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  1. 04-11-2007, 02:07 PM #1
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    when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    after hijacking frankjohnson's thread i figured i'd start my own.

    so i'm moving out of the apartment i'm in and into a duplex that my parent's own, as a sort of "grounds keeper". they rent to mostly older individuals and my uncle used to live there and do what i'm going to be doing. he used to play bass back in the day and still has his 70's j bass. when i was helping him move he mentioned selling it and i told him i'd buy it from him, he said he'd think about it. he gave me a call the other day and said he left me a "little something to look after", which turned out to be a big rectangular tweed case sitting in the back bedroom...suwheet!

    a different day i was over at my amptech's house dropping off some amps when he said, "i have something for you, i know you like to fiddle with guitars" and he procedes to pull out a set of pups out of a 68 j bass... i went to my parents house and was going through my closet and pulled out a warmoth j bass neck i forgot i had... then i was thinking, all i need is a body...so i bought one of these (same color, only it's a standard j bass in alder) http://www.warmoth.com/paint/paint.c...e_smallapricot which should be here in 4-6 weeks
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  2. 04-11-2007, 02:40 PM #2
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    YOU SUCK!!!
    YOU SUCK!!!
    YOU SUCK!!!
    YOU SUCK!!!



    and

    Congratulations!

    God - I would love to hear it - in person!
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  3. 04-13-2007, 04:52 AM #3
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    Ok - You don't really Suck - but damn you!


    I am int eh process of bartaring some old parts for a Purple PJ body, I am told it is MIJ.......

    I have a bridge and pickups........will need guts, and a pickguard and one of those neck things........

    (Oh.....is this a hijack?)

    I haven't seen it yet, and I don't think I will like the color as much as that tangerine.......

    but I thought I would share that.....

    Will a P or J fit the pocket of the PJ I wonder......what do you think?
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  4. 05-16-2007, 10:46 AM #4
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    yeah, the necks are interchangable. just the neck profile on the j is skinnier as you know. heels wise they are exactly the same. both my tele basses have j neck profiles. as on account of my girl sized hands...

    i just got an email notification that my body and pickguard have shipped out from warmoth...awesome. usually takes about 3 days!
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    Quote Originally Posted by chuckocaster View Post
    yeah, the necks are interchangable. just the neck profile on the j is skinnier as you know. heels wise they are exactly the same.

    That's good to know. I kinda' thought that was the deal.
    After dorking around with some J's and P's, and the Hoppus and Dirnts, I've decided I like the sound of the P, but have a much easier time playing the J neck.
    At some point I'll probably piece something together.

    The Apricot's gonna' look cool, chuck.
    What color guard?
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  6. 05-16-2007, 01:09 PM #6
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    i did the same thing we did on the dumbasstelecaster just a single ply gloss black guard. between the sparkle paint job and big chrome plate i thought it would need something to mellow it out a bit and not be too gaudy.
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  7. 05-16-2007, 01:31 PM #7
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    Nah.
    Marbles.
    Now that might be gaudy.
    I said might.
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  8. 05-16-2007, 01:39 PM #8
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    maybe...
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  9. 05-17-2007, 07:32 AM #9
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    That's the stuff, chucko!!
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  10. 05-17-2007, 08:00 AM #10
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    Sweet deal, Chucko! I'm wanting a Jazz Bass myself.

    BTW, Nice Kinky quote in your sig...did you vote for him in the last TX Governor's race?
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    it's here, it's here, it's here!!!!

    kinky cracks me up, and i love that line. i've wanted a jazz bass since i played my uncles. i'm just worried i'd chip his up.
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    Quit playing with your dolls and post pics.
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    i need to get my camera back from my dad, that's another story.

    update: neck, bridge, strap buttons, tuners, string tree all battened down.

    bad news, pups are dead...i know i should have checked them sooner but i was lazy.
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    Quote Originally Posted by chuckocaster View Post
    bad news, pups are dead...i know i should have checked them sooner but i was lazy.
    GFS - C'mon.......you know you want to.....

    You just needed someone to confirm the thought!
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    Quote Originally Posted by chuckocaster View Post
    i need to get my camera back from my dad, that's another story.
    "Mmmmmm Dark Helmet I want you so much..."

    Whatever- quit playing with your frickin' dolls and post pictures!!!
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    ask and ye shall receive!



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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    hmmmmmmmmmm......

    I don't dig the black............

    what might look good on that........


    Of course creme pearloid.....but what else......hmmmmmmmmmmmm................
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  18. 05-26-2007, 11:23 AM #18
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    gfs pups ordered. it was so easy a caveman could do it...uh, i mean, yeah...

    they should do til my pups come back from lindy.
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    I am a longtime fan of fender basses, but am totally confused as to what to get. I like the snappy grind of the Marcus Miller bass, but don't want 'someone else's bass' if you know what I mean.

    Should I build my own Warmoth and get a BadAss Bridge or try to find a vintage instrument? Any thoughts?
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    why not just get a standard jazz bass and then customize it to your liking? i do that sometimes, sometimes i build them. if money is an issue then going warmoth isn't really going to be cheaper.
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    Quote Originally Posted by chuckocaster View Post
    gfs pups ordered. it was so easy a caveman could do it...uh, i mean, yeah...

    they should do til my pups come back from lindy.
    Good Call on sending them to Lindy. He does fantastic work. Is he going to try to repair yours, or just rewind them. It would be cool if he could just fix them if they are fixable w/o a rewind. His J-Bass pickups are the stuff!!
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    it's up to him. i don't really know what's wrong with them. i'll let him decide which is the best route to go. i've heard quite a few of his pups and like them a lot. so i have a lot of faith in his work.
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    any update?
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    gfs pups and the control plate came yesterday, but i went to sleep early, like 7 p.m. early. i didn't even eat dinner. so tonight i can wire it up and hopefully play it a little.
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    wired up, but too late to play anything. i guess we'll see where we stand tomorrow.
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    C'mon chuck....your killin me here!
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    hey man, i wish i had the time.
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    Quote Originally Posted by FrankJohnson View Post
    C'mon chuck....your killin me here!
    Today he'll probably need to take it all apart and clean all of the fingerprints off of each piece, then re-assemble it and then clean it again.... maybe he'll get to play it tomorrow
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    no cleaning or buffing for me. lemon oil on the board when it needs it, but that's about it for me.

    i promise, cross my heart, it will be plugged in tonight.
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    Quote Originally Posted by FrankJohnson View Post
    GFS pups.......cheap and I want to hear from someone on them...
    gig report: the bass sounds good, it's clankier than my other jazz. but i need to adjust the pups on the new one, raise the neck pup. but so far so good. sad to say, i still need to send my old pups to lindy. but chucky likey!
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    Quote Originally Posted by chuckocaster View Post
    maybe...
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    Re: when it rains it pours (jazz bass content)

    Quote Originally Posted by chuckocaster View Post
    ... as on account of my girl sized hands...

    ..

    sounds like you'd be pretty popular in prison

    (sorry, but that's really the first thing i thought!)..lol
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    LOL!
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