Doctor J

Starting in 1989 up to present day... [b]Aria Pro II XRB[/b] I butchered this, refretted, three pickups, painted, learned a hell of a lot [b]Aria Pro II Laser Electric[/b] I later made one fretless out of the two Aria basses [b]ESP 400 Series Jazz[/b] still got this one [b]Rickenbacker 4003[/b] Loved the tone, hated the lack of contours for the wrist, sold it [b]Ibanez SR3006E Prestige [/b]Great bass but I'm just not a 6 string player anymore. Sold it a couple of weeks ago [b]Fender Jazz 1977[/b] It's starting a new life this week [b]Fender Jazz 62RI fretless CIJ [/b]really nice but sold it cos I just wasn't using it enough [b]Bacchus Standard 5[/b] My first Bacchus, battered but I love it. [b]Hotwire Custom 5[/b] Never as good a bass as it should have been. I'm currently renovating it, there's a great bass in there, just needs some tweaking [b]Bacchus Venus 5[/b] Bought with a view to defretting, but when I played the neck I couldn't do it, it's too nice [b]Lakland 55-02[/b] Bought off ebay at an absurdly low price. Never really bonded with it for some reason and sold it on. Unquestionably a great bass though and I miss it [b]Bacchus Woodline P Classic[/b] I needed a P and I know I can rely on Bacchus. Great, great bass, this one.

Something like a Lakland 55-02 or a G&L L2500 would be worth checking out too, both very versatile basses.

Had a 4003 for many years, sold it a couple of years ago. I've played a lot of basses and there is nothing else I have played that could capture that sound. You can get a bit close with a J but not close enough. Having said that, to me there is a big difference between the 4001 and 4003, the 4003 has a bit more growl to it, I definitely prefer the 4003 sound.

I just sold my 6, but I used to use Dean Markley SR2000 strings on it. Tried D'Addario, Rotosound, Elixir and more, none of them were any use compared to the SR2000.

www.guitarjapan.com is a good place to deal with. They deal in US dollars, so now is the time. I bought a Woodline P Classic from them and, shipping and taxes included, it cost just a little more than a Mexican P in the shops here. Nuts. [url="http://stores.ebay.com/MIJ-Guitar-HISASHI"]http://stores.ebay.com/MIJ-Guitar-HISASHI[/url] is a great guy to deal with too. Over here, import duty for musical instruments is about 4% of the cost of the instrument plus shipping and then they add 21% VAT - I think it's less for you fellas in the UK.

Cheers Ped, it's nice to be here. There seems to be a greater variety of instruments (ie non-US) getting some space which makes a nice change.

Doesn't seem to be up at the moment, it was with either [url="http://stores.ebay.ie/nu2uguitars"]http://stores.ebay.ie/nu2uguitars[/url] or [url="http://stores.ebay.com/MIJ-Guitar-HISASHI"]http://stores.ebay.com/MIJ-Guitar-HISASHI[/url] - it has been up for a while, I'd say keep an eye on them and it might come back up if someone hasn't bought it. These guys might still be able to get them [url="http://www.guitarjapan.com/bacchus/bacchus_bassguitars.html"]http://www.guitarjapan.com/bacchus/bacchus_bassguitars.html[/url] I got my one through them, with the exchange rate with the dollar being what it is, it was a great deal.

Cheers! The model is a Woodline P Classic, it's discontinued, they only made them for 2007 but there are still a few knocking around, there's a white one on ebay for an absurdly low price. It's a great bass, it sounds like you think a P should sound in your head. Plus, the side dots glow in the dark! I've added a bridge cover to it, now it really looks the business, must take a pic.

I first came across Bacchus having a sniff around Ishibashi's u-box. The black one below, fairly beaten up but something about it intrigued me. For the price it was worth a gamble. If only I'd known then that I'd end up selling most of the rest of my gear to get it's Bacchus equivalent, things might be different. They're simple basses, just very well made and each one has its own sound.

Cheers, it's nice to be here

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Just stopping by to say hello, I'm Justin from Dublin in Ireland. I've been playing almost 20 years now, currently playing bass in a blues band and g****r in a Metal band, have dabbled on drums too, though bass is what I started on and will always be my main instrument. I think I used to be on an earlier version of this forum a couple of years ago. Anyway, hi to you all!