Icarus_147 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 So, for anyone who saw, I recently bought a bass which, when shipped, turned out to not be a bass at all. Well! I got a refund and then bought the guitar I was supposed to get. It arrived today and is actually nicer than I was expecting it to be. It cost £75 with shipping. It's a Jaxville, which is some type of supermarket brand or something. It's in pretty good nick, the only evidence of a previous owner was that it was a bit dusty in places and has very slight scuff on the top horn. In it's present state it actually isn't that bad. It's worth £75, but I was expecting [i]much[/i] worse. Not a huge fan of the fat neck, but I'm starting to get used to it. The plan is, basically, to keep it for the body alone. I plan on changing just about everything else. I'm thinking about putting some passive EMGs in it, getting a Jazz neck with a satin black finish around back and an ebony fretboard, changing the machine heads out for black ones and installing a Hipshot Extender, and I'm toying with the idea of fitting a Warwick bridge, purely because I like how they look. I'm also thinking about putting a mirrored pickguard on there, but I'm not sure yet. Keen to try out some Rotosounds too. I'm expecting someone who actually knows what they're talking about to come along and tell me how awful those ideas are. But please, if I'm making any glaring mistakes, do tell me. >.> It's second from the left, for anyone not sure. I've also ran out of space to put things. It's currently sitting on top of my pile of gigbags in the corner there. I should point out that I had a spare black knob lying about, so I stuck that on there just because I could. The stock ones are actually pretty heavy duty things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 So long as you realise that after you've spent all that cash doing it up, it'll still be worth £75........ But pimping a cheap bass is what it's all about, so knock yourself out!!! G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus_147 Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 [quote name='geoffbyrne' timestamp='1333408907' post='1601441'] So long as you realise that after you've spent all that cash doing it up, it'll still be worth £75........ [/quote] Haha, yeah, I don't plan on selling it on. To be quite honest I don't plan on selling any of my basses on. It could be that I'm just a hoarder, but, I like to think if it as building a collection. >.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Beautiful finish on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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