Beedster

I used to have strong feelings about/against it, but firstly it's what shops such as Bass Direct/Bass Bros do and we don't have a problem with that. Secondly (and more importantly) we never know what a person is dealing with in life, quite a few members have lost their jobs recently, or have other financial problems (divorce/increased cost of living etc), and while I've historically tended to flip basses for a loss here, if I were in a difficult situation financially and struggling to pay the bills/put food on the table, I'd have no problem doing it for a profit. I hope it doesn't come to that, and I suspect I'd probably still make it clear where the bass came from.

Basschat is a strong community the members of which are 99.99% of the time highly supportive of each other, even to the point of happily donating gear and even money to other members with problems. Perhaps part of that charitable ethos is also to allow other members to make a few quid buying and selling? 

1 hour ago, MungoBass said:

That’s lovely Chris, I bet it sounds fantastic.
 

Would I like it, yes…..do I have any need for it….sadly, absolutely not…..

Thanks mate, it really is a lovely thing, I'll be gigging DB again next year and am buying back my old Mesa Walkabout 15 with that in mind (the WA worked really well for upright and a combo is so much easier if you've also got a 4/4 in the back of the car), and much as I'd love to keep this even I can't justify three large rigs, the WA will do great for DB and smaller gigs, and my M-Pulse with 115/106 for the bigger ones. I'll miss it's lovely edge of breakup tone, I'll miss all that chrome, and I'll miss the inevitable queue of musos at gigs asking about it (and our drummer making jokes about making toast), but c'est la vie  

...but yes, large Ashdown tube amps are rather special 👍

29 minutes ago, walshy said:

Had one and stupidly sold it

Possibly the most frequently spoken phrase on Basschat 

3 hours ago, Shaggy said:

 

 

Saw them live around 1980 - superb  

 

Back to the OP, I know Mick Karn and Pino are the obvious contenders, but my favourite has always been Barry Adamson's bass tone and playing with Magazine.   Ovation Magnum 1 with aforementioned chorus and compression.  

 

 

 

….and often mistaken for fretless, testimony to his lovely fluid playing 

Hey @Roj there’s an ‘Amps and Cabs For Sale’ forum that’ll get you more chance of a sale 👍

Nice amp BTW 👍

Good old Mark Radcliffe on R6 played this and wow, I wanted to go straight to the bass room and pick up my upright, something I've not done for 6-months.....

Beautiful playing, I'm going to be diving into his work today, especially a recent album of duets with vocalists from which the below is taken

Are you based in Aus? If you're in the UK, courier and import costs will be quite high and if there are any further issues with the bass and you have to return it you could find yourself out of pocket. Seems a bit odd that a reputable seller got the year of production wrong which does make me wonder if they've made any other errors? I don't know the model, but in other model/ranges an 8-year difference in manufacturing dates can mean a significant difference in quality and value

Just to clarify this is a Fender MIJ 62RI body and an Allparts (also MIJ) 70s-style Jazz neck.

Allparts in my experience are at or above Fender USA quality - not quite a good as Warmoth but a significant step up from for example Mighty Mite and Fender MIM - and this neck is no exception. Neck retails at £419 without tuners, nut etc https://allparts.uk.com/collections/bass-necks/products/replacement-neck-for-j-bass-rosewood-board-w-finish-w-binding-block-inlays

12 hours ago, Philly said:

Our drummer has a pink drum kit and I don’t have a pink bass…..we do like to match where we can…..hhmm

It's as good a reason as any  

On 22/10/2025 at 12:16, Marc S said:

Ooh, I need to thin the collection. Ooh, I don't need another bass. Ooh, I don't really need a Jazz bass.....

But Ooh, Ooh, this is just lovely. Sigh 😉

Re.....

1. Need to thin the collection: against logic and probably against Basschat rules, the whole point of a collection is that you collect the items in it, it's not called a 'thinection'
2. Don't need another bass: again, against Basschat rules, you always need another bass, every member of Basschat always needs another bass
3. I don't really need a Jazz Bass: how can you possibly know that you don't need a Jazz Bass if you don't have a Jazz Bass? 

I hope I've clarified things for you Marc 

13 minutes ago, bassbloke said:

My thoughts exactly.  Will give it a miss.

That’s probably wise, it might be fine now but might fail if it takes another bash. I’m sure it’s fixable but a risk at the price 

Looks like it might have been involved in a substantial shock to the neck that’s lead to cracks around the heel?

7 hours ago, ossyrocks said:

I blame Martin (@The fasting showman) for this. He sent me a message yesterday about an old Fender Bassman cab which was for sale on Facebook about an hours drive from me.

 

I didn't know I wanted one of these cabs, and to be honest, I'm still not sure! But it was so cheap that it didn't make any sense not to go and buy it. So here it is. I am still in shock as to how big, heavy and awkward it is, the pics on Facebook didn't give a clue to scale, and I certainly needed help getting it in the back of my car from the house. Now it's home, I'm trying to figure out how to convince my wife that it's a good idea to keep it, when I don't have anywhere really to actually keep it!

 

The speaker is a reconed JBL D140F apparently, but I'll check that out in due course. Anyway, feel free to roast my stupidity at today's purchase. Though it does look quite nice with my Bassman 50 on it I must say.

 

Rob

 

Proper Basschat behaviour 👍

3 hours ago, Spodokomodoh said:

Long time lurker, first time poster - had to make an account to send this one in.

 

Courtesy of Fender's dealer portal, here's a date for this bass!

 

The serial shows this bass an American standard jazz bass from the 15th of July, in the year 2000

 

Do what you will with this info, glad to be of help

Thanks and welcome @Spodokomodoh 🙏

Were they short scale strings?

More photos as promised (it stopped raining.....)

28 minutes ago, skilamalink said:

I would never buy a second hand Fender where the serial number is not in the Fender database. I think ease of resale is a factor in your decision on whether to buy or not. You will have the same issue that the current seller is having. 

It appears to be accepted as kosher on BC but then that might restrict your potential buyer to being a member here. Selling via auction for example will not allow any extra info to be shared and you risk sellers demanding a refund.  

Agreed, and I wouldn't buy that particular bass, because - and I know it's not hard evidence - the images feel wrong, I can't say what it is, but given that the serial number also doesn't check out plus the seller has already provided some misinformation, I would assume that while it's not a forgery as per Andy's previous comment (why bother when for the same costs you could forge Pre-CBS Fenders), I still suspect it may not be what it is presented as. Case candy etc? Not beyond the realms of possibility that someone could buy the real thing with case and case candy, and then slip a lookalike bitsa in the case and sell it on, I've heard less plausible theories turning out to be true  

Not saying it's not the real thing BTW, I am saying that I certainly wouldn't buy it given the photos and details provided. 

7 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

I agree, the headstock doesn't look right. It could just be the camera angle of course.

Yep probably just the slight distortion from a phone lens 👍

End of headstock looks too big to me 

I need to pay for an incoming item so this is available at £600 for a few days after which I’ll keep it 👍

Sadly I need to move this on ASAP in part because I need the space for its incoming replacement combo and in part because I need the cash for it’s incoming replacement combo, so £600 ono collected, or you can arrange collection via Shipley or similar. It’s a sad thing to let this go but c’est la vie 👍

20 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

I love that film. Forgot what it was called!

 

I don’t think I’ll ever work with people in the creative industries. I’m more interested in CBT stuff I think. I’ve certainly benefitted from that.

Funnily enough a lot of creatives benefit far more from the formulaic CBT-type stuff than from some of the more esoteric forms, the contrast with what is often their habitual way of dealing with things - existential versus pragmatic - can be transformative 

30 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

And being in bands is probably the best thing in the world for learning how to deal with conflict, awkward characters and trauma!

Worth rewatching Some Kind of Monster to realise that band issues are often beyond even the best psychologists! 

All joking aside, don't ever become the band's therapist, you will end up hating them all  

9 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

I’m currently training to be a counsellor. Read into that what you will. 

Good for you mate, I read into that a need to hep other people, a great ambition and a great profession 👍