Brian18242 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Quite fancy getting hold of a vintage VJ74 in fiesta red but not heard too much about them? Any feedback on them welcomed! Quite like the idea of a jazz with 12" radius which these appear to have! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 (edited) Not played one of these but the Vintage Tony Butler Precision I had was very well put together, played & sounded great. Not a good instrument for the money, just a good instrument full stop. If I weren’t so hooked on US Fenders the common sense approach would be to own/gig Vintage basses. Edited October 10, 2022 by Lozz196 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 yep I have 4 Vintage 6 strings. An SG, JD telecaster, 335 a-like and an old Geoff Whitehorn signature. They are all very good instruments, particularly the Jerry Donahue telecaster. My older brother had a Vintage P bass. It was giggable straight out of the box. Great hardware and pickups too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebenezer Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Great basses, wilkinson hardware, well put together, but beware, some are quite heavy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 I had one. I totally hated it. bad fret ends,felt really cheap. And i mean really badly put together Of course i cant speak for every one but your money would be better spent on a Squire imo. I dont care if it had hipshot hardwear i would still stay away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian18242 Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 Be interesting to try one in person as very little reviews online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 (edited) I had one, years ago. The Jaco clone they made. Looked ok from a distance but up close it looked real cheap. Body seemed to be made out of balsa wood; absolutely no acoustic tone. Neck/'board was ok. as was amplified tone, but nothing to write home about. Shifted it quickly. Perhaps there have been improvements since then. Ah, I see the bodies are now alder. Edited November 1, 2022 by NikNik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 (edited) On 29/10/2022 at 17:05, bubinga5 said: I had one. I totally hated it. bad fret ends,felt really cheap. And i mean really badly put together Of course i cant speak for every one but your money would be better spent on a Squire imo. I dont care if it had hipshot hardwear i would still stay away. I had a sunburst/maple one from eBay as it went cheap. It felt 'OK' but it did feel a bit heavy, the pickups were also extremely hot, and the top end was too much. Sold it a few weeks later for same price. Agree on Squier as a better option. Edited November 1, 2022 by Machines 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 On 29/10/2022 at 22:11, Brian18242 said: Be interesting to try one in person as very little reviews online. you could always order one online and if you don't like it, you can return it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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