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I had a truly staggering experience today. A friend of mine is selling a few basses for a colleague, and one of them is an August 1960 Jazz Bass. So I said "please don't sell it before I've played it". So today I had some coffee and a few minutes on this amazing instrument. It has had a refret (and a new nut), the pickguard has been removed for many years now so it doesn't fit anymore, but otherwise...boy o boy what a bass. One of the best Jazzes I've ever played, I think. I wish I could afford it.

Thomann is awesome. Great customer service, shipping with UPS (never a hassle), good prices... Love it. I've bought my JMJ Mustang as a B-stock from them and it worked like a charm. I asked them how I can notice the fact it's B-stock and they said "it might have scratch here or there". The JMJ is a Road Worn bass.

It's an Allparts Mustang bridge. Works pretty well as a placeholder so far, but pretty hard to adjust (if not impossible) to adjust the saddle height, so if it's going to work neckwise I'm going to check with the owner if I can get a better bridge for it

It's 55 mm

I gave her some strings. Not on full tension yet, only a tiny bit. I'm going to wind the tuners once every day. See what happens. The neck seems straight, somehow, after being without strings for many, many years.

I always kind of ignored Dingwalls for being "weird" and "ugly" and then I played one. And then I had to get one.

Got a few nice shows coming up: -Tonight going to see Porcupine Tree -Converge and Full of Hell next Wednesday -Jason Isbell next Monday -Tuesday after that: Zeal & Ardor -Sunday after that: Opeth

Yep, that's old all right.

Ahhh yes. Slab board.

I have a new temporary housemate. It's an original 1963 Bass VI. Well, almost original. It's missing the bridge and the neck pickup isn't working, and it has been missing strings for years now. Oh, and it has some moisture damage on the bottom of the body. I'm going to try to restore it. The steps I'm going to take: -Clean it, put some oil in the fretboard -Get a cheap bridge to get it strung up with a set of Fender 250B6 strings to see what the neck is going to do when I slowly build tension on the neck -Check why the neck pickup isn't working -If the neck isn't warped, get a good Staytrem bridge for it -See if I can find some new foam for the mute -Give it a decent setup and set of Labella strings Now I have a few questions so far: -Would a cheap Jaguar or Mustang bridge fit this gorgeous instrument, just for the time being to check the neck? I was looking at this bridge, which is made for a 7.25" radius neck but would it fit the body? Setup isn't important for now, just tension on the neck -How to properly build tension on the neck Alright, time for pics! A bit hazy because it's dark here at the moment.

Well, a bridge that is as vintage as possible would be great. I know the Staytrem bridges have a waiting time of at least 12 weeks, and Mastery is great but not very vintage. If that's the only option however, it is what it is.

I'm looking for a bridge for a vintage VI I'm going to restore. Any help would be greatly appreciated, topic here

A befriended percussionist told me a while back he has an old Fender Bass VI at home that needs restoration. I offered to do that for him, and he sent me a few pics. The first thing that struck me was the missing bridge; does anyone know if a "regular" Mustang bridge will fit? I'm picking it up tonight, so updates about year, state and the likes to follow

Oof, that's a nice trio you got there.

I got the 54 in for reviewing for De Bassist (Dutch Bass magazine), very excited. It certainly looks the part.

You rang?

This is what I use, the Moog goes directly to the PA, basses through the pedal board, DI out from the Trickfish.

Well, the BC Rich Widow is pretty symmetrical...

Took the Acoustic I bought at a thrift shop for €50 out for a gig for the first time this week. Boy, is this absolutely amazing. What an amp. Heavy, though. But great.

Oh my. That looks absolutely fabulous. What a bass.

I played Dutch national radio yesterday and boy do I enjoy my Mustang. A lot.

Well, I bought the Starfire case and it's a great fit.

I'll sure look out for a blocked fretboard bass from 1962

So I was visiting the thrift shop near my house, I do find some cool stuff there now and then (record player, NAD amplifier) and behold: there was a vintage Acoustic 118 combo there. A bit dusty, but it works perfectly, there was some dust in the pots as well but I had that out with a vacuum cleaner and some knob turning. It sounds absolutely killer! It has that typical Acoustic compressed solid state sound, very tight and an awesome combination with my fretless Jazz. It does remind a bit of Jaco's sound through his 360 amp Best of all: it was only 50 euros!