It is amazing what a little success can do for one's courage. I have never owned a bass, but have always wanted one. My all time favorite is of course a Fender. The Jazz bass is their best looking model in my opinion and the most affordable version is the Squire. Still, it is $300.
Another great looking bass by Fender is the Jaguar. It came out recently and is vying for my aesthetic admiration. Again this is still $300.Really, $300 isn't bad, but after building a guitar for around $50 (that doesn't include the price of the neck) I have trouble thinking in terms of that much money.
So...I have two thoughts.
1). guitarfetish.com sells kits for the Jazz bass for a measly $104.
2). rondomusic.com sells an already finished Jazz bass copy for $119.
Of course, this is only the beginning. The idea is to take the neck, electronics, and pickguard and transplant them into a body that I would build to match the telecaster thinline I just finished. I'll have to think it through a bit more, but it might just work!
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