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kevham

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  1. 1 hour ago, rasher80 said:

    @kevham

     

    Are they as good as they're implied to be?

     

    I've always been intrigued by these basses. 

    It all depends on your expectations I guess. The current V4 Reissued basses retail at about £300 new but you can pick them up for nearer £200. That is well below Squier classic vibe (£350). It is also well below the other budget contender the Sire P5 (£400).

    The Vintage neck, hardware, pickup and electrics all seem very robust and certainly compare favourably to any Squier or Sire I have played or owned. This bass plays nicely and sounds pretty good - it is definitely gig ready.

    I have seen these V4 basses used by touring bands.

    The thing that Iets this particular bass down is the naff 'relic' finish - it's not like an old beat up bass - it looks like a printed finish. However, the current Vintage V4 Reissued  P bass has a much nicer gloss finish albeit you can only get black if you're left handed 🙄.

    Overall, I would certainly consider one if in the market for a 'budget' p bass - Squier, Sire or even Fender Player series - the Vintage may well be better value.

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  2. New bass incoming. Risky wee bid on eBay but it turned out to be a good one. Much better than the similar age Squier I had and a bit better than the Mexican Fenders I've had in the past.

    For less than a couple of hundred quid, it does make me wonder why I have spent thousands on some basses!

    Ok, the finish is a bit naff but the hardware and pickup are spot on for the money and it plays very well.

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  3. The pickups aren't active but there is an active 'buffer' circuit which reduces signal loss and interaction between the pickups. The eq is a simple passive treble cut. 

    I had the option of a John East active EQ circuit but I rarely use the active EQ on my other basses so chose not to.

  4. More details:

     

    Body is swamp ash with a transparent red burst high gloss finish. I decided just to let the grain of the ash show rather than go solid. I'm glad I did because I think it looks great in the photos.

     

    Pickups will be PJ Overwater with volume, blend and tone. I toyed with the idea of getting an MM pickup in the bridge position but settled on a more 'classic' PJ layout.

     

    Hardware will be all black and I've specced a Hipshot extender (all my 4 strings have a Hipshot).

     

    The hardest choice was the pickguard. I still swing between black and red tort. I've settled on black but I could see me getting another one made up!

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  5. On 05/02/2021 at 11:20, JohnR said:

    I'm in the final stages of agreeing a new build spec with Alan. I am left handed and did consider this bass but there are a few very specific features I wanted for my own build. Exciting times.

    Has the new bass arrived yet John? Did you ever sell that WAL you had?

  6. 10 hours ago, JottoSW1 said:

    Squier VM jazz.

    Cort Action5 5str.

    (Ugly unbelievably cheap but necks good really amazing for the money.)

    Sire M2 5str 2nd Gen. 

    Yamaha 4str Beater .

    (downtuned with the Rotosound clothes line thickness strings)

    Chowny Retrovibe.

    (As close as I'll get to a Geddy Style Rickenbacker. Previous owner put Optima Gold strings on it. A really nice resonant light Bass. Think the pickups let it down a bit)

    KSD Proto J 605

    (Audere Pre d'addario black tapewounds. Love this Bass despite it being battered/gigged)

    Yamaha trb1005j.

    (A lovely looking well made Bass as good an instrument as I'll ever need. Maybe a little bland, certainly a bit bloody heavy. So I got the Chowny 😄

     

    Some interesting basses there. I nearly bought a Retrovibe once. It was really nice and light, had a big fat tone and played great. I just didn't like the looks. I do regret not buying it though.

     

    I had one of the first Sire V7 - great sound and easy to play but the tuners fell to bits (literally) and it wasn't reliable enough to gig so it had to go. Hopefully they've solved that problem by now so I might get one of the short scale Sire basses to try.

  7. 53 minutes ago, Green Monster said:

    Cool cool. Have to continue posting pics as the progress is made. 👍

     

    Don't think you mentioned what is the body/neck/fingerboard woods you're going with?

    Cheers. Neck is a flamed maple.

    Board is the darkest Laurel they had in the store. I decided to go for simple dot inlays.

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  8. Because it is so hard to find decent lefties in anything other than bog standard colours or pay mahoosive amounts for a relic'd Fender custom shop, I decided to go for a UK crafted custom P-Bass a while back to get my dream bass and support British craftsmanship.

    Pics of progress so far.

    It's going to have a black scratch plate and black hardware. Neck will have a vintage tinted satin finish.

    Can't wait to get it and it will fill the p bass gap in my collection nicely.

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  9. 4 minutes ago, uk_lefty said:

    Yes, I've got an 80s band starting so when it came up I just pounced on the guy selling it! Not sure about the pre amp but when you play it through a Trace Elliot it's phenomenal... So much so I bought a Trace Elliot too! 

    Can't get more 80s than that. Status and a Trace. Classic. I picked up a Status S2 during lockdown. My dream bass when I was a kid.

  10. I've been off basschat for a while. Just catching up with all the lefty news!

     

    My current wish list is:

     

    1. Spector Bantam

    2. Fender Aerodyne Jazz

    3. Fender MIJ Precision

     

    I've got a new bass being built for me at the moment which has dented my back account severely so I might have to sell something soon....

     

     

     

  11. On 30/04/2021 at 10:10, uk_lefty said:

    Family got updated recently, and it's time for a spring clean... Can you guess what era of music I have a preference for? 

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    Got yourself a Washburn Status. I've had mine since new in 1989. It is the one bass I will never sell.

  12. On 06/02/2021 at 10:34, bagsieblue said:

    Song number 3 released today.

    The dUg pedal is the only pedal in the signal chain here:

     

    Fantastic. My kinda music. Riff driven, reminiscent of the music I loved as a kid. And, the unmistakable sound of a Spector!

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  13. 1 hour ago, uk_lefty said:

    The jazz is giving me something the others don't. Hard to describe, because while the Stingray is my go-to gigging bass I can easily do everything I need on a jazz. And there's something about a jazz that just feels right to me, maybe having played one for 7 years as my main fretted bass?

    I bought 2 jazz basses last year (including that Blonde one) and whilst I love the necks and the way the basses look, I have come to the conclusion they are just not for me. I can't quite explain why.

    I had a Stingray for a while and it was my number 1 until I got my Spector. 

    I still would like a decent P-bass at some point.

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  14. 2003 Fender Jazz crafted in Japan

    Butterscotch blonde, tort pickguard, maple board with inlays. Lacquered neck.

    In very good condition and very nice to play.

    Cones with nice gear4music Tweed style hardcase.

    Only issue is it is a wee bit noisy to my ears - could be a shielding or grounding issue. I've had other jazz basses that were much the same so I don't know it is just the standard noise.

    Only selling as I've bought something else and its a one in one out policy.

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  15. I've just done it on my Two10. Easy enough job with a metal grill. Took me 20 minutes. I videoed it to show that any numpty can do it.

    Not sure how it is done with a cloth grill.

    My cab was a 12ohm version which simply has a capacitor across one of the drivers (this has to be removed when fitting the new switchplate). There are no other crossover electronics. I understand the 4ohm version has a different arrangement.

     

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