Wazkelly Build diary for DIY closing down sale Ash J Bass

[wokkaboy]

nice one cheers Waz, if I build another bass (I mean when haha) and if the kit doesn't have block markers I will try these out. Looks like the last marker on 19th fret would have been just wide enough to cover the dot marker

[Simon Barden]

I have a loathing of '70s Fenders so this all seems a retrograde step to me. But far be it for me to condemn what perversions you enjoy in the comfort of your own home.

[wokkaboy]

Hey Simon I saw on the news Bunnings have now opened in UK so waiting for a selfy haha - extra points if you are having a sausage in bread !

how far is this store from you ?

http://www.news.com.au/finance/busin...03b13f8db957e9

@ Waz sorry for the thread jack !

[wazkelly]

Looks like the last marker on 19th fret would have been just wide enough to cover the dot marker

Spot on Woks.

[Simon Barden]

St Albans is about 45 miles/73 km away from me, but a lot of the journey is round the outer-London circular car park called the M25, so you'd really have to be desperate for a sausage to go there unless you had to travel in that direction.

[wazkelly]

I have a loathing of '70s Fenders so this all seems a retrograde step to me. But far be it for me to condemn what perversions you enjoy in the comfort of your own home.

Hi Simon, I owned 2 of these white Ibanez models back in the early 1980's and fell in love with the look and feel of them, particularly the Jazz block markers on a maple fret board as that was quite rare at the time.

[Simon Barden]

And a sausage sandwich is well known to us Brits, less popular than a bacon sandwich or roll, but still a staple of Cafe breakfast menus.
The mentioned 'chip buttie' is a lovely once-in-a-while carbohydrate-rich treat, but way down in popularity compared to a sausage sandwich. It may sound weird, but the combination of decent chips in nice bread and oozing with melted butter is very satisfying.

[Simon Barden]

Nice basses, Waz, but for me, they just look better with dot markers.

[Zandit75]

Now it looks like a proper Jazz Bass

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Apologies for the poor light as shot was taken indoors about an hour ago.

These 'Black' only block fret markers were bought on eBay and can be found via this link if anybody wants to get some. Plenty of Black Pearl out there but this was the only pure black I could find.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/151897358...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Nice work on the blocks Waz!
Is the vinyl very thick? How well do you think they will hold up?

[wazkelly]

Is the vinyl very thick? How well do you think they will hold up?

Hi Zandit, the vinyl is quite thin and should hold up ok however I am tempted to put a couple of coats of TO over them to make sure they remain permanent.