Baz............. Keep the Tbird buy a reissue Fender. My '62 RI is the best Jazz I have ever owned. I hear the new RIs coming out are even better.
Parts is parts, here's a Jazzmutt I just built with stuff I've had lying around for a few years. Fender Japan body, 'Genuine Fender Replacement' neck, DiMarzios, etc. Plays and sounds fantastic.
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Anybody can build just about any Fender he wants, all sorts of vendors selling the components. Not possible with ThunderBirds.