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Utterly fabulous. The guy is just groove central. Him Gene Perez, Meshell Ndegeocello. Desert Island bass players. His playing on this JB mash up is some of the greatest groove playing ive ever heard.

After the expense of an incoming Italian greyhound im going to drop some coin on one. Funnily enough I played one within the last week. It was the Sunburst one. I was really impressed ive got to be honest. Being a jazz bass fan and owned a Suhr,Sei, Modulus, Fender CS, MIJ Fender Jazz, it really was impressive. I would take one of the JJB300s over any Squier CV 70's Jazz bass. Just the feel of it for a start. Not a fan of the gloss necks on Squier jazz basses.. The neck was just amazing as roasted maple does feel. The pickups were powerful single coils. The frets were really great.. The only thing I might change is the pickups for some Aguilar 60's single coils... but those pickups were my choice for the Suhr....Stock sounded just like a 70's Jazz. A very comfortable 70's Jazz with a smaller Sadowsky(ish) body.. There is nothing not to like about these basses. imo. Kennys music are selling these for £299.

Did he actually say its a geniune SR5 though.?

Played a USA Fender Jazz, played a Sandberg Jazz. For a passive Jazz bass I would have neither, it would be a domestic market/non export MIJ/CIJ Jazz. Streets ahead. imo.

Tesco Value. Comedy Gold. For the life of me I want to have a look but every time I try Ali Express I just get a ? on every item. Do you have a link.?

Yeah I think they are just getting going on the Bass front Oli so yeah a 5 would be cool... Ive owned 5 Sires now in between the higher end stuff and they are killer. the last one was a 1st gen V7 5 and the pickups sounded so good I only played it passive. But good lord it was heavy. Natural Ash Maple.. When we sell our house this year and are mortgage free and after a really tough 2/3 years, no man nor woman will have witnessed on Basschat the GAS and basses im going to acquire.. 😆

Owned one. But thankyou.

Has anyone heard of these basses?. I hadnt until recently. They have caught my eye and have a massive following with their guitars.. im looking for a budget Jazz bass and between a CV Squire and these the Jet caught my attention. Having to sell all my basses and gear and my mahoosive mortgage, bills etc, im looking to start again. They have a poplar body roasted maple neck. Bone nut, etc. The guy that designed them is from Lithuania i believe and they are made in China. Im leaning toward the Sunburst. Does anyone own one/ played one.?

I find some of these comments bizarre.. "the tuners aren't in line".? dont get that one..(probably best to realise that the pic is probably computer generated on certain parts) "The top looks like particle board". So it looks like MDF.? Really, does it really look like particle board.? Its an Artisan Custom Shop Fender..Thats what an Artisan Fender is.. So they use different parts that you wouldn't find on a period correct Jazz bass.. Im certainly no Fender fan boy but they are damned if they do and damned if they dont. I find most of the basses they keep churning out are just the same bass with a different paint job TBH.. If this was a Sadowsky or a Lull im betting everyone would have their pants down, but a Fender doing something different with a Burl top, Roasted flame maple neck and non period correct appointments... Oh no.. cant have that..

Love it.. That has got to be a very expensive CS.. I never understood the love for Spitfire pickguards, to me they dont look like Proper tortoise shell at all, the figuring just doesn't look like TS imo, they look digitally printed for want of a better word.

£4000 on a bass, no way.. Amazing and I mean amazing basses out there for £1500 to £2000 second hand, even 4th hand. For me a Lakland 5502 deluxe and Aguilar. But if I had to.. USA Lakland, Suhr, Sadowsky, MTD, F Bass, .

If it was delivered from Siberia to Florida then maybe. But otherwise no.

I bought a brand new Sadowsky RV5 back in 2010 direct from Sadowsky for £1650. Great bass. They are ridiculous money now. I feel they are way over priced. Lakland Skyline do it just as well for half the price with better options.

Thats mould thats got into the wood. is that a crack going up to the D tuner.? More info is needed.

thats water damage and doesn't look healthy.. If you have bought it ask ex Overwater luthier/painter David Wilson. Hes the master. If you have not bought it what Guy said. Pm me for David Wilsons number if you want his opinion.

Thats an early Cort GB54 modded with a soapbar pickup on the neck. I personally wouldn't but depends on what the seller is asking. But like above have said.. Cort make excellent instruments, of course they make Lakland's so that says it all. But Lakland (Asia) use USA electronics and pickups from their USA built basses and send them back to Chicago for a final setup and plek so that makes a MASSIVE difference. It shows. Im not sure Cort do this..

I had a Vintage v940 25 years ago roughly with a one piece bubinga body, built like a tank and weighed a tonne. But a really nice bass apart from the electronics and pickups. They were awful. Not long ago I picked up a Vintage jazz bass.Think it was a VJ4, I could be wrong... Imo it was just the worst jazz bass ive ever played. It felt cheap, the fret ends were horrible. It had a John East preamp in it but that wasn't enough to redeem it. Imo look elsewhere like a Sire/Squier.. Way way better build quality and pickups etc.