Musicman20

I've actually spoken to some stores who have said the leave vote has created significant problems. Wonder if anything good will come out of it. I don't want results that are great for us years down the line, I'm on about the next year. We can't just keep paying more and more.

[quote name='project_c' timestamp='1470218057' post='3104120'] How is an economic downturn which is an obvious and undisputed direct result of that vote an 'excuse'? The economy of the U.K. is in deep trouble, if you think this is a 'blip' i'd like to see what you define as an economic disaster. When nobody has a pot left to p!ss in, people are still going to be saying it's a coincidence that has nothing to do with Brexit. [/quote] Not to stir the political pot even more, but completely agree.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1470214463' post='3104072'] I think it's still fair to blame brexit if brexit is what has given companies something to hide behind. [/quote] Exactly.

Brexit. Amazon example: Boss pedals have risen by £5-10 each (and that is AFTER the normal price rise they had recently). Politics shouldn't be part of this thread but it's the exact reason. It is not a normal price rise across the board. It is Brexit. I'm sure a leave voter will say I'm over reacting or it'll settle down. I'm quite glad I don't plan to buy anything other than pedals for the next few years.

Yeah bit much!

I would love a Modulus. I wish they would go back into production...

Sold my old one, new V2 arrived safely with usual tin and new revised manual. Compact, well built and nicely laid out. Happy I've gone ahead I'll be testing it this weekend. I could be wrong, but it 'appears' smaller. I assume it is the same size build but the extra controls give the illusion that it is a little more crammed.

Mine does look fairly reliced. Re: string spacing - can move it on the bridge!

I tend to find the difference is subtle, but the Jazz single coil is more 'hollow' sounding. I might be mistaken but I'm sure it can get a little more lively in the upper mids/treble.....not sure.

For me: Flea Matt Freeman Paul Turner Peter Hook Brian J Robinson tied with Fat Mike Other notable mentions would be Andy Rourke, Mani and Carlos Dengler.

As soon as I found out it needs batteries, then nope.

Well, still extremely happy with mine. Tried more of the neck pickup on it's own last night. I was just basically coming up with a few ideas and recording them, but through my Streamliner and RS210, this bass sounds absolutely fantastic. There must be a little more thickness on the neck or something; I find it very comfortable. The neck pickup is the chunkiest most P bass tone I've experienced on a Jazz before. It still feels relatively light.

Whilst this technically might be V3, I think as the last model was around for SO long that they've kept the V2 for this version. All those wanting more mids can now add mids in with a specific control selectable between two frequencies. Bass also now has two frequencies. http://tech21nyc.com/products/sansamp/bassdriverdi.html Basically the same great pedal with a few fixes after many bassists wanting more midrange flexibility. What is good is that despite this being killer with a P bass straight into the board, it will now be less of an obvious Ampeg/mid scoop if you don't want it to be. Better for perhaps a Jazz or Stingray. They say it makes it better for extended range basses as well. They are currently £200 ish, but some shops are stating more. Not only that, a few stores have told me prices are rising significantly because of the leave vote. I'm just about to sell my old non-mids version and I'll upgrade soon. That pedal has been stellar for 8 years!

[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1469793179' post='3101077'] fad noun an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived; a craze. "some regard green politics as no more than the latest fad" [/quote] Not for me. I have always wanted a Roadworn Fender. I have always wanted a shell pink Fender. I have been interested in stacked knob Jazz basses for a while. I had no clue these would hit the market as a sig model with quality pickups etc.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1469788633' post='3101031'] Or just order a Limelight or Maruszczyk? Would be an easy spec to recreate Si [/quote] Do Maruszczyk offer worn-finishes/nitro? I know Limelight do. I think once you add nitro/worn (if you want it), a high end set of pickups, VV/TT, fairly light weight, I bet both Maruszczyk and Limelight would be more expensive than the Fender. The Fender, IMO, would also have that added resale value bonus, not that I'd want to sell mine. Be interested to see if either of the above could offer something similar or better for a similar price.

Yeah I could live with the neck wearing down a little....hopefully it will naturally.

Wayyyy too much money

I'm very very picky with quality and I am very happy with mine. Maybe I was lucky for once.

A chap on Talkbass put a photo up sans-pick guard. I like it!!

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1469633679' post='3099931'] ah, thanks! any idea how they compared to the Custom Shop 60s? I was thinking of those for my bass... [/quote] Not sure unfortunately. My American Standard has the normal USA Standard pickups from before 2012. The 64's just seem very 'organic' and 'full' to me.

That looks awful!

Fender Pure Vintage 64 Jazz Pickups http://intl.fender.com/en-GB/guitar-bass-parts/pickups-and-preamps/pure-vintage-64-jazz-bass-pickup-set-black-2/

[quote name='spacecowboy' timestamp='1469611140' post='3099663'] Valid points! The pickups are fantastic aren't they! [/quote] They really are. I have a 2009/10 American Standard Jazz which is lovely and well built bass, but I'd rather play this Flea bass...the pickups just seem to be the perfect Jazz tone I've always wanted.

I still use CDs, but my main source for music is mp3 and vinyl. Vinyl just has something about it. It's larger, it looks better, it has a collectability about it, it sounds fabulous. Cassettes? Weird. They were great for what they did. Recording off the radio was brill or copying a friend's mix. Mixtapes were also fun! This nostalgia is just another fad for hipsters to get into, but as long as people are buying/collecting/sharing music, so be it!

Looks great, glad you sorted it out. I honestly think for £900 ish, for 2016, this is a lot of bass for the money! Rare nitro finish Pure Vintage Pickups Rare control setup This bass is similar to what the guitarist get with the Baja Telecaster....a bargain (although more expensive due to being nitro).