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Hatchet job? (Ending edited and inching toward a postitive)

#201
Did this one freehand with a router - It can be done if you take the time to meticulously mark out
the cut.
 

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Sad that Fender is no longer doing the Placid and worse that many of the other colors are done in Mex. Get whatever $$ you can from them, small claims court might be the only answer depending on whether or not the guy that works there is a long time employee/owner or a kid that does it freelance.

Even a new body in that color won't be the same because it sounds like this bass is your pride and joy and certainly attached to the build experience and your daughter. My vote is to do what somebody else suggested and get yourself the best soapbar style pickup that suits your tastes and have a real professional install it; the result will be Y O U R bass, sounding kickass, perfectly installed. It may not match the Tony but his living spirit is there if you know what I mean.
 
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MikeWfromNJ said:
Sad that Fender is no longer doing the Placid and worse that many of the other colors are done in Mex. Get whatever $$ you can from them, small claims court might be the only answer depending on whether or not the guy that works there is a long time employee/owner or a kid that does it freelance.

Even a new body in that color won't be the same because it sounds like this bass is your pride and joy and certainly attached to the build experience and your daughter. My vote is to do what somebody else suggested and get yourself the best soapbar style pickup that suits your tastes and have a real professional install it; the result will be Y O U R bass, sounding kickass, perfectly installed. It may not match the Tony but his living spirit is there if you know what I mean.
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I agree and frankly, aesthetically, I think that a soap bar looks much more balanced than a jazz on a p/j. That’s what I have on my personal bass.
 
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MikeWfromNJ said:
Sad that Fender is no longer doing the Placid and worse that many of the other colors are done in Mex. Get whatever $$ you can from them, small claims court might be the only answer depending on whether or not the guy that works there is a long time employee/owner or a kid that does it freelance.

Even a new body in that color won't be the same because it sounds like this bass is your pride and joy and certainly attached to the build experience and your daughter. My vote is to do what somebody else suggested and get yourself the best soapbar style pickup that suits your tastes and have a real professional install it; the result will be Y O U R bass, sounding kickass, perfectly installed. It may not match the Tony but his living spirit is there if you know what I mean.
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Easy for us to say, but I think this is a great solution, personally. I've owned a lot of P basses. They sound similar, but they don't sound the same. If I loved the bass as much as you seem to, I'd make it work
 
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I walked into his shop this morning and he was finishing up taking in a repair order from someone. I stood silently and politely with my bass in the gig bag until he finished. The other customer left and as soon as he looked up and noticed me he said, "I was just writing you back. Listen, I will do my best to get you a Fender body. I will do right by you. I will make sure it is already pre-routed." He said he used a template and then something something something. He was very apologetic. I offered to show him the bass to which he said, "no I don't need to see it." Which means he knew he did it. I told him I called Fender and they can't help us and that they said to use Warmoth. He agreed and said he'd order it up today. I told him about the LPB that was there yesterday (according to another poster here) and he asked, "but is it routed for the jazz pickup?" I said no and he said "I'll have them do it." He said he would do it free of charge and apologized profusely. When I got home I went to the Warmoth site to see if that body was still there and it's not, so I am hoping he already placed the order as soon as I left.

Long and the short is, he admitted to his mistake and is willing to fix it free of charge. This made negotiating a lot easier. ;) I'll keep you all updated.

This story may have a happy ending!
 
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InhumanResource said:
Well, on the upside as long as the string passes over the pickup somewhere, the misalignment shouldn't affect the sound. Where the pole pieces "land" doesn't really matter...it's one big magnet all the way across. If you have some crazy multi-coil pickup with a coil under each string, then the alignment counts more and you need to have the strings positioned right over each bobbin/coil. Having said that, holy hell is that thing way out of alignment.

My personal vote for the repair would be to fill it, re-route and re-paint (maybe not from the same technician though...but I'd ask him to cover the cost). Curious to see what OP decides to do...what a bummer on such a nice bass.
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It absolutely does matter where the poles end up. Twice as loud, spiky and "single coil P" sounding when the string is right over the pole. There's a reason theyre set in pairs... Jeez
 
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