GuyR

2 hours ago, discreet said:

I've got herpes, so it's not gonna happen.

Isn't herpes Liverpudlian for wig?

5 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

This is a family-friendly forum; swearing is not allowed. 

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Swearing is allowed on thefretboard, so it ought to be here.

10 hours ago, Sibob said:

I'm sure I remember Doug confirming this exact thinking in his podcast interview with SBL.

This topic (the original post mainly) basically highlights some peoples lack of understanding of what is sometimes necessary for full-time musicians to undertake, basically to monetise whatever you possibly can. Clearly there is a 'market' for his more esoteric solo performing, at trade shows, clinics etc etc, but as has been mentioned above, it probably represents a tiny percentage of the bass playing he undertakes daily. He's good at it, people will clearly pay him to do it, why wouldn't he play like that.

In any case, the whole 'bass should stay in the low end' is the most boring, yet constantly visited, rhetoric going. These people are musicians, that they choose the bass guitar to represent their voice is a moot point. Those players will likely stick to a 'role' for a lot of their musical life, but who cares if they diverge if it's an enjoyable experience for them or someone else?!

Si

Couldn't have put it better

10 hours ago, stingrayPete1977 said:

I'm sure that all the big name session guys without writing credits have bigger houses than mine.

Maybe so, but they wont be rocking up to the gig in a Morris Minor.  

The hump around the 15th fret is quite common I understand from Martin at Bass Gallery. One of my 62s has it and, as it was only slight, a fret dress sorted it out. Good luck with it.

On ‎01‎/‎12‎/‎2017 at 13:13, discreet said:

Of course. Mine's 'glandular'...

Me too. I suffer from an overactive knife and fork.

Similar story to Tall_Martin, I'm 6'5" and used to play a short scale musicmaster. It might only be my size that stopped anyone commenting.

v nice bass, by the way.

I have exactly the same situation on 62, 64 & 65 Jazzes. The guards have been there 50-odd years, none are actually cracked yet, but undoubtedly showing signs of lean/lift. I haven't thought about changing them.

This is definitely a first-world problem, Mr B!!

V cool bass indeed and another lovely early Fender logo  jv on the site.

If only my jv was a year of birth bass. Sadly my l-series is.

32 minutes ago, Steve Browning said:

This is easy, for two reasons.

Reason 1 - The Birdies Song (Portsmouth Radical Club 24/12/1978)

Reason 2 (same night) - a member of the audience (dancing to the same number) died on the dance floor.

Over to you, everyone! :-)

Might as well lock the thread now.

"Made of pure Unobtanium" is one of my least favourites.

Blue, you are an inspiration for us all in very many ways!!

Cheers Guy

I have the old A5, not the ultra. Not sure if the construction is the same, but if it is I can strongly recommend it. Not too heavy, quite shallow satin-finish neck, easy to play. The sound is like a very resonant DB, particularly played over the fingerboard. Plenty of mwaaaah.
Great for noodling at home.

Does buying a Marcus Miller hat to cover the onset of baldness make you a slap head?

In the time-honoured tradition, I'll get my coat.......

Taxidermy

Not only yours

Not only yours

Any new strat day is a good day. That is a lovely combination. Enjoy.

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The first thing you've done properly is play the guitar - many people don't, particularly with imported guitars.

As the owner of a few ridiculously expensive guitars, I'd suggest buying the one you like the best and that sounds the best. If you want collectibility then buy the most complete and original example. If you have the money I'd plump for the '65, but there were awful basses in all eras and wonderful ones.
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Agree. If you are going to buy a collector instrument, and can afford a '65, you might as well, so long as it has the original finish, pickups and only very minor changes, if any. If it plays and sounds really well and is very light you won't regret it.

For new basses I thinks it's fine although I would still much rather try every example of a bass in a shop's stock as inevitably you will bond with one more than the others. Also there are worse ways to spend an afternoon.

For vintage it is more risky. Look on eBay and sometimes on dealers' websites and there is often a large dose of wishful thinking when it comes to originality. I have bought vintage online but wouldn't again.

Lovely. The precision is immaculate. Is it 65/66?

It's been a long wait for you. They make a handsome pair - Enjoy them in good health and remember re the 4 string it is preferable to ask forgiveness rather than permission

I must have misread the title. The content is far less exciting than I had anticipated.

I've recently had a 62 jazz bass made fretless at the gallery. I had a new fingerboard fitted, as it had been replaced previously with maple. Moving the side dots to the correct place would have been impossible do do cleanly, as the side dots straddled both the neck and the fingerboard, so would have been impossible to hide.
If you are used to playing the instrument you should be fine leaving the side position dots where they are. A plain neck does look smart in my opinion. I understand other opinions are available
As others have said, if you are going to take the frets out of the existing fingerboard, get a proper luthier to do it. I had a really nice jazz bass defretted in the 80s. They filled in the slots with a dark rosewood as I asked, but had cut the fret slots deeper before inserting the new slivers of wood. They cut the slots right into the maple. No going back from that. I only ever have work done at the gallery now.
I'm sure Jaydee would be a good choice.

Enyjoy the results. You can't beat fretless