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[quote name='gafbass02' post='877468' date='Jun 25 2010, 03:31 PM']I've wondered this myself and had conflicting reports. Anyone know the score with little mark 2?[/quote] I asked Mark bass and they said it will be fine- it blocks phantom power

Ah, didn't realise that. I thought as it's modelled after a 70s jazz that it has the same spacing.

A friend of mine has a vintage modified, and in terms of build and feel, it really is good. The neck on it feels lovely too, but then again, I love jazz necks. The only thing I'd consider changing would be the pups; I feel that there's more growl to be had from it - especially with the 70's bridge pup positioning. Also, it weighs a ton, as the body is maple. However, if you're used to extended range basses, it shouldn't be a problem for you! Another one to consider (and I'm sure that I won't be the only person to recommend it) is the classic vibe jazz. I've played a few, and they would all be killer basses at double their price! The quality control seems to be spot on.

Nice one!

[quote name='Linus27' post='851383' date='May 29 2010, 07:44 PM']I'll be honest, I don't know much about the Pastorius family and Felix in particular. Is he any good as a bassist? I imagine for him, its going to be an amazing experience to play it. Goot on Rob in sorting this out.[/quote] Get searching on YouTube for him, he really is something special.

Fantastic to know it's back with the family. Can't wait until Felix Pastorius gets his hands on it!

[quote name='TomKent' post='843143' date='May 20 2010, 02:08 PM']I'm currently looking onto ordering a bass (new), a fretless jazz (75 re-issue). A tutor of mine reccomended buying it directly from the Ishibashi factory (or something around that name) as depending on the exchange rate you could get it brand new from as little as £350 including delivery. However, I can't track down any info the the factory but google suggests it does actually exist somewhere. Has anyone on here bought new directly from them? How did you go about it? Any help would be brilliant! TK Edit; I have found this ([url="http://cgi.ebay.com/FENDER-JAPAN-1962-Fretless-Jazzbass-JB62-77FL-326486801-/280507331381?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Guitar&hash=item414f8a3335#shId"]ebay[/url]), but it's second hand. Though it will only cost £500ish.[/quote] I'd definitely recommend the 62 reissue; it's a fantastic bass, and when you consider the price, it certainly has a massive wow factor. I may cause controversy, but IMHO it's far better than any American jazz I've played, and the build quality is spot on - I've never seen such a tight neck pocket!

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='842575' date='May 19 2010, 09:49 PM']I actually used to own a pretty close example. I would probably have changed the fingerboard to ebony Walnut Jazz body with Pau Ferro neck and fingerboard, lined fretless. Seymour Duncan Lightning Rods to a vol/vol/tone, all black hardware inc. Gotoh bridge and Schaller tuners and straplocks Was awesome, i'm missing it now![/quote] Hehe, I came very close to buying this, I was debating it for a long time! It looked like a gorgeous bass.

It has to be powered from it's own seperate supply. If you use a power brick or daisy chain it won't work. It's annoying, but once you get it powered up it sounds lush!

I've got a pair of Dimarzio Ultra Jazz in my fretted, and these give a wicked slap tone - they get towards an active sound. They're also split coil, so no hum, however I don't like the fact that the pole pieces aren't staggered to match the neck radius; the E and G string come through slightly stronger than the middle strings.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='825746' date='May 2 2010, 06:35 PM']From what I hear the Jeff Berlin is pure old school with the modern Markbass sheen! A nice combo![/quote] I don't think it's that old school; yes it's a 15 with no tweeter, but warm isn't a term I'd use to describe it. It's certainly got a great deal of low end, but it's not wooly, just incredibly clear and pure. As for the whole setup, it really sounds great - loads of depth and bass, with so much punch. I used to use a 4x10 and I hated 15s, thought they were dull and toneless, but markbass converted me!

[quote name='The GroovyPlucker' post='825474' date='May 2 2010, 01:24 PM']Other possibilty I've thought of was swapping the 1x12 combo for a 2x10 combo with the 1x15 underneath giving me back my preferred set of 1x15 2x10. I live in Northern Ireland, and there's feck all shops over here, so can't get my hands on stuff to try. BTW you can turn off the tweeter then? The GroovyPlucker[/quote] Yeah, all the cabs have a tweeter control on the side, something which is missing from the combos. To be honest, for my tone, I find that I don't normally use the tweeter - Mark Bass speakers tend to be punchy as heck anyway.

[quote name='The GroovyPlucker' post='825287' date='May 2 2010, 04:03 AM']Have just bought the 121H combo, but finding it a little bit weak, have only gigged it twice, but was gonna buy a NY 1x15 to go with it, but am really unsure now, could trade for a 3x10 combo? I like a good bit of grunt from my bass set up, but found that missing, there was a defined sound there, but not much oomph. Any one reckon adding a 1x15 might give me that, or would a mesa walkabout jhave that more edge, thoughts The GroovyPlucker[/quote] The NY 15 is a great cab; really deep, but tight and focused as well. However, it does have the piezo tweeter discussed above. I've found this can sound good on a fretted bass, as it adds a lovely glassy top end (as long as you don't have it turned up too high). However, if you use distortion / overdrive, you'll want to turn it off completely, as it makes the tweeter sound like a wasp farting.

They look really nice, and really good value too.