Nash JB 63

[Dr. Cheese]

I also agree about the feel of a broke in neck. The less finish the better and if it’s glossy I have to rough it up with some really high sandpaper. I make sure to use thick aluminum foil tape at the top of the neck so I can stop the sanding right where I want to and make it looks nice and straight.

You sound like you are ready to moonlight for Nash!

 

[Dr. Cheese]

A bit off topic, but relevant.

 

[Blues Bass 2]

Since you are a five string player if you were to buy a Nash a five string would make more sense than a four . I think five string Jazz basses sound close to what a four string sounds like and a five would be more versatile too . Now you got me gassing for one of those !

 

[Shak_2112]

Of all the basses I've let go, a Nash J is the one that still bugs me. It was back when some of the necks were telephone poles; mine was one. Otherwise, it was the best bass I've ever played. It was Oly White with a DiMarzio, I think. I think I bought and sold it for ~$1,200. Ugh.

Can I ask what you mean by “some of the necks were telephone poles”?

I’ve just got my hands on a 2014 JB63 - and it’s the fattest C shape profile neck I think I’ve ever played. Wasn’t expecting that. It sounds fantastic but there appears to be an issue with the concentric pot for the bridge pickup. Getting a massive drop in volume when fully on with neck on full and it’s distorting needs a repair I think. I can only get a decent sound (I.E. not distorting and an output volume you would expect) when backing the bridge volume off so that it’s almost all neck pickup. Not sure if it’s a faulty pot or I need a new bridge pickup?

 

[Keyser Soze]

I pinged Bill Nash and he replied. We had a brief correspondence. (If I am recalling correctly) he said that, "Back in the beginning, they used two different size necks, one was really a fatty. At some point they switched over to only one size neck, the smaller of the two they previously offered."

 

[Cave Puppy]

I love a good jazz bass, but personally can’t abide by stacked knobs. They never sound how I want them to or how I think they should sound. In my experience if you turn one, the other matching knob turns, as well. There was a reason they only lasted one or two years when they were first introduced.