basshead56

A trio of triumph! Spent the day with all 3 and the SVT. JOY!!!! Fairly confindent in the assertion that this will genuinely be the last bass I buy 😎😁

The latest (and final) addition

One last pair 22 American Pro II Jazz in Mercury 21 American Pro II FSR Jazz in Dark Night

Well I did it. After watching this one for over 2years online with the local agent, I pulled the trigger and bought myself the one bass I will never put down. I have promised both myself, my long-suffering better half and most of my mates that this is genuinely the last bass I ever buy. Feel free to screenshot this post and remind me if you see me lurking 🤣🤣🤣 But anyway, here she is: One N.O.S. 2021 American Pro 2 Jazz bass 75rh Anniversary FSR Dark Night with Rosewood board. Genuinely cannot describe how beautiful this thing is, all around. It feels amazing in the hand, sounds exactly like a Jazz should and it has the most beautiful rosewood I have ever seen on any neck! This is a pretty good place to end my GAS Odyessy 😎

Back in the old country, I quite often would take a train to Dublin for picking stuff up (4-4.5hrs each way from Tralee). While not specifically FOR a bass, but I went back home to Ireland last year for family reasons and while I was there, I came across a Fender 60th Anniversary Roadworn Jazz on a couple of the sites I used to use when I lived there. Seeing as it was my 40th birthday while I was there, I thought I'd treat myself. Borrowed the old man's car and did a 3hr drive each way. Got it home, un-bolted the neck, tied up the strings, bubble wrapped the body and popped it in my suitcase. Wrapped the neck and left it in the hard case. Checked in bags. No issues when I landed back in New Zealand Picked up another Jazz in March for for my 41st lol! That was an 8 hour round trip (with a stop for lunch). Heading up the road again this Saturday to pick up what will most likely be the last bass I ever buy (genuinely!). About 240KMs each way. First thing I've bought new from a shop in about 10 odd years. I am a little bit excited...

Another, another pair of pairs... 😋🤣🤣 70's Olympic White Fenders: A 1978 Precision in Oly White A 1975 Musicmaster in Oly White Shortscale/Offsets A Squier Rascal A 1975 Musicmaster

Yeah I've contacted Ampmaster about getting one of their replacement bridges. Hopefully they will be able to ship to New Zealand. From what I can see, they are an excellent solution - drop in replacement but woth added functionality for intonation etc. Just ran the bass throughmy Darkglass AO900 and it sounds monstrous in both A and O model- the original pickup seems to thrive in OD territory. Doesnt seem to be tone of annoying hum either. Amd the only crackles I get are from the tone pot which I suspect needs a good blowout. Will wait till I have a new jack organised before pulling it apart

Well it arrived and I'm pretty happy 😁 In reasonably good shape (I was expecting worse tbh) Much less yellowed than my 78 Oly white P Bass. Pickup sounds good. quite thumpy. The not-so-good bits: Definitely needs a new input jack. Definitely needs a new bridge. Needs a good scrub but pretty great shape for a 50yr old bass, overall

Without a doubt, one of the most incredible instruments I have ever seen, heard or played. The build quality and feel is well above many Custom Shop basses I've tried (IMO) and it just looks incredible too. The stock preamp has been pulled in favor of a Bartolini one and it absolutely sings now. Sadly I don't have a second one lol. But the chap I bought it from had both this IV and the V string version. I did own a Victor Bailey sig acoustic bass years ago but completely different of course.

Another pair of pairs: Late 90s: 98 American Standard Jazz 97 American Deluxe Precision Passive US Jazz goodness 22 American Pro 2 98 American Standard

Updated pic. 98 American Standard 22 Ameican Pro 2 13 American Deluxe (on the way out -watch out for the replacement...) 10 Victor Bailey 03 American Deluxe QMT 21 60th Ann. Road Worn

The Dusk purple and Harvest Green Metallic look cool on the Jazz but hardly anything spectacularly different. Fender seem to think a preamp and a different/extra pickup equate to revolutionary. Would've been much cooler with a Meteora or Rascal or something a bit bolder than the traditional fare of the last 40 odd years.

I absolutely love my Pro 2 in Mercury. the neck is incredible! Hoping to land a matching Dark Night Jazz later on.

Worst I've owned was probably my old Ampeg B500DR. Seemed like a great idea at the time - 4 programmable presets and 500 watts but it was absolutely gutless. Could never get it to maintain stage volume or keep up with the band, not overly loud even . It was a disappointment across the board. Other amps I've played through at gigs and felt pretty meh about - a couple of Markbass combos, one was a 1 x15 thing and the other was a little 2x10 - guessing they were LittleMarks but both were very thin and a bit farty. I"m on the fence about keeping my Darglass AO900 or moving it on. Overall, nonplussed I suppose. Love the tones but not sure it's getting anywhere near the use it deserves after being relegated to the home Jamnasium in favour of my GK 1001RB rig for live stuff. Bought it to do clean and distortion stuff live but I find I prefer the sound of the dUg pedal pre in front of the GK a bit more. Especially comparing the clean tone options. Also having a Darkray I can call on to do the AO thing probably doesn't help. Seems like a lot of kit to just have laying around.