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Essex Bass Competition!

#261
ProfGumby said:
I meant that I used some strips of closed cell rubber to protect the neck and the body from any marring from the wood due to clamp pressure and to protect from damaging the frets. Basically I had a strip of the rubber, then a narroe strip of wood between the 17th and 18th fret, and a square of rubber absd a strip of wood o the back for the same reason....kind of a bass sandwich.
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Oh oh oh... Gotcha. :)
 
#263
leftymike said:
Man that looks great! Was the replacement neck an easy bolt in? I'm looking to mod an SX J into a Geddy copy soon but it will be a lefty.
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If you don't have the neck, get it while Rondo still has them!

It was pretty easy all said and done. It took me so long as I put Fender CIJ tuners on the head stock and had to wait out the BadAss bridge....that and being really busy .....

The only thing with the replacement neck was it is about 1/32 - 1/16th narrower than the original neck, so I had to make sure the extra play was not an issue. I shimmed out one side of the pocket and was extra careful when I drilled the holes for the neck to be sure placement was spot on. I used the E and the G string strung loosely on the bass as a guide for alignment ( a tip I picked up right here at TB)
 
#265
Eric618 said:
Here's a link to my post on my SX overhaul thread involving the completion of the neck.... Comments welcome....

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Awesome job! I think after playing the SXGeddy tonight, and reading your posts, I am going to take after the back the neck as well. For some odd reason the back of that neck seems like it is too glossy and slower due to my hand wanting to kinda stick....don't have that problem with the Natural SX Jazz.....Hmmmm....
 
#266
Bump!

Mine will be added here shortly. Few more small mods to make first. Next week, hopefully! Here's the mods I've done...

* Black SX SJB-62 4+1 5-String
* Maple block inlay neck (which had the heavy poly finish removed),
* Audere Z-mode J Deluxe 3-band preamp
* Chrome Schaller roller bridge
* Hipshot chrome Ultralites
* Hipshot chrome string tree
* Custom-cut white pearloid pickguard from Pickguardian.com
* Dunlop chrome flush-mount strap locks
* Graph Tech Trem-Nut
* Flush mount battery box
* shielding tape/paint to fully shield the cavity and wiring routes.
 
#267
HERE is a link to my entry with pics, and an explanation of all mods done!!! :hyper:

(And that thread has a link to the thread in which I documented all the mods, bit by bit :smug:),

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#268
Yup it's a purdy one alright!

I still havent deglossed the back of my Geddy's neck....maybe early this week.

Also

I have a new project SX on the way, a "Richard Simmons" powder blue colored P Bass.

Gonna play it for half an hour or so and......take it apart! The only mod's I am planning with this one are swap necks with my extra Jazz neck, and paint the body and headstock Oly white or Antique White and maybe a black or Tort Pickguard.

I may put a BAII or other high mass bridge on it and am definately going with flatwounds on that bad boy!

Oh, I am definately going to a torx head, stainless steel neck bolt on the new bass and on the Geddy. I want to be able to get the necks good and tight and not have to worry about the screw head getting chewed up.

I told you I might end up with 37 of these things, each one tweaked in some fashion....
 
#271
I should get in the two MIM used basses tomorrow. One is a natural defretted fretless, and the other is a Deluxe 5 with EMG actives. I have the Relic'd SX, so I am going to see what I can make out of the fretless and SX. I'll just use what fits to make one the way I want and probably sell the other whole or in parts. The Deluxe V will get a tryout. I don't know if I will like the neck but we'll see. I will start a thread when I get 'em. I will see what works between Sx and MIM!
 
#274
Well it's here!

The only pic I have right now is a group shot of all 3 of my basses, all SX...all the time!

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To my way of thinking now, the color is reminiscent of Fenders Blue agave from back in the 90's. It looks almost lavender in the pic, the bass looked powder blue in Rondo's pic, and it is kind of a steely blue up close and personal.

I also am definitely not going to change the pup! It has thundering low end and a lot of punch! Awesome sound!

I am however on the fence about everything else.

I was going to repaint it Oly white with an matching headstock, swap the neck for the Rosewood FB with white dots, add a 3 string tree and swap the bridge.

I don't know if I like the look of the bass with the rosewood fingerboard with this color. The current neck is playable but it feels a little thick at the nut and a little wide up top too. I can live with it for now, but the maple fb is growing on me.

I am now kind of leaning towards a white blocked and bound neck or the black blocked and bound neck..or maybe just a neck like it has now, just narrower.

If I go white block and bound, it will have a perloid pick guard. Black block and bound either the white it came with or the perloid...maybe a tort?

I may still swap the bridge, but I am unsure or a BAII on this one. Maybe a Gotoh? Maybe stock....

One thing is for sure, until Rondo gets some more necks in stock, I have only two options, play it like it is or put the Rosewood Jazz neck on it. Well there is a 3rd option, carrots......

Anyway, I guess I am going to think on it a bit, but would welcome opinions.

But she is sweeeeet! I (I'm a dork, you'll see why) have not named it yet. The Geddy clone is called Lilly and the Ash bass is called Blondie. No name for this one yet...
 
#275
Update!

After much deep brain things inside my head....

I deglossed the back of my Geddy Clone....awesome feel now! I liked it so much I did the back of my Ash Jazz and the replacement neck I am putting on the p bas tonight. Total amount of time to do all 3 necks? About 1 minute! Tools required? One green scrubby sponge!

If you haven't done this, try it! You'll like it. All you need do is rub the green scrubby side of the sponge on the back of your neck enough to dull the gloss of the finish, that's it!

I was careful not to nail the binding or the rosewood fingerboard though.

I'd post pics but my camera is out of the loop at the moment....battery issue. I did however get a few pics of the replacement neck before the camera went bonkers. When I get the camera some batteries, I'll show you the before and after pics of the replacement neck...

EDIT: I have the neck swapped on the p bass now, but still no pics....
 

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