claire.foxx
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This is known in my circles as the “The JJ Burnel sounding one” its a self-build that started as a cheapie ‘bitsa’ and took on a life (and a budget!) of its own.
All the parts are quality parts and listed as below. The neck is bolted using stainless steel inserts as per all my builds.
Cost to build this would be £639.08 -- give or take
I'm asking £399 OBO. Might trade for some PJB amps or cabs + difference (depending on amp) but not looking for basses. I am downsizing even the good stuff now because of an (ahem, rather big impending purchase)
The skunk neck is lovely, the Northwest Guitar necks are really good first places to start as they don't need much fret dressing, they arrive straight and true and need little truss rod alterations, the body was just a standard P Bass but I had J routs cut. Everything else is a straight ahead Jean Jaques Burnel black bass with the addition of the Hipshot 4 Bridge.
Superb low action and is a really really fast player, really quick travel up and down the fretboard. You can hear it as bass & guitar as well (its set up to do both) on all my records from Nazi Furs F*** Off through to (I don't want your) Germswhere it really came into its own via a Darkglass Alpha/Omega and my Trace Elliot Stack (now moved on).
A full set of images are here on Basschat: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/442238-black-pj-bass-“the-jj-burnel-sounding-one”/
All the parts are quality parts and listed as below. The neck is bolted using stainless steel inserts as per all my builds.
- Northwest Guitars P Bass Body - £129 (paid £15 extra to have a J pup rout)
- Northwest Guitars Replacement Precision Bass Maple Neck - Vintage Gloss - £139.09 - 42 mm
- EMG PJ Set Active Solderless - £159 (extra unused parts for different configs inc)
- Schaller Tuners - Original F-Series BMF - £80
- Hipshot KickAss 4 String Bass Bridge - £65
- Black Scratchplate - Mex PJ fit -£11.99
- Various hardware: Strap Hooks, Knobs, string retainer, neck bolt inserts,
- Fender neck plate - £20
- Fresh unopened set of Rotosound Roundwounds Included
Cost to build this would be £639.08 -- give or take
I'm asking £399 OBO. Might trade for some PJB amps or cabs + difference (depending on amp) but not looking for basses. I am downsizing even the good stuff now because of an (ahem, rather big impending purchase)
The skunk neck is lovely, the Northwest Guitar necks are really good first places to start as they don't need much fret dressing, they arrive straight and true and need little truss rod alterations, the body was just a standard P Bass but I had J routs cut. Everything else is a straight ahead Jean Jaques Burnel black bass with the addition of the Hipshot 4 Bridge.
Superb low action and is a really really fast player, really quick travel up and down the fretboard. You can hear it as bass & guitar as well (its set up to do both) on all my records from Nazi Furs F*** Off through to (I don't want your) Germswhere it really came into its own via a Darkglass Alpha/Omega and my Trace Elliot Stack (now moved on).
- This body has a couple of dings. One on the horns and a dent in the finish on the back. I have no idea how as I never gigged with this. I only made it last year!
- Truss rod set is at the base of the neck. Its a stable neck so i dont need to adjust it but I have not notched out access in the scratchplate where the set screw is, I like a tidy looking minimal neck-to-scratchplate look.
A full set of images are here on Basschat: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/442238-black-pj-bass-“the-jj-burnel-sounding-one”/
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