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Re: 70's Jazz bass mini project - Quite done actually!

Post by RumorsOFsurF » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:43 pm

Wow, Jerker!  That looks amazing!  Perfect budget project!  :? :?

I think I need to get some covers for my MIM fretless! Maybe a tort guard, too...



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Re: 70's Jazz bass mini project - Quite done actually!

Post by Jazzprod » Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:41 pm

Looking good!!!

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How does she feel?

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Re: 70's Jazz bass mini project - Quite done actually!

Post by the older brother » Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:00 am

She plays beautiful. I like the way the neck feels (but not the way it looks with it's P-bass headstock...). It resonates nice (much more than the Ric 4001 clone I've borrowed).
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As said - there are small issues. The look of neck is the biggest. The Squire neckplate another. Nothing with the playability though.
It's very good for the price and I can recommend it for bedroom players and home recorders.

Just struck me I haven't plugged it in yet  :-[
- It was past midnight when I had gotten the thread updated, wich I did right after finished the "upgrade".
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Re: 70's Jazz bass mini project - Quite done actually!

Post by JazzBlaster » Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:03 am

change the headstck logo and you could realy fool some people!

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Re: 70's Jazz bass mini project - Quite done actually!

Post by eupat » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:41 am

really nice, I love those black & natural JB
and does it sounds ?
does the covers change the pups response ?
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Re: 70's Jazz bass mini project - Quite done actually!

Post by fuzzking » Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:22 am

gee this one went so fast i totally missed it...  :o
big chrome covers =  :?
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Re: 70's Jazz bass mini project - Quite done actually!

Post by chrisjedijane » Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:04 am

Nice one! I had a Squier Jazz for years, really loved the tone of that thing...
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Re: 70's Jazz bass mini project - Quite done actually!

Post by Ryan » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:54 am

Looks AWESOME. The only thing it needs is to sit in front of a window for a few days to warm up that neck maple.

Nice job in any event.

Now is it me, or has anyone else had success just screwing those kind of knobs onto split shaft pots?
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Re: 70's Jazz bass mini project - Quite done actually!

Post by ugly casanova » Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:53 am

i want one to refinish it in nitro butterscotch and make it look vintage.  :-*
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Re: 70's Jazz bass mini project - Quite done actually!

Post by northern_dirt » Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:02 am

Wow that looks 100 times better..
I so have to do this..
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Re: 70's Jazz bass mini project - Quite done actually!

Post by the older brother » Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:55 am

Ryan wrote: Now is it me, or has anyone else had success just screwing those kind of knobs onto split shaft pots?
You have to have those brass sleeve adaptors and when it is japan or any other mm sized pots you need to widen the slot in the shaft slightly so the adaptor sits real tight.
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Re: 70's Jazz bass mini project - Quite done actually!

Post by daydreamdelay » Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:05 pm

what an improvement! I like it a lot better.. I love the look of those covers but I can only picture torn flesh and buckets of blood if I was trying to play around them. I have a tough enough time with the damn pickup edges and neck butt  ::)

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Re: 70's Jazz bass mini project - Quite done actually!

Post by northern_dirt » Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:46 pm

the older brother wrote:
- Pot adaptor sleeves (to convert the split shafts to solid shafts)

- 70's Fender JB decal.
Where do you get the adapter sleeves from?.. and did you need them?

Also wondering where I can find the decal..

(I just sent an order out to GPR and ordered the bass locally over the weekend)
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Re: 70's Jazz bass mini project - Quite done actually!

Post by the older brother » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:40 pm

adaptor sleeves

Yes I "needed" them - I've used them on my CIJ jag too. You can screw the set screw knobs right onto the split shafts, but I think they'll not be centered and you get a "ellipse" feeling when turning the knob. I'm not sure what happens with the shaft either...

About the decal - I was lucky on the bay...
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Re: 70's Jazz bass mini project - Quite done actually!

Post by northern_dirt » Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:27 pm

Thanks.. Ill check the bay for em
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