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    78 Fender Jazz quandary...

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I wouldn't - there's no point. There are lots of 70's USA Fenders around. You have no need to buy a refin. I have a '78 fretless P in immaculate condition - all original and I can't sell it for £1000. The prices you see in guitar shops are hugely inflated IMHO. They just aren't worth it. I would rather buy a 1982-1985 Fender Jazz MIJ, which has much greater potential for increase in value and they are much better basses IMHO. I also have a '76 P, which is a dog, but i'll never sell it.

    So just don't.

    Davo

    Custom Bass vs High end bass

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    Yeah, it is a gamble but a small one to go with custom builder. My Cliff Bordwell is such a sweet bass and so so playable it did everything I wanted and was ridiculously cheap as the GBP and USD exchange rate was around 1:2.

    If there is a dedicated following on TB or here, then you can tell that the owners are happy and so the gamble is lessened somewhat.

    Davo

    Best classic paint jobs on a Jazz bass...?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='Pkomor' post='761561' date='Mar 2 2010, 10:03 AM']That, or fiesta red with tort plate and ashtrays:

    [/quote]

    I'm a sonic blue and pearlised white scratchplate guy. I don't like white scratchplates at all. They are too stark. When coupled with the Geddy Lee colours it just looks all wrong to me.

    When I bought my first P back in 1976, I wanted the all black body with black scratch and maple neck. Yum. They didn't have any and so I got the boringly popular natural with black scratch. Not the same at all.

    Of course the classic sunburst with tort plate looks cool, especially when weathered.

    Davo

    Electo-acoustic bass

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='orangepeelneil' post='747622' date='Feb 16 2010, 07:00 PM'][size=3]Hello everyone,

    I'm after a Electro-acoustic bass, never owned one before but need one for some gig's I'm going to be playing.


    I have a Tanglewood TW-145SC acoustic guitar which I really like so may consider that brand.


    What do I look out for in a semi acoustic bass? Is it the same stuff as an acoustic guitar?


    My Tanglewood has a solid spruce top, Grover tuners and a nice Finnish B-Band active EQ system.



    Any recommendations or experiences are greatly welcomed.

    Cheers Neil
    [/size][/quote]

    The Michael Kelly and the Crafter both give pleasing results. Are you going for fretless or fretted. IMHO I can see the point of the fretless but less so for the fretted.

    Cheers
    Davo

    GAS hits of 2010

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by Davo-London

    I've got into the mindset of creating a core bass grouping of three:

    - fretted bass - Custom Cliff Bordwell Ball Bass
    - fretless bass - Fender Jaco Jazz (highly modified)
    - fretless ABG - Godin A4 fretless

    I figure that a fretted and a fretless BG is absolutely my core arsenal, but for those URBy sounds an ABG fretless is also worth having.

    So, once I'm in this mindset, I think of other basses as purely GAS and so I am able to dampen the flames somewhat ...

    Having said all that I keep my looking for an Aug '61 to Aug '62 Fender Jazz, because that is for me the ultimate collectable/mojo BG in the world.

    Davo

    '64 Precision

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='Hutton' post='662538' date='Nov 23 2009, 11:54 AM']I found the same type of attitude. The first thing I asked was the price. When the female assistant told me I just said "Oh!" She then rather sarcastically said; "So you'll be wanting two then?" I didn't bother to ask anything else.[/quote]

    Actually, I quite like her. She's not as off-ish as some of the other fellas.

    Davo

    Vintage Fender P-basses...

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    I wouldn't spend more than £1200 on a 1970's P. I think 60's Ps are much nicer and very very close to your price range ... if you don't mind going for a refinished 60's P then it shoould fall in the £2-3k mark. Also Jazzes from 60's show a big divide in the CBS and pre CBS guise, whereas Ps suffer less from this as the model changed very little between 62 and 69.

    Check out the refin 60's Ps ... that's my advice.

    Davo

    Buying to invest?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I reckon that the next thing will be the rise in value of the early MIJ Fender Jazzes. From 1982 -84. Even though some of these say Squier, they outplay IMHO all the MIA output from the 80's through to middle 2000s. So buy now whilst they are still affordable.

    I agree that a single purchase isn't really going to make a world of difference although the John Entwistle Jazz for sale in vintage and rare would be a good place to start haggling with the owner. Afterall, it's been on sale for a long time. So maybe the £24k they are asking could be reduced to £14k and this could be a very sound investment.

    Overall, if you want to make a killing this isn't the place to be as stratospheric prices are really only reached with 1950's gold top Les Pauls and early Strats. You would be better chancing your arm with penny shares and the like.

    Cheers
    Davo

    FRETLESS PLAYERS

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    I have both and don't mind either way. I think as a starter player lined is really useful and educational. You can see just how far out you can be and give the illusion of being in tune. Or notice how little movement you need above the octave to go out of tune. Yeah I love fretli - either is fine.

    Davo

    Guess this bit of bass porn?

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted

    OK it's a Cliff Bordwell Ball Bass. Cliff hails from Miami area and I got to see his wares through various fora.

    I started to mail him with a few enquiries and of course inevitably - I had to have one.

    It is wonderfully easy to play and has a range of useable tones. So I'm a big fan of Cliff Bordwell's basses.

    Peace
    Davo

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    Jazz basses...

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted

    I agree that the pearl scratch is much nicer. The white plate is too stark. Nice switch.

    I replaced the PUs on my CIJ Jaco Jazz fretless only because I wanted to add an Audere pre and make the whole bass as silent as possible. I added Nordstrand NJSEs, which I think are amazing PUs. Having said that, the original PUs were fine : )

    Davo

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