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I was in a band doing Rush, Zep, all that kind of stuff. Im now doing Sweet Home Alabama, Teenage Kicks etc. Enjoying it alot and every pub we play is RAMMED with people singing and buying lots of beer. This makes landlords like us too.

Can pay in advance happily! Given that Mr V is taking his Hydrives I dotn thinks its necessary for me to bring the SVT610... everyone knows what they do, and I doubt id get it in the car!!! I shall bring '72 Gibson Les Paul Bass '76 Fender Musicmaster as they are a little more "rare" than my other basses And ill bring the SVT5 along if it will fit in the car... cool amp

I used to use the stereo output with my Ric and the famed Ric-O-Sound box, which I still have! Used to run the treble end of the signal into my backline (which was a big TE stack) so the stage sound was quite toppy, drummer liked that... and the bass end went through the FOH. Seemed to work rather well from the feedback I got from punters and musos alike...

mmmm, pretties!

Dan... If i can cadge a lift ill come along! Petrol money in of course. And i can bring some pretty toys too

Ill have to go out and try some more I think A part of me is thinking that maybe im percieving these necks to be really slim.... when a large factor why I think this could be down to the fact im used to my Ric, which isnt exactly slim

Cheers bubinga - I had even really thought about the MIJ's... more food for thought! I was more just wondering if anything has really changed sicne the old J-Bass days to what you get now, mainly in relation to the neck, as it really was stunningly easy to play.

Is your Jazz similar (ie. fast, thin neck etc)? ty

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1028522' date='Nov 18 2010, 09:46 PM']I'm sure it's lovely, but: That's only true if 'vintage correct nitro' = 'crappy'.[/quote] It didnt look too bad to my eyes. The refin doesnt really bother me, just more of a realisation that perhaps I should get a Jazz if the necks are all like that...

Evening all I had never really liked the look of Jazzes (the metal bit where the controls are for some reason has always put me off? dont ask me to explain why, I dont know lol) so never really ever got round to playing one. I also bought a USA Precision cos I like "the" Precision sound when I had some readies knocking about, didnt bother trying a Jazz then in the shop even when both would have been there (the P and the J) to try out against each other. After going to the Deftones gig at Brixton on Weds night (Awesome) I thought id have a little shufty in the usual places on Denmark St for anything of interest. As usual for me V&R had the stuff I most identified with, tried the Ric 4000 and then clapped eyes on [url="http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/our-catalogue/Fender/Electric-Basses/item/7152"]http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/o...asses/item/7152[/url] The helpful chap there said I should really give it a go, I thought : [i]hmmm... Jazzes aint my bag... even though I have never tried one... hey thats a bit unfair, im not giving them a chance... lets give it a go.[/i] And WOW. That is surely the BEST neck ive EVER played on a bass. EVER. EVERRRR. Very fast, the right width, the right depth, everything about it was incredible. Felt comfortable and the tones you could get out of it were amazing. Are the modern Jazzes of a similar ilk... ie. fast thin necks, easy to play etc? I might have to get me one after this experience but a vintage one is not going to be obtainable due to the price attached to them.

Bought a Ric PU cover off Del, packaged amazingly well and quick delivery. Top bombing, cheers!

Ooh, good thread! Cliff Burton Jack Bruce JPJ