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    SOLD Fender Marcus Miller Jazz 4 String CIJ Sunburst (Sale Only)

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Sandypjb
    Clarified option to ship and clarified description of gig bag

    Hi folks, 

    Long-time daily lurker and occasional poster here. Here's my beloved and beautiful Crafted in Japan Fender Jazz Marcus Miller Signature 4-string for sale only (No trades as I'm raising funds for a special birthday bass).

    It dates to 2004-2005, so is one of the first generation with the separate battery compartment. It's all-original and includes the neck PU cover. There hasn't been one of these up for sale for a while so grab it while you can.

    I've owned the bass since new alongside a P and Double H and it's fulfilled all the jazz bass-style requirements - great for 'musical' punch and 'honk' when played over the 70s position bridge pick-up and of course slap.

    The weight is 4.1 kg/9.0 lb I think - I will check that if anyone is interested. The sunburst finish is fantastic. This bass also has a lovely grain to the ash which shows through nicely.

    As it's around 14 years old, there are a couple of minor dings, which I tried and failed to photograph. There's a slight dint in the rear of the neck and another on the top body bout. Lastly, the scratchplate has a few marks (naturally!) and I've added a bit of foam under the preamp to stop it moving.

    A soft SKB gig bag is included in the price - The strings are very new Ernie Balls.

    I'm based in Newcastle upon tyne, and I would prefer to meet in person up to 100 miles from Newcastle to do the deal but I will ship at the buyer's expense.

    Specs (from Reverb) as follows;

    ·         Made in Japan

    ·         Body: Ash

    ·         Neck: 1-Piece Maple, “C” Shape (Gloss Urethane Finish)

    ·         Fingerboard: Maple with White Binding and White Pearl Block Position Inlays, 7.25” Radius (184 mm)

    ·         No. of Frets: 20 Medium Jumbo Frets

    ·         Pickups: 2 Vintage Jazz Bass Single-Coil Pickups

    ·         Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 1. Active Bass Boost/Cut, Tone 2. Active Treble Boost/Cut

    ·         Pickup Switching 2-Way Mini Toggle Switch for Active/Passive Mode.

    ·         In Passive Mode, Only The Two Volume Controls Function.

    ·         In Active Mode, Both Volume and Tone Controls Function.

    ·         Bridge: Leo Quan Badass® II

    ·         Machine Heads: Vintage Style Reverse Tuning Machines

    ·         Hardware: Nickel/Chrome

    ·         Pickguard: 3-Ply Black (Separate Cover For Battery Compartment)

    ·         Scale Length; 34” (863.6 mm)

    ·         Width at Nut: 1.50” (38 mm)

    ·         Unique Features: Chrome Neck Pickup Cover,

    ·         Knurled Chrome Dome Knobs on Volume Controls,

    ·         Black Jazz Bass Knobs on Tone Controls,

    ·         3-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro-Tilt™ Adjustment,

    ·         "Bullet Truss Rod Adjustment,

    ·         White Fingerboard Binding with White Pearl Block Position Inlays,

    ·         Satin Finish Neck with Gloss Finish on Headstock

    Any Questions, please PM me. Thanks for looking.

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    Changing pickguard on fender jazz - aftermarket?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by Sandypjb

    I bought a cream scratchplate for my fiesta red Squier Classic Vibe P - Fitted perfectly but the top surface has started to lift/wrinkle after a really short time. (It's not the protective cellophane before you ask!😄)

    Admittedly it wasn't expensive (£15 IIRC) so I can't expect top quality but I did expect it to stay in one piece.

    Anyway, the tort one is back on. If I buy another aftermarket scratchplate in the future I think I'll pay a bit more in the hope of better quality.

    Steve.

    Fender American Performer PJ

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    3 hours ago, totorbass said:

    Japanese Fenders are quite a GAS and a fashion too. They tend to be a bit overpriced now and though they are often very good Indeed I had one or two that were very  mediocre.

    @gottastopbuyinggear : The copper one sounded great, but maybe not the white one ;)

    +1 to the Japanese-made Fenders. I'm seriously thinking of purchasing one of the 'Midnight' black-and-gold P basses. They really do look the business...

     

    Anyone had experience of them?

    Nik Kershaw ft Mark King.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 05/08/2018 at 11:46, bubinga5 said:

    From such a great album and musician. Mark Kings  bass playing is just superb.. 

     

    Totally agree - this one one of my favourite Nik Kershaw tracks and Mr King sounds like he's really into the session and giving it his all. I know he gets criticized by some for overplaying but he gets it spot-on for this track IMO.

    I usually attempt to play along to everything i hear but I've never got close to playing this track right. L42's 'good man in a storm' is another great example of Mark's playing and a bassline I CAN play lol.

    Steve

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