MJT finished bodies?

[blacktocomm]

Anyone have any experience with MJT finished bodies? I was going to order a Precision body from USACG and have it reliced by MJT. While exploring their website I saw you can buy a body directly from MJT and have it finished by them. This would cut my overall cost by more than $100. Just wondering if the build quality would be the same? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[JIO]

Never used them but from everything I've ever seen - they do superior work.

 

[Sid the Kid]

I can’t imagine the build quality being too much worse, but USACG may have more options for woods and be able to provide you with a guaranteed lighter piece of wood. I am unsure if MJT would do this for less than your $100 difference. I am sure that USACG has a wider selection of wood to draw from in the same way that MJT has more finish options than USACG.

Paying more seems to be the way to get the best of both worlds.

Anyone have any experience with MJT finished bodies? I was going to order a Precision body from USACG and have it reliced by MJT. While exploring their website I saw you can buy a body directly from MJT and have it finished by them. This would cut my overall cost by more than $100. Just wondering if the build quality would be the same? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[mojomike001]

MJT is the best. Trust me, you can get options of different wood and you request a body of a certain weight or under. I've got two builds with their bodies and the quality is the finest.

 

[Ler]

I currently have a body in their shop, hoping to see the finished product this week.

 

[jaco944]

I have this one on the way but they just did the refin....sent them my own body. My experience has been top notch I can’t imagine their bodies would be any different.

 

[blacktocomm]

MJT is the best. Trust me, you can get options of different wood and you request a body of a certain weight or under. I've got two builds with their bodies and the quality is the finest.

This is what I was hoping to hear.

 

[2saddleslab]

MJT finished 2 builds for me and couldn’t be happier. I supplied the parts but can't imagine you wouldn’t be happy buying parts from them.

 

[wyleeboxer]

Love my MJT body, has a standard Warmoth neck that I finished with a 70s Fender Jazz Bass decal and most people think it’s a real vintage bass, more importantly to me the construction and playability of the bass overall is as good if not better then Most of the Fenders built in corona... just an amazing bass. I’ve got it routed for either p/j or j/j

 

[alembicguy]

Prepare to wait a good while.

 

[mojomike001]

Prepare to wait a good while.

That is true. My last body order took about three months, but was worth the wait. The alternative is to buy an MJT body off eBay, but then no customizing. I’ve done that as well when one came up that was exactly what I wanted at the time. You get to save some money that way as well.

 

[HalfManHalfBass]

I have had 2 but found the neck pocket screw holes do not match up with standard Fender type necks, they are a good few millimetres out.

I used a blank Warmoth neck so was able to drill the matching holes no problem, but if you're using an existing neck you may find you have to plug the neck's original holes and redrill again.

The bodies are not always 2 centre joined pieces of wood (a pet peeve) and the Jazz Pickup routing is much deeper than usual which means very long pickup screws are necessary.

Customer service though was exemplary.

 

[ashtray]

I’ve bought 3 MJT finished bodies from their ebay page - Strats and Tele, no basses. I absolutely love these bodies. I buy Warmoth necks and MJT bodies and have made some killer guitars.

The nitro finish along with the lightweight bodies make them feel vintage. I have some Warmoth bodies, but they are heavier (even the chambered ones!) and the poly finish seems thick.

Only downside is resale value of any parts bass will be a fraction of what it cost you just in parts.

 

[mojomike001]

Only downside is resale value of any parts bass will be a fraction of what it cost you just in parts.

Very true. It’s not easy to make money on a parts bass unless you take the time to scrounge around for some real parts bargains. I’ve built about 15 parts basses. A couple of them cost me almost $1k each, but came out exactly the way I wanted.

 

[Kukulkan61]

They do really nice work!!

 

[Ghastly]

I used MJT for a project a few years ago and can't say anything about their own bodies (as I sent them my own) but I was fairly happy with the refinishing and relicing they did for me. I wasn't thrilled about how some of the wear was actually created when examining the body in person, but in photos and overall, the work was fine. Customer service was excellent, however; and it took about 2 months.

 

[mojomike001]

The bodies are sourced from Wildwood Manufacturing.
Wildwood Manufacturing, Inc.

 

[cbnutt]

Yes MJT does not make there own bodies , I had them do a Telecaster body for me about 3 pounds 6 ounces ! they do great work .

 

[mojomike001]

My two MJT babies. The first is a '60 Jazz clone. The second is a '58 P clone.

 

[Klaxxi]

I'm happy with my mjt body. As others said it takes about 3 months but if you sent them your body instead of having them order you one it would be faster.