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Do you guys think this looks good?
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buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Doesn't matter what we think. Half the people will tell you to get a tort guard, others will say anything but tort. But yeah CAR is cool, and the black pearl is nice.
Yeah of course its my decision in the end. Just asking some opinions since i dont think ive ever seen this combo before.
Looks good. The Mod Shop updates and rotates options periodically. They have had block necks and I’m sure if you really want that just check every month.
Ha i know and i have checked darn near everyday for the past 6 months. They really are getting stingy with the options. All theyve done in 6 months to my knowledge is add a roasted neck option which looks weird to me.
If you really want blocks, look for one of the 50th anniversary CAR Jazzes from several years back, it had blocks and no binding, but had a rosewood board.
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I like it. And would also want the block inlays like you mentioned.
After checking for so long im resigned to them just never going to add it again. Yeah sure i could put a warmouth neck on it but thats like another $800.
Have you considered picking up a jazz with the block inlays, i.e. an MIJ Geddy Lee, then having the body repainted?
I love black pearl on top of solid colors.
Here's black pearl on top of my Satin Lake Placid Blue P/J. It came from WD, 4 ply, black pearl/white/black/white with the wider bevel option. The wider bevel makes for a great thumb rest
I'm one who doesn't love blocks, especially black ones (funny 'cause I have 2 Jazz basses with them! But they're 70's reissues so c'est la vie). I think they can make a Jazz look too "busy". I like how you've spec'd yours--looks cool. Just to throw this out there---have you considered NO pickguard? It's a divisive look, but could be hot with that red/maple....
There was an American Special Jazz that looked like that, except with a solid black PG instead of the black pearl.
Well id imagine these are painted underneath so yeah i could remove it and see how it looks. But yeah ive seen some jazz basses without it.
It would be something you'd want to spec, so you wouldn't have the screw holes. It's a look for sure though. Not everyone digs it!
You cant do that with the mod shop. You have to choose a pickguard. You would have to use the far more expensive custom shop to get that. Not worth it imo
