Couple Q’s for the CS crowd here.
Background is that I have a Fender parts 5 string, which is pretty great. It has a 2007 5’er US Jazz Deluxe neck on a 2014 US Jazz Deluxe body; which required routing the neck pocket an additional 3/8” to accommodate the 22 fret neck. I generally like neither the stock 2007 design, due to the shortened body, nor the stock 2014, due to the more limited scale. OK, I admit the single fret difference isn’t all that big; but I do use the extra fret from time to time.
Anyhow, I’d be willing to fork out the coin to get a 5 string Jazz that met my needs; IF they could do one or two things I haven’t seen discussed.
First, can you get them to pick a lighter swamp ash body? I like my basses around 9 pounds; and that takes a pretty light body to get there on a 5. Will they do that?
Second, I would really like the 22 fret neck on the standard body. They did it for the Victor Bailey Signature; but, I want a painted bass and not a signature.
These seem like reasonable custom specs. But, my experience with the CS in the past is that they just seem to be mainly focused on cosmetics vs more functional custom work. Any comments? Thanks.
Background is that I have a Fender parts 5 string, which is pretty great. It has a 2007 5’er US Jazz Deluxe neck on a 2014 US Jazz Deluxe body; which required routing the neck pocket an additional 3/8” to accommodate the 22 fret neck. I generally like neither the stock 2007 design, due to the shortened body, nor the stock 2014, due to the more limited scale. OK, I admit the single fret difference isn’t all that big; but I do use the extra fret from time to time.
Anyhow, I’d be willing to fork out the coin to get a 5 string Jazz that met my needs; IF they could do one or two things I haven’t seen discussed.
First, can you get them to pick a lighter swamp ash body? I like my basses around 9 pounds; and that takes a pretty light body to get there on a 5. Will they do that?
Second, I would really like the 22 fret neck on the standard body. They did it for the Victor Bailey Signature; but, I want a painted bass and not a signature.
These seem like reasonable custom specs. But, my experience with the CS in the past is that they just seem to be mainly focused on cosmetics vs more functional custom work. Any comments? Thanks.
