Yes, I do make Jazz style basses. Take a look.

[NavyBass]

I didn't want to say anything about this because I wanted to wait until it was completed. Here's my latest Jazz style bass. I built the neck and body, and painted it. The body is Alder, the neck is Maple which has a bit of a flame to it, and the fretboard is Rosewood. The production models will have a different headstock shape to them. I did the fender style headstock because I was experimenting with making it a bit more swoopy.

The bass has DiMarzio Ultra Jazz pickups in it. I will probably be moving the output jack to the side of the body and puting some sort of EQ in it. I'm designing one for it now.

All the hardware is classic Fender style. This model, named the Blizzard, would be the classic Jazz Bass style in my lineup.

The last picture shows my uncle holding another Jazz Bass style I built a while back. This will be more the custom Jazz style. It has Basslines Quarter Pounder P/J pickups in it and a 3 band EQ with mid sweep control.


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[NavyBass]

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[Kilalues Guises]

blizzard haha

[mastrrbasser]

better than the alembics :-) :thumb:

[lemoley]

i really like the last one man, congrats ;)

[NavyBass]

better than the alembics :-) :thumb:

Well, I wouldn't go that far. But, thanks for the complement.

BTW, I made the pickguard also. I had a blank piece of B/W/B pickguard material lying around.

[mastrrbasser]

when i'm actually well off on my music stuff(after college) i really want you to make me some stuff.

[ebe9]

very nice

I shall have to give you a call one day for a 6er

[Killer Fridge]

Utterly beautiful

[bottlerocket]

JP, that Blizzard is amazing. You certainly have a gift. Honestly, I'm considering a custom bass right now (once I get money, that is). I'm strongly considering you.

-Gav

[NavyBass]

Thanks all. Just one question. Are they possibly SX quality? Heck, I mean, before I shoot for Alembic quality, I at least have to hit SX quality. Since deadautomatic said I never showed him anything built by me that was SX quality, I have to hit that mark first. :lol:

[willibassist]

Thanks all. Just one question. Are they possibly SX quality? Heck, I mean, before I shoot for Alembic quality, I at least have to hit SX quality. Since deadautomatic said I never showed him anything built by me that was SX quality, I have to hit that mark first. :lol:

keep working jp and maybe one day you'll earn his respect

:thumb:

[kev_trb1006]

dude, i want you to make me a Winters jazz one day... that thing is beautiful

[AB/CD]

think i just came a little bit lol

[Left Shoe]

thats beautiful

[trumpeter]

Gorgeous, I love the the headstock.

[PaulR]

See, aren't they so much cuter in natural light?

[kev_trb1006]

When you said you wanna make the headstock more swoopy, do you mean like Celinder/Sadowsky? Because that'd be sexual

[kilian]

So what makes your Jazzes better then any other Jazz out there?

[NavyBass]

When you said you wanna make the headstock more swoopy, do you mean like Celinder/Sadowsky? Because that'd be sexual


Don't really know yet. I'm experimenting with a few ideas though.

[fortyseven]

wow.

how much would that be? inc shipping to the uk?

i can get a loan now im 18...

[trumpeter]

So what makes your Jazzes better then any other Jazz out there?


I was just coming to ask that.

[Phalanx]

It looks like a very standard jazz bass. Sorry to be a bit critical but I think the logo could do with some work, I could really easily see the sticker lines :(

I wanna see some jazz basses with loads of knobs and exotic woods

[NavyBass]

So what makes your Jazzes better then any other Jazz out there?

Don't really know. What makes Lakland, Sadowsky, or the countless number of other Jazz inspired basses out there better than the rest? :lol:

I do plan on doing them with different body woods, pickup configurations, EQ's, bridges, etc.

Besides, that last pic of the Jazz with my uncle holding it, I made that bass from scratch back in 1980. That's way before anyone started making souped up Jazz basses. It was before Lakland, Sadowsky, and all the others. It was also one of the first ones with a P bass pickup in the neck position instead of the Jazz bass pickup. Also, it was the first Jazz (besides Marcus') to have an EQ in it.

[nicatterberry]

I like the matching painted headstock.

[kev_trb1006]

Don't really know. What makes Lakland, Sadowsky, or the countless number of other Jazz inspired basses out there better than the rest? :lol:

I do plan on doing them with different body woods, pickup configurations, EQ's, bridges, etc.

Besides, that last pic of the Jazz with my uncle holding it, I made that bass from scratch back in 1980. That's way before anyone started making souped up Jazz basses. It was before Lakland, Sadowsky, and all the others. It was also one of the first ones with a P bass pickup in the neck position instead of the Jazz bass pickup. Also, it was the first Jazz (besides Marcus') to have an EQ in it.

How much would it cost you to make me a bass that is top of the range Sadowsky quality? 4 string jazz, two single coil pickups, preamp - I'd like to know how much I'd be paying for the Sadowsky name opposed to the bass itself

[trumpeter]

natural lighting :thumb:


Do you have any other pictures of that bsas your uncle has, and what is on the headstock?

[The Forgotten Bassist]

Nice job JP, it's all nice and shiney :p

When i win the lottery roll over I'm getting you to come to Scotland and jsut make basses for me.

[kilian]

Don't really know. What makes Lakland, Sadowsky, or the countless number of other Jazz inspired basses out there better than the rest? :lol:

I do plan on doing them with different body woods, pickup configurations, EQ's, bridges, etc.

Besides, that last pic of the Jazz with my uncle holding it, I made that bass from scratch back in 1980. That's way before anyone started making souped up Jazz basses. It was before Lakland, Sadowsky, and all the others. It was also one of the first ones with a P bass pickup in the neck position instead of the Jazz bass pickup. Also, it was the first Jazz (besides Marcus') to have an EQ in it.
When we're speaking about ideas, there is nothing wrong with you :thumb:

Well.. I asked the question because you don't want to make 'another jazz bass copy'. I mean: that's been done a lot. You've got to come with something special for it.

Change something in the looks.

[SLKBassist]

That looks amazing. I like how the light hits off the fret wire and makes sparkles. It would be nice to see it in some other colors, and different knobs(not a fan of the standard knobs on jazzes). Oh I also had an idea, not sure how easy it would be for you, but make a sliding pickup, like in your Gibson, for the jazz. That would be sweet.

[AlmightyPancake]

It looks like a very standard jazz bass. Sorry to be a bit critical but I think the logo could do with some work, I could really easily see the sticker lines :(

I wanna see some jazz basses with loads of knobs and exotic woods
Normally he inlays the logo himself.

[eguitaranlead]

Looks awsome, what would you say wold be the price on something like that.

I have really become a jazz man latley, and want a real nice one at some point in the future.

[British Beef]

hehe i tohught the tuners were green for a second, do you cater for leftys???

[NavyBass]

hehe i tohught the tuners were green for a second, do you cater for leftys???

I can do lefties.

[bleeding_fingers]

It looks curvier than the Fenders I think. I like it.



Ever notice how luthiers here don't post ugly basses or anything?

[Left Shoe]

It looks curvier than the Fenders I think. I like it.



Ever notice how luthiers here don't post ugly basses or anything?
have you seen wishbass?

[NavyBass]

Ever notice how luthiers here don't post ugly basses or anything?



Well, I could shoot for Wishnivsky quality and price. :confused:






On second thought.:rolleyes:






Nope, just not going to do it. :lol:

[bleeding_fingers]

I don't think Mr. Wishnevsky (whatever his name is) posts his own basses here or anything.

[Chris K]

Cool stuff, looking good

[Akira]

That's crazy, probably my favorite Winters I have seen. The arm cutaway looks like it would make picking sex.

[burtonbassist_101]

that's absolutely gorgeous. how much would one of these cost?

[Left Shoe]

looking at the curves on the body more closely, its like a jazz meets a ritter, except with much less ritter...if you know what i mean

[willibassist]

would you ship to UK and how much including shipping would all this cost?

[faelun]

normally i dont like jazz bass' but daaamn that looks nice

[NavyBass]

I haven't figured out pricing yet. I will ship overseas.

[willibassist]

I haven't figured out pricing yet. I will ship overseas.

thats great

*starts saving*

[Pluperfect_Arson]

I'm not a huge fan of Jazz basses, but that it quite nice. Not to mention that fact that it is rather shiny.

[willibassist]

I'm not a huge fan of Jazz basses, but that it quite nice. Not to mention that fact that it is rather shiny.

natural light ftw

[Low_End_Communications]

Very nice. Very Fender, but still nice.

Build a 6 string jazz, swamp ash, neck through, 24 frets, natural finish, then we'll talk!

[Jaded]

Well, it looks like a Jazz in my least fav. pickguard/body color combination. I can't really comment on anything other than that and the fact that the decal looks like you stuck a few stickers on your headstock, though it looks like you did a good job with everything else. How does it sound?

[Jody LeCompte]

JP: I love your basses but your headstocks need some work. They alway seem just a tad bit off.

I'd still gladly weild one full-time though. :thumb:

EDIT: I agree with LEC, build a jazz sixer and I'll be at your frontdoor with 1200 easy.

[darrell]

I'd like to see a Jazz 6'er... I wouldn't buy it, but I think it would be cool. The 5's look pretty kick ***.

[Yman]

Oh yeah. A neck thru jazz with winters eq? gah....i must stop myself. Jp you indeed have mad skillz. I <3 jazz bodyshape.

And with the headstock issue, im still a fan of the inlayed mop snowflake...

[Naveed Afzal]

Ive been asking the same question since day 1 Do you do 6string Jazz Bodies...

yet to recieve an answer.

[Saberpunk]

Will there be different "levels" of jazz that you might make? like fender has the Standard-Deluxe-Deluxe specials ect?

[Jody LeCompte]

I dont really care so much about the body.

I want a jazz tone on a six string.

[Naveed Afzal]

I dont really care so much about the body.

I want a jazz tone on a six string.

I want both... gotta be 35 inch scale tho... a B with anything else is uncivilized.

[Jody LeCompte]

Im not so hot on the jazz looks but I want a sixer with the warmth and punch of a jazz instead of sterile and modern like most sixers.

[mastrrbasser]

I'm on the same boat as you. it's hard to come along something like that on a budget. Most sixers that are available to us have the active preamps that in my opinion make the tone a little too snappy. I'm actually thinking of eventually taking the preamp out of my schecter and getting some passive duncan soap bars in place of the EMGs. I love everything about that bass: the feel, the balance, the action, the playability, the string spacing, but sometimes i can get the tone i want, sometimes i can't. I would really like to make it passive. I can get a better growl out of a bass if it's passive.

[blizzard]

I completely approve of the bass and name :thumb:

That is incredible (though maybe not up to SX standards) <3
I would most definately post that on TalkBass right away.

Just quickly did you name that bass not only because you wanted it to fit into your Winters Image but also because I asked about Jazz basses the other day?

[Left Shoe]

Im not so hot on the jazz looks but I want a sixer with the warmth and punch of a jazz instead of sterile and modern like most sixers.
trbtrbtrbtrbtrbtrbtrb

[AlmightyPancake]

JP.





With the headstock, stick with just the subtle snowflake. Put the "Winters" sticker+model on the inside of the control cavities.





just my .02

[British Beef]

I can do lefties. what are your limits??? off topic but i want a simple 7 string guitar, nothing too special... do you ship to the uk?

[willibassist]

JP.





With the headstock, stick with just the subtle snowflake. Put the "Winters" sticker+model on the inside of the control cavities.





just my .02

actually that could be very cool and more tasteful then what you're doin already

[Radiobass81]

JP: On the (not so near) future, I'll be talking to you about a 'Ray-style fretless, but before that, I'm thinking of sending you my beat-up Hofner Tele bass, so you can mod it and what not. Would you mind if I talked to you on MSN, to see what I could do with it, and how much would it all cost and what not?

Also, gorgeous bass.

[Jody LeCompte]

Why not just a fretless ray?

[mutant!]

Sweet bass man. Where does the brand name come from - your surname, or did you make it up?

[Radiobass81]

Hmm? You mean, buy another 'Ray?

I'm going with JP to see if I can get a similar bass, bur cheaper :p.

[eriatarka]

Sweet bass man. Where does the brand name come from - your surname, or did you make it up?

Its his surname.

[mutant!]

Sweet.

[Tryxx]

Beautiful. I want mine now even more. (Is that possible?)

It's a Tele style, just for reference.

[NavyBass]

JP: On the (not so near) future, I'll be talking to you about a 'Ray-style fretless, but before that, I'm thinking of sending you my beat-up Hofner Tele bass, so you can mod it and what not. Would you mind if I talked to you on MSN, to see what I could do with it, and how much would it all cost and what not?

Also, gorgeous bass.

Sure, you can MSN me.

[AcerbicCunnt77]

I don't understand everyones "omg its gorgeous/cute/amazing" comments.

it's not like its his original design. It's a jazz copy he made with his logo on it.

[deemo]

I don't understand everyones "omg its gorgeous/cute/amazing" comments.

it's not like its his original design. It's a jazz copy he made with his logo on it.

because black on black jazz basses ARE gorgeous.

[low-G]

I don't understand everyones "omg its gorgeous/cute/amazing" comments.

it's not like its his original design. It's a jazz copy he made with his logo on it.

did you make a bass?


BTW JP my gramma has the same flowered table cloth as your uncle does on that table