NBD:Fender Custom Shop P/J- P-Body+Jazz Neck

[Anthony Barrett]

Originally Posted by faulknersj

How do you like yours? Any pics?

Love it. Here's a pic below. Like you, I love the really defined transition of colors in the 'burst. I notice you went for the Jazz headstock logo instead of the Precision 70s TV style logo that was on the 2011's. Nice touch on your part - really gives it an individuality.

[Anthony Barrett]

Originally Posted by jasonbraatz

Oh god...so jealous. This is my favorite Fender ever. I totally ripped it off to build a low-budget version with SX parts, but I'll have the real deal someday.

Thats really cool looking. Nice work.

[faulknersj]

Originally Posted by Anthony Barrett

Love it. Here's a pic below. Like you, I love the really defined transition of colors in the 'burst. I notice you went for the Jazz headstock logo instead of the Precision 70s TV style logo that was on the 2011's. Nice touch on your part - really gives it an individuality.

That is gorgeous! What is the finish like on the back of your neck? Is your truss rod an old school Phillips screw, or a modern truss rod (Allen wrench) adjustment?

[Anthony Barrett]

Originally Posted by faulknersj

That is gorgeous! What is the finish like on the back of your neck? Is your truss rod an old school Phillips screw, or a modern truss rod (Allen wrench) adjustment?

Hi - it's a Philips rod. Back of the neck has kind of a glossy look, but feels more like satin. Really thin. Added pix below for you.

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[Anthony Barrett]

Coupla extra pix...

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[Anthony Barrett]

And lastly...

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[faulknersj]

Mine is exactly the same. I may have have the pick guard and body professionally beveled to allow easy access to the truss rod. I do all my own set ups and that would be a real time saver. Thank u so much for sharing!

[Anthony Barrett]

Originally Posted by faulknersj

Mine is exactly the same. I may have have the pick guard and body professionally beveled to allow easy access to the truss rod. I do all my own set ups and that would be a real time saver. Thank u so much for sharing!

You're welcome. Will you post your thoughts once you've gigged her that 10 times or so? I'd be really interested to hear...

[Woofer]

Originally Posted by awilkie84

if fender would ever put out a good production model Jazz with a P neck & split P, I'd be first in line...

Mark Hoppus sig.

[faulknersj]

Absolutely! The first thing I will look for is how she sits in the mix. A bass can sound great on its own, but not sit in the mix quite the way I like it too. For me, that comes down to where the mids sit. I will EQ my amp flat...and my Shuttlemax head is really flat and let's the natural tone of an instrument shine thru. To me, a great complement to any instrument is to look at the bass channel of the board when playing a venue thru a large PA and see that the engineer basically left the EQ flat on the board. So far, I am pretty sure this bass will sit in the mix just how I want it to!

[faulknersj]

Originally Posted by Woofer

Mark Hoppus sig.

Boom!

[sgiacomo]

That thing is killer. Congrats!

[faulknersj]

Originally Posted by sgiacomo

That thing is killer. Congrats!

Thank you so much!!

[faulknersj]

Originally Posted by Anthony Barrett

You're welcome. Will you post your thoughts once you've gigged her that 10 times or so? I'd be really interested to hear...

Absolutely...likely in great detail and a video of the bass in action lol!

[Anthony Barrett]

Originally Posted by faulknersj

Absolutely...likely in great detail and a video of the bass in action lol!

Cool - will look forward to that.

[anniemendez]

Would love to see a video of this bass in action....!

cheers,
C