Phaedrus01 Posted Monday at 14:45 Posted Monday at 14:45 I've got a roasted swamp ash body with the graphite necks name on it. Single humbucker route in the music man sweet spot. Any guesses what I'm making? 4 Quote
HeadlessBassist Posted Monday at 17:57 Posted Monday at 17:57 (edited) 3 hours ago, Phaedrus01 said: I've got a roasted swamp ash body with the graphite necks name on it. Single humbucker route in the music man sweet spot. Any guesses what I'm making? A JazzRay! No, er... A StingJazz... Aha! A JazzMan! That's better. Something to do with Flea, perhaps..? Interesting how several of us are going down the same route and creating something unique. 😎 Mine is a sort of Vintage & Modern theme - taking the things I like best from my walnut Status S2-Classic and my workhorse American Original 60's Jazz. Typically, you can't get the Fender Pure Vintage 64 pickups anymore, but I've already got a set of the 66's (from the current Am.Vintage II) in another bass. So in keeping with the '66 theme, I've ordered some Gotoh lollipop tuners in black, like the rest of the hardware. Edited Monday at 18:05 by HeadlessBassist Quote
Beedster Posted Monday at 18:01 Posted Monday at 18:01 3 hours ago, Phaedrus01 said: I've got a roasted swamp ash body with the graphite necks name on it. Single humbucker route in the music man sweet spot. Any guesses what I'm making? ....although he now plays wooden necks again...... (will be a great bass assuming it's what I think it is) 👍 Quote
HeadlessBassist Posted Monday at 18:10 Posted Monday at 18:10 7 minutes ago, Beedster said: ....although he now plays wooden necks again...... (will be a great bass assuming it's what I think it is) 👍 I'm sure it'll be better than that Fender Flea signature active Jazz. Quote
Phaedrus01 Posted Monday at 18:58 Posted Monday at 18:58 Ding, ding ding! I've got a Fender version of the Badass bridge, Hipshot ultralights, an OBP-1 and the pickup from the Fender Active Flea already. Will basically be a Fender Flea Active with a graphite neck. Will be interesting to see what the difference is compared to the wooden ones. I don't want to go down the tonewood(or tone-composite) rabbit hole but I have a wooden necked stingray and a graphite necked stingray and IMO it's chalk and cheese! Apart from clearly superior tuning stability (I've got an Emerald Solid Graphite Weave acoustic that I haven't had to tune at all in years) I do think graphite necks clearly change the sound. Would be really interesting in doing a blind A/B and seeing if I could call them correctly. Quote
Phaedrus01 Posted Monday at 19:03 Posted Monday at 19:03 Also headless I've got the Fender Pure Vintage 64 in a Jazz bass I built and they are my favourite pickups ever. Also worth saying that is an absolutely stunning piece of Walnut! 1 Quote
HeadlessBassist Posted Monday at 19:05 Posted Monday at 19:05 3 minutes ago, Phaedrus01 said: Ding, ding ding! I've got a Fender version of the Badass bridge, Hipshot ultralights, an OBP-1 and the pickup from the Fender Active Flea already. Will basically be a Fender Flea Active with a graphite neck. Will be interesting to see what the difference is compared to the wooden ones. I don't want to go down the tonewood(or tone-composite) rabbit hole but I have a wooden necked stingray and a graphite necked stingray and IMO it's chalk and cheese! Apart from clearly superior tuning stability (I've got an Emerald Solid Graphite Weave acoustic that I haven't had to tune at all in years) I do think graphite necks clearly change the sound. Would be really interesting in doing a blind A/B and seeing if I could call them correctly. Yes, the graphite will give you that 'shimmer' to the attack/sustain, and hopefully the 'PEEK' composite fingerboard will give a very tight sound, much like the percussive 'tonk' you get from an ebony board, or from a phenolic fingerboard. Quote
HeadlessBassist Posted Monday at 19:08 Posted Monday at 19:08 1 minute ago, Phaedrus01 said: Also headless I've got the Fender Pure Vintage 64 in a Jazz bass I built and they are my favourite pickups ever. Also worth saying that is an absolutely stunning piece of Walnut! Thanks Phaedrus, yes I was playing my American Original this afternoon, and it just has the deepest and richest Jazz sound ever. @Silky999's walnut body does look a bit special, doesn't it? It's long been my favorite wood for a bass. Again, the Walnut S2 that I've had for eighteen years just has a sound like nothing else, and that includes my Stealth 2 & KingBass Mk-II. Quote
Kiwi Posted 10 hours ago Author Posted 10 hours ago Update time: Final coats are now drying. 1 2 Quote
HeadlessBassist Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago They're looking very good, Kiwi! Sounds like we're getting there... Btw, is it okay if I have mine sent directly to @Silky999? He'll be doing the final build of the Graphite-Walnut Jazz. Quote
Kiwi Posted 6 hours ago Author Posted 6 hours ago I haven't firmed up the shipping logistics only because it depends on how much the final necks and packaging actually weigh. But yes, I can substitute any sender address you wish when we get to that point. 1 Quote
HeadlessBassist Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago 35 minutes ago, Kiwi said: I haven't firmed up the shipping logistics only because it depends on how much the final necks and packaging actually weigh. But yes, I can substitute any sender address you wish when we get to that point. No problem - I'll happily do the "under 20kg" £40 option if that still stands? 1 Quote
Phaedrus01 Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago They look stunning! Love the decal on the back of the headstock like the old Status ones! 1 Quote
Kiwi Posted 3 hours ago Author Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, Phaedrus01 said: They look stunning! Love the decal on the back of the headstock like the old Status ones! I wanted to give people the option of personalising the front. 1 Quote
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