Bench made Jazz Bass

[shrigg]

I want to create either a pre-cbs style or 60's meets 70's Jazz Bass. What should an excellent quality luthier-built Jazz Bass cost with the following features?
This would be made from scratch using only high quality tonewood built by a competent luthier, created by one man not using premade necks and/or bodies.

60's meets 70's style
Solid maple 60's shaped "tiny" jazz neck with pre-cbs profile (1 7/16" nut, .78" at first fret), pearloid dots
Ash body with nitro finish, possibly chambered (or not)
70's equivalent pickups (recommendations?)
70's pickup position
Hipshot ultralite tuners
Hipshot vintage bridge
Passive V-V-T wiring

or

Pre-cbs style
60's shaped "tiny" jazz maple neck with Brazilian Rosewood veneer fingerboard, pre-cbs profile (1 7/16" nut, .78" at first fret), clay dots
Alder body with nitro finish
60's equivalent pickups (recommendations?)
60's pickup position
Hipshot ultralite tuners
Hipshot vintage bridge
Passive V-V-T wiring

I'd want to keep any preamps external. I have used a Sadowsky outboard pre pedal in the past with 70's Jazz Basses with excellent results. I'd be curious to hear everyone's thoughts on such a project and/or equivalents out there already. I'm especially keen on the smaller profile neck on an otherwise 70's Jazz.

[lowphatbass]

I don't know of too many Jazz basses that are cut-out and carved from scratch by a single person. Most of the best sounding, most famous Jazz basses of all time were built from multiple pieces of wood on an assembly line.

[shrigg]

Originally Posted by lowphatbass

I don't know of too many Jazz basses that are cut-out and carved from scratch by a single person. Most of the best sounding, most famous Jazz basses of all time were built from multiple pieces of wood on an assembly line.

True. I think a multiple piece body would be okay. By bench made I am referring to a luthier using the same production techniques as Fender back in the day as seen in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nswcAPvH0P8

[M.R. Ogle]

I think you could achieve 90% of this type of project easily at a very high quality using already-available components... like Warmoth or USAGC offers. Or even Fender replacement components.

[shrigg]

I've owned a lot of the high quality aftermarket parts and none had the neck profile of the old Fenders.

This 65 Jazz was great, that's the feel I want (that bass is now gone).

[FourtyOneHz]

Originally Posted by M.R. Ogle

I think you could achieve 90% of this type of project easily at a very high quality using already-available components... like Warmoth or USAGC offers. Or even Fender replacement components.

+1 - and for a fraction of the cost.

[lowphatbass]

Originally Posted by shrigg

True. I think a multiple piece body would be okay. By bench made I am referring to a luthier using the same production techniques as Fender back in the day as seen in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nswcAPvH0P8

You can bet that if CNC machines were available then they would have been using them. I agree there is something very cool about actual humans tooling an instrument by hand but realistically CNC machines are so much better(more accurate).

If you're looking for something hand-built like this I can totally respect it. If I was in your shoes I would go after the real thing, it may even bare the signatures and marking of the people in that video.

[shrigg]

I'm hoping to get it done for under $2K, the real thing would be a lot more...

[lowphatbass]

Originally Posted by shrigg

I'm hoping to get it done for under $2K, the real thing would be a lot more...

Gotcha.

A faithful and convincing hand-built copy of a vintage Fender in nitro for under $2k would be pretty sweet.

If haven't yet and you get a chance check out some of the offerings from Valenti, Bluesman Vintage, Johnk Vintage Basses and maybe Atkinson(if he's still building).

Although these folks primarily use pre-existing parts it couldn't hurt to talk to them about the neck profile you're seeking.

[toomanyslurpees]

I'm making the assumption that something like a warmoth neck would have a bulkier profile? There is the option of taking a fat neck and having it shaved down by someone that knows what they're doing.