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1 hour ago, lemmywinks said:

Looks like they licensed the headstock shape, assume Charvel are owned by Fender (or by whoever owns Fender)? Made in Mexico so I guess if you joined the dots...

 

Quite like the look of this:

Yup, Fender acquired Charvel in 2002!

This is different enough to really stand out but also quite tame. I really like it!

The Lambo Green 5 string... 

https://www.charvel.com/gear/shape/san-dimas-bass/pro-mod-san-dimas-bass-jj-v/2965079518

Yup!

2 minutes ago, machinehead said:

The fender Flea Jazz is nitro finish too.

Frank.

Yeah but I just always think of that as in the Road Worn series. Same with the JMJ signature. Just Road Worn series spec with some more specific features and a player’s name 🙂

3 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Yeah that’s it skej, AVRI 62 👍

Lovely basses!

4 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

My fender us 62 RI was a nitro finish , I paid quite a lot for my one but you do see them occasionally come up for around the £1200 mark 

This looks like an American Vintage model, which has been updated as the current ‘American Original’ 🙂

11 hours ago, Hazza2004 said:

Just a short one but are there any Jazz basses that come up under £1000ish with a nitro finish, preferably in sunburst. I've seen the old classic series 60s fenders fit this criteria but are there any MIJ options or maybe even american? I was looking at the vintera 60s J bass but a nitro finish and rosewood board would be a massive plus

Pretty sure the only models/ranges with a nitro finish in the current range are; 

MIM Classic ‘60s Lacquer (there’s a non-lacquer version too sI you have to specifically choose this)

MIM Road Worn

American original series (MIA)

Normally, the MIJ models don’t come in Nitro finish (there are some specials etc that did, but they’re difficult to get new) BUT, there is a company in Poland who refinish MIJ Fenders (stock and custom requests) in Nitro finishes of varying styles (NOS to heavy relic). I’ve played a few of their instruments and the quality of their work is STUNNING and would come in below £1000. Example here;

https://restauracja-gitar.pl/portfolio-posts/fender-62-jazz-bass-nitro-relic3750zl-975/

Hope it helps!

14 minutes ago, horrorshowbass said:

Thanks guys yeah I've settled the head, will probably get a player series when they are back in andertons. I have a squier contemporary active jazz incoming to tide me over....

My local PMT has 0% finance up to 36 months. Might be a useful way to play with your budget 🙂

29 minutes ago, CameronJ said:

Oooh! Mystery potentially solved. That looks lovely.

Yes and no. Maybe we know if it’s shiny, but I just assumed the ‘red’ would be like the previous one but this appears to be sparkly, like Candy Apple Red. If so, it’ll be a tough decision!

https://www.peachguitars.com/epiphone-sg-special-p-90-faded-pelham-blue.htm
 

ooooo, this looks like the photo was from an ACTUAL instrument. If that is what ‘faded Pelham blue’ looks like, I’m in!

2 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

If it doesn’t turn up as a box of matchsticks 😳

It’ll be fine... honest...

@CameronJ - the pictures on Peach guitars (who look like they actually have it, not just stock photos!), it’s shiny from the bottom horn etc

4 hours ago, CameronJ said:

The red looks matte too...

It’s just the photo editing I think, they’ve tried to diffuse the light and you sometimes get that effect - like Andy said, well soon find out!

1 hour ago, CameronJ said:

Well, for a start, that’s a gloss finish but the photo Andy posted earlier (with both the red and blue in the same picture) appears to be more of a matte/satin finish. What the hell is going on here??

I think that’s just the angle/lighting playing tricks. I don’t think Epiphone ever offered a matte finish on a Jack Casady so it’ll be weird if they start now with only one colour in the range!

12 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

I’ve scrapped plans to buy a BBPH...

Nice to see the plastics are cream (not white!) and that Pelham Blue is niiiiiiiice!

15 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

Is the web address to find out about a headless Ibanez REALLY headstockdistribution.com???

Yup, they are the UK distributor for Ibanez. Also absolutely useless, so not surprising that they didn’t spot the humour in this when submitting it!

9 minutes ago, stewblack said:

I do like a nice wobbly synth I must say!

For £22 nee, it’s worth a try!

24 minutes ago, stewblack said:

Is it good for bass?

Whoops my mistake I thought it was the fuzz!

It’s lovely! 
 

Combined with an octaver to create a nice wobbly synth tone 🙂 

This is super cool!

must admit I’m in love with the UV300! Maybe one to add?

17 minutes ago, Maude said:

To get enough 'milk' from the males they'd be going at it until they were blue in the face. 

These comments are getting a bit blue for my liking

9 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

Unless they are doing a version where a clear coat on top has yellowed slightly- similar to how lake placid blue can go turquoise on old basses

Unfortunately I don’t think they will be. Gibson only use nitro coats on Gibsons. Epiphones usually have poly finishes and most of the time they stay well clear of tinted yellow and it won’t naturally yellow with age either. 
 

2 hours ago, BigRedX said:

That's nasty IMO. 

I agree. It’s always hailed as a special or limited finish, but I think it’s one of the worst!

2 hours ago, yorks5stringer said:

One other choice and it would be Pelham 123?

Pelham Blue is typically a rip off Lake Placid Blue. I’d say neither of those pictures is accurate to what the Gibson/Epiphone Pelham Blue finishes normally look like in the flesh. Usually more like this https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Epiphone_Announces_Limited_Edition_TV_Pelham_Blue_Collection

Red with cream plastics would be amazing. No idea why they’ve opted for white!

1 minute ago, codhead said:

Hi guys,

Woke up to an absolute hurry of messages this morning.

Someone's inboxed me saying they've bought it. Looks like I might get it back! Then the police can do the rest.

Will keep you all updated.

Thanks

Josh

If you need, it screenshotted the ad and was going to send it to you but our very own @walshy beat me to it! Here if you need it 🙂

I can’t believe I’m saying this because if I’d read it before I owned one, I’d have laughed but...

Sire P7 V

Stunning quality and you’d have enough left over to buy a second one!

Got mine as a project bass really not knowing if it’d work out or I’d keep it and now it’s all I pick up (despite owning custom instruments, vintage instruments and everything in between!). They really are decent!