This is good howto information for guitarmaking templates in general. Lovely guitar templates luxury routing template for tele body and neck. When you look at them sideby side the lower horn on the bass looks a little clunky, imo. The list below is not exhaustive, but please use the following pdf templates as a. The inside upper horn on the bass also curves in a little sharper than the guitar.
Problem was, the template as usual didnt really match the headstock blank from. I also include an alternate part of a pickguard template for a pbass pickup in the neck position, along with the corresponding rout built into the neck pocket template. This page includes templates for most of the products we offer as part of our standard lineup. This template set includes a main body template, neck pocket template, and pickguard template. How to rout a jazz bass pickup cavity with templates youtube. Im also adding a jazz pickup at the bridge, so not really 50s style, more 70s style. Explore vintage and modern j bass guitars for your personality.
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Align the centerlines on the template with the penciled lines on your bass body. If you have an email address of some sort i could email them to, id be more than happy to send them to you. It was made to accompany fenders new guitar at the time, the jazzmaster. Press the tape down firmly so the template stays put while youre drilling. Jan 30, 2018 for clean j bass pickup cavities, erick coleman uses stewmacs twopart templates. Fender bass guitar owners manuals the manuals listed in this article are either current manuals created from a digital copy or scans of the original hard copy manuals taken from our archives that have been converted into pdf documents. Some of these customers are still with us after all. A collection of building templates and wiring diagrams for the fender jazzmaster. The jazz bass or j bass is the second model of electric bass created by leo fender.
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With its offset waist, two pickups and narrow neck, the jazz bass was sonically versatile, faster playing, and soon became the standard by which all other bass guitars were measured. I decided on the stock standard jazz bass template and printed the pdf 100% scale. For clean jbass pickup cavities, erick coleman uses stewmacs twopart templates. The original electric bass, it was arguably leo fender s greatest accomplishment into the world of music.
One of the controls is a double control with a switch. We have pdf outlines for most pick guards we make but not necessarily all of them. Find great deals on ebay for fender headstock decal fender decal. From precision bass to jazz and jaguar, theres a fender bass to let you be you, with. Was wondering if anyone had a copy of manual for it they can email or send me to a site that has one. Precision bass guitar routing templates faction guitars. Erick coleman shows that the secret to a good neck joint is really knowing how to use a routing template.
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The ultimate guide to the perfect bass setup version 1. Even though some bass players know how to do it, most turn to a professional to do it for them. Bass guitar service diagrams if youre repairing or modifying your instrument or simply need. Position the template away from the centerline equally on both the bass and treble sides. We are experts at creating custom configurations or custom shapes that will fit your needs. Nov 28, 2016 i managed to find a bunch of fender bass headstock templates on the tdpri site, and hoped they would be enough to seal the deal. Bass best gear carries a wide selection of routing templates for the luthier, builder, or technician. Electric basses are the driving force behind the greatest moments in music. Problem was, the template as usual didnt really match the headstock blank from the factory. The guitar is for sure a dec 65, i took it apart once. Making a jazz bass pickup template time lapse youtube.
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