Old Horse Murphy Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) Not for me sadly, but one for my Fretless Jazz. I really can't get on with Jazz Bass bodies as they always sit awkwardly on me and I look like I'm Clay Pigeon Shooting. I really don't like the sound of Fretless P Basses though, so decided to order a P Bass body with Jazz Bass pickups from Guitar and Bass Builds. It's a 2 piece swamp as body, so is very light and I decided I'd go for the lacquered body rather than make an awful hash of it myself. It's only been dry fitted at the moment as I need to order a new EMG loom to fit in it (the Jazz one won't fit sadly) but it's gone together very easily and the build quality is excellent and it didn't require any significant fettling. I need to cut some proper slots in the Badass Bridge as it's the unslotted version and the G string is just slightly out of line for me but other than that, I'm delighted. Edited June 3, 2021 by Old Horse Murphy 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 I thought this was a Jeffrey Dahmer thread. ah well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) https://www.strangeguitarworks.com/slotting-a-badass-bridge/ Nice n Simple, I likes a Natural n Rear Rout... Some nice patern on the horns n arm rest... Edited June 3, 2021 by PaulThePlug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 isn't this the kinda thing @warwickhunt was asking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Just looks right, very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 And finally finished. I had a hairy moment after installing the EMG wiring harness where the bridge pickup was dead but after a bit of trial and error I realised I'd forgotten to connect the wires at the back of the pickup itself. I also managed to completely strip the four pickup screws on the bridge pickup by using the wrong sized screwdriver but being too eager (lazy) to retrieve the right one, so I need to order some more replacements. Other than that and for once, one of my builds has turned out better than I anticipated and pretty-much problem free. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddycall Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Looks great! What’s the neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Waddycall said: Looks great! What’s the neck? It's the neck from my Fender Japan Fretless Jazz. It's the best fretless neck I've played but I struggle with the ergonomics of Jazz Bass bodies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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