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Post subject: Hidden screw hole in 1982 Jazz
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 3:58 pm
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I have one 1982 jazz and today found some weirdo taking off face pickguard.
There's one more screw hole.
and, more strange's Same thing happens in another bass maded in 1982.

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Bottom's mine and top's what I got at TB.
I think 2 holes at sides of pickup should be for pickup cover. (tray)
Blue marks means pickguard screw holes and 1 Extra red hole is beyond pg.
what do you think ? any idea ?

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Found that's for thumb rest bt mid 70's to mid 80's.


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Post subject: Re: Hidden screw hole in 1982 Jazz
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:20 am
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It looks like there was once a tug-bar (ie: thumb rest) installed on the instrument. If the spacing between the odd hole and the nearest original pickguard screw hole is 1¼" then that's likely the reason for the extra hole.

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Post subject: Re: Hidden screw hole in 1982 Jazz
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:03 pm
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Darn- you messed it up. I was going to tell him that's where aliens lay thier eggs. :D


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Post subject: Re: Hidden screw hole in 1982 Jazz
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:33 pm
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Aliens???

You mean like these......?

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:lol:

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Post subject: Re: Hidden screw hole in 1982 Jazz
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:15 am
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Thank you Arjay for calling it a tug-bar. If that wasn't the real proper title for that part, it's what most called it back when. For the guys that used the thumb to play with, they did tug on it.


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Post subject: Re: Hidden screw hole in 1982 Jazz
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:43 am
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Retroverbial wrote:
Aliens???

You mean like these......?

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:lol:

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No, no,no --- I mean those real little, iddy,biddy small ones that you have to see with a microscope ,silly! You know, the ones like they found on Mars? C'mon get it together man! HA!!!!! :D


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Post subject: Re: Hidden screw hole in 1982 Jazz
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:31 am
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Sabre Lane wrote:
When installed above the E-string, it's a thumb-rest.
When installed below the G-string, it's a tug bar. :mrgreen:

Yep. That's the way it was.


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Post subject: Re: Hidden screw hole in 1982 Jazz
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:03 am
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Well, regardless of nomenclature, the holes for this 'device' are spaced one and one-quarter inch apart.

Let's call it a "thug bar".

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Post subject: Re: Hidden screw hole in 1982 Jazz
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:55 pm
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I prefer to call it the"up-graded 2 screwhole plastic made version of the original 1 screw bakelite fingerest that came on the original p-basses"now only come with a select number of basses and are currently refferred to as thumbrest. :shock:

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Post subject: Re: Hidden screw hole in 1982 Jazz
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:17 pm
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lawsuitbass wrote:
I prefer to call it the"up-graded 2 screwhole plastic made version of the original 1 screw bakelite fingerest that came on the original p-basses"now only come with a select number of basses and are currently refferred to as thumbrest. :shock:


That is the best discription I've heard in 3 years and a couple months.


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Post subject: Re: Hidden screw hole in 1982 Jazz
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:09 am
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Sabre Lane wrote:
Retro is correct. It's for a thumb rest.


Exactly right. And for all of you who insist on being right, where can you buy a "tug bar"? Just for the sake of argument, here in the new millenium they're "thumb rests" and the only thing they're really good for is looks.


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Post subject: Re: Hidden screw hole in 1982 Jazz
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:12 am
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Retroverbial wrote:
Aliens???

You mean like these......?

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:lol:

Arjay



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Post subject: Re: Hidden screw hole in 1982 Jazz
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:16 am
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FYI:
The original one screw" Tug Bars" were made of wood, not bakelite. They were either finished natural or painted black.

They are useful when above the strings for thumb resting.
When they are below the strings you can grab them with your fingers and pluck with your thumb. Just like some players did in the fifties!


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