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  1. [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='216082' date='Jun 10 2008, 12:37 PM']In the words of Mr. Punch;

    "[i]That's the way to do it[/i]"

    They're both lovely. Especially the P, but I'm all Jazzed up, so I'm biased![/quote]


    :) cheers,aye i'm well chuffed with 'em both.
    don't need any more basses-
    well appart from a .......................

  2. [quote name='gareth' post='213317' date='Jun 5 2008, 04:19 PM']+1

    I got a MIM 50's p bass for £260 used in Fiesta Red. Fantastic value and these bass are so superior to the stand MIM basses - they rival the later US vintage reissues and are far better than the MIJ/CIJ p's.[/quote]


    i fully agree mate,my P is a US reissue & its not much better than my jazz,+ i agree thats it's better than any Jap' Fender i've ever owned/played.

    p.s. i want a 50's P bass now,

  3. [quote name='Hellrazor' post='213283' date='Jun 5 2008, 03:42 PM']I've just cottoned on to why Fender are releasing these now!
    Up until recently there was a pretty large market in the US for importing the Japanese "non-export" instruments, of which a large proportion were the '70's reissues.
    A few months ago I read that the US government had made this illegal for some reason (they do a lot of things for apparently no reason, governments do...)
    so these MIM basses make perfect sense!

    I think they're gorgeous but I'll probably not be getting one, like. Here's why.....



    Here's one I made earlier :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh:[/quote]

    by 'eck thats given me a bar on that 'as :)

  4. [quote name='Machines' post='213029' date='Jun 5 2008, 11:39 AM']I think if they price these up for over £450 they won't sell very many.. it's getting to MIA Highway levels.[/quote]

    hi,i've got one of the MIM 60's jazz's shown here
    [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=20186"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=20186[/url]
    & it is massivley better than a std MIM bass,it creamed an H1 i tried & in fact plays almost as well as my P bass.
    it cost me £540.00 after some haggling.
    so don't let the MIM thing put you off build quality is better than some MIA basses i've tried.

  5. [quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='210777' date='Jun 1 2008, 09:54 PM']i found one on ebay in the US

    a new fender 62 reissue one! it works out at 40 quid including shipping

    :)[/quote]

    nice one
    get it bought mate :huh:

  6. [quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='209871' date='May 30 2008, 09:34 PM']yeah the 84's and the stack knob plate are what ive got on my frankenstein jazz and it works really well!

    it seems really hard to find a control plate anywhere :)[/quote]

    i asked on here about that & some kind soul gave me a link to a U.S. seller who does 'em-buggered it i can find it though.
    i also checked at my local fender dealer & he said he could order all the parts seperate from fender then assemble them for me,would cost £60-£70.i rekon that's the best idea that way its all genuine fender parts,i might even do this to my MIM 60's jazz.

  7. [quote name='The Burpster' post='207683' date='May 27 2008, 11:56 PM']My 4 string Fender doesn't dive...... :)

    [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=18771"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=18771[/url][/quote]

    +1 i've owned a fair few Fenders over the last 29 years & had no neck dive problems.

  8. [quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='208586' date='May 29 2008, 07:03 AM']too right i am!! its awesome!

    thinking of changing it back to passive now, the passive sound seems to work better with my amp for some reason?

    your basses look lovely by the way!

    :)[/quote]

    cheers Chris :huh:

    i must admit before i put that j-retro into your jazz i was going to fit a pair of wizard 84's & a stacked knob control plate.

  9. [quote name='Jase' post='206996' date='May 27 2008, 02:03 AM']Cool! Looking at your pics...there isn't much difference, your MIM looks like a MIA and your MIA looks like a MIM :)[/quote]

    :huh: your right i think lol

  10. [quote name='Jase' post='206287' date='May 26 2008, 12:23 AM']Just trying to get some sort of idea, quite fancy the MIM 60's....does it have the plain finish on the back of the neck or do they have the stripe? Are they the same sort of weight as a US? Cheers![/quote]

    no stripe on the back of the neck just a lovely gloss finish & about the same weight as my recently departed MIA jazz

  11. [quote name='Jase' post='206185' date='May 25 2008, 09:21 PM']Lovely basses artisan, when you say "slightly deeper than a modern jazz" are you talking profile, would you say as chunky as a Jap 60's?[/quote]
    cheers Jase.
    i've not owned a Jap jazz for a few years so i can't really say but the profile is deeper than a modern US standard & seems a bit deeper than my old MIA 62 reissue jazz that i wish i hadn't sold 4 or 5 years ago.
    i have to say though i really like this bass.

  12. [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='206103' date='May 25 2008, 07:02 PM']Oooh, sunburst & tort guard on both! I'm going to have to put that order in soon - Stop it! :huh:

    Excellent pair of basses - What's the difference on the jazz to the normal MIM models?[/quote]

    the build quality is much better than a standard MIM in all respects,infact its better than any Jap fenders i've owned before.
    decent hardware,nice slim vintage style frets (i don't like the modern medium jombo jobbies)the pickups sound really good-no need to replace them at all.
    nice tight neck joint,beautiful neck (slightly deeper than a modern jazz) with very good fretwork,no sharp edges anywere.
    it plays really well,as well as a good MIA fender IMHO,in fact if you played it without knowing its an MIM i'd wager that you'd think it was a US reissue.
    and as for the paint/laquer finish-absolutley flawless,they most definately put a good deal of work into these basses,they do a 50's Precision too----on no i'm gasing again :)
    all in all i'm really pleased with this bass its a keeper & a bargain at £549.00 to boot.

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