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Came across this link on the FDP forum - a fantastic [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Just-Two-Edwin-Starr-Blinky/dp/B000BQ4MY8/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1236423460&sr=8-11"]Motown album by Edwin Starr & Blinky[/url]...(a limited edition run of only 5000 CDs). With Jamerson [b]VERY[/b] prominent in the mix & laying down some huge fat soul grooves. Fabulous stuff. "I'm Glad You Belong To Me" has some jaw dropping playing...

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='422668' date='Mar 1 2009, 09:07 PM']Yes but the odd thing about that is 70s necks would have a 'cambered' fingerboard as opposed to slab. Also the shot of the back of the headstock proves it's never been fitted with anything other than reverse Klusons - the later 'fan shaped' heads only line up with 3 out of the 4 holes so it would show a fifth hole for each head. I'm begining to think it's a repro neck with a fake (oooh sorry Erik) pencilled date.[/quote] Yes - it's a very odd 'Frankenstein' neck! And one thing is for sure - it's not an original pre-CBS Fender neck.

[quote name='YouMa' post='422678' date='Mar 1 2009, 09:16 PM']...there really cant be that many 1960 Fender Jazz basses about! Surely?[/quote] 1960 Fender Jazz basses? Very few. Fender sales records show that the very first Jazzes were ordered around March 1960, but there's very little evidence of actual basses dated/delivered before August 1960. The generally accepted figure for numbers made in 1960 is less than 250. My own 1960 Jazz with a neck date of July '60 (and a 4XXXX serial number) has to be one of the very first made...

[quote name='wmsheep' post='422531' date='Mar 1 2009, 06:32 PM']Doesnt the "Webright" stamp on the neck pertain to early/mid 70`s necks?[/quote] Yes - I'm pretty sure you're right about that.

[quote name='bassaussie' post='422005' date='Feb 28 2009, 09:44 PM']I think you're talking about the "ratio" of the machineheads - too many windings. And yes, you're 100% correct.[/quote] Spot-on. Here's a pic of a real set of 1960 Jazz bass tuners as a comparison... [attachment=21258:60_jazz_tuners.jpg]

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='421985' date='Feb 28 2009, 09:19 PM']Neck could still be real, pegs definitely re-issue - worm and cogs too 'busy'-originals are more 'spare' in that department (does that make sense?). Truss rod adjust nut replaced with hex - hopefully with correct thread. Re-fin would explain the strange laquer behaviour. This guy has some cheek to say he 'no sell fakes'. You know what? if he told me he was a liar, I wouldn't believe him.[/quote] IMHO - I don't think the neck is real... as mentioned, not only should the truss rod adjuster nut have a deep cut hex nut, but the position of the truss rod itself doesn't look right - on 1958-62 slab board necks the hole for truss rod adjuster nut was actually cut into the rosewood (see pics of a real 1960 Jazz neck & a '62 P Bass neck). [attachment=21256:6ecc_1.JPG.jpg] [attachment=21257:62p_neck_date.jpg] The hole on this dodgy neck only just clips the edge of the fretboard - & only then because it's been so poorly drilled/re-drilled out... As for the body? No mutes holes by the bridge & no router hump - pretty conclusive that the body isn't original. And the finish definitely isn't right - all the early burst Jazz basses I've seen had a lot of black in the finish, with a much a smaller area used for the red/yellow. As for the dreadful faked ageing on the neck & the body... It's just comical.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='421826' date='Feb 28 2009, 06:04 PM']Run away![/quote] +1 A very poor attempt at a fake... with a long list of reasons why!

[quote name='alexclaber' post='411712' date='Feb 17 2009, 09:10 AM']I would always avoid using the same as that being used on the kickdrum otherwise you'll end up fighting each other to be heard. The cheaper kick mics are all very mid-scooped (I mean relatively cheap, I know the D112 isn't exactly disposable!) which works great for getting thump and click without honk and mud from a kick but sucks all the growl and punch out of a bass guitar. SM57 goes pretty damn low with proximity effect if you close mic, haven't used an M88 but have heard fantastic things about it. RE20 is amazing if you're feeling bling! Alex[/quote] I got a used RE27 (a souped up version of an RE20) off eBay for £200 from some guy in Canada. Retail price in the UK? £923!!! RE20's normally go for about £400 new - so used ones should be out there for £200 or less?

The mutt's nuts for bass cabs, guitar cabs, kick & brass (& great for some vocalists) is the Electro Voice RE20 (or RE27). Expensive but fantastic.

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[quote name='sixshooter' post='408825' date='Feb 13 2009, 05:21 PM']Nick, I know where you live. If it goes missing your the first one I will call on Work was done by Joe White, a very talented man who is in the process of turning a 51 butterscotch P into a 55 sonic blue for me... WOT and BBC, I knew this would have many different views which is why I posted, each to their own. At the end of the day I hope whoever owns it gets a fair price and the Bass gets a loving home![/quote] If Joe White's isn't on our list of recommended luthiers - judging by that he should be!

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='408864' date='Feb 13 2009, 06:08 PM']Is that an ebony board? Not original, surely?[/quote] Not ebony. That'll be the original slab Brazilian Rosewood board... Just one of the reasons why early 60's pre-CBS Fenders are so sought after.

[quote name='sixshooter' post='408783' date='Feb 13 2009, 04:43 PM']Thumb wear is original, as are a number of other wear marks. As there was no paint left on it all paint wear has been done sympathetically by the Luthier. It still has its crack in the headstock by the E tuner, and there is wear on the back. The neck has genuine dirt and wear from 50 years of playing, half a century old this year![/quote] Mmmmm.. Lovely. That's a fantastic restoration job - I don't think that could have been done any better. Can I ask who did the work for you?

[quote name='Shire' post='405141' date='Feb 10 2009, 10:34 AM']I'm in the same boat as you. Looking for a case fo a musicmaster bass but I don't want to pay the £160+ for the licensed fender case: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_case_f_mustang_bass.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_case_f_mustang_bass.htm[/url] I was thinking about trying out an extra long guitar case like this one: [url="http://www.gatorcases.com/productsmodeldetail.aspx?LID=2&PID=7&MID=32"]http://www.gatorcases.com/productsmodeldet...ID=7&MID=32[/url][/quote] The new Fender Mustang case prices are insane - I was looking for one for my 1966 Mustang... ending up getting an original 60's vintage one (in mint condition) from US eBay for less!! And the really frustrating thing with an EB-2 is that the body is actually the same size as a 335 (which you can easily get a case for) - but has a longer neck... Bah.

Got a couple of odd sized semi-acoustic basses (a Gibson EB-2 and a Hofner Senator) that I need to get decent hard cases for (ideally Hiscox/SKB style). Flight cases would end up being huge, heavy & impractical because of the depth of the bodies - so no good. Have had no luck finding anything so far.... Any suggestions much appreciated!! Thanks.

[quote name='The Burpster' post='402639' date='Feb 7 2009, 10:03 AM']H.J. Didn't Paul originally play a Hofner and then was GIVEN a P....? before he was seduced by Rickenbaker? Just checking up on my history? ( I'm sure I read that somewhere, but I do know he wasnt using Fenders for very long...) [/quote] When The Beatles started out in late 50's & then into the early 60's Fender basses (& most other US instruments) were VERY expensive (equivalnet to £ thousands now) & virtually impossible to get in the UK. They played Hofners as they were relatively affordable (though still expensive) & available. And as for LH versions of any bass or guitar for McCartney? No chance. Which is why the violin bass suited him so well. Also McCartney has never been much of a guitar/bass collector - he has no real passion for instruments (Harrison was the guitar collector of band). The Beatles were given a load of Fender gear in 1968 - & there are some photos of McCartney playing a LH Fender Jazz from the 'White Album' session. But his main bass at the time was his 4001S (made specially for him by Rickenbacker). Then in 1969 the Beatles acquired a RH Jazz - not for McCartney, but for Lennon/Harrison... though they actually used a Fender VI for playing bass parts of Paul was playing piano for example. But I've never seen photos or reference to any of them using a Precision bass... McCartney still uses one of his original Hofners, the 4001S and a Wal Custom 5 string. [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beatles-Gear-Andy-Babiuk/dp/0879307315/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234007328&sr=8-1"]There's a great book available about all the instruments & gear used by the Beatles.[/url]

There was a guy playing a very sweet looking CAR (with matching headstock) Lakland 'Decade' on C4 'Sunday Night Project'... Mmmmm. Lovely.

The RTAS version for ProTools is mighty lovely too!