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NGL, I absolutely love the look and sounds of this thing. Yeah it's a tad disco but dayum 😍😍 https://www.fender.com/en-US/electric-basses/jazz-bass/limited-player-plus-x-blu-detiger-jazz-bass/0149410376.html

I've kept a running list (in chronological order) for all the basses and amps i've owned. I just strikethrough whatever has been moved on. Just has the model, year and colour on it. Fun fact - my recently acquired Victor Bailey Jazz marks bass number 50 - a good place to stop, right? Funnily enough though, last weekend, I decided to record a bit more detail (for insurance etc) so I photographed everything (including serial numbers, any unique wear or marks and case)) and made a spreadsheet with all the details. I plan to also record when each bass has had a setup or new strings on the sheet.

Definitely a Guild B-301

Typical, I finally buy an American Pro II and they discontinue the model and swap it out for a Pro III within a week 🤣🤣🤣 Will be interesting to see if it's a discontinuation or a way to shift unsold stock. Given it's the Big "F", i'm picking there may well be something 'new' coming. New V-Mod pickups or maybe the Cobalts, new version of the same bridge and new colours. Maybe a new case too... I'm sure all will be revealed in due course...

Updated last week. Bought 4 Jazz basses this year and sold 1. Pretty good net gain I reckon. Don't think I'll be buying another bass for a very, very long time...

Ohhhhh, i like the look of these. Will these be Japanese or Korean (samick) made, like my SB-CB (which is one of the best instruments I have ever owned!) ?

Looks like a Squier VM Precision with a dodgy Fender decal (or the body and aftermarket neck at very least) The truss rod access looks off and the fact it has a cheaper looking 'Duncan Design' pickup makes it suss immediately to me. Pretty sure it's one of these... https://images.app.goo.gl/oXmHr9NsPrZghDfL8

But is it really silver either?! Show me your sparkly or metallic finishes. Here are my 3 (allegedly) silver basses: Am Pro II Jazz in Mercury Danelectro DC Bass in silversparkle 60th Ann RW Jazz in Firemist Silver

Post NBD x2 Some high-end Fender twins: 2010 Victor Bailey Jazz and 2004 QMT American Deluxe Jazz in Amber A pair of silver Jazzes American Pro II Jazz in: Mercury and 60th Ann. RW Jazz in Firemist Silver

Another +1 for the VBA!!! When the weight of the mighty SVT is just not enough to break a venue and one's back!!! I run mine with two VBC412's and it is a terrifyingly-powerful, heavy monster. And the SVT is pretty good too 😋😋

Updated to NBD2 of 2

Yeah I remember reading something about then when they came out and someone on the factory floor suggested Sport Utility Bass as a goof, as SUV's were a new phenomenon in the auto industry and causing a commotion over CO2 emissions -basically the category was created to re-classify new bulkier cars as light trucks to meet emissions standards, or summit' like that... I absolutely adore my teal one. it has 'that' Ray sound and I love the neck. I had a red one for a bit around 20ish years ago and I couldn't seem to gel with it. But I know that's cause young, skinny me was all about passive P tone and nowt else! Anyways, if you evergrtthe chance to puck them up reasonably cheap (both of mine were lucky finds at the time), grab one. They are epic!

Well the great swap-out continues. Been on a major Jazz kick since the start of the year. I started off with a Jazz, 25 odd years ago and moved on to Precisions within a year or two.. Aside from the odd Ray or Tbird here and there, it's been mostly P Bass all the way. I did have a lovely 2011 US Standard Jazz with a maple fretboard and absolutely loved the look and feel of it, but there was a big gap where a rosewood board Jazz should have been. I've always preferred rosewood boards on Jazz basses. Not sure why. Look? Sound? maybe both? Earlier this year I picked up a QMT Deluxe Jazz in Amber and a 60th Anniversary RW Jazz in Firemist Silver. Both those instruments are absolutely stellar and they just made me hungry for more. So out went the lovely sunburst and maple Jazz and in came... A beautiful 2020 American Pro II in Mercury. God I love thing!!! The neck is incredible!!! And the finish is glorious. Needs a set of new strings, a setup and I'll probably stick a Hipshot Xtender on it, but yeah, I think this is going to be Numero Uno for a few live projects for a while...

Never tried: Anything Ibanez A Sadowsky A Status MTD/Toby A USA Spector Player/Player II/Vintera series Gazillions more, probably

Ecellent choice! Absolutely stunning. Definitely onto a winner there! Would love a vintage ray like this.

The Rascal is one of my favorite basses ever!!!!

Here are a couple of lovely pairs: Squiers American Deluxe 77 and 73 Precision 78 Precisions And an older Pic from when they used to call me Two Jags I'll try and pair some other stuff after the next couple of NBDs (a pair of rather tasty Jazzes inbound)

I've done the typical me thing and bought both. Now we play the waiting game 🤣🤣

Some stuff. In Absentia: DG AO900 and Behringer 8x10 are around at the rehearsal space

Hi All, Basses are very similar to busses - yes the spelling is similar but also, never one when you want one, then two come at once. Just about to pull the trigger on a beautiful American PRO II Jazz which I've been wanting for ages!!! BUT Out of nowhere pops up a Victor Bailey 4. The seller is selling it with both a fretlees and fretted neck, with all the bits. Only thing is it's not fully stock. It has aftermarket pickups and a Bartolini pre amp - i havent heard it but I dunno if it's gonna be my thing. Would be bought without the ability to try it first sadly as it's at the other end of the country (NZ is harder to get round) Seriously considering this as a project - drop a Sadowsky pre and maybe some Fender Vintage Noiseless pups in it and see how it compares to my Am Deluxe QMT Jazz from the same era (I know they are similar from stock, just different woods). Had a Victor Bailey Acoustic and it was ace but sold it for lack of use. Always been keen on the VB Jazzes, very rarely see them in the wild. Do you think the Sadowsky pre and noiseless pups would work well in a bass like this? Part of me also says just buy both... Well that part of me was louder than the part that said "don't be silly!" Arrived today on the afternoon courier run (despite tracking saying it was ages away and would be a Monday delivery) But yes, behold...😁😁

For me it's either my everyday chapeau or flattie if I'm playing upright or my trusty Cassell's Stout trucker cap (tis truly the best stout in the world - a hard thing to admit as an Irishman)

A bunch... Ampeg: SVT4-PRO and 610HLF SVT-CL and 8x10 PF800 and 210he + 15he b100r Marshall VBA400 and 2xVBC412 Darkglass A0900 and Behringer 810 All used for different things

I've only ever owned a couple that were on the 'Dream' list. Currently my 04 QMT American Deluxe Jazz in Amber and my Darkray (though I wish it was Starry Night!!!) are at the top end, having been on the wishlist for quite some time (The QMT was a 20yr wait) Still on the Dream list would be: The Jason Newsted Sadowsky I saw the other day A Fiesta Red Fender 83 62 RI Precision as per Kim Deal An Eastwood Rocket Maybe a bullion gold 50th Ann.Thunderbird Oh and maybe another Stingray Special in a cool sparkle finish - something suitably disco! My dreams are a lot less covetous than when I were a nipper... I am in the process of shifting a dream bass I acquired by accident - a 90's Dano DC in Silver Sparkle and my 2011 US Std. Jazz to make way for something that I have been dreaming a lot about lately - An American Professional II Jazz in either Mercury and RW or the FSR Dark Night with RW board

Following with interest, I'm quite keen on these too but have never encountered one in the wild.

Hey guys, Looking at doing a bit of chopping and changing for a side project. Currently ear-marked the Darkglass AO900 head for the starting point. I have an old Behringer 8x10 (4ohms) in a rehearsal room that I barely use but it's in good nick. A friend has also offered me his old Fendsr bassman series 4x10 and 1x15 cabs (I believe both are 8ohm) for cheap. My question is, given that the AO900 runs happily at 2ohms, can the Fwnder cabs be run linked (series or parallel) together to bring their combined load to 4ohms, matching the Behringer's 4ohms and thus bringing it all down to two ohms? I know that on the back of the Fender cabs there is a single Speakon input and then two jack sockets with series/parallel written next to them