The jazz bass v is the five string extendedrange version of the fender jazz bass. Nicely done jazz and p style bodies both finished and unfinished necks that fit either body style. This page includes templates for most of the products we offer as part of our. Front, side, neck, neck pocket, pickup and electronics routing positions. Anyway, a quick trip to the laser printer, printed at 1. Demystifying fender neck sizes based on letter designations. Even though it has been written with the electric bass in mind, it can also be used for setting up electric guitars or other similar instruments. Fender jazzmaster guitar templates electric herald. Jul 03, 2019 the bass scales chart below shows three common bass scales pentatonic minor, blues and major as patterns on a fretboard. While some knowledge of music theory is necessary, excellent bass lines can be. The custom classic fourstring jazz bass has been renamed custom active jazz bass as of 2010, featuring fenders highmass vintage hmv bridge and a 1960s jazz bass u shape neck. Im also adding a jazz pickup at the bridge, so not really 50s style, more 70s style. The suggested fingering for the scale is to the left of the diagram.
Originally released in 1960 as the deluxe model, it was renamed the jazz bass as fender felt that the narrow, more rounded neck would appeal to jazz musicians. Mar 01, 2011 erick coleman shows that the secret to a good neck joint is really knowing how to use a routing template. I m going to carve the head into a tele bass shape and take as. Pdf plan for jazz bass electric guitar fender style. Write out those walking basslines and transcribe those solos. Intended for 4, and some 5 string jazz bass neck pickups clear acrylic routing templates dimensions roughly 4 x 6, thickness 316 routing template designed for 4 string and some 5 string jazz neck pickups please note. Neck pocket routing templates are for building solidbody guitars or basses with bolton necks. How to build a bass guitar the full scale drawing ebass. But then i remembered that i only purchased this bass for something to play around with. Best bass gear receives a lot of communication from firsttime builders asking for advice on how they should go about building a bass guitar properly. Standard series jazz bass neck, 20 medium jumbo frets fender.
The first step creates the mounting holes and corners, the. Compare your neck s heel to the template, and measure the gap with feeler gauges. Measurements and drawing carefully compared to gibson eds 1275 double neck sg. Diy guitars, guitar luthier, les paul kit, luthier tools, wood working. The bass scales chart below shows three common bass scales pentatonic minor, blues and major as patterns on a fretboard. Im also adding a jazz pickup at the bridge, so not really 50s style, more 70s. Fender jazz bass templates free download as pdf file. Im going for a vintage white with a brown tortoise shell pickguard. This 7string guitar template is based on the b7 model. How to rout a jazz bass pickup cavity with templates youtube. Comfort is a subjective thing, as i prefer the p neck for most situations on account of my xl hands. Do any of you have a jazz bass neck template youd be willing to share.
Contemporary jazz and performer basses japan 1985 jazz bass 1980 jazz bass special japan 1987 power jazz bass japan 1987 standard jazz bass japan 1987 u. I was leery of the mighty mite, and i almost opted for another vendors neck for twice the cost. This is good howto information for guitarmaking templates in general. American ultra jazz bass american ultra jazz bass v. Telecaster, jazz bass, and precision bass are registered. The majority of the presentation will focus on walking bass lines in a 44 meter. The pdf links on this page are for the most common configurations and are here primarily for you to check the overall fit of the pick guard buy gauging its overall shape and mounting hole layout etc.
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I have both precision and jazz basses as well as a 97 p bass special that has a jazz neck on a precision body. The j neck is ok but the string spacing is a little narrow for some runs. Fender 1974 jazz bass guitar wmaple neck autocad 2008 3d. P bass blueprints custom bass guitar, fender bass, fender.
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Jazz bass guitar routing templates faction guitars. Blank, eightstave staff paper in bass clef with barlinesfour bars per stave. Standardhighway one series bass tuning machines set of four. Great for jazz standards in the 32bar aaba form and other 32bar formsone chorus per page. Neck adjustment 22 the neck adjustment process 29 bridge setting the intonation 31.
Check the fit of the neck within the taped template until it is snug. Extended scalebass guitar neck templates faction guitars. This template set includes a main body template, neck pocket template, and pickguard template. Practice the scale until you can play it continuously and fluently. With these templates youll create pickup cavities as precisely as any major guitar. It shows the different peghead shapes used on danelectro. The blackmachine guitar lineup is well known for its thin body and neck profiles. The neck adjustment process 29 bridge setting the intonation 31. Separated and comparison body templates for the jaguar and the jazzmaster. This guide was written especially for you and for those bass players who would like to learn this process, but dont know where to begin.
Bass best gear carries a wide selection of routing templates for the luthier, builder, or technician. Cad guitar plans choice of luthiers worldwide pdf plan for precision bass electric guitar fender style includes 2 pdf files size e drawings 36x48 914. 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. Inkscape properly converted all the lines to paths and nodes. This file contains all fender headstocks, including the jazzmaster. Bass scales chart a free printable bass guitar scales. A possible next step is use the template to create a prototype with a fiberboard front and junk wood around the outside to approximate the thickness. There are two templates, each with two different cutouts. Pure vintage bass tuning machines set of 4 bass tuning machine bushings standarddeluxe series mexico american deluxe bass tuning machines 0406. For clean jbass pickup cavities, erick coleman uses stewmacs twopart templates. Fmodel available jazzmaster, telecaster, jazzbass, thinline, jazzblaster, telemaster jazzmaster outline, telecaster routing, tinycaster 75% size tc.
The modern fender american standard precision bass is a guitar with a b neck with a modern c neck shape, with b referring to nut width, and modern c referring to the curve shape of the back of the neck. Scales and chords for the upright bass the following keys should be learned in the order presented. I have one for the body and for a p bass but none for a neck. I also include an alternate part of a pickguard template for a p bass pickup in the neck position, along with the corresponding rout built into the neck pocket template. Scroll down to download a printable pdf version of the chart, with no login or signup required.
Discussion in luthiers corner started by bassestkkm, may, 2014. We have pdf outlines for most pick guards we make but not necessarily all of them. Pdf guitar plan for jazz bass electric guitar fender style. With these you can build either a pbass or pjbass with a jazz bass body style. Im debating whether i want to go with the tele pbass headstock of the standard pbass headstock.
Neck pocket routing template for fender instructions. 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. Blank, 32bar bass clef staff paper pdf for bass players. Bass unfinished paddle headstock neck maple fingerboard. Our routing templates are lasercut for smooth edged precision, and centerlines are laseretched when needed for correct placement. These templates are based on the original blueprints and cut on a very accurate cnc machine. With these you can build either a p bass or pj bass with a jazz bass body style. Custom guitar bass headstock waterslide decal security sticker.
Cutout templates for curvature adjustment 49 standard formats a and b 49. I was able to import it into a vector graphics tools called inkscape. It includes a jazz bass neck template, a bass vi neck template, a baritone conversion scale jazzmasterstratocaster neck template, and a baritone conversion scale jaguar neck template. The list below is not exhaustive, but please use the following pdf templates as. The standard jazz bass model is sanded, painted and assembled in ensenada, baja california along with the other standard series guitars replaced by the player. Jan 30, 2018 for clean j bass pickup cavities, erick coleman uses stewmacs twopart templates. Free guitar templates available to download all plans are provided in pdf format, and printable 1. Originally released in 1960 as the deluxe model, it was renamed the jazz bass as fender felt that the narrow, more rounded neck would appeal to. Fender jazz bass templates bass guitar chordophones. Musiclily pro cnc accurate acrylic bass neck routing templates for standard jazz bass p bass. I have both precision and jazz basses as well as a 97 pbass special that has a jazz neck on a precision body. I decided on the stock standard jazz bass template and printed the pdf 100% scale.
Fender jazz bass templates, all you need to create your own. They show the scales as played on a 4 string bass with standard tuning. In the end i was forced to use the template to mark out the circular end of the headstock, and then just freehand the curved fin along the bottom. If you have built or modified a bass you can understand how nice it is to have a ready made template to perform pickup routing. To rout a smaller neck pocket, reduce the template size by adding layers of masking tape.
The first step creates the mounting holes and corners, the second step routs the pocket for a factoryclean. My fender mim jazz bass had a toosoft neck, so i finally decided to replace it. Musiclily pro cnc accurate acrylic humbucker pickup routing templates set for stewmac neck pocket routing template for fender guitar. This set of neck templates is great for builders wanting to go into the lower end of sounds. Autocad 2008 version of a fender 1974 jazz bass wmaple neck. Neck radius gauge instructions 1 print out on a card stock check the 1 block for accuracy. It comes in several different versions, with active or passive pickups standard jazz bass v. Problem was, the template as usual didnt really match the headstock blank from the factory. Multiscale instruments are designed to address some of the intonation problems outlined below, but still are. With the pdf in virtual hand, i decided to use the modern telecaster design shown below as the basis for my headstock, as its the one from the pdf that most closely aligns with my headstock blank. Fender jazz bass templates bass guitar chordophones scribd.