miles'tone

Yeah that's definitely alder looking at the grain. Definitely alder looking at the weight! 😄 70s Fenders and all that jazz...(sorry) Interestingly it's a 2 piece body with the lion's share being one large piece, you can see the small second piece on the rear shot way off to the left. Almost indistinguishable. Tastefully done. (I had a good zoom in on it because I'm a massive geek like that) Some say that not having a timber join along the speaking length of the strings (nut to bridge) makes for a more resonant bass (Yamaha). I'd like to think so... Pricey bass but in this instance I think it would be worth it... Looks worthy of a travel to find out anyway. IMHO as always.

Nice light weight for a Jazz with covers too.

Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys

Suicide Is Painless - Manic Street Preachers

I bet it smells horrible.

Fool's Gold - Stone Roses

(Meet) The Flintstones - BC-52's

Mine is an East German Meinal (I remember being told when I bought it) circa 1980... It's a nice bass but now needs some serious £££s spending on it (about a grand roughly) more than the bass is probably worth. I was originally thinking that the money would be better spent towards an upgrade. Since my post I've put the cash towards a recent '65 P purchase, so I'm keeping my laminate and just going at it d.i.y. style to keep the thing alive. It's a happy learning curve actually (when time allows)... Apologies for such a late reply guys, I didn't get any notifications of replies to this thread for some reason... Cheers all, you're the best!

Oh bugger me! I snoozed, I losed...

It’s Oh So Quiet - Björk

Knockin On Heaven's Door - Guns N' Dylans

Some Kinda Itch - The Dream Syndicate

I have had regrets but I'm well over it. There are millions of good basses out there. It all about how you play what you have really.

Dig It - Beatles

Maggie's Farm - Bob

Dickie's Such An A$$hole - FZ

Moby Richard - LZ Why can't we say D1ck?...

You Got To Lose - Weightwatchers/George Thorogood

I don't know if this is still needed but this lady who is the The Tune Project is great!

Friends In High Places - Larnelle Harris

Legalize It - Pete Tosh

I've never noticed that before! 😆 Like it even better now!

Ring Of Fire - Mr. & Mrs. Carter-Cash

Must I Evolve? Jarv Is

I'm with you there, although I love the older large Wal headstock because I cut my bass teeth in the early 90s watching Flea hammering one in the Funky Monks film on infinite repeat! The Epi Jack Casady also rocks but the one that looks and feels the best, to me, is the 60s Fender P. (I've apparently got plenty of viking DNA in me though so, y'know...🪓😄)