Cat Burrito

WOW! It does look good. I like to think if I ever get a Jazz bass again, that would be the sort of look I'd want

We've played it in D before - we like to be different!

My 50s reissue is a different story. It was kept as stock for the first 10years. Tell a lie I replaced the nut to a bone nut around 1995. The pickguard was flipped over around that era too, maybe later. In the late 90s I added the ashtray covers (this was pre-EBay & I had to send a cheque to the US as there were no UK stockists). The thumb rest is actually a relic job courtesy of an old brillo pad! The pickup is a Seymour Duncan SPB=1. All the knocks and dinks are general wear and tear from gigging it like mad! It's also got copper tape inside as it was humming like mad. The bridge had some serious rust on the underside from my plectrum playing days but that's all cleaned up now

My USA P-bass. Before it was pretty ordinary. I bought it knowing I wanted the tort pickguard so it looked like Chris Hillman's in the early 70s. I added the ashtrays too and strung it with Rotosound Trubass to get more of a double bass sound. It's my only bass where I've left the pickup and not put a Seymour Duncan one in. Oh & the thumb rest is added too.

STOP PRESS: I tried the Fender Bassman TV 2x10 one today. My initial thought was they need dirtying up cosmetically. Not a problem though - once the amp has done a couple of hot sweaty gigs that tweed won't look quite so fresh. I was surprised with how clean they looked though. Weight wise, it is a weighty beast as I'm sure people would expect. Now I've been excited about these so had high hopes. The reality is that they are good. Not great and possible not worth the money but good. I like the Fender tone where you can control the level of grit & bite with a volume and then set the master volume accordingly. I played around with the settings and (as with most tube amps) it sounded best cranked a little. I was in the sterile enviroment that was a virtually empty Dawsons so I can't confess the tubes had warmed up but it was easy enough to get a good tone. The problem was I'm also able to get good tones out of combos with much easier portability. I'd like one but at that price (for a combo) I'd probably be saving my money. I'm still curious about the 1x10 though.

You should mix & match as an in-joke to show you've had GAS! Every scene a different bass!

Excellent.... so as long as they don't plan to just serve you with a restraining order!

Sold! Hopefully to one very happy customer. Thus increasing my view that Basschat is a friendly / awesome site!

[quote name='krazy_olie' post='52100' date='Aug 29 2007, 01:32 AM']Just thought I'd add that I've played some rubbish Jap Fenders as well as some exquisite ones, so be wary. There are some very nice MIM basses out there too. I have to say that my favourite Fender for it's price is the Jaguar.[/quote]

The MIM Classic series in particular are stunning. What were the rubbish Japanese Fenders? In 20yrs I've not personally come across one. I'm just curious. Were they just a bad set up away from being great?

[quote name='cetera' post='52389' date='Aug 29 2007, 03:44 PM']Does anyone know if there's much difference in quality between Japanese Fenders from the mid 90's and the ones today?

I've seen a mid 90's Japanese Fender P bass for under £250 and was wondering what the score was on these...[/quote]

I'd almost certainly buy it. I have an 89 MIJ P-bass that is awesome & in my view MIJ / CIJ have always been bang on the money. I'm surprised to to see a post on varying quality - I've owned a 1989, a 1998 J-bass, a 2003 P-bass and a 2007 P-bass with all being exceptional quality. I've also owned a range of guitars. The Japanese stuff has always been staggeringly good.

I always get interested when I see these type of instruments but common sense suggest it will most likely be rubbish.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='578386' date='Aug 23 2009, 06:36 PM']For anyone who's interested, I'm happy to report that the 12" version is awesome. The bass end is amazing for a 12.[/quote]

That's the one I'm especially keen to try - just can't wait!

Everytime I like something it always seems to be either a Fender P-bass through an Ampeg or a double bass. It's made finding my set up a lot easier!

Cool thread - I didn't know of this product. I usually get my friend who works on guitars to blast them with an air pump. This may cut out the middle man!

I think I'd prefer a "toilet seat one" given the choice. Always secretly fancied getting one but never got around to it.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='578103' date='Aug 23 2009, 10:53 AM']Well, kind-of. I was born in August 72...

But get this:

I've just had the neck off it to take a photo of the heel, and guess what? The bass isn't a 73. It's a 72. August, to be specific.[/quote]

And your still selling it?

I haven't seen these since the late 80s but do remember them

Even better than the 1968 neckplate the other week!

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='577365' date='Aug 22 2009, 09:13 AM']Thanks, Mr. WH!

It's only been on there since 9pm, and there's 20 watchers already. So.. we'll see![/quote]

I'm one of them and hadn't put two & two together until I saw this thread. You seem to have a lot of early 70s Fenders. Were you born in this era or is there some link?

I tried one in Dawsons (or played through one trying a bass which I bought) and was really impressed. Good tone and for a practice amp it's as good as it gets

This is the main design flaw on telecasters so stands to reason it could happen on a Sting bass or a 51 P style bass. Take the volume / tone control plate off and you can get to it from the back. Then you can tighten up the washer from the outside without twisting / breaking the wires. Once it's tightened it'll be good for a long while. Touchwood my 51 P-bass hasn't been a problem. It's a relatively simple proceedure though. Good luck.

I currently have one as my desktop wallpaper & I'm getting more excited about this amp the more I think about it

Looks the mutts nuts!

As a teenager I liked the bass players best in the bands I liked at the time. So those people who inspired me are NOT the reason why I still play but I think Duff McKagan (GnR) and Nigel Mogg (Quireboys) are largely responsible for my initial interest.

I often practice unplugged & I agree it's a little lazy as you do develop bad habits that then sound awful amplified. The advantages are it's easier!