Restoration request came in for 1970 Fender Jazzbass.
00:00 Diagnosis
01:14 Parts removal
03:22 Body cleaning
04:38 Parts rust removal & polishing
08:20 Fret replacement
16:22 Neck painting
17:35 Body assembly
20:11 Neck sharpening & peg installation
21:45 Nut fabrication
23:36 Fret rubbing
27:41 Nut adjustment
29:45 Completed
A person who saw the video of 1974 Fender Jazzbass [Repair] asked me to restore his Jazzbass.
When it was sent to me, the bridge was missing a frame, the strings were not stretched, and the neck was in a bad condition.
First, we put strings on and loosened the truss rod and looked at it for 2 months. The fact that it had been warped for so long was a good thing, and after a little tightening of the rod, it was straight enough.
The frets are no longer high, so they were re-hammered. The parts were all rusted and dirty, so I replaced them.
The parts that could be polished and used were used as they were.
The neck had some cracks in the clear, so I over-lacquered it.
I know some people may think that over-lacquering is not a good idea since the guitar is vintage, but I decided to be practical so that the guitar will be played well in the future.
The whole body was badly stained with tar and it took a lot of time to clean it. The paint on the body is quite peeling, so I decided to minimize the cleaning so as not to lose any more of it.
The neck has had the mounting holes refilled, and I have no idea if the neck is original or not, or why those holes were refilled in that area since they never shifted that much in the first place. The old re-filled holes were also re-filled with maple again.
In the end, I was able to set the string height low and the neck was in good condition for a jazz bass.
I could barely make out the stamps and date markings, so I had to guess from the parts that it was a bass from around 1970. I don't know how much of it is original or frankenstein, but it was a nice bass with the characteristics of a 60's jazz bass.
I hope you will be able to play it again comfortably.
I still want a 70's jazzbet. ......
Restoration request came in for 1970 Fender Jazzbass.
00:00 Diagnosis
01:14 Parts removal
03:22 Body cleaning
04:38 Parts rust removal & polishing
08:20 Fret replacement
16:22 Neck painting
17:35 Body assembly
20:11 Neck sharpening & peg installation
21:45 Nut fabrication
23:36 Fret rubbing
27:41 Nut adjustment
29:45 Completed
A person who saw the video of 1974 Fender Jazzbass [Repair] asked me to restore his Jazzbass.
When it was sent to me, the bridge was missing a frame, the strings were not stretched, and the neck was in a bad condition.
First, we put strings on and loosened the truss rod and looked at it for 2 months. The fact that it had been warped for so long was a good thing, and after a little tightening of the rod, it was straight enough.
The frets are no longer high, so they were re-hammered. The parts were all rusted and dirty, so I replaced them.
The parts that could be polished and used were used as they were.
The neck had some cracks in the clear, so I over-lacquered it.
I know some people may think that over-lacquering is not a good idea since the guitar is vintage, but I decided to be practical so that the guitar will be played well in the future.
The whole body was badly stained with tar and it took a lot of time to clean it. The paint on the body is quite peeling, so I decided to minimize the cleaning so as not to lose any more of it.
The neck has had the mounting holes refilled, and I have no idea if the neck is original or not, or why those holes were refilled in that area since they never shifted that much in the first place. The old re-filled holes were also re-filled with maple again.
In the end, I was able to set the string height low and the neck was in good condition for a jazz bass.
I could barely make out the stamps and date markings, so I had to guess from the parts that it was a bass from around 1970. I don't know how much of it is original or frankenstein, but it was a nice bass with the characteristics of a 60's jazz bass.
I hope you will be able to play it again comfortably.
I still want a 70's jazzbet. ......