Noisyjon Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) Hi All, Bit of an update below. I bought this modified beauty off of our very own Clarky a while ago and thought I'd share some pictures of it. The sound and playability of it is just ridiculous. I bought it as a 'banger' bass for practicing, etc and it's turned out to be one of my favourites It has been modified with a Badass 2 bridge and the icing on the cake that are the T.I. flatwound strings. I've never encountered the T.I. flats before and stone me are they good and nice to play! The bass itself is very nice to play as the action is just right. It has plenty of chips and bangs on the body but the neck is near totally perfect and unmarked. Anyway here it is as I got it - The mid '90's Crafted In Japan Fender Precision bass A.K.A. Sid: [attachment=22555:SidFullFront.jpg] [attachment=22556:SidBackFull.jpg] [attachment=22557:SidBodyFront.jpg] UPDATE: I recently managed to buy a Wizard Area 51 Stealth pickup off of our very own tonyf (thanks Mate!) and put it in this bass. WOW - it really does sound how they describe it on their website "[i]The Stealth has a full range of tones, bassy and deep right through to crisp and bright, this makes them suitable for most styles of music, all provided with a little more, imagine a standard pickup on steroids!![/i]" Here it is now: [attachment=24846:SidA51closeup.jpg] The reason for this change is that I ended with 3 P type basses with SD Quarter Pounders in (!) and wanted more of a spread of P bass tones. So over time I have now changed them to: 1 with a SD Vintage, 1 with a Wizard Area 51 Stealth and 1 with a P/J setup of SD Quarter Pounder & a SD Jazz Hot Stack. Cheers, Jon. Edited May 5, 2009 by jonthebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe_BillySheehan Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Oh WOW!.. that is EXACTLY that i'm after! very nice Z x [quote name='jonthebass' post='442353' date='Mar 23 2009, 12:46 PM']Hi All, I bought this modified beauty off of our very own Clarky a while ago and thought I'd share some pictures of it. The sound and playability of it is just ridiculous. I bought it as a 'banger' bass for practicing, etc and it's turned out to be one of my favourites It has been modified with a Badass 2 bridge, a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder pickup and the icing on the cake that are the T.I. flatwound strings. I've never encountered the T.I. flats before and stone me are they good and nice to play! It nails the sound exactly from The Clash's London Calling song IMO. The bass itself is very nice to play as the action is just right. It has plenty of chips and bangs on the body but the neck is totally perfect and unmarked. Anyway enough bleating from me, here it is - The mid '90's Crafted In Japan Fender Precision bass A.K.A. Sid: [attachment=22555:SidFullFront.jpg] [attachment=22556:SidBackFull.jpg] [attachment=22557:SidBodyFront.jpg] Cheers, Jon. P.S. Gotta love those Fender T.V. logo's haven't you![/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 Hi Zoe, Thanks for the kind words. If you're after one a good place to look is [url="http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/"]HERE[/url] at Ishibashi's used section. Only bummer is that you have to have it shipped from Japan with all the associated headaches. That said they are meant to be easy to deal with and do a great job. Cheers, JTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Fabulous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I'm sure I saw Sid Viscious' bass in Denmark St last week... in the place with the recorders from Abbey Road in the doorway...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe_BillySheehan Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 [quote name='jonthebass' post='444037' date='Mar 24 2009, 06:03 PM']Hi Zoe, Thanks for the kind words. If you're after one a good place to look is [url="http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/"]HERE[/url] at Ishibashi's used section. Only bummer is that you have to have it shipped from Japan with all the associated headaches. That said they are meant to be easy to deal with and do a great job. Cheers, JTB[/quote] ah awesome. i once bought a Fender Jazz Aerodyne from ishibashi Z x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe_BillySheehan Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) theres 2 very nice ones on there! about £366 but worried about import duty... Z x Edited March 25, 2009 by Zoe_BillySheehan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) ...and the VAT! Isn't the rough rule of thumb for Import Duty & VAT to add 22% onto the item & shipping total? JTB edit: Like your Fender Jazz Special by the way, very Duff McKagan! Edited March 25, 2009 by jonthebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='444495' date='Mar 24 2009, 11:17 PM']I'm sure I saw Sid Viscious' bass in Denmark St last week... in the place with the recorders from Abbey Road in the doorway...?[/quote] I may be in town later today, in that area, so may have a ganders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 [quote name='jonthebass' post='444699' date='Mar 25 2009, 08:47 AM']I may be in town later today, in that area, so may have a ganders![/quote] Cool - it is (was?) behind the counter opposite the door as you walk in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) [quote name='EBS_freak' post='444838' date='Mar 25 2009, 11:23 AM']Cool - it is (was?) behind the counter opposite the door as you walk in.[/quote] Coincidentally, I was there two hours ago, and its still there. Looks cool, but completely unplayable! Edited March 25, 2009 by simon1964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 [quote name='jonthebass' post='442353' date='Mar 23 2009, 12:46 PM']Hi All, I bought this modified beauty off of our very own Clarky a while ago and thought I'd share some pictures of it. The sound and playability of it is just ridiculous. I bought it as a 'banger' bass for practicing, etc and it's turned out to be one of my favourites It has been modified with a Badass 2 bridge, a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder pickup and the icing on the cake that are the T.I. flatwound strings. I've never encountered the T.I. flats before and stone me are they good and nice to play! It nails the sound exactly from The Clash's London Calling song IMO. The bass itself is very nice to play as the action is just right. It has plenty of chips and bangs on the body but the neck is totally perfect and unmarked. Anyway enough bleating from me, here it is - The mid '90's Crafted In Japan Fender Precision bass A.K.A. Sid: Cheers, Jon. P.S. Gotta love those Fender T.V. logo's haven't you![/quote] Lovely bass - I've got an identical CIJ 70s reissue, but have added EMGs to mine. They really are great quality - as nice as any Fender I've played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 [quote name='simon1964' post='445126' date='Mar 25 2009, 04:35 PM']Coincidentally, I was there two hours ago, and its still there. Looks cool, but completely unplayable![/quote] Agreed. Looks a complete mess. I think it's more of a talking point more than anything else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 [quote name='jonthebass' post='444694' date='Mar 25 2009, 08:44 AM']...and the VAT! Isn't the rough rule of thumb for Import Duty & VAT to add 22% onto the item & shipping total? JTB edit: Like your Fender Jazz Special by the way, very Duff McKagan![/quote] I think it's 19% due to the VAT cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 Update BUMP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassMunkee Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Sid Viscious replica? One assumes you didn't go for theoptional phlegm and blood spatter for that 100% look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 err, No. Sid Vicious only in looks, not the lifestyle or playing style that goes with it JTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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