My American Fender Jazz bass.
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My newest purchase, TMB30. I havenât even taken the plastic off of the pickguard yet. Truth is that I canât stop playing it long enough to bother with it. I have some observations and thoughts about this bass that may be helpful to folks that are looking at these; but, I donât think this is the right thread to discuss that.
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@Barney Nice! You painted the whole thing?! I see new hardware, except maybe the knobs.
Are those the stock pickups or are they new too?
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Holy crap! Thatâs gorgeous, and the Purple crush is just delicious. Too bad @Koldunya is not around much to see this. Congrats!
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Youâve got Skillz @Barney. If you are my next door neighbor weâd have a small custom shop, 
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@buzzroberts It was a little project I did to teach myself how to spray nitrocellulose from a can. I did it on a cheap bass because then the pressure was off. Turned out OK for my first go. Lots learned.
Details below, follow the thread down for the complete build if youâre interested.
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Iâm making a custom bookshelf for a client @Al1885 and using acrylic epoxy for the first time to fill in the knots, cracks etc on the reclaimed lumber he provided. The wood came from an old barn, so itâs full of nail holes and it was all cupped, bowed and twisted like crazy. Took a bit of work to plane it to thickness and get it straight enough to make furniture out of. It would be cool to use this in a bass build I think.
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Thatâs a nice play area my man. Definitely not mine as mine would have a few of my fingertips scattered around lol.
That looks like it has some nice grain patterns are you thinking about making a body?
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No @Al1885 all the wood is for the customerâs bookshelf. But working with epoxy that you can colour for the first time has given me some ideas for a future project.
No spare time at the minute though.
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It was a bit of a life dream fullfilled. Took 5 years to get it. Has reincentivized me to practice daily.
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Huge congrats, man.
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Wanna see my basses, eh?
Hereâs #1, my first bass from 8th grade, a '70 Univox 'Lectra I got as a Xmas present. A year or two ago I had the local music shopâs luthiers do an electronics clean up and set up. Plugged it into one of the storeâs amps and I couldnât believe how great it sounded. I donât care for the scroll headstock - makes it hard to find a case - but some folks like them.
Next, my '64 Jazz Bass, which Iâve had since 1976 or so. Wife says this one doesnât leave the house anymore due risk of some drunk or drug addict stealing it.
My Squier VI. A 2014, purchased in May, 2015. Beatles used the Fender version, as did Jack Bruce, so thatâs good enough for me. A lot of fun to play and a unique feel and sound. Most folks report intonation issues with the stock bridges but Iâve had no problems at all.
My personal favorite, my '67 EB-3. I always wanted one as Iâm a HUGE Jack Bruce fan. The previous owner of this one was a cabinet maker in Idaho. He had it disassembled on his workbench to refinish it but died with it in pieces. His bandmates sold it for his widow. I bought it in August, 2015 and had that music shop above reassemble it. Itâs tones are far more versatile than their reputation. I play out with this one but it doesnât leave from my shoulder. Maybe time to leave this one home too.
An '08 Squier VM Jazz Fretless. Purchased Oct, 2015. I use it a lot in an acoustic setting to get an upright bass kind of tone, on Bad Company songs as well as âSledgehammerâ
Hereâs something different. Itâs a 1998 Danelectro double neck. Originally a 12/6 but I found a matching Dano bass neck and had the 6-string converted to a âBass VI,â like the Squier above. Like Geddy Lee but on the cheap. Swapping back and forth between the bass and 6-string is a simple bolt on operation as the neck heels are the same size. Iâd like to modify the 12-string to âRickenbacker styleâ stringing but canât find the proper aluminum nut.
As said above, wife wonât let the '64 JB leave the house, so found an '88 MIJ JB in 2020. Itâs a '62 reissue. I put a Hipshot tuner on the low E.
My most recent acquisition, a 2004 ((I think) Line6 Variax 700 bass (and a JTV-59 Variax on the left. Purchased Oct, 2022.
Thatâs it for now. I have a couple more but no photos to speak of.
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Love Jack Bruce. One of my all-time faves. Fantastic bass player.
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I would like one of these
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As a guy who lives in an apartment, a shop like that is like has me re-thinking my decision to rent rather than own. Nice shop with lots of room to work on more bass builds, right? (hint, hint).
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I have the perfect solution for you. Iâll keep it here at my place and your wife can rest assured that someone will be keeping a close eye on it at all times. 
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Not to mention a firm grasp⌠yea, verily a death grip
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and, seeing as how nobody else said itâŚ
wait for it âŚ
nice rug 
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