Squier Jazz Classic Vibe - undergoing make over

[LawrenceH]

[quote name='bh2' post='759047' date='Feb 27 2010, 01:03 PM']You need to look at the first post. Moo![/quote]

I have, and I see a black-blotch-on-white pickguard, not a white-blotch-on-black...am I missing something?

[bh2]

Okay... I misunderstood... prob mad cow disease.

[Hubster]

[quote name='Paul Cooke' post='757865' date='Feb 26 2010, 08:39 AM']you got pink knobs and pickup covers for that then?[/quote]

[arsenic]

I mentioned doing this sort of thing to the other half a few months ago.

The idea was to get a battered fender prescision - white with the black blotches and get a headstock logo along the kines of Fender Pro-friesian Bass" - or a black Jazz with the white blotches - logo would have had to be Fender Jizz Bass.

I actually like what you have done - purely from a humourous perespective - like the swiss chees bass that has been seen on this forum in the past

And yes - I did buy a gateway computer many years ago - the PC was OK, but the Friesian design of the boxes was fabulous

Edited March 1, 2010 by arsenic

[Grand Wazoo]

[quote name='arsenic' post='760436' date='Mar 1 2010, 09:13 AM']I mentioned doing this sort of thing to the other half a few months ago.

The idea was to get a battered fender prescision - white with the black blotches and get a headstock logo along the kines of Fender Pro-friesian Bass" - or a black Jazz with the white blotches - logo would have had to be Fender Jizz Bass.

I actually like what you have done - purely from a humourous perespective - like the swiss chees bass that has been seen on this forum in the past

And yes - I did buy a gateway computer many years ago - the PC was OK, but the Friesian design of the boxes was fabulous[/quote]

Thanks, it was a labour of love and I know it can't be to everyone's taste but that cheeky feel you get when you play it that in front of your unsuspecting audience is something else.

I too had a gateway pc, in 199....5?? something like that, state of the art dial up modem 56kpb!! pfft!

Yeah now I remember it came in a moo box

[Ancient Mariner]

I think this one has been ruminating too long.



Should I point out now that you could have saved a few quid by buying a plain white PG and using the vinyl on that too? I do feel tempted to try something similar though, just for fun.

[Grand Wazoo]

[quote name='Ancient Mariner' post='760667' date='Mar 1 2010, 12:59 PM']I think this one has been ruminating too long.



Should I point out now that you could have saved a few quid by buying a plain white PG and using the vinyl on that too? I do feel tempted to try something similar though, just for fun.[/quote]

Very true but i really do scratch pickguards, me. so... I needed something more stable. On a positive note, my pickups just arrived! yay, so this weekend the new pickups (stacked humbuckers) plus the vintage circuitry will be fitted and all will be tickety...... moo!

[Grand Wazoo]

[size=4][b]PHASE THREE[/b][/size]

The pickups have arrived

These are a couple of Seymour Duncan BASSLINES STK-J1 paired set of Alnico V - Classic Stack Pickups, they are basically humbuckers in a single coil stack, reducing the hum and they are voiced to the exact specs of 60's classic Jazz pickups

Edited March 1, 2010 by bass5

[JordanRLS]

Very unique, i quite like it
has the pickguard arrived?

[Grand Wazoo]

[quote name='JordanRLS' post='761033' date='Mar 1 2010, 06:35 PM']Very unique, i quite like it
has the pickguard arrived?[/quote]

No not yet, any day this week hopefully, the canooks sent it on Friday

[Ancient Mariner]

I'd love to know how the pretend single coils translate over for bass use. In the guitar world they're like comparing a tescos curry to what you'd get in a good restaurant (you know what they're trying to do, but it isn't the same) but tonal requirements are so different for basses that I imagine it would work quite well.

[xilddx]

There are plenty of coffee table basses around but is this the first sofa?

[Grand Wazoo]

While I wait for the pickguard to arrive from Canada (2 effing weeks now) I started working on the spare p/up covers, of course if I don't like them on I always have the original Duncan ones to put back

[Duarte]

Yep, those are cool.

[Grand Wazoo]

....... and FINALLY the pickguard arrived today!





When I get home tonight I'l post the pics of the finished product, I haven't sprayed the knobs yet as they need a different paint which needs to be brushed in with a little brush, the spray can stuff didn't stick well and just dripped off the specimen pot I had.

[cetera]

Hmmmmmm......*[i]wonder what my white Spector would look like with black Moo print[/i]*

[TommyK]

As a dairy farmer myself i am finding this thread to be of much interest.

Dave, You are giving me cow bass GAS, which is as we all well know, not good for the environment!

[Grand Wazoo]

[size=5][b]THE FINISHED PRODUCT[/b][/size]

I have decided not to use the pink pickup cover until I find the correct colour and one that will match the knobs as the two paints are not matching, I couldn't use spray paint on the knobs as it dripped off them for some reason. But I am happy with this, sorry it's a lot of pics

[Grand Wazoo]

Edited March 20, 2010 by bass5

[Dandelion]

I like!!

[EssentialTension]

What happened to the udder pickups?

[Grand Wazoo]

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='779218' date='Mar 18 2010, 10:14 PM']What happened to the udder pickups?[/quote]

The spray paint was crap, didn't stick well and kept rubbing off when playing, I need to find a stronger paint that has to be brushed in properly without bubbling... we'll see

[bh2]

heh... super.

The necks on these CVs really are quality. They look it too.

Edited March 18, 2010 by bh2

[Grand Wazoo]

I am very very happy with the way the bass plays, let alone how I have made it to look, that was just to create a tease on a non expensive bass, but I can honestly tell you guys, I am in heaven with these Squier Classic Vibe's they really are good and can stand up to the more expensive basses in my collection (listed below)

I absolutely love the softness and deep clarity and touch of the '51 Precision, [b]that is definately [/b]my favourite, while at the same time, I love in equal ways this Jazz and the 60's Precision in Fiesta Red.

I am now counting 8 lovely basses in my collection and one on the way in a few months (EB MusicMan Big Al 5 SSS)

1. PRS Bass 4 1988 - Seafoam Green
2. PRS Bass 5 1998 - Royal Blue Quilted Maple
3. Ernie Ball MusicMan Stingray 5 2000 - Translucent Red
4. Ernie Ball MusicMan Bongo 5 2003 - Sapphire Black
5. Ernie Ball MusicMan 25th Anniversary 5 2009 - Venetian Red Burst
6. Squier Classic Vibe '51 Precision Lake Placid Blue
7. Squier Classic Vibe '60 Jazz - Olympic White / Moo Moo
8. Squier Classic Vibe '60 Precision Fiesta Red but Salmon Pink, me think
and soon
9. Ernie Ball MusicMan Big Al 5 - SSS Candy Apple Red

Edited March 19, 2010 by bass5

[Soloshchenko]

[quote name='bass5' post='779296' date='Mar 18 2010, 11:31 PM']I am very very happy with the way the bass plays, let alone how I have made it to look, that was just to create a tease on a non expensive bass, but I can honestly tell you guys, I am in heaven with these Squier Classic Vibe's they really are good and can stand up to the more expensive basses in my collection (listed below)[/quote]

I just can't get over the quality of them either. It's ridiculous. My 60s precision is probably going to be my only precision for the forseeable future.

I love the cow bass mate, really is totally original.