BlueMoon

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!

Cream for me, but either are fine. Nice bass.

Looks legit except for the sanded neck and strap buttons. No pictures of tuners, which can often distinguish between an instrument made for the domestic market (i.e. Japan) or overseas. These are nice, dependable instruments.

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.

Loving the bass………..and the slippers!!

I’d say similar - if not identical - to a Jin-Ho model: http://www.jinhomusic.com/bass/jb_450.html

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!

This^^^^ I’ve used the alloy from a standard ring-pull can and wrapped a suitably sized piece around while jamming the ends into split shafts. Are your pots solid shaft?

I forgot to mention the asymetrically profiled neck - very comfortable, and a zero fret on fretted models. Here you go:

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.

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!

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.

I’ve found Hipshot customer service to be excellent. They will give you an explanation and sort it to your wishes, I am sure.

I’ve seen a fair few in my time, but this paint surface is way beyond crazed! Wow. Unfortunately, I don’t think you have any other option than to strip and re-coat or oil as others have suggested. I’d be tugging on FMC to consider an ex-gratia contribution.

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.

Monster cabinets. Good score!

Probably quite a number of lurkers out there who join but don’t post for some reason. The disparity between core posters and total numbers does seem large, however.

yep……..more common than you’d think. I used to play a lot of squash (racquet ball) when I was younger and sustained a niggling back injury. It flares up from time to time to remind me that it’s still there. I do regular core-strengthening exercises to try to prevent relapses and always think carefully how I position myself when lifting stuff - especially never twisting and lifting. I now try to go FOH for larger venues and Class D elsewhere, if possible.

Just completed a UK to Belgium transaction with Stephen. His overall care and attention to ensure all went well is worth highlighting, together with excellent communication. Deal with confidence. A great example of the Basschat family!

I tend to try for a flat fingerboard, with minimum relief, and adjust accordingly. I recall that Ric’s in the past were set up at the factory this way. The nut is often cut quite high from the factory as well.

The G&L L2000 should be able to be played in passive mode even without a battery in situ, so it suggests a possible problem with the active side of the preamp.

Used sparingly and in the right location you should be fine.