Maple fingerboards!

[drummer5359]

Maple fingerboards? Yes, I sort of like them.

 

[Flamingo21]

^ That's the most stands I've yet seen in one photo!

 

[Ralph Manak]

Absolutely gorgeous!

Thanks. At the risk of exposing sacrilege, this is the original treatment of the headstock (body was similarly road worn, which I touched-up). I re-oriented the string retainer, adding one modified to help with the slightly misplaced G tuner. The 1/8" cove is something I apply to instruments I repair (usually for myself).
This one may be going to a new owner later this week. I discovered during a three-hour set that the 35" scale has its drawbacks for me.

 

[Ralph Manak]

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Rather than flocks or herds, I think we can now safely call our collections decks. Shuffling, clearing... all good within the metaphor.

 

[Flamingo21]

So... but I have one bass. Can I call it a deck? A one piece deck??

 

[J.Wolf]

mmmm

 

[mark beem]

mmmm

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Lovely BEM!! My favorite!!

 

[J.Wolf]

I can’t resist some Birdseye! The only thing nicer is roasted birdseye

 

[MasterMonkeyMan]

So... but I have one bass. Can I call it a deck? A one piece deck??

As long as it's "decked" out with a Maple FB (as far as this thread is concerned.)

 

[Remguy]

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NICE JAZZ! Lake Placid Blue, yes? I've always wanted a maple board with pearl(oid) inlays...what's it like? I'm so desperate I'm even thinking of getting those stick-on thingies, they've just GOT to be worthless. Anybody know? Thanks and AWESOME-looking bass, man!

 

[eldorado2001]

 

[Lammchop93]

NICE JAZZ! Lake Placid Blue, yes? I've always wanted a maple board with pearl(oid) inlays...what's it like? I'm so desperate I'm even thinking of getting those stick-on thingies, they've just GOT to be worthless. Anybody know? Thanks and AWESOME-looking bass, man!

It's an aged seafoam from MJT. The neck is a Geddy Lee USA signature model neck .the new fender original 70's jazz bass have the same look .It's an amazing neck!

 

[Remguy]

I love the maple fingerboard on my Stambaugh
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And the upcoming fiver will have a maple board too
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Is the pickup configuration on that fiver gonna be P+MM ? Can you tell me if/how the sound differs from a P+J config? Do you get close the same tone if you go P and 'double J'? Had a MIA Precision Deluxe with the double humbucker, weighed about 9 lbs, but sounded like 13-14! Loved it so much I traded it (***!!??), now I see it whenever I close my eyes at night [sob] and out of the corner of my eye all day [wallows in remorse and self-hatred].

 

[JohnDeereJack]

Yup, here are my three...

'75AVRI Jazz Bass

Newly acquired MiJ '57RI Precision Bass

HB MM-85A Deluxe

 

[Jared Lash]

Is the pickup configuration on that fiver gonna be P+MM ? Can you tell me if/how the sound differs from a P+J config? Do you get close the same tone if you go P and 'double J'? Had a MIA Precision Deluxe with the double humbucker, weighed about 9 lbs, but sounded like 13-14! Loved it so much I traded it (***!!??), now I see it whenever I close my eyes at night [sob] and out of the corner of my eye all day [wallows in remorse and self-hatred].

It's going to be a Nordstrand P and Bigman combo. The Bigman is a pair of Big Singles in a MM shell.

It gets somewhat into MM territory but can also act like a PJ.

 

[FingerDub]

Jazz w P neck. My build.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

MusicMan Caprice Diamond Blue

 

[west al]

My USA Geddy Lee Jazz with a Maple board.

 

[rensjepensje]

My ‘78 ‘naked’ Jazz Bass with Badass bridge and Dimarzio Ultra Jazz pu’s. Currently planning on swapping the pu’s for EMJ J’s or JVX’s.