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Bassassin

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    [quote name='ialma' post='730336' date='Jan 31 2010, 10:13 AM']Unm... my active B2A did not have a batteries compartment nor the XLR output Are these aftermarket mods ?[/quote] No - this was standard on the early ones, from about 1985. Mine (which was bought new in '85) has both of these features. You don't see many red ones. Jon.
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    These are fascinating & I'm surprised the styling hasn't been "borrowed" more than it has over the years. Last time I was in D*nm*rk Str**t (probably about 5 or 6 years ago) I got a look at one of these in one of the not-at-all-overpriced shops. It hadn't had a dodgy refin & wasn't any 8 grand! Jon.
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    [quote name='bh2' post='730330' date='Jan 31 2010, 10:03 AM']Ahh... got the wrong end there, thanks Jon. Didn't clock the dates... FWIW I've a Jap Squier Silver Series Precision that my wife bought for me in 1990 (ish)... It's a superb bass, my son has it now. Bob.[/quote] There you go then - that's the era & build quality of the Jazz in question! J.
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    bh2 - that's not a JV Squier. JVs were the very first Japanese-built Squiers & Fenders, from 1982/83. The "JV" (Japan Vintage) refers to the serial prefix, they were accurate reissues of specific 50s & 60s Fenders. However, despite not (yet) being collectable like their 80s predecessors, 90s MIJ Squiers are very good & well regarded instruments, and likely built by Fujigen, like all pre CIJ Fenders. £175 sounds like a decent price to me. Jon.
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    I suppose technically not - it's a Jazz built with Geddy parts. Quite pretty though, that. Jon.
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    [quote name='BottomEndian' post='728907' date='Jan 29 2010, 04:41 PM']Sorry, done deal. Actually, one of the nicest-feeling basses I've come across was a beaten-up CSL Jazz (with blocked maple neck). Trouble was, I couldn't judge the tone at all because the pickups had gone completely microphonic, so every tap of my wedding ring against the neck was just a massive CLONNNNGGG through the amp. As I said to the owner (and he agreed), with a bit of time and effort put in, it could be a really sweet bass. Hijacking my own thread here, Jon (well, it's sold anyway ), but what do you know about CSL? I've heard they were based in Newcastle/Gateshead, and were one of the many companies importing Japanese copies (from the Ibanez factory?) in the 70s/80s. Is that about right?[/quote] In a nushell, yes. CSL was Charles Summerfield Ltd in Gateshead. At the time (70s - early 80s) they were UK importer for Ibanez & sourced their own-brand guitars from Fujigen Gakki, the factory which made Ibanez, Greco, Antoria etc & subsequently built MIJ Fenders & Squiers. My CSL Jazz is an absolute delight to play, pickups are maybe a bit lacking in output but sweet-sounding and will do until a nice set of cream-cover vintage DiMarzios comes up... It remains the one I'd rescue if my house was being attacked by alien death robots. J.
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    [quote name='BottomEndian' post='728788' date='Jan 29 2010, 03:08 PM']Take the cheapy way out: grab that CSL Jazz of yours and a pair of pliers... [/quote] Sacrilege! Apart from anything else, de-fretted maple/blocks boards look [i]awful[/i]! I've got a very nice old fretless Yamaha BB400 (which I picked up between missed VMJs) but the downsides are it weighs a ton & I'm not 100% sold on the limitations of the single P pup. I suppose if I do get the chance of a well priced VMJ it makes sense to grab it & flog the one I like least... So give me a shout if the sale falls through, won't you! J.
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    I couldn't have really anyway - I'm supposed to be saving for a new rig. Doesn't stop me looking & lamenting every one I miss, though! J.
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    Missed another one. I think that's 5 now. Arse. Jon.
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    For about the last 7 years my No.1 has been a scabby old 70s jazz copy that I picked up from a local pawn shop for £60. I buy other basses (with monotonous regularity), play & gig them for a few weeks, then pick up the J & wonder why I bothered. It's simply Got It - everything just feels [i]right[/i]. Jon.
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    Keep watching the "For Sale" sections on RickResource - both C64s & stray horsies do come up fairly often. You'd probably get a decent deal, as well. J.
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    [quote name='The Twickerman' post='726690' date='Jan 27 2010, 06:44 PM']If one of these replicas included a replica of the horseshoe bridge pickup, then I'd be interested. Especially if it had a stereo output. Know what I mean?[/quote] None of them had horseshoes, although many have stereo outputs. The earliest ones are like the Ibby in copying the early 70s 4001 features - it has full-width inlays (sparkly stuff, rather than crushed pearl) and checked binding, but the pups are completely unauthentic - they're chrome "mudbucker" copies (actually single coil), suggesting that the factory simply used what was in production at the time. I think the Fujigen Gakki - built basses, like this Ibby, were the first Rick copies, none of the others have full-width inlays & only a few feature checked binding. I don't think any 4001 copies pre-date 72/73, when these features were phased out of real Ricks, so horseshoes wouldn't have been on the basses the Japanese factories were imitating. J.
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    It is a Rickenbacker 4003. Not a 4001, because it doesn't have a skunk stripe, and not a copy, because it has the correct short-shaft Schaller tuners. You can just about see the "Rickenbacker" logos on the tuners - compare it to this big version of the pic Marvin posted: [url="http://www.soundmeout.com/store/images/Rickenbacker%204003%20Tuners.jpg"]http://www.soundmeout.com/store/images/Ric...03%20Tuners.jpg[/url] Jon.
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    I am fighting the temptation to send him a message saying "HOW MUCH SHIP TO ESTONIA THX". Jon.
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    My favourite bit: [quote]IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR ADVERT/AUCTION TO LOOK LIKE THIS ONE PLEASE GET IN TOUCH AT :[/quote] Funniest thing I've seen all week. Jon.
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    That's a bit more like it - sensible BIN, too. Jon.
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    [quote name='Alfie' post='724330' date='Jan 25 2010, 05:48 PM']I don't suppose anyone knows any dating information about Squier SQs. For example, roughly which serial numbers are 1983 and which are 1984. Also this JV has been on various classifieds for a while [url="http://www.gumtree.com/london/82/52680382.html"]http://www.gumtree.com/london/82/52680382.html[/url]. Its price has been steadily decreasing, is it kosher?[/quote] See preceding post - all the information in the known universe re: JV basses & guitars is on 21frets.com. And £400 really isn't a lot for a JV these days, if that one's on the level. If it was local to me my inner Gyppo would be onto that for scurrilous profiteering. J.
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    [quote name='numptydumpty' post='724304' date='Jan 25 2010, 05:29 PM']What's it worth then?[/quote] If I was flogging it I'd probably expect £150 - £180. J.
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    [quote name='2x18' post='724118' date='Jan 25 2010, 02:44 PM']Ibanez [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IBANEZ-VINTAGE-BASS-NO-FENDER-RICKENBACKER-GIBSON_W0QQitemZ350309346856QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item5190106e28"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IBANEZ-VINTAGE-BASS-...=item5190106e28[/url][/quote] My Rickenfaker collection needs a natural finish 2388B/DX at a sensible price. Wonder what the neck problem is? J.
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    [quote name='Rich' post='723848' date='Jan 25 2010, 09:09 AM']And he's put a two space gap between AND and IT. I would never even consider buying anything at all from anyone who didn't know how to use a space bar properly. Disgraceful. [/quote] I'm castigating myself (very vigorously, believe me!) for not noticing that. J.
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    [quote name='Johnston' post='723917' date='Jan 25 2010, 10:51 AM']I've been looking for something cheap and 33" to see if its any easier on my dodgy hands. Sent a message asking what scale it was. Got back 'regular scale thanx' What is regular scale ????[/quote] It's a 34". It's doing it no disservice to describe it as a slightly restyled Precision copy. J.
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    [quote name='mazdah' post='723831' date='Jan 25 2010, 08:45 AM']Looks OK. Great basses, had one, played as good as my '62 US Vintage.[/quote] They are - made by Fujigen Gakki alongside MIJ Fenders. It'll do fine if he just lets it run. Grammar notwithstanding. J.
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    Fairy nuff. Great bit of kit, anyway. J.
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    Why has this been moved here? It's neither an amp nor a cab. For the record I use one of these in my little home studio, for vocals mainly but also bass - they're great! Jon.
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    Looks like he's listed it twice previously & then cancelled the listings. No idea why, but presumably not to consult a dictionary for the correct definition & usage of the word "idyllic". I'd never buy a used bass from somebody who doesn't know what "idyllic" means. Jon.
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