LeftyJ
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[quote name='whynot' post='546546' date='Jul 21 2009, 03:53 PM']Yes thats the one. Knew what is was as soon as I saw it. Seller assures me the neck structure is fine and close up photos suggest ok although cosmetically needs a little work. Got it for a very good price so will see how it goes.[/quote] So what's up with the preamp? I tried to contact the seller too when I saw the ad, but never got a reply. I was wondering why he states it needs replacement.
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DR strings reportedly fit basses with scale lengths up to 37", as long as they're not strung through body. I'm curious too, I've seen that same bass on leftybass.com you're probably speaking of. I'm not actually interested in buying it, just curious.
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I thought I'd post this here too: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=54966"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=54966[/url] Looking to sell my G&L SB-2. Which I bought because after selling the custom P in the post above this, I had no bass left that did a decent Precision-type tone But I rarely use it anymore, I play my other basses a lot more (especially my ATK's, my Fender JB75-US and my Rickenbacker). -
I'm selling my [b]USA-made G&L SB-2[/b], I need the money for a more powerful and cleaner amp than my Ashdown rig. 2-piece alder body, bolt-on maple neck (originally one piece, but this still has G&L's old trussrod system with the 'Bi-Cut neck', which involves cutting the neck in half down the length and installing the trussrod from the side), rosewood fingerboard. 3-tone sunburst, black 3-ply pickguard, G&L Saddle Lock bridge and all the original electronics (G&L Magnetic Field Design pickups and dual volume controls only, no tone control). All stock except for the addition of a Hipshot BT-1 X-tender (or D-tuner). Some slight scratching on the back of the body and the headstock, otherwise in very good condition. Has had a thorough fret redressing and levelling in February 2009, which cost me €160. Receipt can be included on request. Currently strung with brand new Rotosound Nexus .045-.100's. There's no case included, but I will include the Tobias gigbag I got it in. [b]Looking for 750 euros, but I'm open to offers. Shipping to the UK is approximately 25-30 euros.[/b] A photo gallery can be found here: [url="http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f74/de_slager/GL%20SB-2/"]http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f74/de_slager/GL%20SB-2/[/url]
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[quote name='The Kerb's' post='536490' date='Jul 9 2009, 03:46 PM']Hi Guys! I sell my copy of a Precision '77, handmade by a dutch luthier. The body is made of one piece of alder, which is lightly flamed around the edges, with a recessed neckplate. The neck is made of a very nice piece of flamed maple, with a brazilian rosewood fingerboard. The tuners are from Schaller and it also has a Hipshot D-tuner :-) The pickup is an Seymour Duncan SPB-1 Vintage. Price: 500€! or trade with an Orange bass cab :-) More pictures on request! [url="http://img31.imageshack.us/i/p1010793m.jpg/"][/url][/quote] Hey, I totally missed this post. Hi Geoffrey, nice to see my old bass again. I have had a lot of fun with that instrument and have always enjoyed it. My bandmates in The Bullfight couldn't believe I sold it, it turned out they liked the Precision-sound more than any of my other basses. That's changed now that I have a Rickenbacker and a nice Italia hollowbody though Some more pics (from before I added the D-tuner) and a free bump:
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[quote name='deezbar' post='538877' date='Jul 12 2009, 11:07 PM']i'd buy it tomorrow but i'd need to sell a bass or two first.only just noticed your bass for sale. Got a natural maple neck 1977 jazz all original, Zon sonus 4 spalted maple top, a 79 ibanez musician and a few more (all lefties of course).none of these would take long to shift especially the jazz.obviously this would be no good if you need the money straight away but if you had a couple of weeks i could even put a deposit down.let me know mate as i already know a couple of guys that would snap up the Jazz.cheers..Dave[/quote] Tell me about your Musician! What model is it, and for what price would you be willing to let it go? Pics would be appreciated too
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I wasn't even aware they have been sold outside the US, I always thought it was a US-only model! Or do you mean the old twin-pickup ATK700 of the late '90's, that had a mahogany body with an ash top and the triplecoil moved slightly closer towards the bridge?
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1981 Ibanez Musician - advice on value please
LeftyJ replied to Bass Culture's topic in Bass Guitars
I have a 1981 MC924 myself and it's a terrific bass. I got mine for 400 euros in beautiful condition and with the original case, which I believe is a steal as there have only been around 350 lefthanded Musicians produced (of which most are of the later model with the PJ configuration and different control layout). I'm not quite sure about prices for righthanded instruments, but a lefty easily fetches 800 euros. If the neck has been repaired well and the bass looks and plays good aside of the repaired neck, I'd say 275 pounds ain't half bad. -
Ah, now I remember, you're the guy who sent me that PM about my MIJ 75RI when I had just joined here Yes, too bad the exchange rate went all crazy. Not just pound to yen, euro to yen is off too. Guitar Emporium currently charges 999 pounds for a lefty MIJ 75RI, at the current euro to pound exchange rate that's about 1100 euros I believe, which doesn't seem half bad.
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Really? I've contacted several of the MIJ Fender importers (and traders from Japan, like Guitarshogun.com), who would gladly sell me a lefty PB70/LH or JB75-US/LH. In the end I didn't need to buy a new one because my JB75-US/LH popped up on eBay in Germany, but I gladly would have! I agree Japanese Fenders are of very consistent quality and would do great replacing the Mexican models. Unfortunately though, I fear they would be a bit more expensive so they wouldn't really be entry-level instruments...
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I too with MIJ Fenders were more easily available here. They offer much more lefty variations than Fender USA ever has, in much more color options, and there's even a lefty 5-string Jazz, whereas with Fender USA you'd have to turn towards the Custom Shop and pay Custom Shop money for one. There are only a few exceptions that are being sold outside Japan, unfortunately (for example, the '51 Precision, Mustang Bass, Jaguar Bass, Aerodyne Jazz Bass and the Geddy Lee and Marcus Miller signature Jazz Basses).
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[quote name='Mr Fudge' post='533550' date='Jul 6 2009, 10:36 AM']Im also thinking of updating the bridge. I might go for the Gotoh one that is about £30. I was also wondering how much of an improvement this is on the Fender 75 bridge and how far away it is from the Badass.[/quote] I had a BadAss II placed on my MIJ '75 Jazz a few weeks ago and it is a definite improvement. I had to get used to the tone a bit though, as the BadAss II not only improves sustain but also enhances the lows and highs a bit. My bass now sounds very agressive and a bit brighter than it used to. Now that I'm used to that, I love it though. It's an incredible funk monster now. I did consider the Gotoh 201 bridge. A guy I know who has 3 MIJ '75 RI's has the 201 on all three of them. He actually replaced his BadAss II's with the Gotoh because he thought it improved the sustain without adding colour to the tone and is a very happy man now. I have not tried the Gotoh myself though.
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Nope, there is no Tribute version (yet), only a USA version. There is a Tribute version of the other JB-model though, the JB-2 (with the bodyshape of the L2000): [url="http://www.glguitars.com/instruments/TributeSeries/basses/JB-2/index.asp"]http://www.glguitars.com/instruments/Tribu.../JB-2/index.asp[/url]
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[quote name='owen' post='532403' date='Jul 4 2009, 01:54 PM']Chambering - then I would lose the run of solid wood. Sandwhich - then I would lose the run of solid wood.[/quote] Not necessarily, when both layers of cocobolo are of the same piece of wood or, in the case of the chambering, if the piece of cocobolo was cut in half, then hollowed out, and joined together again
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[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='529829' date='Jul 1 2009, 07:16 PM']Still like ASATs best...[/quote] If only they weren't so neck-heavy. I prefer the L2000 and L2500. This JB looks terrific too though, and they offer it lefthanded too I believe, with a lot more options on it than Fender offers on lefthanded models (which are only available with a rosewood board in either black with a white pickguard or 3-tone sunburst with a tortoise pickguard nowadays). And the G&L is in the same financial ballpark as a Fender American Standard Jazz. As a lefty, I'd choose the G&L over an American Standard Jazz anytime!
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Shoreline gold hasn't been available on regular American Standard instruments for quite some time. Sage Green was mostly a MiM colour and I don't recall it being available on MIA instruments at the time this Precision was built, but it does appear to be Sage Green indeed.
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What the hell? Why was I logged on as Wombatboter? I didn't notice until I saw that avatar...
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They're 30" scale basses, opposed to the 32" scale mentioned above. Played acoustically, the AGB-200 is not very loud as it is not fully hollow and does not have a very thick body. So don't expect a loud acoustic tone for playing at home, they have a solid maple centerblock for feedback reduction.
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I'm well on my way, but I do have some desires. My dream collection would be somewhere close to this: Läkland Darryl Jones Läkland Joe Osborn 5 with B&B Läkland Decade with two Darkstars instead of Chi-sonics Rickenbacker 4003 (already in possession) Fender B&B Jazz (already in possession, my MIJ '75 Jazz RI is a definite keeper!) A nice '50s Precision Fender Telecaster Bass II (with the wide-range humbucker in the neck position) G&L L2500 Ibanez MC924 (already in possession) Ibanez MC940 (working on that one) Ibanez ATK300 (already in possession, twice) A nice hollowbody (already in possession, my Italia Torino Bass) Taylor AB-1 acoustic bass
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How may Basses do we own collectively on Basschat?
LeftyJ replied to G-77's topic in General Discussion
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[quote name='bythesea' post='527786' date='Jun 29 2009, 04:09 PM']Well there's [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=29599"]this[/url] one - is that it?[/quote] That's the first time I ever saw a 4003 with a 3-ply pickguard. Looks very pretty! And if that's not black enough for you, you could always look for a 4003 Shadow or a 4003 Black Trim in Jetglo: [url="http://www.rickbeat.com/modelslibrary/4003shadow/4003shadow.htm"]http://www.rickbeat.com/modelslibrary/4003.../4003shadow.htm[/url] [url="http://www.rickbeat.com/modelslibrary/4003btjg/4003btjg.htm"]http://www.rickbeat.com/modelslibrary/4003btjg/4003btjg.htm[/url] Or even more black, the 4003S/SPC Blackstar that even had the fingerboard painted black: [url="http://www.rickbeat.com/modelslibrary/4003s-spcblackstar/4003s-spcblackstar.htm"]http://www.rickbeat.com/modelslibrary/4003...pcblackstar.htm[/url] Similarly, there also used to be a very white one, the 4003SPC Tuxedo. [url="http://www.rickbeat.com/modelslibrary/4003SPCtuxedo/4003spctuxedo.htm"]http://www.rickbeat.com/modelslibrary/4003...03spctuxedo.htm[/url]
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[quote name='Kongo' post='525134' date='Jun 26 2009, 07:26 PM']Yeah it was on their site early this year. Japan only though. [/quote] No it isn't I first heard of it on the website of a German store that has one on order: [url="http://www.musik-schmidt.de/gb-Ibanez-SR7ViiSC.html"]http://www.musik-schmidt.de/gb-Ibanez-SR7ViiSC.html[/url]
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I just noticed Ibanez has released this, in the fine tradition of bass/guitar hybrids like the Fender VI: [url="http://www.ibanez.co.jp/eu/news/f_products/2009/Showcase/SR7VIISC.html"]http://www.ibanez.co.jp/eu/news/f_products...e/SR7VIISC.html[/url]
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There has never been a lefty 6-string by Yamaha. In the TRB-series, only the TRB5, TRB5II and TRB1005 have been produced lefthanded for as far as I know.
