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    Basses owned ( is one you want amongst these? )

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    [quote name='The Burpster' post='25118' date='Jun 29 2007, 08:41 PM']Heres a thought folks........

    How about I make this thread a sticky and we can keep adding to it, we can then maybe use it as a referance. Anybody having bad GAS or a yearning for 'a particular' new axe for their perusal, could search the therad to see if someone has owned it and can ask them for thier valued opinion as to what that axe is like to live with......

    Thoughts?[/quote]

    Great idea Bob, it'll work on many levels, expecilly as many of the basses in question have 'done the rounds' so to speak. Nice one mate
    Chris

    Fender Jazz (+Warwick now) DIY mods... how not to!

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    Love it! I was especially impressed by his drawing the reader's attention to the minor flaws but omitting the fact that his kid brither clealry took a chisel/spade to the battery compartment! I'm also a bit worried that the holes for the string through bridge might not be all that pretty either. What I always find amazing with such mods is that people seem to assume that removing a lump of wood and sticking in a loose battery in it won't change the tone of the instrument. I saw a PBass recently that had so much wood removed it was probably held together by the strings and pickguard. The guy selling it was talking in terms of 'classic early 70's tone'! Gotta laugh haven't you
    Chers
    Chris

    I wonder why his sales fall through.......

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    [quote name='Muppet' post='24579' date='Jun 28 2007, 06:31 PM']Yup that was me and I'll tell you why. I have his mobile and his landline. I can speak to him and he delivers in person, so I can inspect the bass and pay cash when I'm happy. I have no worries about Paypal, cheques or delivery. Do I know where the bass comes from? No, but neither do I know the origins of a lot of stuff I buy on ebay. I do know a genuine Fender though.

    I don't give a toss about his sales technique. It's absolutely abysmal I agree, but if that puts potential bidders off, leaving me to pick up a bargain after putting in a bit of effort to check out his background then I hope his patter gets even worse. Previously his items were on auction rather BIN, which made getting bargains a lot easier.

    He's never going to be my friend, I don't know him personally, I don't care if his sales fall through and I'm not defending him. I did, however, buy a brand new Precision with tags and case for under £400. Maybe I treated him like Oxfam?[/quote]

    Can't argue with that Steve. Sounds like you got a good bass of the guy at a good price, it shows he's genuine. I just hope he made a loss :)
    Chris

    I wonder why his sales fall through.......

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    [quote name='Rayman' post='24317' date='Jun 28 2007, 10:27 AM']Ha ha.........I can't believe this clown is still trying to sell the chuffing bass. How long ago was it we spotted him on BW? Months ago, and he's still trying to sell it. He's a total pillock, and as great as the bass is, I wouldn't buy it from him if it was the last bass on earth. Someone on BW actually defended him, saying they knew him, and that he was a really nice guy, well, I don't give a toss, if that's how he addresses potential buyers, he can shove it where the sun doesn't shine. Idiot.[/quote]

    What I really dislike about him is that he's clearly a dealer (albeit probably an extremely poor one) who tries to give the impression he's selling his own instruments. He says he paid 'over a grand' and that it's only been 'gigged five times'. I expect he paid in the region of £300 for it and that he's one of those sad guys who spends all day scanning ebay for BIN bargains he can sell on at a profit (there's a couple on BC as well I'm afraid to say). I suspect that as this is I think the second time the sale of this bass has fallen through, there's something wrong with it (or the seller), and each buyer has backed out legitimately.
    Horrible colour anyway :)
    Chris

    Basses owned ( is one you want amongst these? )

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    Posted · Edited by Beedster

    [quote name='The Burpster' post='24107' date='Jun 27 2007, 07:16 PM']Chris.....
    Would it suffice to say you have owned most of Fender at some point?

    :huh:[/quote]

    LOL :huh:

    Right, deep breath

    I order from first in to last in....

    4s
    Westone Thunder II (didn't everyone start on one?)
    Fender '96 USA Jazz (first Fender was a bad 'un. How did it get past Fender QC? Sounded like it was made of tin)
    Fender Japan Precision (should never have sold it. Everything they said about Jap Fenders was true. Lovely bass)
    Fender Custom Shop 40th Anniversary Precision (first active Fender, sounded and looked too 'nice'. Lovely ebony fretboard)
    Fender Custom Shop Classic Jazz (looked awesome, sounded too bright. Started to get message re. Fender active electronics)
    Fender Custom Shop Jaco Relic (waste of money, I still didn't sound like Jaco, lots of hum, green finish. Was his bass green?)
    Squire Precision fretless (sounded and felt almost as good as the Jaco at 5% of the price)
    EBMM Stingray 4 2EQ (the best active bass I've owned)
    EBMM Stingray 4 3EQ (not as good as the 2EQ)
    EBMM SUB 4 (amazing value bass, sound-wise indistinguishable from a 'ray. Built like a Russian shotputter)
    EBMM Stingray 4 fretless (finally realised I need frets)
    Modulus Sonic Hammer (a monster, too dangerous to have around, kept drinking my beer and shagging my birds)

    5s
    EBMM Stingray 5 (how did EBMM have the nerve to call it a Stingray? Bland and safe. Poor EQ)
    EBMM SUB 5 (looked and sounded like a 'ray, EBMM should have made this the SR5, the SR5 should have been the Sterling 5)
    Status Artist 5 (great bass but very acquired taste tone-wise. I didn't acquire it. Amazing neck)
    EBMM Bongo 5 (great bass, couldn't take the shape. 4EQ was unnecessary and didn't cut it, especially high mid)

    6....!
    Peavey Grind 6 (lovely bass, really lovely tone, too many strings)

    Back to 4s
    Shergold '76 Marathon* (current project bass. Neck like a Precision and sounds like a Stingray. Mojo city)
    Black Rose Custom 4 (great great sounding bass but neck too thin and body too small)
    Tokai Jazzsound early '80s (possibly didn't give this baby enough time, growly and sexy)
    Fender Geddy Lee Jazz (can't see what the fuss is about, skinny neck, weedy sound, looks plastic)
    Fender '79 USA Precision (Danni - wow, the best neck ever, would have kept, but met Kylie)
    Fender USA Precision Deluxe (the worst active electronics I've played. Mediocre bass at best. Deluxe?)
    Fender '97 USA Precision with JPUP (Kylie)* (my favourite bass ever)
    Fender '99 USA Jazz Corona Series* (best Jazz I've owned, slaps like a 'ray on steroids, growls like a grizzly)
    Modulus Flea 4 (awesome bass but mostly had sounds I didn't need, now gone to someone who will love it)

    * still have

    After all that, my two current basses cost me a grand total of £850 :)
    Chris

    P or J for covers?

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    Posted

    [quote name='alexclaber' post='23942' date='Jun 27 2007, 11:48 AM']But... I think P or J bass is a lifestyle choice as well.

    I think it behooves (love that word) a professional bassist to have both and spend time cultivating the characteristics of each instrument.

    Alex[/quote]

    Couldn't agree more with the above, which is why I have two basses, one Fender Precision Bass and one Fender Jazz Bass :) Most of the time I use the Precision, but every now and again the Jazz calls my name. Although after a few days I long for the Precision again, I think the Jazz is a necessary part of my bass persona (or whatever).

    A big question is "is there a bass out there that can do BOTH P and J well" (hence my question to JPJ above)? I don't think there can be. A lot of people ascribe the P sound to the PPUP and likewise the Jazz to the JPUPs, but if you stick a PPUP in a Jazz it doesn't sound like a Precision, it sounds strangely Jazzy. Even if you stick a Jazz neck on a Precision it doesn't quite sound so Precisiony. People say the S1 switch makes a J sound like a P but it doesn't play like a P, and as siggested by EF above, that's part of the whole thing. Any ideas....?
    Chris

    P or J for covers?

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    [quote name='Dr.Dave' post='23916' date='Jun 27 2007, 10:29 AM']From your description of what you need I'd go Jazz too.

    Generalising but - a P makes one good sound. A J makes all the rest except the P.

    Like having a well stocked tool box. The screwdrivers,pliers,spanners are all useful - but sometimes you just need the hammer.[/quote]

    Nice one from the good Doctor. The Precision is the hammer of basses, the Jazz more of a multi-tool
    Chris
    PS I have a mate who's tool box is a hammer and a canvas sheet. The hammer is for hammering whatever needs fixing, the canvas sheet for collecting the bits that come off. Incredibly, he has a good success rate, even with bikes and cars. I don't take my basses to him :)

    P or J for covers?

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    Posted · Edited by Beedster

    [quote name='JPJ' post='23836' date='Jun 27 2007, 12:13 AM']Why choose between a P & a J, why not just do something like this?
    [attachment=935:P_Hamm_V...Finished.jpg]
    [attachment=936:P_Hamm_V...Finished.jpg][/quote]

    Hi JPJ (just realised how you got your name :) ). I posted some questions about that configuration on BW but I guess you didn't see the thread in question. Can you give me some details, for example, would I be right in assuming it's a custom body with the two jazz PUPs in the normal configuration with the PPUP slightly more towads the bridge than normal? I've been thinking about doing something similar for a while and was even tempted to buy a Fender Stu Hamm until I saw how small it was!
    Chris

    P or J for covers?

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    Posted

    [quote name='paul, the' post='23463' date='Jun 26 2007, 11:58 AM']I find the p-special and Lakkys so interesting because of their vintage leanings - the lovely folks made a conscious decision that vintage pickups would be the best option. The problem is that they are so hard to come by - the passive American special was only made for two years and Laklands...well it seems people either don't want to let them go, or no one has found out about them yet.[/quote]

    That's the problem with the current PBass specials, bloody Fender crap active electronics. I'd definitely stay passive if I were going the Fender route :)
    Chris

    P or J for covers?

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    Posted

    [quote name='Rumble' post='23395' date='Jun 26 2007, 10:06 AM']It's a bit annoying really because in every other way it's my perfect bass and because it's so good I don't think I could sell it. But then I start thinking what would I get if I went out to buy another bass for the majority of my gigging stuff and I'd want this bass, just lighter. But there's no way I'm going to have a 4 string JO as well as the 5 as it would just seem a bit silly. So I'm thinking Fender P or Jazz and probably leaning towards P, but then there's the question of flexibility AAARRRGGGHHH!! :) It's never ending....[/quote]

    Get a Fender Precision with either an installed JPUP (e.g., late '90's Hot Rod) or buy a USA cheap on the bay (around £450 if you're lucky) and get a JPUP installed at the bridge, and ideally a little closer to the bridge than on the Hot Rod. It really does provide - almost - the best of both worlds, although with mine I've yet to get near the classic jazz slap sound with the bridge PUP rolled off a little, it's otherwise surprisingly good. It's also beaten of competition from two stingers, a flea and several other far more expensive basses
    Chris

    Have you ever seen a P bass like this?

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    Posted · Edited by Beedster

    [quote name='wateroftyne' post='22037' date='Jun 22 2007, 05:55 PM']To bring a sense of reality into this discussion, I just bought a great all-original (finish and all) TV-Logo '72 P for 800 quid on eBay. No way is that bass up there worth anywhere near £500.[/quote]

    I've seen potentuially worse`basses go for more, and you have to admit your '72 was a stroke of luck and not a regular ebay event :)
    You're probably right though!
    Chris

    Have you ever seen a P bass like this?

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    Posted · Edited by Beedster

    [quote name='wateroftyne' post='21999' date='Jun 22 2007, 05:13 PM']I said so up there... £300.[/quote]

    If it plays and sound amazing, is structurally sound and the PUPs/electrics are good, it could - emphasis on could - be worth the asking price. However, I doubt it is; it's from a period of very poor QC at Fender so the abore is immediately in question. Furthemore one of the reasons some of the late 70s Precisions sounded so good and had such great tone and sustain was their solid (and heavy) bodies. Yours has probably got a good deal of wood missing as I doubt what's under that pickguard is particularly pretty. If you buy it on the basis that it sounds and feels great in the shop, you still won't know if it's a keeper until you've played it through your own rig, rehearsed it live and gigged it. If after this it's not a keeper, you will have real problems getting your money back. In fact, I doubt you'd get more than £400 if you auctioned it on ebay.
    If you're really keen - and something tells me you are - print this thread, show it to the seller and offer £500 cash (and show him the cash). He'll aks for £700 and you'll agree £600, but either way I expect he's keen to get rid of it so do not pay what he's asking :)
    Chris

    Have you ever seen a P bass like this?

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    [quote name='The Burpster' post='21906' date='Jun 22 2007, 02:07 PM']Chris...... OMG does that mean My 40th Anni P has a poo image? Its beautiful...... I Certainly wouldnt turn up at an audition with it as I wouldnt want to damge it.......
    Oh and to be pedantic..... I didnt once mention that the Elite II isnt any good, it WAS unpopular hence it didnt sell in large numbers........
    Sigourney Weaver is not a popular actress at the moment (but I wouldnt crawl over her to get to you! :huh: ) b ut that does not mean shes no good.... I was hoping that some of the above would read your thread and get better educated about the P bass history....

    :)[/quote]

    Fair point, apologies for the misunderstanding. I still think that the fact a bass is withdrawn doesn't necessarily mean it was unpopular. The EBMM SUB is extremely popular but was withdrawn due to the fact that EB are making a loss on them and they are also so good they're cutting into sales of 'rays. The Elite was one bloody well put together beast compared to standard Fender models (as is your PB 40th Anni) and I doubt it was cheap to produce, so perhaps that's one factor?
    You didn't buy that 40th from me on ebay last March did you?
    Oh, and trust me, if I was lying next to SW, you would get a look in anyway :huh:
    Cheers Bob

    Help! I want a Stingray with neck pickup!!!

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    Posted · Edited by Beedster

    A beautiful sunburst HS has just hi the bay at £600 BIN from the USA. Well worth it IMHO even with postage and duty
    Chris

    [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-Musicman-Stingray-HS-Bass-Guitar-Made-in-US-NR_W0QQitemZ110141558536QQihZ001QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-Musicman-Stingr...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

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