Stub Mandrel Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) My first bass was a Hohner Jazz, currently with a mate of my brother's. Had an hour to kill before a band meeting last night and made the mistake of going to a music shop. Got persuaded to have a try (always a bad sign) and sold this by the son of our drummer (I knew he worked there but didn't realise it was him until after I bought it). It's a 2001 Indonesian (made by Cort) Squire Standard Jazz, rosewood fingerboard, 'agatha'(?)neck which has aged to a lovely 'hung up in a smoky bar for 30 years' colour) otherwise very light patina. Just needed a twitch on eth truss rod (probably due to the weather...). Pickups are a bit feeble, but I'll do the neodymium magnet mod I did to my Jaguar SS. 37mm nut like the Jag and quite a slim neck, but feels like it can take more of a thrashing than the Performer. Possibly a bit over the odds at £175, although the sunburst was $409.99 new, so not a super cheapie. (Spot the mistake on it... 🙂 ) Edited August 3, 2019 by Stub Mandrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: (Spot the mistake on it... 🙂 ) Silver knobs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Pea Turgh said: Silver knobs? Not sure if they are 'authentic' or not! But they will probably be replaced. Actually i meant the bridge screws are in the wrong order - the long ones should be on the D and G. Ha , seems they are only 'authentic' on the Flea bass! I've ordered some proper ones. Now I've got a J-bass ashtray somewhere, and a thumb rest... Edited August 3, 2019 by Stub Mandrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Not sure how long basses hanging behind a door would last in our house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Drax said: Not sure how long basses hanging behind a door would last in our house My practice amp is carefully positioned so the door can't contact the basses! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Agathis robusta is a type of pine, often grown in India 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 I've invested exactly £10.10 in upgrades, hopefully by the end of the week it will be a '1963 Jazz bass' (-ish). Bridge cover (already got, bought a Jazz one for my p-bass by mistake). Tug bar in 'old style' position (had two ina packet). On order: Jazz bass knobs. Pickup cover Neodyminium magnets Red tortoishell scratchplate Tempting to build a stacked pot control cover to make it a '62 'birthday bass' 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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