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  1. HeadlessBassist
    Yes, they’re apparently 1.615” with a 7.5” radius, rather than 1.625” on the modern 9.5 radius Precision necks. At least it’s not a 1.75” aircraft carrier deck nut! Yes, met up with Tony on our travels last night. Now I have another bass to deliver in. Bristol this evening before going home to Derbyshire.
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    Well, let’s see how long this lasts, shall we? Traded two of my surplus basses last night. I'm traditionally a Jazz bass player and I’ve only ever settled with one Precision in the past (a first gen American Professional), so let’s see how I get on with an Ash body with 'Road Worn' nitro finish and a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder pickup. Interestingly, this is one of the early 2013 models with the Leo Quan BadAss II bridge, instead of the high mass top loading Fender one. So far only played it through a school practice room Aria 20w and it sounded huge already!
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    Very nice. The N3 and N4 pickups on the 2010- Deluxes and 2016- Elites are the cleanest sounding ones. Someone has got a bargain here Best of luck with the sale, Ebenezer.
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    I like watching the big boys - Fender have been in a production streamlining/cost cutting phase over the past couple of years. American Fenders from the early 2000's to around 2018 are going to gradually go up in price. That was a great period for some really great instruments. Status-Graphite prices are going to rocket due to limited numbers and scarcity, especially on the popular graphite neck models like S2-Classic and KingBass. The Mexican Fender range are seeing a quality resurgence since around 2022-3. Values are going to be bouyant and steady. The next big thing..? Cort and Schecter are going to have their day. Cort are like Magna Steyr who build G-Wagons for Mercedes. When you spend a lot of time building things for other companies, you build them very well, and your own product quality surges. As for values, I'm going to predict that the craziness of Rickenbacker prices is going to calm down a little & MusicMan prices are going to go up significantly.
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    That is certainly a looker, WoT. Congrats on a stunning bass (with an interesting history, too!)
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    Set your amp gain to desired level (before peaking), bass to about 1-2 o'clock (until it sounds rich and full), and treble to 2-3 o'clock. Mids all flat. If you find it's too scooped, add a tiny bit of lower mids to fill out the centre. That's the amp sorted. Now set the onboard preamp to just a smidge above centre on the treble and bass, then leave the mid control in the centre. That's how to get the best out of a Fender 18v preamp. An active P&J should have quite a thick, but slightly "plinky" sound, as the split coil and jazz pickup slightly cancel each other out. And yes, the standard Fender strings won't be helping the sound at all. I usually tear them straight off and replace them with Elixirs. They give a much cleaner and richer sound with more sustain. Failing all that, I'd have a look at the PJ set from Lollar. They've always been the best sounding replacement pickups to my ears.
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    Why, thank you kind Sir
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    Have any of you 'Shorty Lovers' played one of those Rapier Saffire basses? They look like huge value for money...
  9. HeadlessBassist
    Now available again and relisted due to buyer pulling out.
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    Ah, thank you. Job sorted!
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    Hi there Mods, I had a bass up for sale yesterday for a short while on the marketplace & someone agreed to buy it, who has now pulled out due to car issues. Is it possible to unlock the thread again, so it came be put back on sale, or do I have to pay the £7 fee again and copy and paste the whole ad? Thanks in advance! HB
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    It usually takes 7+ years. I've recently had a couple of tiny pinhole flakes come off on my 2018 American Original Jazz.
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    Hi Coogi, is this the one with the ceramic pickups?
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    Congrats, JazzyJ. I had a red one of these earlier in the year and it had huge output for a passive bass.
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    Interesting - I doubt Hagstrom could afford to sue anyone - they seem to sell so very few instruments these days.
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    Agreed. Yes, they have one new one in stock. I need to go back there and try it when I get a moment. It’s one of those highly things that you mean to do, but never seem to get round to…
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    *This bass is now sold [again!] Fingers crossed this time!* 2023 Fender Vintera II 70’s Competition Mustang in Competition Burgundy. £595 with brand new Fender Shortscale padded gig bag. I’ve decided to move on this beautiful Competition Burgundy Vintera II Mustang. Since I already have the Aubergine American Performer which is much more versatile, this is really surplus to requirements. It’s set up beautifully, has Thomastik Jazz Flats and sounds fantastic. I recently had my tech put in a new earth wire, as it seemed to be missing from factory. Condition is very good, the only exception being there are two very tiny dents in the back of the neck, but you can’t feel them when you play. Comes complete with a brand new Fender short scale padded gig bag. Buyer to collect, or I will happily meet half way up to a reasonable distance. (Instrument is located in Derbyshire near M1 J25 Friday-Tuesday, and can be in Gloucester/Wiltshire Weds-Thurs.) Audio example is beneath the pictures Vintera II Mustang.m4a
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    I’ve been half hanging my nose over these for a while. A Nottingham dealer has one in stock and I keep meaning to go and try it. Especially interested in the “Resinator” fingerboard. (Maybe it’s just a gimmick!) Also, they seem to come as standard with very heavy gauge strings. Any experience, people?
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    Thanks - I was mainly interested in the process and how the order comes out. Let me know what you think when it arrives
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    Agreed. And the CNC machine can't account for wood density or other variables. We were talking about this the other week on Mike Brooks' channel, where Warwick made several examples of the same model bass from the same tree, and they all still sounded very different to each other.
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    Absolutely, Terry. Yes, a certain Squier may have the right sound for you and may outplay all the Custom Shop Fenders you might try. But I still maintain that even though some of the prices are ridiculous, you are getting (given you pick the right one for you) a better bass by buying from the American ranges.
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    Depends on how acutely you listen, I suppose. (Unless you have those ears that say 'a bass is a bass'.) I could even tell you which of my three Americans is which while blindfolded - they all have unique voicings. The nitro finished American Original has it's own free-sounding singing tone from the finish and the Pure Voiced 64 pickups. The open pore Ash FSR has a very different punchier bottom end from the 2008 Am.Std pickups. The American Elite has more sparkle at the top end and a distinct active shove to the bass frequencies.
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    This bass is now *SOLD* HILS Next HNB5 Fanned Fret 5-string Bass with Artec 3-band preamp - £450. I picked this bass up as a part exchange this week. Now set up beautifully and sounds fantastic. Very detailed, huge and punchy. Brand new Elixir 40-125 strings, low action with no buzz. Quite light weight, too. Disclosure: The bass has been monkey'd around a bit by the previous owner, who swapped the original preamp for an Artec 3, leaving a slight crack in the finish under the G tuner and a filled hole that was drilled, but you have to look for it in order to notice it. The plus point being that noise-wise it's as quiet as a mouse and sounds huge. Full disclosure: I gave £450 in P/X for this instrument and have added about £70 worth of new strings, so I'm not making anything here. Comes complete with the very nice quality original HILS gig bag. Buyer to collect, or I can meet you half way over a reasonable distance. As usual, interesting trades always considered. Worst I can say is, "No." *Sound Sample now added below pictures. HILS HNB5.m4a
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    Yes, there are undoubtedly some mutts in every Fender range. As I always say, you get one diamond in every 10-20 basses with Fender, so it is very difficult to generalise. I've been lucky with my main three Jazzes. They're all fantastic working tools that I love the feel and sound of and all three earn me a large chunk of my living. Again, obviously they're still not a patch on my Status basses, but then you're talking another ballpark entirely.
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    Yes, if you have good ears, you can hear the difference in the resonance with the better quality woods, through body stringing, and the better quality pickups make a huge difference, too. I also use identical 40-95 Elixir sets on all of them, so you can acutely pick out the differences
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