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I've had & sold a MiM P fretless, it was good enough but not inspiring. Soon after I sold it I developed a need (GAS) for another fretless & spent a long time looking & thinking. I contemplated a new 2012 USA standard Jazz & would vertainly have gone for it if it wasn't for the lack of colour choice - 3TS or Black. It's been about a year since & I just got offered a bargain basement price Vintage Icon series Jaco fretless. All I've done is clean it up, Lemon oiled the fingerboard & fitted TI Jazz Flats. It has really impressed me, all the mwaaah & tones I imagined at the fraction of the price of a Fender. All of the hardware is Wilkinson, good quality stuff & no problems with the pick ups or electrics, no point in upgrading anything, it's all good, yes I'd say as good as Fender. The 'reliced' or roadworn imitation Jaco doesn't bother me, it's a bit rough IMO, but it's a budget bass! If you want to pay £2,600ish for a Fender signature Jaco I expect the finish is a lot better I gave a lot of thought to the Squire FL Jazz & TBH the one thing that really put me off is the Ebanol (compressed paper & resin) fingerboard, at least the Vintage is real Rosewood, you can sand it, oil it, varnish/epoxy it if required, you can't do that with the Squire. I also don't rate the pick ups or electrics, so you could easily spend a lot upgrading them. I would certainly recommend the Vintage from personal experience, leaving a nice bit of change out of your budget. Cheerz, John

I made a special little wiring kit for Gavin, great communication, instant payment & as always a real pleasure to deal with him. Cheerz, John

Reading that has just given me a shiver! I'm sitting here playing with my Jaco bass which I bought yesterday spent most the afternoon cleaning it up, new strings & a set-up, tuned into BC for a break & read that! & I am 61 quite a strangeness Happy 61st birthday that should have been Jaco!

Paul got in touch regarding a upgrade wiring kit for his Yamaha bass, perfect comms, instant payment, a real pleasure to deal with him from start to finish. Another newcomer to BC, for his first deal here he gets a *highly recommended*. Cheerz, John

It was a great pleasure to meet brookes today, small world syndrome, we live only 5 minutes away. Now at long last after much searching, pondering & deliberation, I have a lovely fretless full of mwaaaah to play with, sorry Jaco but those rounds have to go I have a set of TI's ready & waiting. Hopefully we'll meet again, I'm sure we could chat all day thanks for the great bargain, a pleasure indeed to meet & to deal with. Cheerz, John

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1354359924' post='1885126'] I don't understand why anyone would develop a skill and buy good gear unless they have the ultimate goal of playing in a band in front of an audience. [/quote] Playing to a crowd is no longer a target for me at 61 - been there, done that, got the T shirts It's a great feeling to be able to play what I want, when I want, with the gear that I choose, in the comfort of my own home. Not saying I'm too old to gig & party, but my old bones might disagree think I'll leave it to the youngsters, that includes 50 + year olds BTW

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1354316280' post='1884881'] (There are some very ropey ones like IOW). [/quote] There's a lot I don't remember about IOW 1970 but Jimi being ropey? Nah I don't think so, you probably had to be there

Thanks for sharing Jack & very cool of Jerry. Must read Way Down for myself now Cheerz, John

I'm very tempted by the American Std 2012 Fretless Jazz but don't really want another 3TS or Black. Why such a limited choice in fretless Fender?

That's what I call cheating

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Jazz-fretless-bass-/150952240655?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item232574660f

Get the neck off & you should find a date stamp

You might have seen already- an email offer from Stringbusters - http://www.stringbusters.com/Ko-Bespoke/productlist.asp?cat=1/BASS%20STRINGS/BASS%20STRINGS%20ELIXIR Nothing to do with me, no connection, just thought I'd pass it on, in case you're buying strings like Cheerz, John

No problems last week, I sent Andy a vintage Fender Strat (1960) pick up for rewind & it was back inside 3 days, lovely job & very reasonable. In fact he 'phoned me next morning after I sent it, before I even expected it to be delivered - to say it was done! Excellent service. Cheerz, John

There I was writing a witty reply when this "Donate" button appeared - so I pressed it - now I've lost my thread Keep up the good work mate, it just ain't right when the Basschat Down message comes up

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1353521797' post='1875604'] IMO it's the common mistake of thinking that one P pickup is two P pickups - because it is in two parts. Edit: And what's with that pickguard?? [/quote][quote name='discreet' timestamp='1353521797' post='1875604'] IMO it's the common mistake of thinking that one P pickup is two P pickups - because it is in two parts. Edit: And what's with that pickguard?? [/quote] I messaged they guy about that & apparently it has a cavity under, shall we say big enough to pack away the rest of the band's kit in when you've finished why else?

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1353520786' post='1875584'] my guess is one pup to one side, the other to the other and the centre into the volume! [/quote] Exactly

Bargainlicious lovely & if it's the old Peavey Microbasswith 8" speaker? They weren't so bad for a practise amp.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAYDEE-SUPERNATURAL-CALIBAS-SIX-STRING-BASS-/121024770168?pt=Guitar&hash=item1c2da37078&_uhb=1

I don't have any problem with flats & I've tried several, favourites being GHS Precision Flats, which I believe are Sandbergs, so not a common problem IMO. Not wishing to offend - are you bending the string over/behind the fret when checking the tuning? Is the action a bit high? Just thinking maybe they don't 'bend' as easy as rounds, streching/changing length more & giving a bad reading when intonating, dunno just thinking out loud really Cheerz, John

This morning only - Google Chrome won't let me run Basschat - Malware warning, I'm here on ie8, very slow. Haven't had much trouble with the last few days, this seems like something new.

I made a '62 Jazz style stacked knob control kit for Neil, great transaction, superb comms from start to finish & instant payment, deal with confidence. Cheerz, John

After a good breakfast of seeded granary bread & Tuna Tapenade, both freshly made - we're back - the world is normal again Well done to the workers & fixers Cheerz, John

Hic! Sure it'll be alright in the morning