BlueMoon

I wish I could adopt and stick to this philosophy.

My personal experience of the Basschat marketplace has been overwhelmingly positive. Most of the stuff that is advertised is offered at a fair price and prices set by knowledgeable folk……..so I rarely consider haggling - especially if I want the gear. If I compare Basschat with some other generic marketplaces, however, I would almost always consider haggling for items on there. There so many more “chancers” on non-specialist marketplace sites in my personal experience.

The neck has more frets than typical Fender jazz basses and the body is smaller, as mentioned above. In my view these were a highlight of Fender through more recent decades. I can totally understand your connection with it! Continue to enjoy it!

It will have 22 frets and single pole-piece pickups from the Suhr era. Great basses……..very musical preamp/pickup combination, which is rare for Fender

I’m in this guy’s camp. Not only is he a great player……he doesn’t fill the time with endless opinions and comments. Just gets on with it. Don’t get me started on Scott Devine!

Nice find. Enjoy!!

A bit of both………and personal preference is in there as well.

.135 I believe.

I have an American Professional I where a previous owner changed out the Fender pickup with a Seymour Duncan version. It is a nice, tight player now. I like the string spacing. The B string is admittedly not the best - in comparison, for example, with a Lakland 5.

These are okay……….but he’s in Spain. I have one, fits exactly. https://egilegorbasses.com/egilegorbassesshop/en/home/65-blackwood-ramp-for-jazz-bass.html?search_query=Ramp&results=2

In continental Europe I believe Bassfreaks is a dealer, should you be looking at new examples. You might also consider a direct import of a second hand example. Ishibashi often has several examples available and the prices end up slightly cheaper after customs charges etc. than those available in Europe - if you can find them. Good luck with your search. Enjoy!

What can I say?, except that I completely agree! If only they were a teeny bit lighter, then all would be perfect. Very underrated builder with top notch Japanese quality. The clue to your question is in my user name.

I’ve had a similar experience and had the nut re-cut in an attempt to resolve.

Rothko & Frost will make pretty much whatever you need. www.rothkoandfrost.com

Yes, it was a USA-made bass. I took it in exchange when I made a sale, so I do not know under what conditions it was kept in by the previous owner(s). I have seen poly crack after being exposed to repeated hot/cold environments during storage or load out, but in my case with the Jazz it was more like a de-lamination of the poly from the wood. Almost as if the wood behind had shrunk and the poly not. Fender QC has been patchy over the years, but I’m not sure if mid 2000s was especially bad.

I had the same thing happen on a Fender Jazz that was made around 2005. I managed to “wick in” some liquid superglue into the crack; first depressing one side then the other. While it did work, there was extra tension on the poly and eventually another small crack appeared a little further away.

^^^^ this has been my experience on several occasions as well.

Goodbye tail lift and hello to easier intonation! Great upgrade while maintaining the overall vintage Ric vibe.

That's strange. He got a few for me with no issues at all.

I've always had good service on G&L from these folks in Germany: https://www.musicstore.com/en_BE/EUR/brands/g-l They don't have a G&l clf L 1000 listed in their current stock, but maybe worth a quick email? ([email protected])

Try Danny Stewart at www.bassjapandirect.com

That is absolutely stunning!!