My new (used) bass

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:27 pm

late 90's American Standard

This is what it looked like when I picked it up:
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i27/acacia70/stuff/newbass.jpg

Thanks to Pickguardian, this is her now:
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i27/acacia70/stuff/DSCN0463.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i27/acacia70/stuff/DSCN0460.jpg

kenposurf · Post by **kenposurf** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:30 pm

Beut!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:39 pm

Cool! How 'bout some chrome ashtray covers?

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:56 pm

eww! that stuff gets in my way like the pup cover on a ric!

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:59 pm

Nice, Sean! I'm looking at a early 70's jazz neck and plan to find a body to match up. Did that already with a fiesta red Precision with matching headstock.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:30 pm

Sharp looking Sean! Like the white edge to the black guard.

I had some spare time today and hit a couple shops and played a Jazz or two but the necks are soooo narrow - I have bigger hands and it felt strangely tiny in my left hand. But I really like the tone - a classic and very different than my Ricks.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:35 pm

It's funny I love the Jazz neck, but I like humbuckers for pickups!

I could probably dig a Jazz neck and P bass pu.

jaybic · Post by **jaybic** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:58 am

That is great looking. I'm with you John, there several Jazz's I've played I just couldn't get the hang of the narrow neck.

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:13 am

Just dropped it off for a refret today. Called a couple of luthiers, neither of which called me back, so I took it to The Custom Shop in South Austin. He said "It'll take me a week, I'm pretty backed up." I almost choked on my own spit and said "I was expecting you to say a month or 2, which would have been OK."

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:04 am

got it back today after getting it refretted. it feels awesome. i'd even say a little better than my rics.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:06 am

Nice bass Sean.

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:42 pm

I've got one almost identical, 'cept I put a tort gard & chrome tele style knobs on it...

Here it is in a very dated & now incomplete "family pic"...

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:14 am

Sean ... I would put a better bridge on that bass ...

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:46 am

Jeff, I thought about putting a BAII, but it's a string-through-the-body and i really like that aspect of it.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:10 pm

Its amazing how much an impact a different pickguard can make.