joe_bass

I know the point is the pictures are shocking, but I can't actually spot the case? Am I just being a bit dim??

[quote name='Stacker' post='1328202' date='Aug 5 2011, 07:33 AM']Bastards. How were they caught? Who rumbled them?[/quote] +1. I think every one of us gets that sinking feeling every time a thread like this appears. So seeing as the scrotes got caught & the gear returned so quicky it would be awesome to know more.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1327979' date='Aug 4 2011, 11:06 PM']Ive owned and sent back to the stores more than a few times in the past 2 years. Ive played probably 8-10 American Standards (2008-) and about 2-3 were keepers. The rest had bad quality control that youd expect on a £200 starter bass.[/quote] Fair dos, I bought both my MIM & MIA from GAK in Brighton. Maybe it's where the good ones live?

[quote name='MartyBRebelMC' post='1327948' date='Aug 4 2011, 10:47 PM']I think you are right about Fender though £1100 is way too much and given the fact you have to go through every bass in the shop in the hope of finding one that isn't serious flawed it's becoming a joke.[/quote] I've never played a Fender that is seriously flawed. I've had a MIM jazz, a MIA jazz & currently a Deluxe MIA P bass. I had the chance to play a fair few different ones when I bought my MIM & several years later the MIA. Both times some were noticeably not as good as others, but none were dogs at all. Where are all these awful Fenders people speak of on here??

Have you seen this mate? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=148883"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=148883[/url] *I'm not connected to the seller btw*

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1324644' date='Aug 2 2011, 06:30 PM']What are the prices like? And does he do black hardware?[/quote] Those 3 on Ebay are around £2000 each. On his actual site he doesn't seem to give prices.

[quote name='bobogib' post='1324584' date='Aug 2 2011, 05:39 PM']well he very politely said no. The search continues, have got my eye on a few others but am not in any rush to commit. Would rather bight right first time round. Thanks for the help guys.[/quote] Wonder what he has got in mind...

Very nice. That p/j on Ebay certainly is a looker. Are you in the market then & considering one of these?

[quote name='TRBboy' post='1323553' date='Aug 1 2011, 09:15 PM']Mmmmmmm love the PJ! Never played, seen or heard of them before though so no use sorry![/quote] +1. Phwoar!! Not too keane on the headstock shape though. Any sound clips etc about?

Not much love then I presume.

[quote name='Chadderz' post='1323301' date='Aug 1 2011, 05:26 PM']Interesting idea. I hadn't considered a fully custom job before. If I was to persue that avenue, which luthiers should I be looking at? And thanks for the replies guys, plenty of stuff already that I've never heard of![/quote] Deff check out Sadowsky. Just a thought but have you considered second hand? A lot more bang for your buck that way, but then harder to find what you're looking for if it's quite specific obviously!

Fender Custom Shop perhaps?

Recently noticed the updates Fender have made to the USA deluxe jazz since last year. When I was looking for a good J in Dec 2008 I overlooked the deluxe model they had out at the time. I'd played a couple & hadn't been too impressed with the preamp, I also thought the undersized body looked a bit off. However the new model: upgraded preamp, active/passive switch, blocks & binding, & the wine red finish in particular. Looks very nice! I had a quick search & see according to the gear porn thread a couple of members are owners. Was just wondering the overall opinion here though... I'm not in the market for one, just merely interested as no way would have overlooked these back when I was in the market for a jazz.