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  1. gjones
    I like Jazz necks too but my Precision's neck is very shallow which makes it very comfortable to play. It's a MIJ 57 re-issue. Do they have shallower necks than other Precisions? If you're looking for a Jazz neck for your P I also have a couple of Jazz necks for sale which are on their way to Ebay tomorrow [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/157964-two-nice-jazz-bass-necks-for-sale/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/157964-two-nice-jazz-bass-necks-for-sale/[/url]
  2. gjones
    These will be going on Ebay very soon.
  3. gjones
    Oh no! What have I started?
  4. gjones
    Some very good advice here from Carol Kaye. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9idtdWAAEA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9idtdWAAEA[/url]
  5. gjones
    Welcome to basschat.
  6. gjones
    [quote name='Bassistclem' timestamp='1318706663' post='1405492'] Just wondered what the width of the neck is at the nut on the squier. Also is the neck nice and straight. [/quote] PM replied and nut sizes updated on original post.
  7. gjones
    Both necks are maple with rosewood fretboards and will fit any normal Fender Jazz or Precision Bass. [attachment=91356:Squier Neck.jpg] The first neck is from my old early nineties (93/94), Japanese, Silver Series, Squier Jazz Bass, which I bought a couple of years ago. It's a very nice neck with a satin finish. There's a bit of wear on the back of the neck from playing but other than that it's in a pretty good condition. The frets have plenty of life left in them too. It comes with the original machineheads ( the bushing on the G string machinehead is missing but It still works fine and they're easy to buy online if you want to fit one). [b]Price £100[/b] [attachment=91355:Allparts neck.JPG] The other neck is an Allparts Jazz Bass Neck which I bought about a year ago off Ebay. The guy I bought it from had rolled the edges of the fret board and tinted it a warm golden colour. He'd also put a Fender decal on it which is quite authentic looking but could be removed with bit of light sanding. This one comes without the machineheads. Because a tint had been applied to the neck, the fretmarkers on the side of the neck were difficult to see, so I scraped them to enable the white paint underneath to show through. So be aware they now look a bit scruffier than they did before but at least you can see them on a dark stage. This neck is pretty newish so it has no fretwear on it at all. [b]Price £100[/b] The prices include P&P Edit : I always assumed The Squier neck had the usual Jazz nut width of 38mm but having just measured it, it's actually 40mm. Quite shallow though. The Allparts neck's nut width is the normal 38mm. Both necks are straight and true and up until recently have been attached to bodies and played regularly.
  8. gjones
    I sent a message to him and he says the parts are all factory fitted.
  9. gjones
    On the website the Babicz looks pretty chunky. I liked the badass I had on my old Jazz Bass as the baseplate was thin and enabled me to get a very low action but I never felt it made the bass sound any different to the bog standard Fender Bridge. On the other hand the Fender vintage bridge with spiral saddles I fitted did alter the sound of the jazz and I ended up with a much toppier sound (which I didn't like much and made me go straight back to the badass). You won't get much better soundwise than the badass you already have. Why do you want to change - are you after something that can adjust the string spacing on your bass or something? Or do you just like the look of the Babicz?
  10. gjones
    Has this bass been under somebody's bed for 30 years? My Squier is 10 years younger than this and looks 20 years older. It's either the best preserved JV Squier I've ever seen or somebody's gone out and replaced the bridge, pickups and machine heads? Either way he's optimistic if he thinks he's going to get a grand for it. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Squier-JV-62-Jazz-Bass-inc-Fender-USA-case-/190582522693?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2c5f9a8345"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Squier-JV-62-Jazz-Bass-inc-Fender-USA-case-/190582522693?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2c5f9a8345[/url]
  11. gjones
    [quote name='merchant' timestamp='1317525145' post='1391547'] nothing to do with me, but saw this and thought of this thread: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-Roadster-Bass-RS800-Rare-and-Vintage-1979-incl-soft-case-/140613482967?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item20bd3779d7"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item20bd3779d7[/url] [/quote] Yes it was one of those. Passive with one pickup near the bridge. I'd buy this one if I could justify owning another bass. Edit - In fact I think the one above on Ebay and the one in this thread are one and the same [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/45076-ibanez-roadster-valuation/"]http://basschat.co.u...ster-valuation/[/url] Reading his latest thread about a noisey pickup I don't think I'll bother bidding on it after all.
  12. gjones
    Saw a guy playing an Ibanez Roadster from the 80's what a sound! Does anyone own one? Lucky you if you do! What a fantastic punchy bass. I wants one! Here's what they look like [url="http://www.escapeact.com/richbass/"]http://www.escapeact.com/richbass/[/url]
  13. gjones
    The Liverpool boy too lazy to take a picture, so he stole somebody else's? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Jazz-Bass-2000-Issue-/180729842998?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a14568d36 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Jazz-Bass-Mexican-/330617451694?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4cfa55f4ae
  14. gjones
    I have heard tell of the Mythical Ken. I will give him a call. Thanks.
  15. gjones
    Last week, having never played double bass before, I took the plunge and bought myself a secondhand bass. It's a Gewa (a German make) and It plays really nicely and has a low action but above the D on the G string it buzzes like crazy. It obviously needs setting up by someone who knows what they're doing (i.e. not me) and I wondered if anyone knew of a decent luthier in Edinburgh who could do this for me?
  16. gjones
    I went browsing a couple of moths ago and tried quite a few basses. Most were set up pretty badly but the best set up one was a US Jazz bass which almost played itself. I came to the conclusion that this was the bass the sales staff played when they picked up a bass for a bit of noodling and they'd set it up nicely themselves. I even suspected that they'd taken it out and gigged it a few times. Which I'm certain must happen to the tastier guitars and basses in your average music shop.
  17. gjones
    [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1316585777' post='1379891'] From the list, I`ve only got experience with the TC Classic 450, which is a very good amp - powerful, and very versatile. I`d recommend it to anyone wanting an amp that can cover all bases. Dependent on what sounds you`re going for, if rock/punk is your thing, the Ampeg PF-500 is worth checking out. Ampeg sound, in an amp that costs less than £400, and that can be carried in a lap-top bag. [/quote] +1 to the above. I have a TC Classic 450 and a BC 2x12 cab and they're great. I also played through the venue's ampeg PF-500 at last night's gig through an Ashdown 4x10 and that sounded really good too (very rocktastic and loud as well). If you like clean & loud (although you do have tubetone as well if you want a bit of grind) go for the TC Classic 450 but the Ampeg also does the business for £200 less.
  18. gjones
    I bought a 2x12 off a basschatter for £200 and it sounds pretty good. I use a TC Classic 450 and although the cabs are rated at only 250 watts they sound pretty loud to me. I played the other weekend with a LOUD drummer and a louder guitarist and the sound was well defined and there was no breakup at volume. They also can pump out some pretty LOW bass too. They're also very light.
  19. gjones
    [quote name='Ghost_Bass' post='1373299' date='Sep 14 2011, 02:55 PM']From the pics i get the feeling he plays with reverse strings so the neck is also upside down because of it. In some string sets your E string isn't long enough to wrap around the farest machinehead! I don't know how old this gentleman is but i suspect there weren't any left-handed basses when he started out therefore he's used to play with a "normal" bass strung in the "normal" way but rotated due to him being lefty. Try not to think of his bass as a left-handed model with a weird neck but more of a right-handed bass with a left-handed body! Just out of curiosity, having a bass set up like his you'll get the E and A strings pickup closer to the bridge than the D and G strings pickup, [i]a la[/i] Sandberg! I'm very curious as to the sound of this particular bass... edit: in this pick you can see what i'm saying: [url="http://www.myspace.com/geraldjohnson101/photos/11059381/tagged#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A11059381%7D"]http://www.myspace.com/geraldjohnson101/ph...2%3A11059381%7D[/url][/quote] Yes, you're right I think. I have a friend who plays slide guitar with the strings upside down as he's let handed and started to play on other (right handed) peoples guitars. Plays great lead slide but couldn't play a bar chord if his life depended on it.
  20. gjones
    Give this guy a call. He's the guitar tech at Reddog, and from what I've heard, he's pretty good. He'll be able to give you professional advice [url="http://www.rvguitars.co.uk/"]http://www.rvguitars.co.uk/[/url]
  21. gjones
    Get a dep in. The same thing has happened to a band I'm in where the drummer couldn't show commitment. We got other drummers in to do the gigs he couldn't do. Eventually you may find one that is as good as your original drummer (we found one that was even better) and you can offer him the job. Luckily there's no hard feelings and the first drummer still does the odd gig with us. You can't be held back by just one member.
  22. gjones
    If your 'new' good gear is easier to play well on and sounds better to your ear, it can also be inspiring to you and bring back the joy and fun of playing that may have been lost. I've noticed this happening with other players and I've certainly found this to be the case with me. It also allows you to try a variety of basses and amps and eventually figure out which are the best ones for your needs. I've come to the conclusion that I could easily get away with playing my precision and my old Ashdown for the rest of my days and be quite content doing it. But I had to buy and sell an awful lot of amps and basses to figure that out. As far as people buying themselves, for instance, a £3000 Wal when they'll very rarely play it beyond thier own living room are concerned. It may seem excessive to pro players who perform regularly with more standard instruments but if you can afford it and it gives you pleasure.......why not? I have a friend who is an authority on electric guitars and has a collection of about 20 (including some vintage 60's Fenders worth thousands). Although he can play he chooses not to. He's by no means rich but it gives him pleasure so good luck to him.
  23. gjones
    Myself and the guitarist in my band played a regular bar gig where, usually, the audience was pretty meagre. This particular night we played to one person. It was very depressing (even more so than usual). It was even more depressing when he started howling like a dog along to the song we were playing. I got so pissed off I put down my bass went over to where he was howling away put him over my shoulder and threw him out into the street. He brushed himself off and came right back in, sat himself back on his barstool and started howling again. I decided that was probably my cue to pack up my bass and go home.
  24. gjones
    Bass high and you could end up with wrist injuries like RPI or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Bass too low and it could give you back trouble. Somewhere inbetween is best.
  25. gjones

    Fender Precision

    gjones replied to kedo's topic in Bass Guitars

    Did you get the Precision in the end?
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