Yeah, I'm going through lots of basses these days Really liking Geddy's sound on Clockwork Angels so I pulled the trigger on a partscaster Jazz.
A guy on talkbass literally started with a Jazz bass pickguard, and then got all the other pieces, got it put together by a pro, and decided he had no real use for a 4 string. I don't know what I'll do with it either, but it's a really good looking bass and should cop the Geddy tone while it's still passive at least . Here are the parts:
• MIM Fender Gloss black Jazz Body: never used previous. (TalkBass)
• Fender Original black / white / back pick guard (eBay)
• Fender Original parchment / black / parchment pick guard (eBay)
• GOTOH 201 chrome bridge top loader (Warmoth)
• Stacked volume-tone configured, chrome/chrome knobs (All Parts)
• Fender chrome 3 hole control plate ((eBay, saw some use on a previous Jazz that has been sold)
• Bill Lawrence J45N and J45B pickups (new from Wild Pickups)
• Fender "F" neck plate, plastic plate gasket (eBay)
• Beautiful flamed maple / flamed maple standard Jazz contour neck with Abalone markers, satin finished (Warmoth)
• Schaller Vintage BML Tuners (Warmoth)
• Sadowsky med. Round Stainless strings (Sadowsky)
Nice shot of her in case:
A little closer
And my new desktop background
I am guessing I will get 2 more basses before Christmas, and maybe sooner. Making some changes in the stable. This one will almost certainly get a J-retro too.
A guy on talkbass literally started with a Jazz bass pickguard, and then got all the other pieces, got it put together by a pro, and decided he had no real use for a 4 string. I don't know what I'll do with it either, but it's a really good looking bass and should cop the Geddy tone while it's still passive at least . Here are the parts:
• MIM Fender Gloss black Jazz Body: never used previous. (TalkBass)
• Fender Original black / white / back pick guard (eBay)
• Fender Original parchment / black / parchment pick guard (eBay)
• GOTOH 201 chrome bridge top loader (Warmoth)
• Stacked volume-tone configured, chrome/chrome knobs (All Parts)
• Fender chrome 3 hole control plate ((eBay, saw some use on a previous Jazz that has been sold)
• Bill Lawrence J45N and J45B pickups (new from Wild Pickups)
• Fender "F" neck plate, plastic plate gasket (eBay)
• Beautiful flamed maple / flamed maple standard Jazz contour neck with Abalone markers, satin finished (Warmoth)
• Schaller Vintage BML Tuners (Warmoth)
• Sadowsky med. Round Stainless strings (Sadowsky)
Nice shot of her in case:
A little closer
And my new desktop background
I am guessing I will get 2 more basses before Christmas, and maybe sooner. Making some changes in the stable. This one will almost certainly get a J-retro too.