New frets, new bone nut :: 1969/70s Fender PJ Bass [9.9 lbs]

September 8, 2016

A 1969 Jazz neck on a 1970's Precision Bass body in for some new frets along with a bone nut.

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bass setup :: 2016 Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass [9.6 lbs]

June 7, 2016

A brand spanking new Geddy Lee signature Jazz Bass in for some tweaks. This has Fender's "Channel Bound" fingerboard, which is where they inlay the fingerboard into the neck. It's pretty slick! My only issue would be replacing the nut on this one. The nut is also inlaid into the neck with the fingerboard binding capturing the ends and sealed under the finish. I'm not trying to be a pessimist, only analyzing the ease of a common repair requiring a complicated procedure. That being said, this a great J bass!

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1975 Fender Precision Bass [8.5 lbs] :: setup

March 31, 2016

A beautiful lightly battered 70's P bass in for a setup. There was a broken lead that grounded the brass shield in the floor of the pickup cavity so that needed to be reconnected. This is another bass that belongs to the the recent G&L ASAT that came through the shop, so it was set up similarly for pick.

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Loose ferrules & setup :: 2011 Fender Jazz Bass [8.8 lbs]

March 16, 2016

A Jazz bass in for a fairly standard setup with low action. One issue I discovered while changing strings was that the string ferrules in the back were super loose and fell out onto my bench. Not a good thing as they can be easy to loose if you are not paying attention. Similar to refitting peghead tuner bushings, I used some superglue snug them up. Note that I do NOT glue the ferrules in. The cured glue is used to add back material to the holes and give the ferrules something to bite into. I often opt to add glue to the tuner bushings but on these ferrules I opted to add glue to the holes in the body.