Parts bass

[ilan]

So out of boredom I took some parts that were laying around the house, made a relic J as a gift for my son and a P for myself. MJT alder body, Allparts neck, Tonerider pickup, and of course my favorite guard - 5-ply b/w/b/w/b. When Lavaguards resume production I might get a tort.

[Alanko]

Very nice! A good range of parts to have knocking around at home. I quite like the black 'guard on that.

[Dave W]

Nice, but please leave the guard as is.

[gearHed289]

Nice, but please leave the guard as is.

Oh, heck yeah man! Looks fantastic as-is.

[ilan]

Update: the Allparts neck was really thick and I didn't like the satin finish, so I have replaced it with an $80 J neck from China complete with gloss finish and counterfeit logo. This is what it looks like now.

[Pilgrim]

I highly approve of the pickup cover.  Looks fab.

[Rob]

Get tort

[godofthunder]

  That block neck looks killer! How's it play?

[ilan]

  That block neck looks killer! How's it play?

It's thin, straight and can be set up for low action, but when compared to a real 70s Fender neck - not as comfortable. Maybe it's the sharper fretboard edges and flatter radius.

They drilled the string post holes a little north than Fender, so the G string tuner's base plate corner sticks out a bit. No biggie. The nut needed some work - it was waaaaay too high. again, no biggie.