Build your own Flea Bass....... SOLD
£200
Canterbury

Beedster · August 17, 2020

So, I have the parts to make a poor man's replica of the first Fender Flea Bass (the pink '62 RI), but whilst I was looking forward to building this up (especially having had to sell my real Flea Bass recently), I'm not going to have the time for the foreseeable future, and decided instead to buy back one of my old Jazz bitsa basses for those moments when I just have to have frets!

Parts are as below

Lovely salmon pink lightly relic'd Jazz Bass body, maker unknown, pretty lightweight
Squier Jazz Bass neck, lacquer removed and lightly oiled. Nice dark board. Nice neck despite not being all that expensive
EMG select Jazz Bass PUPs and active circuit. I'm adding this as I have it lying around to be honest, I was going to buy some '62 RIs and a Kiogon stacked circuit.
Chrome control plate and vintage white pickguard
Schaller tuners (I forget which model, will confirm later today, but decent quality)
Gotoh 201 bridge
Generic neck plate and screws

This is a project that will require some work, the body needs to be drilled for neck and bridge screws, although all body routs are complete. If you use the EMG PUPs, they will require soldering to the circuit as well IIRC. I'll add photos in a couple of hours. Price include courier delivery

Chris

So, some photos, apologies for the delay!

Body: The bass looks slightly less pink in the flesh, more faded and salmony! Relic work is clearly 'new' but has been pretty well done, certainly by comparison with most factory relics. The fact that the paintwork has been treated over the whole body really adds to it. It's a lovely start point for a project Jazz. Note that the pocket will need to be sanded back about 1mm to take the heel, which is good news because with a bit of care you can get a VERY tight pocket/heel fit.

Note in pics above and below that the bridge PUP cavity is slightly oversized compared to the neck PUP cavity. It doesn't matter if you're using a pickguard, but might be something that triggers your OCD if not