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 Post subject: Fender Japan Bass New Look
PostPosted: December 22nd, 2014, 5:25 am 
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Location: Philly Area
All, I love Fender Japan basses, I have several, the one I fixed up I got on ebay for $550, it played great but was dull looking and kinda beat, rather than getting a new bass (short on cash) I decided to fix it up. I would not do this with an American bass as I like keeping them the same as when purchased. Thanks for checking it out.

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I had the body painted from Marty Bell, price was good, quality amazing and turn around less than 2 weeks http://martybellfinishing.com/

I had a pickguard from another project (I ordered two) and this Red one really popped, I got it from Tone Guard http://www.tone-guard.com/Info%20for%20 ... layer.html

I got some new Pick Ups on a great Black Friday deal, I paid $99 for this set http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender-Noiseless-J-Bass-2-Pickup-Set-308033-i1128136.gc

I added CTS pots with cloth wiring and added the bridge cover for that classic look. The neck and all other parts were untouched. This was a fun project and glad I did it.


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 Post subject: Re: Fender Japan Bass New Look
PostPosted: December 22nd, 2014, 6:22 am 
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Looks great. Is that finish Daphne blue?


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 Post subject: Re: Fender Japan Bass New Look
PostPosted: December 22nd, 2014, 6:32 am 
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Yes, the color is Daphne Blue, the camera got the color correct however the picture did not capture how nice the paint job is.


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 Post subject: Re: Fender Japan Bass New Look
PostPosted: December 22nd, 2014, 1:55 pm 
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Really nice!


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 Post subject: Re: Fender Japan Bass New Look
PostPosted: December 22nd, 2014, 3:48 pm 
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My J-Basses wear Red Tortoise (or nothing at all).

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