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Just received this via the marketplace here.

Just received a fretless Jazz from Gareth - a very pleasant transaction indeed, excellent communication.

Recently, I managed to get hold of a copy of Monk Montgomery's bass method book. In this he recommends medium gauge flatwounds, which is what I had planned to put on my Jazz anyway. Presumably that's what he's using here: https://electricjive.blogspot.com/2012/01/monk-montgomery-live-in-soweto-1974.html

Seller : "I have emails that authenticate the Jaco connection if that's important." https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Jazz-Bass-1962-Natural-Finish-Played-by-Jaco-himself/183408427327?hash=item2ab3fe813f:g:CLcAAOSwDehbiStE

This seemed amusing at the time, though there's nothing particularly witty here. Anyway, the singer I mentioned in my post in the worst gig thread joined a proper metal band afterwards - no-one in the previous band was keen to appear again under that name anyway. A couple of us went to see his new band, at a different venue, unfortunately arriving as the last song was underway. They seemed to perform it well enough but as it finished there was the merest scattering of applause and shouts from the singer of "What was that? What did you say?" On listening carefully we were able to hear the apparently traditional cries from the crowd of "f*****g p**f!" which he got at the last gig. The next band up were met with complete silence after their first number, other than a cry of "f*****g s***e", to which their singer responded with a hearty "f**k you" through the PA before moving on to the next one.

As the topic of "Moondance" has come up... https://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/2018/07/01/johnny-scott-communication-1967-emi/

This used to be quite common when piping as well. Usually people would approach whilst I was playing and bellow "CAN YOU DO FLOWER OF SCOTLAND?" into my ear.

I mentioned this one to the OH, who said that it once happened to her brass band, the principal euphonium taking the top prize.

This is not particularly bad compared with some of the tales above, but I recall it as the worst, even compared with the jazz gigs where drunken audience members would accost the band and demand a go on our instruments, whilst we were playing. Anyway, some time ago I was roped in to play a single gig with what was essentially a scratch band on the grounds that they needed another guitarist for a local pub gig that was already booked, and as a jazz man who could play the guitar, surely playing along with a rock band shouldn't be too hard for me? The material was a bit dodgy (e.g. Cliff Richard's "Move It" with the lyrics changed to be about devil worship), the singer & musicians a mix of styles (metal, reggae, rockabilly, jazz) with no effort made to blend with each other, and everything badly played due to insufficient rehearsal. At various points the BL made announcements such as "we're now going to play such-and-such a song, but I've forgotten the chords so the other guitarist will have to play it" and "we've run out of material so we'll have to play such-and-such a song again". A certain segment of the audience were keen on heckling us throughout, particularly the singer who they considered to be a "f*****g p**f". Eventually the drummer, via the singer's mic, threatened to come down from the stage and fill them in unless they stopped, as it was putting him off. We did at least get paid around £5 each from door fees.

I listened to it a little before taking up the bass or guitar. I recall getting the initial impression that various albums I heard were actually contemporary rather than from 20-30 years earlier as the music sounded somehow "modern" in comparison to the sort thing I'd been hearing until then (rock and roll, pop etc. of a similar period to the jazz).

Yes; it is all that I play bass for and the predominant type of music to which I listen. I'm willing to listen to most types of jazz, though most of it ends up being of the 50s-70s era. Here's a long-time favourite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv9NSR-2DwM

Not Mingus, but I find this a rather good opening as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSR1sfaSQE8

I did: Highland bagpipe -> guitar -> fretless bass -> EUB -> fretted bass. All jazz, except the bagpipe, though I note that it has been done (around 3:17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjRDIy16HcM&index=7&list=PLwKj0ZY4gojIHNjnZeIfHNdgABoPVkiWU

Mine just arrived - looking forward to finding time to have a go at it.

MIJ Fender Jazz, c. 2004:

Encore E83 - an unlined fretless precision copy, black with white pickguard, probably around 1993-4. I recall it being nice to play, and sounding OK but not great (probably the pickups). It was eventually sold to help fund an an EUB purchase.

I just got it out and fixed the knob. Other than a bit of a hum the sound was great.

Though the plan was to get a fretless I saw this and could not resist: Luckily I'm not getting on too badly with the frets.

Similarly, I have to shoot left-handed due to left eye dominance despite being right-handed. Despite the nuisance of the rifles I use being designed for right-handed use, this switch wasn’t difficult. Fencing left-handed is harder, but still possible (at a reduced level) with a little work.

Print version, Amazon UK (or similar). I saw the example piece in the Kindle sample and it looks really good, but would prefer a book.

Thanks, I wondered if it was like that. Should make it easier to get at that knob, though.

In another thread I was asking about what to do with a Trace Elliot BLX-130 that's on a shelf in my garage. Underneath it I found a copy of the warranty form which I had filled in stating I bought it at ABC Music, Oxford, in August 1994. So, the shop was definitely around then. I don't really have any clear recollections of it though.

I think that the weight is the main issue at the moment - I've not weighed it but it must be at least 30kg. Still, it will take me some time to get back into practice and even then I might not find an opportunity to do any gigs, so there's a bit of time to consider solutions.