NBD- Mother Always Said Use Protection

[captainofsmooth]

Ok, so the title will make sense in a bit. Anyhow… have you ever wanted to own a Pre-CBS 1960 Jazz Bass, but just could never in a million years afford it? Yeah, me too. So I assembled my own take on one! It turned out pretty great, imo. I had a lot of fun putting this one together. Here’s what we’ve got:

-MJT Relic’d Jazz Bass Body, Firemist Gold over 3TS
-Fender American Original 60’s Jazz Neck with Clay Dots
-Fender 60’s Reverse Tuners
-Fender Pure Vintage ‘64 Alnico V Pickups
-Fender Flea Roadworn Dual Concentric Knob control panel
-1962 Authentic Fender celluloid Pickguard
-Fender Roadworn Bridge, Covers, and hardware.
-Currently strung with DR Black Beauties (I usually only keep flats on my fretless. I know someone will say something).

I even managed to get my hands on one of those ridiculous Parker body guards. They’re getting harder to come by still in good shape, so I had to grab it when I saw it. Absolutely useless though lol. Just a cool piece to have around. Anyhow, here it is:

 

[5StringBlues]

Daaaaang

 

[Snert]

Glad you're bass turned out the way you wanted. I hope you get a lot of pleasure from it.

have you ever wanted to own a Pre-CBS 1960 Jazz Bass

No.

 

[Minimalist]

If that bass sounds half as good as it looks you got yourself a great instrument! One thing I don't understand, why do you need a body protector for a reliced bass?

 

[CletusMarley]

Pretty sweet! Looks like you put a lot of work into it!

 

[BassyBill]

Not quite my thing, but I can definitely see how that would push the right buttons for fans of relic jobs. Rather swish, mate.

 

[WG Plum]

One thing I don't understand, why do you need a body protector for a reliced bass?

 

[MMiller28]

What on earth is a body protector?

 

[JRA]

I assembled my own take on one! It turned out pretty great, imo. I had a lot of fun putting this one together. Here’s what we’ve got:
-MJT Relic’d Jazz Bass Body, Firemist Gold over 3TS
-Fender American Original 60’s Jazz Neck with Clay Dots
-Fender 60’s Reverse Tuners
-Fender Pure Vintage ‘64 Alnico V Pickups
-Fender Flea Roadworn Dual Concentric Knob control panel
-1962 Authentic Fender celluloid Pickguard
-Fender Roadworn Bridge, Covers, and hardware.
-Currently strung with DR Black Beauties (I usually only keep flats on my fretless. I know someone will say something).

wow! all good stuff! kudos for taking this 'assembly path' to get what you want! congratulations on your new instrument!

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Ok, so the title will make sense in a bit. Anyhow… have you ever wanted to own a Pre-CBS 1960 Jazz Bass, but just could never in a million years afford it? Yeah, me too. So I assembled my own take on one! It turned out pretty great, imo. I had a lot of fun putting this one together. Here’s what we’ve got:

-MJT Relic’d Jazz Bass Body, Firemist Gold over 3TS
-Fender American Original 60’s Jazz Neck with Clay Dots
-Fender 60’s Reverse Tuners
-Fender Pure Vintage ‘64 Alnico V Pickups
-Fender Flea Roadworn Dual Concentric Knob control panel
-1962 Authentic Fender celluloid Pickguard
-Fender Roadworn Bridge, Covers, and hardware.
-Currently strung with DR Black Beauties (I usually only keep flats on my fretless. I know someone will say something).

I even managed to get my hands on one of those ridiculous Parker body guards. They’re getting harder to come by still in good shape, so I had to grab it when I saw it. Absolutely useless though lol. Just a cool piece to have around. Anyhow, here it is:

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‘Nice work. Congrats.

 

[Killing Floor]

Legend

The gold over 3TS, that’s amazing. Next level genius.

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

Heck to the uh-huh! Now my pajamas look funny. It's the pleats.

 

[bmusic]

HAWT

 

[groovaholic]

I've never been a Jazz Bass fan.

But 15 years ago when I was working at the Guitar Center in Denver, a collector brought in the 1960 stack knob Jazz he'd just bought from Guy Pratt - the case still wore inventory control stickers from several Pink Floyd tours.

He let me play the bass for several minutes, and if I'd had $8k to spare, I would have been tempted to make an offer...

That bass just had it, and the play wear to attest to lots of attention from decades of bassists.
Your bass looks a LOT like it.

 

[smtp4me]

Ok, so the title will make sense in a bit. Anyhow… have you ever wanted to own a Pre-CBS 1960 Jazz Bass, but just could never in a million years afford it? Yeah, me too. So I assembled my own take on one! It turned out pretty great, imo. I had a lot of fun putting this one together. Here’s what we’ve got:

-MJT Relic’d Jazz Bass Body, Firemist Gold over 3TS
-Fender American Original 60’s Jazz Neck with Clay Dots
-Fender 60’s Reverse Tuners
-Fender Pure Vintage ‘64 Alnico V Pickups
-Fender Flea Roadworn Dual Concentric Knob control panel
-1962 Authentic Fender celluloid Pickguard
-Fender Roadworn Bridge, Covers, and hardware.
-Currently strung with DR Black Beauties (I usually only keep flats on my fretless. I know someone will say something).

I even managed to get my hands on one of those ridiculous Parker body guards. They’re getting harder to come by still in good shape, so I had to grab it when I saw it. Absolutely useless though lol. Just a cool piece to have around. Anyhow, here it is:

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VERY nice...!

 

[Stewie]

The bass is nice, dunno about the condom

 

[Jeff Elkins]

What on earth is a body protector?

Also wondered. Looks like you pop it onto the back of the body? 1960s Parker Bodyguard for Fender Jazzmaster Body-Guard | Reverb

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[GR7G5TER]

Stunning bass mate!

 

[MotorCityMinion]

Do forget to dry out and crack the finger board, mangle the truss rod adjuster, chip away a clearance scallop for the truss rod on the pickgard, strip the head of at least 1 neck screw and add a hootenanny button.

 

[captainofsmooth]

One thing I don't understand, why do you need a body protector for a reliced bass?

Like I said in my post, it’s completely useless. But a guy I sourced some of the other vintage 60’s pieces from had that as well. It’s a neat period correct accessory, so I grabbed it just to keep as a collectible. It will never be used.

What on earth is a body protector?

Yes, it was a gimmicky little accessory that marketed itself as a protection against buckle rash and other wear. They’re super thin, and actually often did damage to the paint themselves. They weren’t around long, but Fender had one for every instrument they made at the time.