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2010   

Custom Jason Newsted '89 Elan 5 replica

"Blackened"



 



Almost finished! :-)

Body:    Maple, Flame Maple top

   
Color:  Sheer Black (see through), clear neck
   
Neck:   Flame Maple/Purpleheart with dual truss rods, Neck trough body
  Ebony fingerboard , Flame Maple veneer on headstock front + back.
  FC inlay @ 12th fret, black Tahitian MOP ovals
   
Electronics: JPJ pickups, Jazz pickups with pan control, P pickup with on/off switch
  Three 3-position Q, one for each pickup, 3 filter controls, one on each pickup
  3 internal gain trimpots, one for each pickup, master volume, mono out
   
Hardware: Alembic brass Tailpiece, Bridge, bridge block and nut,
  Alembic (Gotoh) tuners
   
Birthday: Estimated: February 2010
  For full build record Click here
  For build pics Click here
   
Weight:  
   
Strings: R.Cocco

This is the original:

 

In 1991 Jason's bass was upgraded to Series II
Electronics setup on the original was:


Volume x 3
one filter + 2 way Q switch

My "upgrades" compared to the original '89 Jason Bass:

electronics:
3 x Filter + 3 way Q-switch, Pan for the J style pickups,
on/off switch for the P style pickup
Master volume
 
Neck:
Flame Maple neck lams
Tahitian MOP ovals + FC inlay @ 12th fret
Comfort taper neck profile

Hardware:
Solid brass bridge block

 

Jason's after the upgrade:


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