Looking for low weight, 2 piece Alder jazz body options...

[troyus]

Other than Warmoth and USCG, can you guys recommend any other vendors for lightweight, matched 2 piece Alder Jazz bodies?

I'm starting a new project and want to explore the options before I order.

Thanks!

[J.D.B.]

I've used this guy for the last two alders I built. Nice, but, alder can vary W I D E L Y in weight. That bass body in my avatar is a two-piece with a walnut top and it weighs just under 4.5 lbs. Ask for the weight of the chosen body.

http://stores.ebay.com/A-and-D-Guita...Q3amesstQQtZkm

Josh

[Mushroo]

You probably already know this, but for the benefit of others who might read this thread, The Warmoth Showcase on their website is cool because you can sort bodies by weight. They have several on there right now under 4lbs.

[Georynn]

Originally Posted by J.D.B.

alder can vary W I D E L Y in weight.

I've bought a few pieces of alder, and definitely found this to be the case...

BTW: Troyus has great taste in woods... I bought one of the prettiest warmoth Wenge necks from him... its on an alder body too.

[troyus]

Originally Posted by Mushroo

You probably already know this, but for the benefit of others who might read this thread, The Warmoth Showcase on their website is cool because you can sort bodies by weight. They have several on there right now under 4lbs.

Yeah, but they do not have any plain-jane alder bodies for sale on there currently.

[Georynn]

Originally Posted by troyus

Yeah, but they do not have any plain-jane alder bodies for sale on there currently.

Why don't you give a shot to carving one out yourself?

In fact if you can get 6/4 alder of the proper width, you could easily do most if not all of the shaping done in a day (with the proper tools).

or spend 150$ and get one of these, of course you'd have to have it finished, or finish it yourself... Link
never actually tried them, as alder is cheap, and I already have a few "J" bass templates, it costs me about 40 bucks for enough alder to get a "J" from my own local sources...

Doeringers makes one pretty cheap (link) , dont know about the quality though... and of course youd have to put a finish on it...

[troyus]

Originally Posted by Georynn

Why don't you give a shot to carving one out yourself?

In fact if you can get 6/4 alder of the proper width, you could easily do most if not all of the shaping done in a day (with the proper tools).

or spend 150$ and get one of these, of course you'd have to have it finished, or finish it yourself... Link
never actually tried them, as alder is cheap, and I already have a few "J" bass templates, it costs me about 40 bucks for enough alder to get a "J" from my own local sources...

Doeringers makes one pretty cheap (link) , dont know about the quality though... and of course youd have to put a finish on it...

Hey thanks for these links, I will take a look! As for the unfinished... that's all part of the plan.

Burgundy mist '62, here I come!!!

[Georynn]

Originally Posted by troyus

Hey thanks for these links, I will take a look! As for the unfinished... that's all part of the plan.

Burgundy mist '62, here I come!!!

Cool, hope it comes out great...

[Georynn]

What are the specs on the neck? blocks & bound?... and why burgundy mist?
just curious, all the burgundy mist basses I've seen are just a shade less pink than the one the low end has right now...

[troyus]

Originally Posted by Georynn

What are the specs on the neck? blocks & bound?... and why burgundy mist?
just curious, all the burgundy mist basses I've seen are just a shade less pink than the one the low end has right now...

I've decided to go for a "vintage +" kind of look, so it will be a clay dot style neck, but real thin/modern neck to focus the sound on the mids/cut out the lows. Picked up some of these new res-o-lite tuners from gotoh which are about half the weight of the standard 60's tuners (new alloy), but look the same. Going to get a 2 band audere, and already have some single coil Nords for it... The three bodies I am culling together will each be under 4.5 pounds, I'll test them all out to see which one produces the sound I am looking for (and then probably sell the other 2 on talkbass).

As for the mist, it will be a little less bright then that, more lavender. I've always thought it was a neat color, though I like the green one I just put together I think the attitude of b-mist will be more my style.

This shade is what I am going for...

[Georynn]

you should check this out... matching Purpleheart and burgundy mist!!!