Stag

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

I quite like throwing a third on top of a root (fairly up the neck) - that can really define the whole sound with another chord instrument playing along to get the whole register

Hi guys I really want to get low action on my Ric... but is it actually physically possible? The bridge pickup cover as we all know is massive... and I dont think I can really go as low as id like to because of it. Anyone here play a Ric with low action? Id like the strings to be as close as I can get them to the fretboard without "clacking". Cheers peoples

Personally I think it's great when people take on these little "projects"... sense of achievemtn gained when you get something back up and running nicely must be great. Keep us posted fella!

Logo text isnt Fender in origin... (IMO)

[quote name='dood' post='991834' date='Oct 18 2010, 12:04 AM']Stag has an SVT 5 pro, bridged in to an SVT 610. Hopefully he will be along soon to tell us how structural engineers have banned him from turning it up about 3 on the dial.[/quote] did someone call? Yes, bridged mode works lovely. 1350w into my SVT610. Extremely, extremely loud if required. Its never been above 1 in the house for fear of destroying my terraced street entirely in a domino effect disaster. Sometimes my internal organs stop working if I stand too close to it at a gig, but thats half the fun. In fact, at my last gig, I quote this text from a friend [quote][i]AAAAAAGHHHH the stag bass is making my pants disintegrate[/i][/quote] obbm can sort you out with a cable should you not have one... his cables are proper thick as well