Fender Jazz graphite necks £450 - now accepting individual orders £450

[Phaedrus01]

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?

[HeadlessBassist]

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 September 22 by HeadlessBassist

[Beedster]

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) 👍

[HeadlessBassist]

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. 

[Phaedrus01]

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. 

[Phaedrus01]

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!

 

 

[HeadlessBassist]

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.

[HeadlessBassist]

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.

[Kiwi]

Update time:  Final coats are now drying.

[HeadlessBassist]

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.

[Kiwi]

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.

[HeadlessBassist]

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?

[Phaedrus01]

They look stunning! Love the decal on the back of the headstock like the old Status ones!

[WalMan]

Looking good 😍. Not long now 😁

[Kiwi]

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. 

[WalMan]

Ooooh had another thought... somewhere here I have a Kent Armstrong pup in a Wal pup cover 🤔

[HeadlessBassist]

On 27/09/2025 at 14:05, Kiwi said:

I wanted to give people the option of personalising the front. 

 

I've gone for the full AUROK branding on the front. Flying the flag for this excellent venture, as it were. I've also had the body logo'd with MGCS Basses, in order to promote @Silky999's excellent work too.

 

8 minutes ago, WalMan said:

Ooooh had another thought... somewhere here I have a Kent Armstrong pup in a Wal pup cover 🤔

 

I just ordered another set of the Fender Pure Vintage 66's today, and the Gotoh black lollipop tuners.