A Bass VI for $200?

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Re: A Bass VI for $200?

Post by MattK » Mon Oct 05, 2020 2:35 am

haaa - no - I'm one of those people whose job stayed the same or got busier during the COVID crisis. I need to get a body made and I'm looking for a reasonably priced source!

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Re: A Bass VI for $200?

Post by rank » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:27 pm

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I really like the look of that but would much prefer a jazzmaster trem on it.
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Re: A Bass VI for $200?

Post by MattK » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:34 pm

Thanks, I was tempted to keep it that way but it felt a bit wrong. In hindsight I should have just slapped it together and called it done.
A JM trem wouldn't fit - the bridge is in the right place, so a JM trem would be entirely behind that. Besides, that's how a regular VI is configured, I wanted to see if I could make it with a Mustang setup.
Guess I need to get onto it. I have an actual vintage Mustang body which is stripped and not-well refinished, I was wondering if I should offer it in trade for a body made to the template I drew.

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Re: A Bass VI for $200?

Post by MattK » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:37 pm

Coming up to the 11th anniversary of starting this thread - could this be the year? I've applied for redundancy at work, and if I don't get it I will be taking some time off over January anyway, so maybe ...

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Re: A Bass VI for $200?

Post by rank » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:47 pm

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A JM trem wouldn't fit - the bridge is in the right place, so a JM trem would be entirely behind that.
I know but I just prefer the Jazzmaster trem as you can probably tell by every build I have.
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Re: A Bass VI for $200?

Post by MattK » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:49 pm

There's also this model if you like your six-strings with a JM trem?
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Re: A Bass VI for $200?

Post by rank » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:52 pm

I've got a Bass VI. I was really thinking of just a 6 string guitar.
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Re: A Bass VI for $200?

Post by MattK » Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:30 pm

That should be pretty doable - Strat neck, Jazz Bass body, mark up the bridge line and drill for thimbles (or just use a fixed roller bridge), put a block behind the neck heel and drill the neck screws, then drill corner holes and chisel or rout for the JM trem. AliExpress has JB bodies for about $40 shipped I think. If only I could find a Mustang body there, I'd have a starting point.

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Re: A Bass VI for $200?

Post by HarlowTheFish » Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:45 pm

There's a guy on reverb, Partscaster Concierge, who does a Sixty-Six style guitar body - slightly downsized Jazz Bass body that fits a strat neck. He'll drill for a JM trem and a ToM or rocking bridge and his prices are super reasonable. I'm actually gonna get a Mustang body from him soon, so if you wanna wait on that I'd be happy to try him out for y'all and report back.

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Re: A Bass VI for $200?

Post by MattK » Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:52 pm

I'd be interested! but shipping might kill the deal (I'm in Australia).

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Re: A Bass VI for $200?

Post by Steadyriot. » Mon Oct 05, 2020 10:00 pm

MatthewK wrote:
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That should be pretty doable - Strat neck, Jazz Bass body, mark up the bridge line and drill for thimbles (or just use a fixed roller bridge), put a block behind the neck heel and drill the neck screws, then drill corner holes and chisel or rout for the JM trem. AliExpress has JB bodies for about $40 shipped I think. If only I could find a Mustang body there, I'd have a starting point.
They're out there!
24" necks, now those are almost impossible to find! As are shortscale bass necks.
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Re: A Bass VI for $200?

Post by MattK » Mon Oct 05, 2020 10:12 pm

Whoa that's amazing! I searched all kinds of things on Aliexpress and nothing came up (except Jazzmaster bodies labelled "Mustang guitar"). I should have known I needed to search in Dutch ... THANK YOU.
If only there were other colours. I think I might need to get a custom build because the neck I have will require the pocket to be longer than a regular Mustang body. It's weird that the body you linked is called a bass, the pocket is lead-guitar length.
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Re: A Bass VI for $200?

Post by MattK » Mon Oct 05, 2020 10:15 pm

and in return, here's a 24" RW block/binding Fender type neck on eBay: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Yellow-Elec ... 2854665421

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Re: A Bass VI for $200?

Post by MattK » Wed Sep 15, 2021 10:45 pm

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Re: A Bass VI for $200?

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now to wait for the mail from France to Tasmania ...

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