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thanks everyone!! Maybe some day I can gig it
Ooo - just noticed the shielding, too. Nice touch! I sadly haven't had a new one to have to do that to in a few years. Stinks being happy with what I have. 
Lets not get crazy.
G&L generally does a poor job with shielding. Sometimes they spray some shielding paint in the cavities, sometimes they don't. Either way, I always expect that I'm going to have to get in there and shield it myself if I'm a stickler about noise.
Way beefier than say a Lakland Skyline neck which is really thin front to back.
It's similar to my 74' J neck but not quite as bat like.
It's a bit thicker than my 73' J neck which means, while my Fenders are untouched, they are different.
I find it most similar to a Sandberg neck.
The short version is, it's the nicest J bass neck I've ever played and love the way it feels in my hands.
Good way to describe it. I'd agree that it's very close to Sandbergs that I've had.
Got a little project started courtesy of the G&L online store ....
I picked up this neck a couple weeks ago ....
And then today I saw that this sonic blue JB2 body was added to the store, so I went ahead and got it as as well. I also bought the appropriate G&L bridge ....
So it'll be a sonic blue JB2 with rosewood board and block inlays.... and for a dirt cheap price !!!
I'm still debating what pickups to go with. I can't tell, but I "think" the JB2 tribute series bodies may have 2 Jazz pickup routes that are the same size. I'll have to measure when it arrives. Might go with something like Nordstrand Jazz Bars. Not sure. I could also rout it for soapbars easily enough ....
Anyway .... Should be a fun project. Oh, and I'll have to make a control cavity cover for it I guess...
I picked up this neck a couple weeks ago ....
And then today I saw that this sonic blue JB2 body was added to the store, so I went ahead and got it as as well. I also bought the appropriate G&L bridge ....
So it'll be a sonic blue JB2 with rosewood board and block inlays.... and for a dirt cheap price !!!
I'm still debating what pickups to go with. I can't tell, but I "think" the JB2 tribute series bodies may have 2 Jazz pickup routes that are the same size. I'll have to measure when it arrives. Might go with something like Nordstrand Jazz Bars. Not sure. I could also rout it for soapbars easily enough ....
Anyway .... Should be a fun project. Oh, and I'll have to make a control cavity cover for it I guess...
Got a little project started courtesy of the G&L online store ....
I picked up this neck a couple weeks ago ....
View attachment 3891046
And then today I saw that this sonic blue JB2 body was added to the store, so I went ahead and got it as as well. I also bought the appropriate G&L bridge ....
View attachment 3891047
So it'll be a sonic blue JB2 with rosewood board and block inlays.... and for a dirt cheap price !!!
I'm still debating what pickups to go with. I can't tell, but I "think" the JB2 tribute series bodies may have 2 Jazz pickup routes that are the same size. I'll have to measure when it arrives. Might go with something like Nordstrand Jazz Bars. Not sure. I could also rout it for soapbars easily enough ....
Anyway .... Should be a fun project. Oh, and I'll have to make a control cavity cover for it I guess...
Fralin stock winds!
Got a little project started courtesy of the G&L online store ....
I picked up this neck a couple weeks ago ....
View attachment 3891046
And then today I saw that this sonic blue JB2 body was added to the store, so I went ahead and got it as as well. I also bought the appropriate G&L bridge ....
View attachment 3891047
So it'll be a sonic blue JB2 with rosewood board and block inlays.... and for a dirt cheap price !!!
I'm still debating what pickups to go with. I can't tell, but I "think" the JB2 tribute series bodies may have 2 Jazz pickup routes that are the same size. I'll have to measure when it arrives. Might go with something like Nordstrand Jazz Bars. Not sure. I could also rout it for soapbars easily enough ....
Anyway .... Should be a fun project. Oh, and I'll have to make a control cavity cover for it I guess...
Aero makes some of the best J pups I have played
But there are a ton of good options nowadays, look forward to seeing the finished project!
Nordy Jazz bars are beefy pickups, the warm and wooly version, if you like that kinda thing (yes I do).
Those blocks are going to look fantastic with that body!Got a little project started courtesy of the G&L online store ....
I picked up this neck a couple weeks ago ....
View attachment 3891046
And then today I saw that this sonic blue JB2 body was added to the store, so I went ahead and got it as as well. I also bought the appropriate G&L bridge ....
View attachment 3891047
So it'll be a sonic blue JB2 with rosewood board and block inlays.... and for a dirt cheap price !!!
I'm still debating what pickups to go with. I can't tell, but I "think" the JB2 tribute series bodies may have 2 Jazz pickup routes that are the same size. I'll have to measure when it arrives. Might go with something like Nordstrand Jazz Bars. Not sure. I could also rout it for soapbars easily enough ....
Anyway .... Should be a fun project. Oh, and I'll have to make a control cavity cover for it I guess...
I never heard the Jazz Bars, but it looks like they supposed to be a jazz sound in a soapbar size unit. Not criticizing your choice, but just wondering ... why route for a soapbar when one of the Nordstrand Jazz pickups would likely fit (I admit I don't know if any would, but I'm guessing so).
FWIW, I put a set of NJS5's in a beater Frankenjazz. That bass still looks pretty crappy (an SX Jazz) but it sounds fantastic. Great sounding pickups!
Nope. Jazz bars are standard jazz size. Nordstrand also makes soap bars, yes, but the jazz bars are drop in replacements for jazz pups.
THAT is going to be fantastic.Got a little project started courtesy of the G&L online store ....
I picked up this neck a couple weeks ago ....
View attachment 3891046
And then today I saw that this sonic blue JB2 body was added to the store, so I went ahead and got it as as well. I also bought the appropriate G&L bridge ....
View attachment 3891047
So it'll be a sonic blue JB2 with rosewood board and block inlays.... and for a dirt cheap price !!!
I'm still debating what pickups to go with. I can't tell, but I "think" the JB2 tribute series bodies may have 2 Jazz pickup routes that are the same size. I'll have to measure when it arrives. Might go with something like Nordstrand Jazz Bars. Not sure. I could also rout it for soapbars easily enough ....
Anyway .... Should be a fun project. Oh, and I'll have to make a control cavity cover for it I guess...
Love Sonic Blue,and really love GL's version of the UNBOUND neck w/blocks! What are the neck specs? I will also just throw in my 2 cents and say I adore the sound of the GL alnico5 pickups that were standard issue on the US JB2. Mine is one of the best sounding J basses i've ever owned.
THAT is going to be fantastic.
I will also just throw in my 2 cents and say I adore the sound of the GL alnico5 pickups that were standard issue on the US JB2. Mine is one of the best sounding J basses i've ever owned.
I've heard great things about the US JB2 pickups. I "think" the tribute uses 2 neck length pickups though...I'll have to measure when the body arrives. Might make things a bit tougher .
Here are the neck specs ... it's the standard LB-100 neck, but with blocks.
Sorry, meant to say Big Blades....that said, it's easy enough to rout for soapbars if I decide to go that direction
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