Jump to content
Why become a member? ×

Jazz


jezzaboy

Recommended Posts

My bitsa Jazz. Inspired by an Alpher cobra (?) bass I saw on Pinterest I bought a body with pickups off ebay and modded it with deeper horn cutouts and more body contouring (which you can't really see in this pic). Neck is an old Tanglewood I managed to get for £25! I also made a new scratch plate from Ash vineer, with a slightly different design, and used tung oil to finish. Black stain from Crimson Guitars to show the grain. The photos not great so doesn't really show it. 

Was more of a trial run really. When funds permit I'll get a better body and neck and re-do it. But this plays nice. 

I also have a Squire 70s CV, but that's more normal to post. 

20220427_190031.thumb.jpg.cf1ec65f174428ebd4266e91e31e5c42.jpg

Edited by Buddster
  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Here's my 1973 Fender Jazz. My first proper instrument bought in 1983 and it was mint. It's done every gig I've ever played. The finish cracked badly after I left it in a tour bus overnight in Finland at minus 20.

It's been re-fretted 3 times and had to have new pickups after the originals died. They are now Lollars. Apart from that it's all original!

I still have the chrome covers but lost the pick guard and case somewhere along the way.

 

image6.jpeg

image0.jpeg

image2.jpeg

image3.jpeg

image1.jpeg

  • Like 17
Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 28/04/2022 at 14:13, gaz66 said:

Here's my 1973 Fender Jazz. My first proper instrument bought in 1983 and it was mint. It's done every gig I've ever played. The finish cracked badly after I left it in a tour bus overnight in Finland at minus 20.

It's been re-fretted 3 times and had to have new pickups after the originals died. They are now Lollars. Apart from that it's all original!

I still have the chrome covers but lost the pick guard and case somewhere along the way.

 

 

image0.jpeg

 

 

 

 

Love the pictures and the story of the bass !

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 3 months later...
3 minutes ago, spyder said:

1978 Fender Jazz.

Refinished by previous owner.

Originally Olympic White ?

 

DSC_0105.JPG

I don’t know what it is but I do love a white bass, particularly a fender  (strange I have non 🤔)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 weeks later...
1 hour ago, Royle1987 said:

My recently acquired Maya

 

As bought 

 

IMG_20220830_232818.thumb.jpg.a5cf2b0429c6652a9a58e66e0b3ba84d.jpg

 

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

 

IMG_20220912_214754.thumb.jpg.983bcda4ac64a495aaaaec9dcdfb15cb.jpg

 

My msya p has a new scratchplate and massive chips of paint missing.  Pethaps I should refin.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 28/04/2022 at 13:13, gaz66 said:
On 28/04/2022 at 13:13, gaz66 said:

"Here's my 1973 Fender Jazz. My first proper instrument bought in 1983 and it was mint. It's done every gig I've ever played. ."

Seen you playing that more than a few times,

and its been on some of my fave tracks 🙂

 

Here is my  doug wilkes 62,

electrics in the wilkes are warwick gold mecs and custom john east electrics,

 

 

 

IMG_0098.thumb.JPG.d7e08e3ad9545827beff0032b2c64a32.JPGIMG_0107.thumb.JPG.9d50fcc95d83a00520d8d06e88bf74e3.JPGIMG_0110.thumb.JPG.33308181328cd677a8c1a474b42878e5.JPG

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by funkgod
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...
  • 1 month later...
On 25/09/2022 at 18:56, ped said:

New knobs on the Celinder today

 

 

IMG_3182.jpeg

Oh my. Seeing a Celinder always makes me yearn for my former bass (I had the 1998 Skarbee J Update). The 70s sound and me never became friends (and probably never will) but that neck... I think I never played a better neck. Except a Stenback perhaps. But I hope I can find a Classic or Vintage Celinder someday for a decent price. There's one on Reverb in the USA for €4000...I bought mine back then for half that.

sgUmxEO.jpg

 

EDIT: I read that Thomas Skarbee bought this very bass back a few years ago. That makes me happy.

Edited by BassAgent
  • Thanks 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...