simon1964 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 (edited) I've decided to sell this to fund another purchase. I put it together as I like the Jazz tone, but prefer Precision necks. The parts are all top quality. Full spec is: Neck: Fender Japan P neck - from the new 70s reissue series. Maple board with black blocks and binding. This is a fantastic neck. It's wider than a Jazz neck, but quite shallow and certainly not as chunky as a traditional P neck. I bought this from the Stratosphere website in the US (the neck alone cost me over £200 with import taxes!). The neck is mint. Body: not sure of the make of this, but it's a very nice sunburst. It looks like alder to me, with quite a nice grain. It's certainly solid wood. The picture of the whole bass looks more red than in real life. The pics of the brige and pre-amp give a better idea of the colour. There are a few scratches on the back, but no dings and nothing on the front. Pickups: Wizard 64s Pre-amp: John East J-Retro. I should mention that the control cavity is a couple of mm too shallow for the pre-amp, so the control plate sits slightly proud of the body on the bottom side. I've tried to show this on the attached photos, but it is barely noticeable. It would be easy to rout out a couple mms if this is an issue - I've just never bothered as you can hardly see it and it doesn't affect playability at all Bridge - Badass Machine heads - standard Fender (they came with the neck). So all top quality parts. I'm not sure about value. The parts would probably cost £700 or so to buy new. I'm looking for £400 plus postage. I'll send it boxed and in a gig bag. To be honest, I suspect I would get more if I split it out for parts, but I would rather sell it as a whole if possible. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sim0n1964/7574757100/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sim0n1964/7574767256/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sim0n1964/7574767256/"]Headstock[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/sim0n1964/"]Sim0n1964[/url], on Flickr [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sim0n1964/7574759394/"][/url] [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sim0n1964/7574762150/"][/url] Edited July 15, 2012 by simon1964 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 (edited) To use a trite and over used expression... this (really) looks like a lot of bass for the money. Good luck with the sale (although I can't see you needing it) edit : Whoever buys this beauty - I'd get that cavity deepened though (as the OP says it's easy enough to do.. piss for a luthier) as if I'm not wrong it's the actually pcb on the JE that's preventing it from closing properly. A slight bang on there could mean curtains for a nice bit of kit. Edited July 15, 2012 by Ou7shined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Great choice of parts, that's what I would have done myself to assembly my ideal Fender. ... and I agree, the price is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Thing Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 That is lovely and I'm sorely tempted. As far as I'm aware what you have is basically a Geddy Lee neck and they have to be the best necks on the planet. I did actually play both a Geddy Lee and a 70s RI P-Bass at GAK and they felt the same. The rest of the build looks great. I think this bass is an absolute bargain and I'd be surprised if it lasted a week on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURPOLARIS Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 PM'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Thing Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 In fact I'm thinking I could stick this neck onto my P-bass and put the Status J bass neck that's on it at the moment onto this body so then I'd have the 70's RI P-bass I've been lusting after and an active jazz with a carbon graphite neck......STOPPIT!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlapbassSteve Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 That is beyond beautiful. Gutted my next student loan instalment isn't until October or I'd be all over this like a rash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1342366929' post='1733806'] edit : Whoever buys this beauty - I'd get that cavity deepened though (as the OP says it's easy enough to do.. piss for a luthier) as if I'm not wrong it's the actually pcb on the JE that's preventing it from closing properly. A slight bang on there could mean curtains for a nice bit of kit. [/quote] Actually, I think its the battery. It fits fine with the battery removed! But it would be a very simple job to get the cavity deepened - it literally just needs a couple of mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 [quote name='PURPOLARIS' timestamp='1342372554' post='1733915'] PM'd [/quote] And replied Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 [quote name='Bass-Thing' timestamp='1342372266' post='1733907'] That is lovely and I'm sorely tempted. As far as I'm aware what you have is basically a Geddy Lee neck and they have to be the best necks on the planet. I did actually play both a Geddy Lee and a 70s RI P-Bass at GAK and they felt the same. The rest of the build looks great. I think this bass is an absolute bargain and I'd be surprised if it lasted a week on here. [/quote] Although the neck looks like a Geddy Lee, it actually feels quite a bit different. The Geddy necks are very slim, even for a Jazz. This is a Precision nut width, so a bit wider than a normal Jazz neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 And Sold to PURPOLARIS That was quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 [quote name='simon1964' timestamp='1342375355' post='1733970'] Actually, I think its the battery. It fits fine with the battery removed! But it would be a very simple job to get the cavity deepened - it literally just needs a couple of mm [/quote] Yep the pcb is recessed to accept the battery in a standard J cavity (my J-retro is anyway) and the way you've described it the battery is in contact with the edge of the pcb so the same caution is advised. Knew it wouldn't hang about though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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