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Unfinished Jazz Bass Body in Ash, bought from KitBuiltGuitars https://www.kitbuiltguitars.co.uk/parts/jazz-bass-style-ash-wood-body.html a few years ago when I planned on using it to replace the soft maple body (which was float away light and hence bass had neck dive issue) on a Squier VM 77 Jazz but in the end I sold the VM so it has been sat in the wrapper in it's box just gathering dust 2.95Kg, neck pocket 63.3mm, routed so it needs a pickguard, 5 piece, so would only really suit an opaque finish £38 inc UK delivery -
Chris Alsop Guitars Ground Fret Pullers https://www.chrisalsopguitar.co.uk/shop/guitar-tools/fret-pullers-and-fret-cutters/guitar-fret-pullers-TF001 used to defret a short scale 20 fret bass - £5 inc. 2nd class postage 20" radius block, beech, used to level fingerboard of same bass once fret slots had been infilled with veneer - £7 inc. 2nd class postage I don't think I will be doing another defret or even a refret job so hopefully these will be of use to someone else 2 of 4 G&W stainless steel under string radius gauges, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-of-4-Stainless-Steel-Understring-Radius-Gauge-Luthier/221408086991?epid=1758427118&hash=item338cf34bcf:g:E30AAOSwjExaoBVD FOR SALE the 10 and 12" radius for setting/checking your string heights relative to the finger/fret board £2 each or £3 for both inc. 2nd class postage. Ibanez Mikro Bass is 12" so maybe other Ibanez basses are too, some Lakland are 10" I believe ALL NOW SOLD -
After 8 months of in and out of love with The Maruszczyk Jake I traded it for this, 1990/91 MIJ PB57, I think it's a 500 but it has these tuners and Japanese Alnico pickups, both of which I think may be Gotoh ? I've got as far as I can with the nerdiscope on Google so I'll stop worrying about what it is and enjoy my first real PB - loving the neck even though it is markedly different to my MIM Jazz
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2cm longer than the quoted internal length of the Gator XL I have for sale, I have just checked with a tape measure and it would be too tight I think,the frame is just 109cm and whilst there is a cut out for the strap button in the middle of the case the offset shape of the Jaguar means it will be the same as the one you bought, shame
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If putting it away will reduce the spur of the moment pick it up and play it factor then leave it out, if you are a disciplined time set aside for practice person then maybe put it away, or if your leaving it out causes friction with other people then you have to put it away in the interest of harmony, but unless it is in a very dry place or damp place or in the sun then leaving it out will do no harm, and a good stand or wall hanger is sensible. (most) People with kids don't put them (the kids) away when they've finished playing with them, thus leaving the opportunity for spontaneous joy and the occasional disaster that makes for whole life experience
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You'd think that the members of this forum could demonstrate this, find a dozen players who can play the same repertoire and pop them in the same recording situation with the same bass and backing track and record and hey there's an interesting YouTube video, maybe suggest it to Scott or Andertons (if they aren't already lurking here) or do it at a bass bash perhaps
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there's a natural p bass body on ebay at the moment https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Glorious-New-old-stock-Mighty-Mite-Fender-Precision-bass-body-made-in-USA/163601380036?_trksid=p2485497.m4902.l9144 same seller has two necks listed
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some CVs are/were made by Cort in Indonesia same as VMs, this is from Fender's own website illustrating CV Jazz
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you can see they are different sizes but I couldn't easily find the actual dimensions online but should be standard Fender size
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wow, lovely designs and execution, similar things I've seen before in others work that I didn't like seem so well blended and balanced and not overly fussy; just as some of the work by some of the people on here looks better than some of the big name luthiers' work
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is it ? the machine heads seem to be exactly the same as the MIM, so maybe Korean made - Fender won't ever say what is made where except for the parts available with part numbers in packets that they sell afaics but quite a lot of that is Korean
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Same first 2 but I went Spector rather than the Xotic - if the Mayones had been the Jaba 4 custom that's in stock it would have been that instead of one of them - it wasn't a fair comparison but a bit of fun
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modern stuff is often surprisingly robust, last year I pulled my PJB double 4 off a 4' stack onto a concrete floor (went to answer the phone forgetting I was only plugged in with a 3m guitar lead and the phone was 5m away), dented the casing on one corner and it switched itself off but the lights were still on, so I assumed the worse thought I'd broken it, but after answering the phone and berating myself for being an idiot, I was made up to find that switching it off at the power and back on it came back on okay and has worked fine since
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Guitars that have been played a lot, even by someone who is real careful, doesn't wear belts or denim jackets and looks after them so don't look roadworn have mojo as it's the playing of them gives them a vibe, story of a proper musical life, that's real mojo - that's what the vibration treatment Yamaha give their top end basses is supposed to mimic I find I prefer my 16 year old Mexican Jazz that clearly had had a life (or two) before I got it, and required some tlc to bring it back to playable, to my more expensive Jake which was built from some better materials with probably more love and care and is still immaculate but which hasn't been played probably 5% as much as the old Jazz. Only the neck, nut, neck screws and plate, and body are original on the Jazz
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I bought Hutton's Fender hard case, Red Handle, super condition in original packaging with UPS next day delivery, an easy transaction and great comms on a nice priced deal, many thanks
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NOW SOLD, bay of fleas In pretty much as new condition complete with keys, Gator brand ABS Electric Guitar case XL size - this will take a J&D mini Jazz or mini Precision Bass perfectly and may fit other 3/4 size or other short scale electric basses and many slightly larger than average electric guitars - check out the measurements in the full spec below. Some players I believe use this for the Mustang Short Scale bass, similarly the short scale Jaguar bass but it may be a tight fits or requires a little compression of the padding. Price of £40 is for collection, I can provide UK shipping at cost. Thanks for looking Full Description Gator GC-ELEC-XL Features Impact-resistant moulded ABS outer shell Ultra-durable exterior EPS foam and plush lining Spacious internal accessory storage compartment Reinforced extra-strength handles Heavy-duty aluminium valances ensure precision-aligned closure Chrome-plated lockable latches Specifications Designed For: Traditional Electric Guitars, Extra-Long Case Length Colour: Black Hinges: Chrome-Plated Handles: Through-Bolted Handle Fastening: Chrome-Plated Lockable Latches Lockable: Yes Interior Dimensions: Body Length: 18.75'' / 476.25mm Body Height: 3.5'' / 88.9mm Lower Bout Width: 12.75'' / 323.85mm Middle Bout Width: 12.75'' / 323.85mm Upper Bout Width: 12.75'' / 323.85mm Overall Length: 41.75'' / 1060.45mm Exterior Dimensions: Length: 43.5'' / 1104.9mm Width: 15.5'' / 393.7mm Height: 6'' / 152.4mm Weight: 9.8lbs / 4.45kg -
SOLD - Mini Jazz Bass - Bass of Doom - Fretless - with ABS case
Aidan63 replied to Aidan63's topic in Basses For Sale
Sold without the hard case, hard case now for sale on its own -
thanks for posting this, I love your economic left hand technique, killer tone
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UPDATE!!! More Courier Problems! This time it's MyHermes
Aidan63 replied to thebrig's topic in General Discussion
IMHO they are all very much of muchness really, and only as good as the weakest link; dishonest and lazy people are everywhere in every walk of life but because there is a clear and tangible result here, a parcel either is or isn't delivered safely, then it becomes obvious when there has been a failure somewhere in the system and all the tracking tech and IT in the world can't help when a piece of kit fails or someone does something wrong. Last week I sent a package (rural Wales) to rural Ireland 28 hours door to door, via Deeside, East midlands airport, Liege, Dublin airport, Dublin sorting depot and onto a van to Cavan, TNT booked through Parcel2Go, £11; and in recent months I have sent out 2 guitars Yodel booked via Parcel2go, collected on a Friday delivered Saturday morning both for less than £20. UPS have put their prices up recently as they are operating close to capacity and rather than take on too much and fail they have set themselves achievable targets at a price point that works for them. I still wouldn't want to be a courier driver again, it was bad enough in the 80s on paper with A-Z and maps and asking directions but there were more people involved and fewer parcels. Total industry failure rate is still less than 1%, but that's no consolation if it's your package that's been lost/stolen or damaged -
Using Bass Amphones I can hear all the way from 21Hz noticeably increasing in perceived volume upto 100HZ, then slight increase in perceived volume peaking around 1KHz with some drops in volume at certain frequencies and continuing up other decreases in volume in the mid 2k, again mid 3ks, very noticeable certain frequencies in the 4ks and above that odd drop outs noticeable reducing volume from 9kHz and nothing much over 10.7kHz just a perception to 13k after that I'm imagining it I'm 55, worked in Ents at college and in sound reinforcement in my early 20s and wore the yellow foam plugs then when doing front of stage security and when working the PA, especially when working for bands that weren't our band, who were good about stage volume and as all worked the rig and understood about noisy guitar amps and spill into mics, and have walked out of a few gigs in the last 20 years (Massive Attack even at the back I couldn't stand more than 10 minutes of the support band (so went to the bar) and left after 5 mins of the headliners as the rig had been turned up even more) because they were just ridiculously loud with 20k+ rigs with subs in venues that in the 80s we would have done with 2k-6k of Turbosounds or Martins running at half volume max. I saw Motorhead back in 1980 when they had the volume at 11 and experienced tinnitus for 3 days afterwards so am a bit careful, I use Peltor ear defenders when using power tools and combustion engine driven machines like my power washer at work, and never use power tools for more than a few minutes and when doing chainsaw work in the 90s I used the yellow foam plugs and the ear defenders because I wear glasses the arms of the glasses meant the ear defenders don't seal optimally. I never went clubbing and the few times I ended up in clubs at social events I didn't hang around for long because of the high volume levels.
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Something a little different/silly/why ? Do you have an Aron Hodek in your family (as seen on Norman's Rare Guitars YouTube channel) or just fancy a dinky fretless noodling bass? 2014 built Jack & Denny Mini Jazz bass, three colour sunburst gloss finish poplar body, rosewood fretboard, de-fretted with sycamore veneer inserts in the fret slots, on a maple neck with satin finish, tortoise scratch plate removed (included, still has protective film on and screws) for that Jaco look, fitted with Rotosound TruBass RS88S short scale black nylon tape wound strings and a push pull volume pot on the neck pickup giving you the series/parallel tone option (original mini pot included). Vintage strap buttons fitted with leather washers. 29" scale length, 38mm at nut, 3.04Kg = 6.7lb. 103cm overall length. Scaled size open tuners work okay, bbot bridge, volume, volume, tone all pretty normal passive Jazz setup. DV247 online store link Bass is in good overall condition, a couple of very minor varnish drips on back of headstock and marks to finish edge of fretboard where I originally tried to do a poly varnish finish on the fretboard which didn't work so the board was sanded back to wood and oiled. 20" radius as it was when fretted. There are two holes in the front of the headstock where a string tree was once fitted, unnecessarily once the fretboard was slotted above the new low home made bone nut, and there are three holes in the body where a different bridge was fitted visible below the ball ends. I moved the control plate a little to avoid having the larger pot hard against the body aperture instead of clearancing the aperture. When I bought the bass from DV247 it had been opened and inspected and supposedly had a 'special pro setup', (may have been QC inspection on a batch or as I suspect it was a customer return) the nut had been adjusted and cut too low on the D and G strings instead of straightening the neck so there was some fret buzz when I reduced the neck relief. I wasn't going to send it back to Germany for that on a £70 instrument so decided instead to do the de-fret and build a Jaco Bass of Doom out of it, but I haven't 'relic'ed it. I tried the original steel strings very briefly but the rosewood is too soft for that so I fitted the tape wounds which actually are really nice to play and sound great. The original YM ceramic pickups are reasonably hot and it does sound like a Jazz, solo the bridge pickup and it does a pretty passable Jaco sound. If you can do a Epoxy finish or similar then you could use harder strings, but the tape wounds worked fine for me. The nut should be fine with an epoxy finish if you don't go too thick, if you don't you may even want to cut it a little lower. It fits perfectly in the Gator XL Electric Guitar hard case, which is in as new condition and includes the keys. If you don't want the case then I can ship the bass on it's own, and we can negotiate the price. Otherwise price includes UK courier shipping in hard case. Collection from Llanfyllin mid Wales knock off £25. Apologies for the poor photos the camera had to use flash as it's been like dusk here all afternoon. Thanks for looking.
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Fender have a configurator as well now, not as many options as Adrian, but at least I could now order a fairly stock Daphne Blue Jazz with a maple board and choice of pickups if I had $1800 to spare - think I know where I'd rather spend that sort of money if I had it
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Went to BD this afternoon for the first time in person for some help and advice; Mark was fantastically helpful, reassuring, encouraging and generous with his time I heard this Mayones Jabba being played and WOW, not just stunning to look at it really sang http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/JABBA_CST4_Poplar_RW.html all I bought was a new lead (oh yes, Chris, I have no vested interest to declare here)
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Paul sold me a set of Jazz pickups cheaply, sent out first class next day delivery, many thanks, top man
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if you put the B string back on and bring the strings back up to pitch and play it with pups and scratch plate off is the noise still there ? I would expect that Adrian will answer any questions you have about the build if you drop him an email with some pics, when I enquired by email about a technical question he was forthcoming and helpful
