basswood

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    E series Fender Japan jazz bass wood identification

    Hey y'all! I'm new to this forum but has been getting a lot of knowledge from reading all the posts here. I finally went ahead and bought an E series Made in Japan Fender jazz bass. I've read a lot about it before buying it and these are some things I've learned: It's probably the same...
    • Tong Cherd
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    • alder basswood fender fender japan japan jazzbass
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Basses [BG]
  2. Jeffrey Bryan

    Killer Dagger - pickups vs. body?

    Hi all, I have a Killer Dagger (pretty unknown brand outside of Japan) with Basswood body. I absolutely love how it plays and it sounds pretty decent (I put some Villex pickups in them) but I notice some oomph and character missing that I get from my swamp ash basses. Is there a way to make it...
  3. MIJ Fender Aerodyne
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    For trade MIJ Fender Aerodyne

    Here's my Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass in very good to excellent stock condition. Original owner, it's new this year (also as seen on Fender's sn lookup). Great tones. P/J v/v/t. Strat style input jack. Neck feels wonderful and no sharp fret ends. Finish as close to flawless as you can find...
    • Strings: 4
  4. ImTheOnlyOne

    TRADED MIJ Fender Aerodyne

    Here's my Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass in very good to excellent stock condition. Original owner, it's new this year (also as seen on Fender's sn lookup). Great tones. P/J v/v/t. Strat style input jack. Neck feels wonderful and no sharp fret ends. Finish as close to flawless as you can find...
  5. Fender Japan 62 Jazz bass Olympic white
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    For sale Fender Japan 62 Jazz bass Olympic white

    Fender Japan JB62. Basswood body. Rosewood fretboard. Olympic white Strung with TI Flats with low action. There are some scratches and nicks on the back and sides which are pictured. Comes with a gig bag. 9lbs $600 obo plus shipping
    $600.00
    • Strings: 4
  6. keith1r

    SOLD Fender Japan 62 Jazz bass Olympic white

    Fender Japan JB62. Basswood body. Rosewood fretboard. Olympic white Strung with TI Flats with low action. There are some scratches and nicks on the back and sides which are pictured. Comes with a gig bag. 9lbs $600 obo plus shipping
  7. F

    Thinning out a G&L Kiloton body to shave weight

    Hi all! I have a G&L Kiloton Tribute that weighs 4.67kg (10.3lbs). It hurts... I have a G&L SB-2 Tribute that weighs around 4.2kg, with the same body shape and similar hardware (in terms of weight). Ironically, I expected the Kiloton to be lighter then SB-2 because it's basswood, while SB-2 is...
  8. Bassist59

    What is this wood???

    I am refinishing an abandoned, really cheap $130.00 bass I bought around 2008. It was a Dean Zone bass. Most of those are advertised as being made of basswood. I sanded the black translucent paint off and this doesn’t look like basswood to me. I’m about to hit it with shellac once I get is...
  9. Wakizashis

    Basswood vs mahogany

    Hi guys, can anyone tell me how big different from each other might be those two woods? I love sound of friends SR505 which is mahogany body with bubnga/jatoba I think, even not plugged in. But watching old japanese SR probably from basswood (i think) and maple neck. I was happy with my RG550...
  10. Bugeyed Earl

    My 1st bass of the new year - a vintage Squier Bullet

    NBD for me - I picked up this Japan-made Bullet at a pawn shop for a price I couldn't refuse. Sounds pretty good with the flats it came with, but I'm thinking of changing the pickup out with a black Mustang version because I'd like to make a tort pickguard for it. Other than that, it's ready to...
    • Bugeyed Earl
    • Thread
    • basswood bullet flats maple mij mustang nbd squier vintage
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Basses [BG]
  11. Medium Scale 32” Custom Jazz Bass with Barts, John East EQ, Babicz Bridge & Extras
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    For sale Medium Scale 32” Custom Jazz Bass with Barts, John East EQ, Babicz Bridge & Extras

    Custom-made 32” medium scale Jazz bass, assembled from parts. Asking price is basically to cover the costs, not making a profit on this. Basswood body (Squier) Quartersawn maple neck with birdseye fingerboard (Brad Lowe conversion neck), vintage style frets, made in Tacoma, WA. John East BTB-1...
    $980.00
    • Strings: 4
  12. hooky_marr

    SOLD Medium Scale 32” Custom Jazz Bass with Barts, John East EQ, Babicz Bridge & Extras

    Custom-made 32” medium scale Jazz bass, assembled from parts. Asking price is basically to cover the costs, not making a profit on this. Basswood body (Squier) Quartersawn maple neck with birdseye fingerboard (Brad Lowe conversion neck), vintage style frets, made in Tacoma, WA. John East BTB-1...
  13. nls666

    Fender Jazz 60’s RI Japan - alder or basswood?

    hi experts! I’m interested in a Fender Jazz 60’s reissue Japan locally for sale, but I really want to know if the body is alder or basswood.The seller doesn’t know. Any thoughts? See pictures. thnx!
    • nls666
    • Thread
    • alder basswood fender fender jazz japan jazz bass
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Basses [BG]
  14. JeffJ2112

    Why Basswood Hate?

    A lotta people seem to dislike basswood. It's light, gives great mids, inexpensive(which is my theory on the hate). Some good and great basses are made of it. The MM Bongo comes to mind. Why do you hate/like/love/whatever it?
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    Swapping a Basswood Body on a Jazz Bass for Alder

    Hi everyone, I have a jazz bass made up of a squier body, a standard fretted replacement neck, a vintage bridge, and CS60s pickups. The bass came together because I had replaced the fretless neck on my P-bass, and decided I would buy an inexpensive loaded squier vintage modified body to use...
  16. Custom Fretless Tele Style "PUNK'N BASS", Orange and Black
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    For sale Custom Fretless Tele Style "PUNK'N BASS", Orange and Black

    The Bass: The Punk'N Bass sports a basswood body, maple neck and maple fingerboard. Built in 2016, it has been set up with a passive Seymour Duncan USA SCPB-2HOT single coil pickup with volume/tone only in a custom USA aluminum lightweight control plate, an international high mass reinforced...
    $375.00
    • Fretless:
      1. Y
    • Strings: 4
  17. allcanbforgiven

    SOLD Custom Fretless Tele Style "PUNK'N BASS", Orange and Black

    The Bass: The Punk'N Bass sports a basswood body, maple neck and maple fingerboard. Built in 2016, it has been set up with a passive Seymour Duncan USA SCPB-2HOT single coil pickup with volume/tone only in a custom USA aluminum lightweight control plate, an international high mass reinforced...
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    Do you find basswood to be tonally inferior to alder or ash?

    I noticed people in Fender Japan thread who refuse to buy basswood basses. It is my opinion that wood can differ in tone. I also believe basswood does have a tendency to hollow out the mids if loaded with certain pickups, but that pickups with more prominent mids can mitigate the issue. In...
  19. NoiseNinja

    Thick layer of polyurethane basswood body VS. mahogany with a very thin finish?

    I am wondering how big a difference, and what the difference will be in tone between a bass equipped with a body made of basswood with a very thick layer of polyurethane (we are talking several mm) and a bass with a body made of mahogany with a very thin finish. The reason I ask is that I got...
  20. N

    Basswood not taking dye in some spots

    Building a bass from a kit. I'm using water based dye for the body but find it's not taking in some areas, which leaves sort of a white streaky / washed out look in some areas (see picture below). Before applying the dye, I sanded with 180 grit, then 220, I am guessing it's something to do...
  21. FreddyHutt

    Basswood body

    still thinking of the short scale bass they say the body is Basswood and it is a soft wood and won't hold up.Any thoughts That would be the Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II Electric Bass Guitar
  22. fretter

    basswood vs. poplar

    Basswood seems to be a very popular choice of tone wood for budget basses nowadays. Most older budget basses used poplar wood. Are they comparable? Why don't they use poplar anymore? Any ideas?
  23. CaneyBoniface

    Basswood Body, pickup and preamp combination. Any suggestion?

    most of new low cost bass comes with basswood body such ESP LTD B-155DX, Spector Performer 5, Jasckson JS3V, Dean Edge 1 5, Sterling S.U.B. Ray5, Squier Deluxe Jazz Bass V Active or Squier Vintage Modified P Bass V. i would like to replace the stock pickup and preamp suitable for basswood body...
  24. CaneyBoniface

    Poplar or Agathis or Basswood

    i wonder what the different. hope can get an answer
  25. J

    The Aero Pe4 type 1 pickup and Bottom wave experience

    After posting back in 2008 and a short hiatus on playing music. I decided to get that replacement pickup from my MIJ P bass. There was not many reviews of the PE4 type 1 so I decided to put one up. After a long process (I reacquired GAS majorly!) I decided on Aero pickups. First because of the...
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