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Post subject: Body line on P bass
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:18 pm
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The line is just right of the bridge.

There was a similar topic about a three colour sunburst P Bass that had the same issue. It doesn't bother me, but could you lend me some information about it?

Secondly, I heard that while alder is consistent ash is not. This bass has an ash body, would this turn this into a problem?

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Post subject: Re: Body line on P bass
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:52 pm
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It's just a deep grain. Wood being the inconsistent living organism it is, you get stuff like that. If it were a poly coated instrument, it would likely be filled by that finishing process.

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Post subject: Re: Body line on P bass
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 8:18 pm
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what do you mean by consistant? The grain?


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Post subject: Re: Body line on P bass
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 8:57 pm
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Alder isn't consistent. Maple, or Mahogany is more consistent than Alder. One reason Alder bodies have two, there, and four boards making up the body is, the diameter of the Alder tree is not big. It's not like Oak, or Maple that can be cut from a solid slab.

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Post subject: Re: Body line on P bass
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:49 pm
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Mr. Nylon is correct. In the photo you posted I'm seeing a seam in the body where two pieces of wood were obviously glued together. This is not a bad thing at all!

One or more visible seams is the rule rather than the exception in a quality USA or even older MIM instrument that is NOT veneered or laminated.

2 piece body blanks are extremely rare and the 2 piece ones that are not snapped up right off by the Custom Shop are often designated to go for Deluxe series instruments. Most blanks are 3 and some 4 pieces or more. Pricier Fenders get the more select wood body and neck blanks.

Pieces of wood of various widths are glued together by a contractor to make a body blank of the size specified by Fender when they place the order with the blank suppliers.

Generally speaking when evaluating a bare body blank those with fewer pieces are thought to have better potential to yield a quality instrument. Other factors are taken into consideration when sorting blanks such as grain, color and so forth.

When you have a MIM instrument with a see-through type finish such as natural or sunburst and you can't find a single seam that means it started out as a laminated blank which has a single wide piece glued on top of all the body core pieces on the front and back to conceal all the seams. While it makes a prettier instrument lamination is supposed to be somewhat less desirable as it is not supposed to be as resonant as a solid wood guitar that has no laminate layers. However to my surprise some laminated bodies resonate quite well, but of course not all of them. I have a laminated sunburst P-Bass that rivals a 3 piece solid wood body in resonance for example. In general the ones that are made out of solid blocks that don't get laminated are thought to be better and in most cases they are, but not in all cases. You have to judge each instrument individually.

So your seam is actually a GOOD thing! It means you have a solid wood body and not a laminated one. Enjoy it!


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Post subject: Re: Body line on P bass
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:03 pm
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And no, it is not a problem long term, unless you try THIS:

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In which case you'll probably only succeed in breaking the neck:

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Even a Squier body is pretty much indestructible:

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This is probably why Hendrix learned it was easier if he just broke out the Zippo fluid.

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