BB2000

I caught this by accident, didn't have a clue who they were. For a while I thought the bass player looked a lot like JPJ, but that it's a shame he couldn't play like him. Then I realised it was him... Loved JPJ in Zepplin, but to be honest I wouldn't cross the road to watch this lot. Having said that I bought Zooma when it came out and was stunned at how incredibly crap it was. Maybe it's just me?

Or if I had a luthier build a neck (based on the dimensions of my Wal neck) to fit a fender cavity, would this be very expensive to have done?

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='661213' date='Nov 21 2009, 06:14 PM']I'd be willing to bet that even if 'selected' woods are used then the cutting is still done using CNC machines. So the skills involved in 'every so masterfullike' assembling the simple construction CNC'd items compared to say a real builder cutting and shaping the complete body and neck by hand, fitting body facings, headstock facings and shaping neck pockets etc is like comparing Picasso to a painter and decorator. AND then they go and charge so much more for it. Big 'F', a license to print money?[/quote] Just a good example of how capitalism works. Nowt wrong with that.

Yamaha BB1200, BB2000, BB3000 (and variants). Through necked instruments don't have the same punch as bolt on instruments though, especially bolt on's with traditional Fender bent tin bridges.

I've been looking for loe cost basses which have necks similar in shape to the MK1 Wal's, and which have a similar neck position (fingerboard to body distance and fret positioning to player body) - basically something which feels like a Wal to play, but haven't found anything remotely close. Any suggestions?

[quote name='redstriper' post='657345' date='Nov 17 2009, 06:52 PM']I have a 1963 Fender jazz bass that I'm now finding too heavy for long gigs. It had a home made maple precision body fitted in 1978 which is what makes it so heavy. It also had a new maple fingerboard at the same time, the neck is original, but the headstock has been cut in the musicman style. The electrics and hardware are all original. These are the options, I've considered - 1: Get a lightweight bass for gigs and keep the old jazz for recording. 2: Sit down at gigs. 3: (This is my latest plan) Have a lightweight jazz shaped body made and maybe also a new neck or fingerboard. It's been my main bass for 30 years and I love the sound, So what should I do ? Any suggestions ?[/quote] Look at the 60's classic I have for sale at the moment - it's one of the lightest jazz basses I've handled for a while (under 8lb 10oz). It's also bloody cheap!