"Franken" Fender Jazz

One of my current 1st "goto" basses. The bass wood body, and maple neck with ebony board came from a friend of mine, ( thanks Gerry! ) and turned out to be a delightful pairing. The bass wood body ( or maybe poplar ) is very light and resonant, but had no visual character at all.

So I did a "faux" Minwax grain, and then sprayed black to create a tobacco sunburst. Many people have commented on the wood grain, and I always spill the truth.

This bass is quite versatile, the neck pickup soloed does the best P bass imitation of all my Jazz basses, and then both together have a perfect Jazz bass sound , rich, pointy and immediately identifiable. Bartolini's on this bass, and roundwounds. This bass is a classic example of getting Porsche quality for Volkswagen price.