Recent content by jonpowl

If I am not mistaken, Bill Gelber was from my home town area, Parkersburg and Vienna, WV. I believe he passed away some time ago. Here is a link to some of his work: Invalid Link Removed Ha! DanE, you probably played with him! Just realized it was you and a very old post. Hope all is well.

New owner of a Kala Journeyman in red. Got a fair deal direct from Kala which is in nearby Petaluma, CA. I ordered online and had both basses the next day. The first one had end pin damage, so Kala got another one out immediately without charging my card. Great service, Ash! I received the...

I really want a Mexican Fender Cabronita. I've had the chance to buy a couple in excellent condition, but since I don't really play that much bass currently, I didn't make the 1-2 hour drive to see them. Of course, I still have my Mexican/American Fender P-bass that I built last year, and it...

I just put together a P-bass with a used American Fender neck and a new Mexican body with all new parts and it looks like a piece of art. I can't put it in the case as it looks so shiny and new. It plays well, too, although I haven't done the final setup. As far as your bass goes, the neck...

Ok, you liked that one, here are a couple more, the black one was sold a number of years ago. I would love to sell the blond Tremolux. The black cab shows all of the hardware, tilt-back legs and screw holes for locking down the head. I used to use the black and blond (from the earlier post) for...

Here is my blonde 2x12" Fender cab from the 60s, I assume.

I just threw this one together from parts, already had the neck. It has a Fender Mexican body and bridge, Golden Age pickup, US neck and other parts, all for less than $450. Picture has some unusual sunlight effects.

After all of my apprehension about drilling pickguard and (especially), pickup holes, it went pretty well. Rather than using blue tape on the drill bit, I used a grommet from a tennis racquet to prevent drilling too deep. It worked quite well. The pickguard fit snugly around the neck and there...

Did my soldering yesterday (Sunday). Turned out all right, as far as I know. I'll do a sound check shortly. Today might be the big day when I drill holes for the pickguard, pickups and possibly the thumb rest. Quick question, the foam pads that came with my pickups have adhesive tape on one...

Unexpected delay... StewMac shipped 6mm pots in my wiring kit. I was expecting the advertised 1/4", as I already have a set of knobs. StewMac decided to ship a new wiring kit even though I said I would buy knobs if they shipped them for free. I will start soldering this weekend, and perhaps have...

Day Two: Installed some easy stuff; bridge with ground wire, strap locks and strings to check bridge alignment. I was hoping to install the pickups and start soldering the pots and input jack to the pickguard, but soon realized how all of that has to align perfectly. Plus, I didn't realize I...

Day one: Fender USA Highway One Neck installed after careful neck pocket sanding, oiled neck as it had been stored for years. Hope to do some soldering this weekend.

Thanks for the great advice.

Everything finally arrived; sunburst Mexican body and bridge from Fender; strap locks, thumb rest, pickguard and screws, and neckplate, all US made, also from Fender. The pickup and wiring kit are from StewMac. I haven't soldered much, but have watched a lot of YouTube videos lately. The real...

It was in the $500 used for the Japanese RI. I believe they were only made in 2003. I always wanted a Telecaster bass and that one was available. I remember seeing other Telecaster style basses in local music stores around 2010-11 with no contour, and in the $750 price range. I uploaded a...