Completing the repair, re-finish and re-fit of a (2004) Fender "Standard" Jazz Bass neck.
Joe Strummer Fender Esquire – Olympic White. Is it too soon for a 1st May makeover?..
A "1st May makeover" modification, as supplement to my original four-part "Partscaster" assembly project... Upgrades and revisions to update a specific, late 1980's inspired, version of Joe's ever-evolving white Fender Esquire
Fender “Vintage Spec.” Jazz bass – Setting up a DIY build electric bass guitar…
Setting up a Fender Jazz Bass. Neck action... nut slotting... string height... stringset curvature... intonation... pickup height
Joe Strummer Fender Esquire – Olympic White. Step by step Partscaster assembly, Part 4 of 4 – Why a decent setup is important, and how to go about it
A Partscaster assembly project in four, "easy-to-follow", parts... Part four - setting up this Joe Strummer inspired, Fender Esquire build.
“Fuzz Face” Clone Guitar FX Pedal. Fitting the PCB into the enclosure
Finishing the build of a standard specification "Fuzz Face" FX kit, (by Jed's Peds). Finally fitting everything into the stomp box enclosure...
Fender “Vintage Spec.” Jazz bass – Wiring the tone circuit, (Fender ’62 American Vintage Jazz Bass Schematic #0190209. Dual concentric controls).
Wiring a "Fender '62 American Vintage" Jazz Bass Circuit, (Fender #0190209, with an additional, central "star" ground). Fender "Original '62" pickups and dual concentric, vol/tone controls.
“Fuzz Face” Clone Guitar FX Pedal. Preliminary assembly and testing
Assembling a standard specification "Fuzz Face" FX board, (by Jed's Peds). The components for this "intermediate" level board have been sitting around, forgotten, for a while now - waiting to test my compromised vision issues, and somewhat "basic" soldering skills. "Meh!... It's just a fuzz..."
Fretless PJ Bass – Assembling and aligning the neck… body… bridge, and hardware
Attaching a refurbished "generic" fretless PJ bass neck to it's body, and fixing most of the rest of the hardware...
Joe Strummer Fender Esquire – Olympic White. Step by step Partscaster assembly, Part 3 of 4 – Wiring the tone circuit
A Partscaster assembly project in four, "easy-to-follow", parts... In part three of this, Joe Strummer inspired, Fender Esquire build, I'll be building and installing a Fender "'50's Esquire" tone circuit.
Fender “Vintage Spec.” Jazz Bass – Hardware installation
Fitting the rest of the hardware, (including pickups and covers), to a modern, "vintage specification" Fender Jazz Bass build