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Jaco Tribute Bass Build
- Thread starter bassgod76
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I just got done reading the whole thread, and all I can say is that bass would look even better with a tort pickguard!
Seriouly though, nice work!
Seriouly though, nice work!
Duff's Paradise City bassline was the first one I learned back in '89, only I couldn't get the pick technique down, so I used my fingers. Love Duff's style!
Original JBS. I wanted the closest thing to what he had. I think his signature bass is built in Mexico and the pickups aren't the same. Also, I got my JBS for half of what a Duff sig would cost.
Well, I exchanged emails with Dan. The Jaco arrived safely, and he's planning some hardware and setup tweaks along with the additional relicing and recording.
As a card carrying member of the Atkinson Army, I'm excited to see what he does.
As a card carrying member of the Atkinson Army, I'm excited to see what he does.
I have a question, why a grounding plate on the bridge pickup but not the neck, whats the significance of it? like the build btw, kinda making me want to relic my jazz now LOL
The grounding strap from the bridge pickup to the bridge was a process done in the early days. This was done to ground the bridge. From what I've read, this was done because the process to drill a hole from the bridge to the control cavity presented problems in fabrication???
so the grounding plate under the pickup itself is just to make a contact point for the bridge plate? makes sense. wasnt sure of it was used for grounding the pickup itself too.
Yeah, the plate under the bridge pickup is attached to the grounding strap, which is pinched under the bridge to ground the bridge. From the plate is a wire which is soldered from the plate to the ground on the input jack. The pickup's black wire is gounded to the input jack as well. Atleast that's what I remember.
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Ok gang, I'm all done tweaking the relicing. Here are some pics of the end result. Tomorrow I'll post some audio clips of this baby in action. She plays great. The neck is possibly the nicest fretless I've laid hands on. 
Nice! The body looks so much better. Can't wait to have her back. Dan, you are the master. (Bowing)
AS good as Kevin is with Epoxy necks, these guys seem to be the top Epoxy guys in the US. Here's their site:
http://www.woodwiz.com/epoxy/. They are pricey, but it's worth paying the Expedition charge to get one without the 2.5 year wait. Goo luck on the project. BTW, if you want to save a bit of money on pups and I'd drop $100.00 you won't hear the difference between Antiquity IIs and Tone Riders for half the cost.
http://www.woodwiz.com/epoxy/. They are pricey, but it's worth paying the Expedition charge to get one without the 2.5 year wait. Goo luck on the project. BTW, if you want to save a bit of money on pups and I'd drop $100.00 you won't hear the difference between Antiquity IIs and Tone Riders for half the cost.
