Someday id like to build one of those, if i can ever get back to throwing wood chips. The jazz bass neck measures roughly 1 916 at the nut. I have done this several times before, as i am never confortable with they sell commercially. When leo fender designed his guitars and basses he used a practical nuts and bolts approach. Pdf files we have pdf outlines for most pick guards we make but not necessarily all of them. While that method isnt bad, i have found it to be somewhat lacking as the neck mounting holes can become stripped over time. Each models neck is maple, with maple, rosewood, or pao ferro fingerboards available. Max kay, best bass gears bass tech, describes how to copper shield your bass guitars control cavity. After enough feedback from pplayers about the radius change, it is quite likely they had no choice but to buy another machine to bring back something. Fretboards should not be confused with the bass guitar neck. View and download fender precision bass owners manual online. They are two different pieces entirely, but often used interchangeably.
Custom shop a6x aries 24 fret bolton neck guitar w. I just tried to put an 83 p bass maple neck on a 70,s jazz bass body. You can try and file it down and break it or fender has one for the professional series that is preslotted and will save you time and headaches. Buy squier by fender classic vibe 70s precision bass maple neck black. While most newlybuilt p and j basses are equipped with modern c shape necks, the jazz neck tapers off to a slim 38mm nut width. Other installation processes may be required, such as fret work, fitting the neck to the neck pocket, and other instrument setup procedures.
Electronics free delivery possible on eligible purchases. About 12 hours of that is in hand carving and shaping the headstock. Demystifying fender neck sizes based on letter designations march 25, 2018 june 17, 20 by best bass gear although bass guitar necks can be built to any number of different sizes and shapes, more often than not a player does take the letter designation of the neck into consideration when shopping especially if buying online unplayed. On the workbench is a 1969 fender precision bass with a problematic playing action. Demystifying fender neck sizes based on letter designations. Im currently importing loads of pdfs into adobe illustrator and editing them so a cnc machine can handle them. Our in stock selection has thousands of custom bodies and necks ready for purchase. American deluxe precision guitar pdf manual download. Guitar and bass neck threaded inserts the gear page. Deluxe pbass, american deluxe precision bass 0195200, american deluxe precision bass 0195202.
Pbass body blank dimensions telecaster guitar forum. If you have a fourstringed bass guitar, then from top to bottom, the strings correspond to the notes g, d, a, and e. The precision neck is roughly 1 34 at the nut and has a somewhat fast neck, but in a different waythink of a porsche 911 versus a chevelle ss. However, in 1957 the p bass was redesigned and became the version most of us think of when mentioning a precision a split humbucker bass. The precision or p bass evolved throughout the 50s with changing electronics, body shape, and cosmetic details. The action is high and the bass is very uncomfortable to play. How to memorize the notes on the guitar neck why do it. Im putting together a bass for my son from a p bass body i bought. Placing the bridge just right is somewhat critical, yet can be a bit tricky. As the first production model bass guitar, the fender precision bass was an absolutely revolutionary instrument upon its introduction in 1951.
The biggest mistake that i made was not using a 2way truss rod. Fender standard precision bass neck, 20fret reverb. It was bought through a popular online auction and was brought into the workshop for an assessment after the new owner had tried various adjustments but failed to make. Chris cockrums guitar building, diy, cnc, electronics. This makes it quite easy to create the correct flow, with a flat rasp or a file. Do any of you have a jazz bass neck template youd be willing to share. There are three measurements to manage, distance from the nut, centered on the neck, and perpendicular to the neck. Pdf precision bass electric guitar plan fender cad. I dont know if they have the side profile but fender has pdfs of the top profile of every. Buy bass wiring harness prewired kit for precision bass guitar 250k pots 1 volume 1 tone jack pack of 2.
Adjusting bass guitar neck relief bass gear studybass. Selection, file type icon, file name, description, size, revision, time, user. I know erin rogers teaches a class for all dulcimer players, of all styles and skill. Warmoth does not offer a neck to fit the 3bolt body. I have one for the body and for a p bass but none for a neck. The fretboard is where you actually play the bass guitar. P bass neck drawings dimensions telecaster guitar forum. American deluxe precision bass, 019520002, 011100, download. It takes about 45 minutes or less and is very easy to do. If you have any further questions about wiring up our pickups, give us a call. Squier by fender classic vibe 70s precision bass maple neck.
Ill take others as well though,as i do want to build at least one of the big guitars once. This neck is fast and comfortable without being voxlike skinny. The original precision bass was introduced in 1951 and had a single coil pickup approximately halfway between the bridge and the end of the fretboard. The one piece of knowledge that is missing with many guitarists, often players who want to play rock styles, is the knowledge of where every single note is on the fretboard.
Georgia luthier supply is your source for the best precision bass electric guitar plans available anywhere. Unlike the fender precision bass plus, which had an optional maple neck, the boner jazz. Its mostly set neckhumbuckers with a couple p90s thrown in there. It is distinct from the precision bass in that its tone is brighter and richer in the. I think ive seen this done before on older fenders but i was wondering if i could take a squier or old fender jazz bass neck and put it in my squier p bass. The main reason is because the guitar is so visual that a player can learn everything by patterns and shapes. Since 1969 the 1piece maple neck option has been fitted to many fender basses and.
You can also have our plans printed or even get cad guitar plans. Precision bass the loudest of all car clubs, we help you get louder and educate about car audio. If you want to simulate the neck more, roll the paper up and tape it together and you have a minibass neck for practice. Pdf precision bass electric guitar plan fender style. Memorizing notes without your bass fretboard notes. Most precision and jazz bass production models have what fender calls a modern c shape neck. To get the right look, everything curves and blends into each other. The profile is slim and gradually tapers outward as you go down the neck. Unless otherwise specified, all plans are sold as electronic downloads. We prebuild many popular items and pass the savings on to you. View and download fender american deluxe precision parts list online.
Fast playing medium c profile maple neck, with low action down the board. Discussion in luthiers corner started by bassestkkm, may, 2014. I was inspired by the lynn dudenbostel episode of handmade music on diy so i bought build your own acoustic guitar by kinkead and used the plans in the book. Remember, you can adjust the width of the fretboard diagram to stretch out to the edges. Fender bass neck problem steve hoffman music forums. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. In lieu of this, the critical dimensions for bass guitars are. If you do not find the list or diagram for your specific instrument on this page, we may still be able to furnish you with a hard copy from our archive. To measure the distance from the nut which is the scale of the. Replacement neck for jazz bass or precision bass with chunky body and small headstock. Every vintage bass consists of the fol lowing electronic components. Genuine fender precision bass guitar maple neck features a comfortable modern c profile and 9. The body template has an additional rout for a jbass pickup. I spend about 30 hours building each scroll bass neck, not including the finish.
Precision bass guitar routing templates faction guitars. Because fender genuine replacement necks have not been mounted to guitar bodies, nut slots must be cut by qualified personnel. Designed from the ground up as a workhorse any musician will appreciate, the a6x features an aggressively beveled body similar to the scb6, with an ultracomfortable deep body cutaway and forearm cutaway, sculpted upper and lower horns and a new sculpted neck heel for easy. Selection file type icon file name description size. Status graphite is not responsible for the content of external websites. Its the topmost piece of the bass guitar neck where the frets are embedded and the fret markers the little white dots in the left picture are inlayed. The pdf links on this page are for the most common configurations and are here primarily for you to check the overall fit of the pick guard buy gauging its overall shape and mounting hole layout etc. This diagram will cover our pbass, 51 pbass, and our split 51 pbass. Pdf precision bass electric guitar plan fender cad guitar plans.
If it means that much to keeping it untouched look into buying a original neck from your basses era and play on that keeping the bad neck in case you sell and the new owner wants to tangle with a warped neck issue,or keep it and play on the newer one,or buy a new fender neck and enjoy the bass like that. A no nonsense comprehensive study of scales, modes, chords, arpeggios, extended fingerings, diagonal fingerings, functional harmony, theory and more. Pjmofat replacement neck for precision bass allparts music. Our electric guitar plans can be downloaded immediately as a pdf.
These are the same quality as our custom built items. This template set includes a main body template, neck pocket template, and pickguard template. Since the first bass neck machine would be able to fabricate one and only one bass neck radius, cbs had to make a choice and they chose to order the machine to make the jazz radius of 12. The 24fret aries a6x from kiesel guitars is the latest custom shop innovation in boltneck guitars. The rondo music sx p bass i had was really good as were the jazzes from the same source, especially with a gotoh 203 bridge added.
A majority of the repairs my shop tends to make involve electronic issues on vintage basses. How to copper shield your bass guitars control cavity. For some reason and i didnt look before i tried this,the p bass neck is about a 14 thicker where it joins the body. I love my p but i have kind of small hands so playing a couple hours a day can start to get straining especially if im tense because im learning new stuff. Neck construction method tone question set neck vs. The original electric bass, it was arguably leo fenders greatest accomplishment into the world of music. The fender precision bass is a model of electric bass manufactured by fender musical. Fender american deluxe precision parts list pdf download. Fender precision bass 1973 sunburst price guide reverb. One of our perennial bestsellers over the past few years, fretboard alchemy for 4, 5, and 6string bass is now available as an ebook.
To adapt our necks will require converting to the more common 4bolt neck plate. The fender jazz bass or j bass is the second model of electric bass created by leo fender. Its not easy to choose between these two legendary basses. As soon as you complete your plan purchase with us, you will automatically be given a download link to access your plans. Selection file type icon file name description size revision time. Full sized, very detailed plans of a bass guitar similar to a 51 precision bass played by sting. By andrew pouska replacement neck for precision bass bass guitar neck.
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