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    Signature basses....turn on or turn off?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by Mister RLP

    11 hours ago, police squad said:

    same reason I bought a Flea Jazz. Grew up watching Herbie on the show 'Marc'. Had them on video and watched them over and over. Fender made a one off Hebie relic. It was in GAK. Looked awesome. Then it was traded to Limelight and disappeared ti Finland IIRC. I wished I had bought it now.

     

    I have  a JMJ Mustang, no idea who he is but man, what a neck and great pickups.

    I had most of basses Sting used in the Police, for my tribute band

    Had a WHUFC Steve Harris bass. Massive hammers fan me and I liked the neck. Too heavy

    Had A Sting P bass. Lovely neck and sound but bought the Bravewood, sold the Sting

    Also have a Jerry Donahue 'Vintage' tele. Love the wiring on these

    A Slash AFD Les Paul too. Best Les Paul I've owned.

    oh and a Brian May red special. Great sounding guitar, used in my 80s band

     

    Great minds think alike re Flea/Herbie Flowers. I bought the JMJ Mustang new but the neck came more roadworn than was expected (damaged) so it went back, unfortunately. Great bass though.  

    Signature basses....turn on or turn off?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by Mister RLP

    I don't intentionally collect signature basses - they just seem to accumulate. More likely they have a) a great playability that suits or b) they have earned their keep. I don't go looking for signature basses on the whole. The three basses I currently have are:

    • A black/maple Matt Freeman precision. I had no idea who Matt Freeman was/is when I bought it - it was a damn good bass. Still is. Now struggler's with TI flats.
    • A Fender Flea jazz. Now I have heard of Flea...Admire his skills and playing but not a huge fan of RHCP. I picked up one in Andertons when I was looking at fretless basses just to see what all the fuss was about. Wow. Great pickups, nice neck, etc. The music teacher (gigging musician) at my school thinks it's the best bass he has ever heard. I sort of got it as I wanted something close to Herbie Flower's bass. The Flea is strung with black tape wounds - although not in this pic. Now, that is a signature I would be interested in. Next Bass Centre signature? 
    • A Betsy bass. This may be the one I got because it's a signature. I wanted a more modern sounding bass in contrast with the two above. This has the stock strings (Elites) still on it. Plays like a dream. 

     

     

     

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    NBD Guy Pratt Betsy

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by Mister RLP

    1 hour ago, LukeFRC said:

    are they active or passive EMG in Betsy? 

    Active. They have a 9v battery hidden under the control plate. They sound great. So, I could swap the EMGs from Betsy to the Flea...

    From Bass Collection - http://www.basscentre.com/british-bass-masters/bbm-betsy.html 

    Like its namesake, the new Betsy is loaded with EMG's superb, low-impedance J pickups. Guy's original got an active upgrade during early rehearsals with Pink Floyd in August '87. "I said to my tech, Syd Price, one day, ‘These pickups are a bit quiet, maybe we should think about getting some new ones?’ - and the next morning, it had EMGs in it. I shouted ‘What the f*ck have you done? You can’t put EMGs in a ’64 Jazz!’ but when I plugged it in, it sounded amazing!"

    NBD Guy Pratt Betsy

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by Mister RLP

    1 hour ago, BassApprentice said:

    Don't see why not, it's just a different layout of the same controls

    Ok. That's good to know. I'm almost tempted to try the VVT configuration with the EMGs on the Flea bass. Simpler, maybe? 

    NBD Guy Pratt Betsy

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    31 minutes ago, ezbass said:

    Why not? It’s completely reversible. It’d be interesting to see if the Flea is markedly different from the Betsy once the EMGs are in.

    Good point. Question - would the EMGs be compatible with the stack knob controls? 

    My fave Jazz Bass sound

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Dad3353

    Sorry, it was the chap in my link who is the pro. Can't seem to find a way to attach the YouTube clip to the post. Any ideas? 

    Wondering how he makes it look so effortless. Lots of ghost notes? 

    Edit :
    Youtube: 'Share', 'Copy'
    Basschat : 'Paste'

    That's all, Folks. ;)

    What a complete Bozo!

    in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

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    24 minutes ago, Bassassin said:

    What's really odd is that I've just posted a pic of a bass version (branded Asama) on this thread - someone looking for a natural finish, through-neck & single pickup bass.

    These are interesting guitars & are something of a mystery within the online vintage Japanese guitar communities. So far they've been identified under nine different brand names around the world, and I'm confident there are others:

    Fernandes
    Bozo
    Lincoln
    Asama
    Condor
    Memphis
    Pro Martin
    Sakura
    Tempest

    Out of those, the only "name" brand is Fernandes, where they appear in a Japan-only catalogue as "Custom Hand". There was a bass version too.

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    There seem to be small variations between versions & it's interesting that yours had a built-in effects circuit, I've not read about any of the other versions having that.

    It's still not clear who made these - as you may know, an instrument's brand name is seldom connected to the actual manufacturer - but speculation is that it was Kawai Gakki, who are known to have manufactured Fernandes at various points, or Kasuga Gakki,  who seem to have been main manufacturer and possible owner of the Pro Martin brand that these guitars were also sold under. Both Kawai & Kasuga produced similarly constructed instruments under their own names.

    This is brilliant as I always wondered where my guitar came from as it was used rather than new. I wonder if the distortion unit was added by a previous owner. The tuners had been changed as can been seen by the original tuner holes on the back of the headstock.

    The guitar coming from Japan makes more sense than what my dad told me - or what Hessy’s told my dad - that it was German made and there were a lot of German guitars being shipped through to Liverpool. 

    What a complete Bozo!

    in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

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    I have one of the Bozo guitars. Bought for me for my 13th birthday from Hessy’s in Liverpool. It wasn’t really what I was expecting but I’ve grown to like it. It’s fairly heavy for a guitar but is really well made. Electronics more complicated than a normal guitar as it features a distortion unit powered by at 9v battery - although this doesn’t work any more. Must get this looked at. Really interested to know there were bass versions. 

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    Temporarily withdrawn: Fender Roadworn Jazz 3TSB

    in Basses For Sale

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    EDIT: It's currently fitted with Flatwound strings - "Flats on a Jazz?" I hear you say :o I can let you have a nearly new set of Rotosound rounds, if that's your preference - I fitted them for a couple of weeks and then tried flats on the bass, and grew to like it that way :) 

    +1 I've got TI Flats on my Flea Jazz and it sounds and feels just right. The right strings find the right bass. Round wounds on my Betsy. Flats on the Flea. 

    This is a lovely bass you are selling. 

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