OutToPlayJazz

How about an as new barely used 32" Hofner contemporary series violin bass in black with white edging?

*BUMP!*

I think the Highway One should be a pretty good buy (as long as you get it set up well.) For the money, a USA build & badass II with the graphite poled neck must be value. But I'd always go for the Japanese Fenders. I'm still astounded by my Geddy Lee Jazz. I've never been a committed Fender player but I'm rarely putting this one down!

[quote name='thumbo' post='85121' date='Nov 7 2007, 08:40 PM']I like these basses a lot and would buy one as a back up for my 70's P if it wasn't for that hideous bat thing on the body.[/quote]

I know what you mean... Awsome sounding bass but wouldn't be seen dead with the "love heart bat."

Hi guys, just picked one of these up for a pupil today & couldn't believe the speed of the neck. Yes, it has amazingly low action and a maple jazz neck not unlike the 70's VMJ, but I'm amazingly impressed for under £200. I'll do a full review when I've heard it plugged in. Young Alice (the owner) is going to be thrilled with this!

Hi everyone,

Here's the KingBass again... A new thread after the previous edited and mixed up one was deleted!

Specs: 32 inch scale with bendwell, gold hardware, curly walnut facings, etc.

Barely used so in amazing condition!

Need £1500 (£400 saving on new order) to cover new order...

Only interested in trades as such with other pristine Status basses or similar. (JayDee, Alembic, GB 4-stringers, etc.)

If you would like to come and view or try the bass, call me (Richard) at any time on 07946 513119.

Hey Pete... Looks fabulous! Well worth the wait? Will have to pop down to Boston to give it a blast sometime

Rich.

Yes, it was definitely a lot weaker... Can't explain it, but my Warwick $$ is amazingly overpowered!

I had an SRX705 for a while with the through neck & the active humbuckers, etc. It was a lovely bass, but not a lot of output compared to my Status & Warwick basses.

The colour's called "Midnight Wine" - One of Fender's nicest colours

+1 for the Corvette $$ - An amazing bass. Look through the stuff you really like on Thomann.de - I think they do the J24 on there within your price range, too.

Another +1 for the Geddy Lee Fender Jazz... Mine has the thinnest neck I've ever played on!

Lovely looking bass, Si! Did the tatoos come with it at no extra cost?

How do those play? Like higher quality jazzes?

(OTPJ=Lakland Noob!)

Love the cream binding around the 'board! Get a badass II on that & you're away Glad to see someone else bought a bass this weekend. I was beginning to feel selfish

Get a short scale instrument like an EB0 or a little Squier & send him to someone who teaches proper technique & reading. There's no substitute for a good technique to build upon and grow from

My best string players have been the people who did some piano first. Seems to give an excellent grounding. Carrying on the piano lessons is a good idea, too. At least to about AB Grade 2.

Nick, did you throw the wife out to make room for the 50 basses?

Just make sure you're queuing at his door when he opens on Monday! Good luck with it!

Yes, they're just about the most powerful & noiseless humbuckers around. You don't often hear of folks swapping out hyperactives for something else! The bass will be heavy - They're built to last. I played my old SII pretty much exclusively for 16 years professionally & it was built like a tank! I see from the brochure link I left you that this one has the graphite rods in the neck. Not the graphite cloth wrapped nonsense Fender uses but proper graphite poles

I had trouble with the plug-in as well... Right click and save it, then open it with your usual player

Good man! Once you play a Status, you'll never want to be without one in your bass arsenal!

Nice collection you have there, BeLow

A quick note to everyone - Mike's basses are all beautifully set up & he prefers to play older grottier gear live as a pro player. So all his "For Sale" gear is the really nice stuff! Excellent guy to deal with!

Many thanks for a great TRB-6, Mike!

The Eclipse was like a Series 2 with the wooden neck. Bear in mind that even the Status models with the wooden necks still have the same trademark growl! Buy it or send me the contact details!!!

You can see the specs here...

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Picked this up from HipBass today... Lovely instrument & top man to buy from! Used to have a TRB-5 Nathan East many moons ago, so the TRB-6 is a natural progression. The action is lovely & the fingerboard is as wide as the M1 will be when they finish the work at J32!

After trying one, I'd say a Line 6 BassPod XT. Or a couple of those nice platinum bass cables by Fender. I have one & I have to say it's the best £40 I've ever spent!