Newfoundfreedom

I can't really comment on this thread. I'm such a bad player, my bass slaps me.

There's a Mazeti guitar on there at the minute. Totally different style though. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F253041915631

Come to think of it he did say something along the lines of there are 2 Wolf brands and this is not the crap ones they sell in America. The plot thickens.

Yup. That's kind of where I'm at.

Yup. That makes 2 of us. Either way it's a quirky looking thing. As I said earlier the payability of the neck is great. The only thing that puts me off slightly is the rest of the components look quite generic and low end to me.

Very impressive. But I still can't see anything that links the two (other than the obvious shape and style) They could be sourcing the necks from the same place or copying the same design maybe?

Wow! Superb bit of recall there. I'm impressed. It definitely looks like the same design. Whether or not it's the same builder I don't know.

Yeah that headstock though! Maybe I could learn to love it? 😂 To be honest, what the bloke was asking for it I'm guessing he doesn't know what he's got there either.

Hmmm. That's got me thinking now. It might definitely be worth a punt. That would also explain why the neck felt extremely good quality and very playable.

Ah, maybe I've totally got the wrong brand then. So do you reckon this one could actually be a custom / luthier build?

Ah that's interesting. The guy did say he had an acoustic with the same headstock. It could be this very model.

Maybe something out of the same factory. From what I can glean Wolf is an own brand from a factory that builds budget grade guitars for a lot of the big manufacturers, such as Epiphones, Squier etc. There's quite a few of them on eBay USA but nothing like this one. I'm actually reconsidering walking away now. It's so unique. If nothing else it'll be a conversation starter.

It's a Wolf bass, made in Korea. They're not unheard of, and generally seem to be well respected quality wise. But I've never seen one with an upright style headstock like that.

I went to look at a load of gear today left over from a shop closure. Unfortunately it was mostly guitars and he only had a couple of basses. One of them was this. I've never seen anything like it in my life. The body is straightforward enough, kind of Music Man-esque, but that headstock is bonkers! The neck actually felt superb, very playable, and the overall quality didn't feel too bad. Initially i dismissed it outright, but the more I looked at it the more it kind of grew on me. So I had to leave sharpish before I accidentally bought it. It would certainly be a conversation starter. You don't see many of those around.

From Preston.

Ah yeah. Mine is the long scale. I assumed the electronics were the same in both versions.

I think you missed a 9 off

Yeah it does get rather tedious. But what I find even more annoying is when you're watching a review and all they do is play chords at the top end of the neck. It's a bass you pillock! We want to hear what the low notes sound like.

I've got both. The Gretsch utterly trounces the Jag. The active bass boost circuit on the Jag is muddy, boomy and horrible, with a lot of messing around, and trial and error, you can just about get a workable sound from it. The neck is nice and it actually plays ok with a bit of setting up. The problem is you won't have it for long before you feel like you need to upgrade it. I'm currently trying to decide whether to put some new pickups and electronics in and do away with the bass boost circuit, and maybe add a high mass bridge to make it a viable instrument, or just get rid. I can never quite get over the poor man's Fender feel of the Squier. The Gretsch on the other hand is superb straight out of the box. The build quality is astounding considering the price. It should be at least twice the price it retails at, and even then it would be a steal. If you absolutely need that Precision or Jazz sound then go for the Jag. If you want a well made instrument with it own sound then get the Gretsch. If it's good enough for Royal Blood and twenty thousand people at Glastonbury then it'll do for me.

Some great stories on here. I've really enjoyed reading the thread, but it just goes to highlight for me how lucky I am to be in a band with mates. No egos, no delusions. We know we're shyte but enjoy it immensely.

Not to mention they really know what they're doing with their knobs.

Yup. Pointless!

A £300 Squier and spend the rest on beer and loose women. Seriously! What's the point in spending 3 grand on a bass?

Must have been a flurry of last minute bidding. It was £80 when I posted. Still a good buy at £250 though I reckon.

It was actually an 8 pint beauty. I bought it in a drunken stupor because I thought it looked pretty through my beer goggles, then the next morning I thought "what have I done?" and just felt dirty. (We've all been there right?) I generally can't stand Fenders and Fender style guitars. They're just bland and a bit meh. The Jag is a little bit more interesting looking than most but it still has that headstock that even the elephant man's mother couldn't love. I am growing accustomed to it, like an ugly wife with a nice personality. But I don't think I'll ever love it. I much prefer these two. Weirdly I don't really have a thing for sunburst either. It's just coincidental that everything I've fancied at the right price happens to have been in that colour, so I have a matching set. Also coincidentally, short, medium and long scale. Semi acoustic, passive, and active. So I think I've covered all my basses (pardon the pun).