£65 new Paulownia jazz bass arrived. Video review inside. (6lbs in weight!)

[Shockwave]

Just bought a Paulownia wood Santander JB200, cheap as chips jazz bass with rear routing.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271567253031?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT"]http://www.ebay.co.u...K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT[/url]

Basically wanted a Jazz bass that is as lightweight as can be. Going to be putting in a set of Wizard 64' pickups and TI Flatwounds. For £70 you can go far wrong.

I have owned a 7 String Santander bass before that was fairly good for the price. Hopefully this will be similar. I think it looks pretty smart.

[url="https://youtu.be/85kW6Pe_fCk"]https://youtu.be/85kW6Pe_fCk[/url] <--- My Review

Edited January 17, 2016 by Shockwave

[kodiakblair]

Holy Smokes !!!

That's brilliant. You've gotta do a NBD when it arrives and then after the Wizards go in too. Totally agree it's pretty smart alright

[BrunoBass]

Has it arrived yet? Looks interesting, I'd like to know what you think.

[Chienmortbb]

I thought Wizard had retired.

[Shockwave]

Hello gents.

I have put up a video with a little bit of bad playing and a review of the ordeal!

In the video I am using the Wizard 64's with fresh TI Flats. The bass slightly under 6lbs in weight.

[media]https://youtu.be/85kW6Pe_fCk[/media]

Edited January 17, 2016 by Shockwave

[yorks5stringer]

See they do a Sunburst one at the same price too.

[PlungerModerno]

Thanks for the review - quick note though - no way of knowing what the fingerboard wood is like without cutting into it (or removing a fret) as it may be partially ebonized / stained. As long as it holds the frets it's good enough for 99.5% of players!

My only concern is with the neck joint - the structural integrity of the neck + body joint requires a solid piece of material on each side, and suitable wood screws or machine screws joining them together. Thank goodness it uses a neck plate (visible when you describe the neck finish) - without it it would be a risky prospect to string it with Steve Harris signature bridge cables!

Enjoy your bass. If it gets too battered it might be a good candidate for skinning - either with resin & cloth or even carbon fibre (if you're willing to spend more on carbon weave than the bass new!). Couldn't hurt with a "childs project" finish like that.

[Chienmortbb]

I was after a paulownia body as a second bass as my current Peavey Milestone weighs a ton. A bad neck (me not the bass) means Ditching the elephant ears and going for a 2L2R headstock. I have some Gotoh GB707s, not as light as Resolites or the Hipshot Ultralites but about half the weight of a traditional machine head,

Anyway I bought a kit that met the spec (but with a basswood body) but there is so much fettleling to do I am regretting it and wish I had seen your post six weeks ago,

Anyway thanks for the video even if it makes me regret my purchase.

Edited January 18, 2016 by Chienmortbb

[Shockwave]

New update!

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/283264-taking-inspiration-from-arrys-west-ham-bass/page__pid__3029233#entry3029233