!

Just this one from ebay

So.....I just sort of accidentally bought this bass on eBay!.... Something I've been gassing for on and off for years and put in what I thought was a silly bid....then I won it! I understand they don't make these anymore, this ones from 04-05 CIJ.... Can anyone who knows about these things tell me whether this is a good deal or have I just been mugged off?! I never win things on eBay! Thanks in advance! Dave

Hi guys, I have been playing upright for just over a year, using a Stentor student II which I got for a great price from Bill over at Thwaites... Anyway, The bass was unfortunately written off recently after being knocked over (thank God for insurance)...Decided I would try and go up a level bass wise with the money. I was back in Thwaites today trying a few basses (around the 2k mark) The one I ended up feeling best about was a Westbury (I know very little about DB manufacturers).. All I know is it was carved wood front and back and made in the far east. Bill seemed to think quite highly of it, although openly admitted that the price range I'm looking at is very difficult for uprights. (if only I could get up to 3k)! So...My point was, do any of you guys have any experience with these basses or know any more about them? I can't find much about them online other than companies selling them with the standard blurb. Any knowledge will be eagerly soaked up! Dave

So....a little update...... The bass is sounding great. I had it in a studio session for a couple of days and was told by the engineer that it was one of the quietest basses he had heard (signal noise wise) zero hum!...He was also digging the sound of it. He was shocked when I told him i'd done it myself!...... Something that made me smile the other day....the neck plate I bought for it was an allparts one, nothing special. However I noticed it had numbers engraved on it. I decided to do a random check on the Fender serial no. dater and it turned out that by some weird coincidence it is the serial no. for a 1960-61 Fender Jazz bass!! How freaky is that?! Do allparts always put serial no.'s on the back or is this just a weird happening? Can't believe it is the right era for my bass!! D

So I have been working on my first kind of bass build over the last month or so... ( Isay kind of as I ordered the body and neck pre made) Anyway I finally finished it on Friday so thought i'd stick some pics up for your viewing pleasure.. the thing plays great and sounds exactly as I'd hoped using the stack knob config!..Had her first gig on Saturday night and passed with flying colours! first studio sesh on Thurs will be the real test! link to the build thread for more pics.... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/184425-60s-jazz-bass-project/ Haven't taken any good pics yet but here is a couple Hope you like! Dave [sharedmedia=core:attachments:117426] [sharedmedia=core:attachments:117423]