Jono Bolton

[quote name='charic' post='142061' date='Feb 17 2008, 07:23 PM']Umm.. its a blue bass :brow:[/quote] Yes, but I was merely pointing out that as it's a metallic finish (like my jazz), putting a white pearl plate on it's gonna make him look like he's just escaped from New Found Glory. If that's the look he's after then that's the plate for him. The black would look better IMO.

[quote name='metalmaniac' post='141750' date='Feb 16 2008, 10:47 PM']This is like the bassist community's laminated book of dreams. Plastic Keyboards that catch tears of joy![/quote] Bill Bailey's in the episode of Spaced I'm watching! Some nice Dano DC basses on there, pretty colours too!

+1 for both black and white pearloid. I put a black one on my black Precision, and white pearl on my Sage Green Jazz, and pretty as it looks, I doubt I'll ever gig with the Jazz again. It looks too Mark Hoppus now, the Black/Black Precision looks more serious.

I'm pretty sure the bodies are basswood, most of the auctions tell you in the description.

Gibson Thunderbird?

I'm looking to buy a new Precision body and [url="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-STRATosphere_W0QQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247"]The STRATosphere[/url] on ebay have [b]loads[/b] of replacement Fender parts. There's a few nice Jap Precision bodies, but there's nothing to say what the difference between the 57 and 62 P bass bodies is. Anyone know? There's a nice sunburst 57 and a lovely Lake Placid Blue 62. I fancy replacing the body of my black Mex P, but I like the Mex neck.

[quote name='lee650' post='141608' date='Feb 16 2008, 04:02 PM']I think that colour is known as sea foam green, very nice!!!!! Basically I'm after a Jazz bass in the colour of Dan Andriano's (main pic on this page [url="http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?section=Basses"]Dan Andriano bass[/url]) Doesn't matter about a painted headstock and my budget is £500 maximum. So, anyone up for the challenge[/quote] Are you sure it's not the surf green? Number 57 [url="http://www.fender.com/resources/colors/"]here[/url]. It's slightly different to the Sea Foam green, a little closer to blue than green.

Actually probably lust, with this: My local has one, at £399. I resisted the urge to play, deciding that it would have a horrible jazzy tone and wouldn't be suited to fat rock sounds that I want, but based on looks alone God I want it.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='140175' date='Feb 14 2008, 11:33 AM']Personally i ilke the black Nitro finish. That was a big selling point for me as i don't really like glossy black finishes.[/quote] I don't mind the finish really, it's just a very vague kind of white colour on the one in my local, and a little yellow-y too, it's little vomit-coloured. The black ones aren't bad though, provided you put a black scratchplate on it too

On Epi Non-reverse Thunderbird the copped out the same way they did with the Ripper and put P-J pickups on it which is stupid. Without Gibson-style pickups it kind of loses the factor that sets them apart from Fenders

[quote name='nick' post='139869' date='Feb 13 2008, 09:19 PM']Funnily enough bought one myself short while ago. Mines a cherry red version, with more of a scroll-like lawsuit headstock, black button tuners & adjustable dampener bridge. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9336149@N08/2128148899/in/set-72157602884385041/"]http://www.flickr.com/photos/9336149@N08/2...57602884385041/[/url] Pickup certainly packs a punch @ 15k, especially considering it's age. Lovely bass, & IMO quite usable, though it depends on what kind of music you're playing [/quote] Heavy-ish rock really, doubt it'd be meaty enough for that. I like the sunburst but I've not really got enough spare cash to take a punt on it just now. Might save up for a bit and try for an Aria TB semi, although the horns aren't as circular as I like on a semi

The Embassy's a bit too Pete Docherty for me, and I don't want an Epi T-bird because it's the shape I have a problem with. Although, I forgot about the non-reverse Thunderbird. That is a thing of beauty! I think Epiphone did one, but it was a while ago, and they're pretty scarce, which is a shame. But a sunburst one would be lovely if I could find one. Possibly even a cherry red.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='136507' date='Feb 8 2008, 01:18 PM']I wouldn't ordinarily do this - but with FeeBay going the way it is, I doubt I'll be selling much more there: [url="http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQdfspZ1QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ32QQlredZAny00000QQsassZmaya29band"][b]Buy my JapCrap[/b][/url] Oh & should add in the unlikely event anyone's seriously interested, make me an offer, I'll gladly pull them off EPay & sell them proper, like. J.[/quote] Oh God, I want that Grabber copy so f***ing much it hurts Looks loads nicer than that Epi version they're doing

[quote name='Stag' post='139739' date='Feb 13 2008, 06:07 PM']Hmmm, I have a lump of cash coming soon which I was hoping to get a second hand EB-0 or EB-3 with but they appear to be as rare as rocking horse sh*te. Perhaps a nice new USA P-Bass for £499 will soften my GAS... [/quote] No! Get the Gibson, then send me pictures! I want one, and I'm sick of seeing Fenders! I'm hoping my next bass'll be an Epi EB3 that I can mod up

Actually, you bring up a good point, my local music shop which is full of crapola has a new style highway 1, and it's got a HORRIBLE finish! Seriously bad, just in terms of aesthetics. To be fair, you could buy notable9's H1 and spend £35 buying a badass II from the states. Would cost you less than the new H1, but I like the 70s logo!

[quote name='bnt' post='139885' date='Feb 13 2008, 09:47 PM']Actually, now I think about it: would a Gibson Victory be comparable? The [url="http://www.gibsonbass.com/GibsonVictoryBass.php"]GibsonBass[/url] site has sound samples from the three models, and other Gibson basses. edit: after a bit more comparative listening, how about a Ripper or a Grabber? (If you can find one, that is.)[/quote] Gibson Victory? I'm sorry, you must have misread the bit that said "...but [b][u]doesn't[/u][/b] look so hideous" Sorry but that's foul. Don't mind the Ripper but I don't like the Grabber. Les Paul looks alright, but they have a weird headstock.

Edited the original post. Apparently there was some confusion

[quote name='Bassassin' post='132590' date='Feb 2 2008, 03:15 PM']It is - It's based very heavily on one of the '60s Ibanez original designs: This new Ibby came up recently here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=8594"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=8594[/url] Jon.[/quote] I must have it! But I'd get rid of the horrible 2+2 headstock, and stick a nice Fender-type on it. A rosewood one, with block inlays! Oh God, I'm getting ideas!

Goddammit! I'd want the white one, but it has a matching headstock and reminds me of the white P Duff McKagan plays I don't know if I like it without a scratchplate either. A Precision would be nicer.

Don't suppose anyone spied [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OLD-COMMODORE-SEMI-ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-C1960s_W0QQitemZ320217359220QQihZ011QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]this semi[/url] on the 'bay? I like. I like a lot. I want to put thin strings on it. I don't know why.

I'd like a Squier VM but I can't decide which to get. I like the look of both the Precisions and both the Jazzes. Don't think it matters anyway because I always swap the bridges for BadAsses and pickups for Duncans. But they look awesome and I've not heard any bad reviews of them and you an get them for really reasonable prices. If only there were a 5 string version.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='139711' date='Feb 13 2008, 05:23 PM']I'm not a fan of that bass, or of Epi's in general, but in fairness the Jack Cassady looks & feels a lot better when you've got one in your hands than you'd guess from the photographs.[/quote] It's just the fact that it's got a 335 horn on the top and a Les Paul horn on the bottom that I don't like. I just think it should be symmetrical. The sunburst one isn't too bad but you don't see many of them around.