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55 minutes ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

The fretboard could be padouk

 

 

Looks very much like it!

I'm not a P man but this makes me consider converting...Absolute beaut! GLWTS

I'm assuming the 925 doesn't have a voltage pump to convert 9v power to 18v? The 924 runs at 18v with the 2x9v batteries, so if the 925's running at 9v then there's going to be a headroom difference which may account for the 924's clear/richer tone?

On 28/07/2022 at 09:05, SurroundedByManatees said:

My 66 jazz has a padouk fretboard. The neck is dated July 65, as apparently many of them are. 

 

This seems like rosewood indeed. Very nice bass.

Yeah, it's defo rosewood and grain and dark colour look very much like Brazilian. Paduak's usually a dark red kinda colour

26 minutes ago, Sibob said:

And I think ‘65 being the last year Fender used Brazilian Rosewood too. 
 

Si

My 66 Jazz has a lovely dark Brazilian rosewood, rather than Indian, board. I've definitely seen it on some (technically) 67-8 Fender basses too so suspect CBS were using up stock.

Beautiful bass though ❤️ GLWTS!

Macari's closed last year mate, you're a bit behind.

I had a Golden Ratio, which I sold on here:

I also have a 70s Clone Theory and the GR was identical-sounding, though much quieter and with more flexible control options. Overall though, I just preferred the slightly fatter sound of my original CT, hence the sale...

I bought it off reverb and, despite customs charges, the experience was relatively easy. Also, the owner Tim is a very friendly, helpful guy.

Hi @bigmuff69, PMd you re a thumbrest, let me know if possible!

Looks totally legit to me. The separate battery compartment's a newer thing, the older ones have the battery inside the control cavity. Imagine they changed it because it's more of a PITA to unscrew the control plate each time.

PMd

On 19/05/2021 at 12:54, Reggaebass said:

I live just round the corner from where Andy Baxter was and I remember that bass, whoever bought it, Andy was going to get Norman to hand it to them 

It was actually Colin Greenwood from Radiohead that bought Norman's Jazz Bass. Norman mentions it here, halfway down the page https://www.musicradar.com/news/wilko-johnson-and-norman-watt-roy-we-were-packing-places-out-because-we-were-so-different-from-whatever-else-was-happening

Similar to above, I can get really close on my Strymon El Capistan with a couple of repeats and in mode B - dotted 1/8th, then playing the note in a galloping fashion, i.e. da dada dada dada, etc. I reckon you'd be able to get pretty close on any delay pedal that has a dotted 1/8th setting  and a bit of modulation. Tap tempo helps as well.

As you've specifically mentioned distortion, I personally think that a bass-tuned Rat clone is the one for the job. Most obvious example is the MXR Bass Distortion, which is well worth a try for not too much £££. 

Other examples below:
- Fuzzrocious Cat Tail

- COG TK-421

- VFE Alpha Dog

- Idiotbox Blower Box

- JAM Bass Rattler (mentioned earlier in the thread)

- Dunwich Volt Thrower 

There's also the OCD-style topology with things like the COG Knightfall, Fuzzrocious Demon, Dunwich ODB, etc. though these don't tend to be as aggressive / gnarly as the Rat-type.

I think you would at least need to try a Rat or an OCD to know which style's going to work for you though, they're quite different sounding.

10 hours ago, Pow_22 said:

So as of this morning I have purchased my first Spector.  Should be with me soon.  In the meantime, lets have some Friday bass porn....  Now to go on the hunt for gold hardware!

This was on Limelight Mark's site, Classic and Cool Guitars, right? I was eyeing that up if so, even without pictures! 😉

These special edition gloss finish Euros are fantastic, all maple I believe like the US models, instead of the maple/walnut/alder sandwich on the standard LX.

I tried one out in Guitar Guitar, exactly the same, and I swear it sounded just like the Kramer NS-2 I used to have, even with the tonepump preamp instead of the Haz.

45 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

Cool Spector bass shootout featuring the NS-2, Euro 4LX, Ethos 4, Euro Classic 5 and the Dimension 5. Great back-to-back comparison of 5 riffs for different playing styles (finger, thumb, pick (one riff for flat picking style, palm muted and one riff with distortion), and tapping) and different pickup positions (both pickups, bridge, and neck). 

My fav is the NS-2. Killer looks and sound (and he plays AIC's "Would" at 02:30 ;- )

 

The NS-2 is definitely the favourite of mine too! Great video.

This demo highlights what I've always found about the NS-shaped Spectors, in that they always have a perfect, punchy sounding open E string. 

I've played loads of basses, mainly bolt-ons, but also neck-throughs like Warwicks, that have a weak, floppy-feeling E that just doesn't bounce right, especially when slapped. Never experienced this with the Spectors I've owned or played (a lot!).

Maybe the brass nut's part of it?  

2 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

That’s mint condition and it’s unbound, very nice 

Yep, dots and binding in 1966 only, and blocks by the latter half of the year. You won't find a 65 with a bound fretboard, though some of the later 65s had the lollipop tuners and CBS "F" neckplate, which replaced the "L" plate

2 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

“Dicky fountain in bass Players market U.K.”

ps - it might be way over priced - I have no idea 

It's here https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/806605429912273/

Looks pretty good from the photos, and £8k's about right atm. Reckon that's a padauk fretboard too which they did on the odd bass then

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

The places I normally look to see what vintage fenders are for sale is

reverb, the bass gallery, vintage and rare, Andy Baxter, bass direct,   Are there any others that anyone can recommend 🙂

New Kings Road guitars and ATB Guitars often get some gooduns in though their prices are, generally, eye-watering...

From my experience the pickup windings were pretty inconsistent too, which obviously contributes to the amplified sound.

The 65 Jazz I recently sold had factory pickups that were slightly overwound so had a darker, louder tone. My 66, on the other hand, has a tone somewhere between that and my 75 Jazz.

I compared the 66 with a friend's 62 last year, and found there wasn't a huge amount of difference acoustically or plugged in. I think I preferred my 66 amplified tbh, for its slightly bolder mid-range!

Hi all,

Looking for a bit of advice from those in the know...

I've been using an Aguilar DB 924 outboard preamp with my Jazz Basses for many years which I absolutely love, but it's now got a wonky treble pot and the battery holder's a bit broken, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it, or at least buy a backup...

Master Effects Golden Ratio for sale in mint condition. This is a spot-on clone of a vintage 1970s Electro Harmonix Clone Theory, complete with the coveted MN3007 bucket-brigade device (BBD) chip, but without any of the issues of the vintage units due to a number of modern adjustments.

This is a must for Peter Hook fans! The pedal nails those Joy Division and New Order bass tones perfectly.

More info on the Master Effects website here: https://mastereffects.wixsite.com/mastereffects/buy-now-mod

Looking for £150 including shipping NOW SOLD

30 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Congrats Cat, they are both superb, I’m especially liking the Gretsch, I’m looking at those myself, can I ask what model that is 🙂

It's a G5440LSB

I'll have these please! Sent you a PM.

2 hours ago, Belka said:

And there was see-through blonde, although I'm not sure if that was considered a standard or custom colour. They seem to be pretty rare on 1960s basses but they were the standard for Telecasters for a long time. 

I believe blonde was only the standard finish on Telecasters and Esquires during the 50s and 60s and on the Pre-54 Precisions, but it was offered as a custom colour option for Jazz Basses and later Precisions, as well as on Strats, Jazzmasters and Jaguars.

4 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

That’s interesting because I looked at an Olympic white 65 jazz with matching headstock and I was told it was a custom colour, I thought Olympic white was a standard colour, but apparently not 🙂

At that point in time a Fender custom colour was anything other than sunburst!

Another dot/bound/lollipop 66 Jazz Bass! Super clean example that I got off pmjos on here a couple of years back. Absolute beaut to play, hear and look at!