My new 4-2-5 jazz bass

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:50 pm

This is the best jazz bass that I have made so far ... it is snarlly ...

http://www.3dentourage.com/425/jazz5.htm

scott_s · Post by **scott_s** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 1:01 pm

You and those stripes...

Question: when you pull the slugs from a Hi-Gain, do you have to "unscrew" them, or do they pull straight out?

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 1:49 pm

I'm not a Jazz fan but that looks good.....nice work !

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 2:22 pm

Nice! I like it! Wondering why you used a P bass neck though...

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 2:51 pm

Nate, the Jazz bass neck is not wide enough to fit the 5th string on. He is fitting 5 strings into a 4-string space.
And it is strange about the stripes, Jeff is not even a Van Halen fan!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 5:16 pm

The stripes are a tribute to a Who laser show ... or they are a tribute to Van Halen ... well really it is because the solid black is boring and I needed to hide the screw holes in the body ... I prefer p-bass necks to jazz necks ... jazz necks are too slim for 4 and 5 strings ... the p-bass neck fits my hands just right ... there are no high gain pickups on this bass ... they are jazz pickups ... one is a 2 jazz pickups in series and one is a seymour duncan 1/4 pond jazz bridge pickup ... this bass has low end that goes on for ever and a good treble bite ... and it growls!!! I am really liking this bass ... Nate this is the jazz body you were going to buy from me ... I told you I had a project in mind ...

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 5:19 pm

and the high gain pole pieces have to be pulled and rotated at the same time ...

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:33 pm

I did not know that about the Jazz necks. I was wondering what you had in mind for that body, and you were right, I do like it!

scott_s · Post by **scott_s** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 7:10 pm

Thanks Jeff. I'd wandered around your site before posting.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 1:46 am

You seem to really like the Mighty Mite necks Jeff, anything about them you dont like?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:13 am

the mighty mite neck is a good medium quality fender style neck ... they come sanded and sealed ... if you don't finish them they may end up S curved ... I oil finsh them ...

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:38 am

here's another one ... an off white pj 5 string bass ...

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:54 am

I like that one!!!!!!!

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:18 pm

Kewl!

learning_curve · Post by **learning_curve** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:41 pm

Hey Jeff good to see your still at it man.. I thought I would mention after looing at your conversion I just bought one of the Fender Aerodyne basses. It was cheap (because it is not an american made bass) and it is the narrowest 4 string neck I have ever played. Looks a little like a Ric. with the binding. And the tailpiece/bridge makes this easy to play. Love the looks and the feel of this one. IT is light and sounds just great! It is fun to jump back on a 4 string every once in a while.

Keep makin those great basses Jeff.
Randy