NikNik

16 hours ago, Max Normal said:

That is certainly a thing of beauty. Don't think I have seen a fretless 8-string before. Deffo one for an original and creative type I think to avoid becoming a case queen. I'd love to have a go on it.

Sting had one built by Hamer. Took him a while to get used to it, I recall.

Didn't Stuart Zender fall out with JK?

A '60s 4001!!

Those unfilled fret gaps will cause the fingerboard to bow up, no?

Looks like a Washburn Bantam.

Does Gibson still own the right to the old L Steiny design? If not, Ned really should start making them again. That would really sort of those Japanese collectors.

EDIT: He'd have to make the blanks and the moulds again. 

So, I sold something else last week, and this one's not getting paid out until delivery confirmed. And it's not being updated by RM. Great.

16 hours ago, Nos said:

No fee's at all?

I sold something for <£100 and paid no listing fee for FVF.

irreelevant

That's a beast of a neck! Dimarzio with coil tap, or?

14 hours ago, binky_bass said:

I wish I lived in his fantasy world... Must be an interesting place to reside free from the bleak reality we all exist in. 

 

Some of his YouTube clips are utter lunacy, I suspect too much acid in the 70's resulted in a trip he never quite came back from.

 

Almost tempted to read one of his books just to experience a window into his mind. 

I think someone on here bought one - can't remember which one, probably the one with the owl on the cover - and left an Amazon review. I have to admire his gall at plugging them on his ebay sales.

Clean electrics, neck good. Lovely nitro checking. Pix for those not on FB.

EB-0

16 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

I know exactly who you are referring to, however the link doesn't seem to go anywhere. That may be a blessing based on previous listings.

Operator error. Now corrected.

'Flats of the hexagon' - Great name for a band!

Verbose, and shamelessly plugging his books on the auction page.

MDP

On 18/10/2024 at 09:51, Misdee said:

I've been looking at these '66 reissues since they came out but I've never found one that's a reasonable weight. They tend to be the wrong side of 9 pounds, and I can't abide a heavy Jazz Bass. Probably because of the offset body shape, to me a weighty J Bass feels particularly ungainly, more so than some other styles of bass.

 

It's a shame because I really fancy the green one, albeit that I would have to swap the tort scratch plate for an off-white one.

 

Fender are in a bit of a cleft stick when it comes to reissues (and all their other American-made guitars and basses) because they don't want to make them so appealing that they are taking business away from their own Custom Shop. So when Fender seemingly detract from what could be a much more attractive design it's usually a deliberate decision to do with stratifying their range of instruments.

Good point. I never actually considered that.

I've looked at both the Olly White one and the Seafoam Green one, and after a bit more studying, I've discovered I don't like those fingerboards. I know 'rosewood' covers many species but those 'boards look like Laurel. I don't think I've seen a rosewood so light on a Fender bass. I guess I could use some Monty's Wax to darken it but on a £2K reissue instrument I'd expect the 'board to look more period correct.

13 hours ago, cocco said:

I had an MIJ 66 Jazz in candy apple red with matching headstock and dot and bound neck back in the day, around the time I bought that silver P off you. I don't know if you'd remember it but here's a photo from manic 16 years ago. It had clovers rather than lollipops and the guy I bought it off told me it was a non export model. 

 

I Shouldn't have sold it, but I didn't know what I had 😭. 

Yeh, shame no Lollipops.

These things are rare as hen's teeth. I got mine from a guy in Belfast around 8 years ago. Can you remember where yours went?

So, I sold on ebay last week for the first time in years. The sale was less than £100. No listing fee and, oddly, no final value fee. What I didn't like, though, is that I don't get paid until the package is marked as 'delivered', and even then I was told payment could take two days. Bizarre.

EDIT: Perhaps I read that wrong. The item is out for delivery in the buyers locality and the payout is now available.

2 hours ago, LewisK1975 said:

Wasn't this available in white too?  tried soo many Jazz's over the years (love the look) but always float back to precision shaped objects....

 

FWIW I agree on the Red, I think (I could be wrong) that there was an MIJ Red reissue of some description, might have been block inlays rather than dots though...

Yes, there is a white one.

I had a MIJ non-export  '66 d&b in black, with matching headstock. Unfortunately, it didn't come with lollipops. I do have a JB64 (stackpot retrofit) in CAR with matching headstock, but I've always wanted a d&b one again.

I don't need another Jazz (said that already this week) but this is a dream. Why Fender never reissued this in CAR, a more period-correct colour, is beyond me, for they'd clean up!

66 Jazz

I do not need another Jazz!! But that green one is a beauty!

First time I've heard of that instrument.

1 hour ago, prowla said:

What a load of rubbish!

 

This is way more accurate!

 

I'd rock that!

I'm also reminded of the Alden 'Beatbacker' Bass, which I owned for about an hour or so before requesting a return. The worst bass I ever had. Fret-sprout, rough finish, badly hacked scratchplate and noisy electrics.

2 minutes ago, DGBass said:

Maybe there will be more realistic prices for used gear now that sellers don't have to add-on something to cover their eBay selling fees? That's if anyone actually ever did that 🤔

Indeed. I think Ebay did some analysis and had a spreadsheet session and came to the conclusion they were losing money compare to the pre-fee days.

So, back to how it used to be?

I haven't sold on ebay since they introduced the fees.

Never seen these before.

Pic for those not on FB