onehandclapping

10 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

This is a bit of info from guitar world , apparently the slab board was to give more bass because of the increased depth , @onehandclapping Has a very nice 62 slab jazz , maybe he could tell us more about them 🙂

With all Fender models, the early ’60s brought the “slab board” fretboard, as opposed to the “veneer board,” which was introduced in mid 1962. The slab board was a thick piece of rosewood that joined the neck on a flat plane; the veneer board was thinner and joined the neck on a curved plane. Clay fretboard dots were standard until the middle of 1964

The 62 slab here is a little darker/bassier than veneer board.An original stacker sounds very different to a vvt and it would  not be my pick.A reissue stacker compared to an original does not have the capacitors in that to my ear throttle the sound.The 62 here has a bigger neck than my 63 and 64 which are very similar,the 63 being my favourite.I did play another 62 slab vvt the other day and the neck was awesome being quite small like my 63...hope this helps😀

4 hours ago, NikNik said:

PW or DW?

DB

This is a 64 repica made by the Rick guru in the US....He repaired Sir Pauls when it went back to Rick

For many many years I used a Trace V4 through the Trace 4x12 and horn cab,switched the cab to a lighter Schroeder 4x12 and horn later.I kept the last Trace V4 (I always had 2) until recently.I only used the Trace with the volume maxed at 5 ,the bass was pretty high though...old school blues band..I started using a TC rh 450 through the Schroder either the 2 x12 and horn or the 4x12 and horn and it did the job fine...then I added a Barefaced super  twin to the rh450  and  I like it a lot,still quite old school bass heavy, jazz and TI flats ,I bought a second one as a backup and sold the last V4 recently.I did try the V4 through my Barefaced midget just at home and the combination was not for me...I loved the V4 but in the end the weight and my age were the deciding factors...

ps the guitar player was using a Fender twin flat out where as now he is using a 30 or 50 watt valve amp,so  I guess I am not needing to  push the rh450  as hard as I used to push the Trace V4(220 Watts)...maybe😀

Welcome from COVID free Queensland Aust.......at the moment

3 hours ago, Belka said:

I used to think so too, but after being corrected by Fender experts it seems that actually the vast majority, if not all, of the custom colours Jazzes came with matching headstocks as standard, at least from 1963 until around 1969. The only exception is see-through blonde. So any time you see a 1963-1969 Jazz bass in a custom colour with an unpainted headstock, you can assume it to be a refinish. Again, I'm not that much of a vintage expert so happy to be corrected.

The white one is an early 62 slab board

62,63,64

I have had 2 early stackers,they a not for me,the 2 resistors being the reason,they are not in the reissues ,I personally prefer a slab vvt or just a vvt.The slab vvt is much rarer...Just find what works for you and within budget and you enjoy playing it...collecting anything vintage you just hone in on what you like a which is not  always the same as what the market says is “the best”

Yes,he could not have been more helpful

PMD

6 hours ago, stewblack said:

Perfect timing, as Alex has just recently been showing how good these are on his YouTube channel. 

If I hadn't just bought a Midget... GLWTS 

I would like a midget with a silver front...to match my other one 😀

I love my Trace Elliot V4...believe there is one for sale here

2 come to mind...years ago

Cash Convertors selling a Bigsby guitar....(the name on the tremolo) it was a 64 Gretsch orange double cut....original case,awesome condition..for next to nothing....

my mate was heading overseas and was hoping to pick up a vintage guitar,he rang to say he had seen a 64 deluxe reverb he was going to buy...I asked if there was anything else...only a 59/60 Les Paul sunburst guitar....Me...I think you are buying the wrong thing...we bought it....and yes it had a very happy ending

Thanks for the kind words Nick...keep safe...Terry

On 12/05/2020 at 06:44, Chewie said:

Holy stinky poo....!  Really.....!!??

You better get a ‘72 to put in there.....!!

🙂

I have a blonde 63 Fender case and a brown 50s gig bag spare...better start looking to fill them up😀

btw the reissue case is different to an original so it’s not hard to pick the difference 

On 04/05/2020 at 18:20, Clarky said:

Very nice Nick. I would go aged 3-ply white or mint green guard personally. Enjoy!

Picture of nitro guard white/green wbw sent

Most gigs have been cancelled by venue,2 next weekend are still going ahead...I will not do them

I have 3 original old jazzes from that era .You do not say if you are going to play it or if it’s a keepsake.If it’s a keepsake do nothing, if you are going to play it ,get the best vintage luthier the guys on the site here recommend to do as little as possible to bring it up to a playable condition for you to enjoy and don’t try to get it done on the cheap ..just my thoughts

21 hours ago, fretmeister said:

So you guys are telling me to buy the Super Twin then?

I have a super twin and love it but I find it a bit awkward moving around especially up stairs...if the one 10 is doing the job I would probably stay with it...I have owned a one 10 ...what a great size

I had a Barefaced midget...12 and a Barefaced 10 ,I did not like them at all together.I do a small gig so I tried the 12 for the first set and the 10 for the next.I kept the 12 and sold the 10.I normally use a Barefaced super twin which I love..had a gig I hate last night and could not be bothered luggin the super up the lift so used the midget and survived...band is drums,sax and guitar..not real loud but not real soft either

Ps, I thought the  ri stacker  sounded nicer without the resistor than the original ...with the resistor 

I owned an original stack knob and did not like gel at all with the sound, (I have since owned some cs stackers as well with out the resistors), I own a slab 62 vvt and much prefer it over any of the stackers

1 hour ago, chris_b said:

 . . . . . or me. I can make a Jazz bass work just fine in loud or quiet trios.

This is probably an EQ problem. If you have both pickups full on they will cancel each other out a little. What you do is dial back one of the pickups. I usually take the bridge pickup back a little, until I hear the volume come back up.

Also, if you are standing right in front of the cab you can sometimes hear the lower frequencies better than the top frequencies. Out in the room, though, all the notes should be cutting through.

I agree,for  me I just bring back the bridge pup until I hear it “swell” has always been the sweet spot

Same colour and condition as my 62 slab.....nice👍

My custom made 64 4001s/1999...Dale Fortune