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Hmmm! Very strange! Personally speaking, as a massive JD nut (as those of you that know me!) it looks like someone has put something together as a custom instrument and somewhere along the line, someone else may have mentioned that it was a JayDee. Shame there's only one pic - would be nice to have some real closeups of the pickups etc and the rear of the headstock, where one would expect to find John's decals. Note the Badass (or similar) bridge unit, plus the stringers are fairly widely spaced in the centre of the body - not familiar JD traits!

Allo Live Music stock a range of basses, from Fender thru to Musicman etc. They've got an awesome guy teaching there too - he's got hundreds of basses...! Cheers! Nick

Nice to see you here! Did you play for Greg Lawrence many years ago? Nick (ex One Eyed Cats)

Does look like a Hondo. Best thing for it would be a pyre! What a heap of crap! Sorry! Nick

Red Bull! Gives you wiiiiiiiiinnnnnnngggggssssssss! Or strings I suppose.

I normally take 12 or so basses to gigs - I've got a chap with a van to drive them there, clean 'em, set them up etc....! Nah! I wish! Normally two (normally the Arpege and Passion) but if its a big corporate job with a big stage, I sometimes take 4 or 5, just in case there are any other bass players there! Invariably they give you dirty looks whilst trying to dance with their bird but come over all nice during the break! `Nice Viggeeers mate' (note hard `g's)- Actually son, you pronounce it `Vijjeeair'. `Can I 'ave a go?' No. In 26 years of playing, I've never bust a string - pulled one through the bridge of my Hohner Arbor fretless once! Had very small ball ends (ooer!)

Cheers! Give my Status Series 2000 a bump tomorrow in the For Sale area! Ta! N

Allo! They appear fiddly at first but with a bit of dilligence, its not too bad! From what I recall, I used to use Elites 40-100 on mine - suited the bass well. I sold my bass in '93 so this is purely from memory - apols to any current Factor owners! 1. Slacken off the string(s) using the tuner knobs. 2. There is a small `staple' shaped metal piece which holds the string `capstan' wheel in place. Lift up the `staple' and this will then release the capstan and you can then move it freely in order to remove the string. 3. To restring, you need to locate the ball end of the string into the relevant `hole' in the headstock, then push the `silken' end of the new string into the hole in the capstan wheel, then wind the wheel backwards such that the string becomes taught (this is the painful bit as the teeth on the wheel are quite sharp!). The wheel clicks etc. 4. Once the string is as taught as possible, you can then tune it to pitch using the tuner!

Totally agree Steve. From my experience of many many hours building basses with Ian Hancock over 6 years or so, the body core wood plays an important part of the overall tonality of an instrument. The construction (i.e. through neck, set or bolt-on) also plays a big part and obviously, the pickups, pickup placement and EQ. However, even two basses that are identical in build etc can sound totally different, due to the cellular makeup of the wood/s used - even wood from the same tree can sound different depending on its `location' within the tree trunk, the base of the tree = heavier, more compressed cells due to the weight acting on it. When you think about it, we're dealing with organic structures which are subject to nature's forces!

Well done Kev - good price there! Nick

Hello Boy!!! Good luck - just out of interest, Marcus is a good player, nowhere near as brilliant as me but 'es not bad!!!! hehe! Nick O' Modest

Hmm! Series II Mark King model - really not sure about them thar additional features? Is it based in Wales by any chance?

..theres only one thing that would look good on this bass. Its orange! Its FIRE!!!! Hehe! Looks like an old Jedson body.

He mentions that he has two identical basses in both listings now! Hmm. Tasty!

I've just sourced a monstrous Jaydee Calibas six string - I've not weighed it but I think its just over a stone! On saying that, it hangs nicely on a Comfort strap, but then I play quite high etc. Nick