NBD - FrankenJazz, TalkBass Edition

[JRA]

both axes look fantastic, but i'd give the nod to your blue one, for sure --- and great job on getting all of the parts to come together so nicely! congratulations on your new instrument!

 

[socknroll1]

Thanks, everyone. It was a learning experience. Still learning.

 

[Chris Wilke]

I'll try to make this long story short. I wanted a Jazz Bass in Lake Placid Blue. I started checking TalkBass more frequently, and all of the parts I wanted magically appeared within a few weeks. This place really is an amazing resource.

Here's what I did:
1. Bought a Squier Classic Vibe Late 60s Jazz Bass from @davelowell2 for the body
2. Bought Fender Custom Shop 60s Jazz Pickups set from @JeezyMcNuggles
3. A friend installed the pickups + new CTS pots
4. Bought a Fender American Vintage 74 Jazz Bass from @OnTheDownLow for the neck
5. Got some neck adjustment advice from @Fun Size Nick
6. Assembled with a new pickguard from WD Music and my favorite Elixir 45-100s

Thank you all, and for Dave and Robbie, I hope you don't mind that I de-constructed your basses! I ended up making an almost-equally-cool bass from the Squier neck and Fender body and will use it sometimes or sell it.

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You bought a Fender American Vintage bass, so you could put the neck on a Squier Body? That is all in!

Don’t get me wrong it’s a great color and a beautiful bass, but I hope you are keeping the original!

 

[Mike Vee]

it looks nice but it was a crime to mix Squier parts with an AVRI (both ways) to be honest haha

 

[Malak the Mad]

Thanks, everyone. It was a learning experience. Still learning.

“Tinkering” can be a journey, a destination or, in my case, an obsession!!

 

[Malak the Mad]

it looks nice but it was a crime to mix Squier parts with an AVRI (both ways) to be honest haha

Sometimes, “mixed marriages” just flat-out work!