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BlueMoon

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  1. @Hutton it’s your bass, so do what you like.

     

    Personally I’d give it a short period (say 3-4 hours) to acclimatise, but impatience and curiosity would likely push that time to a minimum. I’ve never had any issues when I’ve unboxed directly a bass delivered in winter, either with poly or nitro.

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  2. It looks to me like the Fender active circuit has been modified prior to fitting to your Sadowsky, since the pots of the original circuit were soldered to the board (see example pic). In your last pic above I do not see that any pots are on the board, so changing the pots should not be a major exercise if you can locate the correct potentiometers. Am I missing something?

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  3. 20 hours ago, Franticsmurf said:

    The first bass I played was a Columbus Jazz copy

    My first bass as well!

     

    I traded it back in the 70s in exchange for a Burns Jazz, which was made in ‘64. If I remember correctly I had to pay an additional £12 plus the Columbus to seal the deal.
     

    I still have the Burns!

     

     

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  4. 4 hours ago, dmckee said:

    Have Fender used those pickups anywhere else?

    Don’t think so.

     

    This topic comes up occasionally about possible upgrades (mods) to Dimension basses since nobody seems to stock the pups off the shelf. There were some complaints of “clicking” when the strings touched the pole-pieces……..but hardly something that couldn’t be fixed by a decent set up.

  5. Agree totally with above comments. Fender tried to move away - even slightly - from their classic P and J heritage with what is basically a good new design. Wasn’t happening with the Fender fan-boy folks, unfortunately. Also mods were difficult with non-standard pickup shape. Sales were poor and excess stock was sold sometimes for silly money.

     

    The passive two pickup version is, in my limited experience, the way to go if you see one.

     

    Don’t listen to the haters!

  6. The Czech-made Grendels are great instruments. Not heavy, no neck dive, Schaller tuners, Hipshot B style bridge. Figured maple top. What’s not to like?

     

    The Bartolini pre and pick-ups (exposed pole pieces) are fine for a modern Jazz sound. You have additional control of mids via a toggle switch.

     

    Apart from the pot control knobs, which are a bit naff - the overall package scores high on quality/value-for-money.

     

    I don’t know the Stadium version, but I understand they are a badge-engineered version of the MTD.

     

    Go for it……..great basses.

  7. Production date sticker may still be on the underside of the main pick-guard. For reference, I have an original Burns Jazz from 16 November, 1964 and it has a serial number in the low 6000’s. As others have mentioned, the polyester coating cracked even on the best maintained examples. Exposed to gigging and bits cracked off. I think there will be the normal VBT controls and a notched potentiometer with some pre-set pick-up combinations and sounds. “Wild Dog” was a unique one!

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  8. I have several fretless basses with coated fingerboards. These may be polyester (Pedulla) and others where I believe  polyurethane is the coating. In each case I have had no problems with separation even with periodic truss rod adjustments. I cannot speak from experience of super-glue (cyanoacrylate), but I would think that also to be pretty stable when coated correctly.

     

    In summary, I wouldn’t worry and go for the material that best suits your needs and budget.

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  9. 16 minutes ago, Simon C said:

    Thus I'm torn between advising where one can currently buy a Walnut 4003, or encouraging you in your abstinence. 

    I’ve had one on order for over a year. Like “hen’s teeth” over here. 
     

    Soon folks will be selling their place in the order queue.

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