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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!

Can’t remember if I ever posted this bass in this thread or not. Oh well... if so it was a long time ago. I’m just gonna post it anyway

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2018 Player series Fender Jazz Bass. Custom shop 60s pickups. Soon to string some GHS balanced nickels on it too.

Also got a white pearloid pickgaurd on order but I’m not sure if I’ll actually need it or not.
 
This is actually a funny story. I'm often over at my GF's place with a little unexpected time on my hands. I would love to run through some finger exercises but don't have a bass with me. So I was thinking about picking up a cheap Squier or something like that just to leave sitting in the corner. But then it dawned on me that with all of the tinkering I've done over the years I had all the parts to build a bass except (literally) a bridge, a pair of pots, and a body, all of which cost me less than a Squier would.

So meet the Jen Bass. She's got a MIM P Bass body, a Warmouth roasted maple neck (which I always kind of liked but didn't work on the bass I had originally ordered it for, just didn't have the right "chi"), a set of v-mod Fender pickups, and the various pieces and parts.

The kicker? She turned out way, way sweeter than I was expecting. This may not be something I want to just leave in the corner for when I want to practice. I may still need to buy the Squier for that!

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