Jaydee Porn 2022

[joe_geezer]

 

Starting a new thread as the old Jaydee porn thread is full of dead links and has been dead since 2017...

 

Ok lads, lets have it!

 

I'll start the ball rolling.....

 

[Sonic_Groove]

Vintage 1986 ❤️

 

[TheGreek]

I hate you both!!

 

I've got Jaydee GAS again....even though I rarely took any of three I had out (far too precious).

[Sonic_Groove]

1 hour ago, TheGreek said:

I hate you both!!

 

I've got Jaydee GAS again....even though I rarely took any of three I had out (far too precious).

LOL 

Mine doesn't get out much nowadays. Got other basses for the general grind.

Jaydee still records great & is great to play though

[Madein1962]

Well it doesn't get much sexier than this, particularly if you're interested in Jaydee history.

This has just been back to Jaydee for a service. I picked it up from there this morning.

 

I knew it was an early example because of the serial number 51 but, when I collected it, Andrew and Michael stood grinning at me before calmly announcing that this was the second bass made by Jaydee.

 

John recognized it as soon as he saw it. It was originally fretless which, apparently explains why it has a zero fret.

John even knew who he built it for although neither of the guys could remember who he said it was !!!

 

Number 1 is well known but is a different shape and has apparently had some modification?

 

When I eventually managed to process what they were telling me; I asked the obvious question: "if it's the second one, why is the serial number 51"

 

The answer is that John was originally making guitars. My Bass was the 51st instrument that he made but, only the second Bass. There was no indication that the Bass business was going to take off in the way that it did so there was no reason to number them separately.

I'm told that this Bass was made before the Mark King bass (number 3) and could even have been made in the late '70s.

Edited November 30, 2022 by Madein1962
Photo added.

[GeeCee]

Congratulations, nice bass.  Interesting, I would have thought the second bass would have had the same Alembic style headstock as the first.  There is also a bass that was built for Geezer Butler that has a 002 serial number, which is different from the one that Mark King had (dot neck, numbered as 00002).  There is also a slighty later bass from the same batch as Mark King's that has the serial number S00001, which is different from the first bass, which is numbered 001.  (PS. MK had several early basses, in addition to the Saturn inlay neck one, 0003SA, which he still plays.)

Edited December 6, 2022 by GeeCee

[Madein1962]

3 minutes ago, GeeCee said:

Congratulations, nice bass.  Interesting, I would have thought the second bass would have had the same Alembic style headstock as the first.  There is also a bass that was built for Geezer Butler that has a 002 serial number, which is different from the one that Mark King had (numbered as 00002).  There is also a slighty later bass from the same batch as Mark King''s that has the serial number S00001, which is different from the first bass, which is numbered 001.

Thanks. I'm not entirely convinced it's the second Bass but, the guys at Jaydee seemed pretty certain, based on what John told them. I emailed Andrew about it and he said he would ask John for more detail when he next comes to the workshop.

 

Jaydee history is a bit vague. I know that some records were lost and I imagine it would be difficult to recall precise details of what was built 40 Years ago.

 

According to the history on Jaydee's website, J D  already had an idea for a headstock when he got his second commission whereas the design of the first bass was influenced by the guy that It was built for.

Another anomaly is that the first bass has 001 stamped in the headstock. I'm not sure whether this was done when it was built or later when J.D. signed it.

My Bass has the serial number S 0051 CA as a decal under the lacquer amongst the Jaydee decal. It's not easy to see as it's gold text on the central maple strip.

 

[GeeCee]

Person to ask is a guy called Paul Ruthven on the Jaydee Facebook page.  Post a picture on there and he will chime in I'm sure.  He has owned a few early Jaydees, including 001, and has spent a lot of time at the workshop.  I don't like FB so rarely post anything and hold my nose when I do, but not a lot of activity on here these days.

Edited December 5, 2022 by GeeCee

[Madein1962]

3 minutes ago, GeeCee said:

Person to ask is a guy called Paul Ruthven on the Jaydee Facebook page.  Post a picture on there and he will chime in I'm sure.  He has owned a few early Jaydees, including 001, and has spent a lot of time at workshop.  I don't like FB so rarely post anything and hold my nose when I do, but not a lot of activity on here these days.

I have a similar view of Facebook so I've never joined. I guess I can ask a family member to put something on there for me.

I'll wait to see whether I hear from Jaydee next week and post an update if I hear anything.

Thanks for the info.

[GeeCee]

Let me know if you want me to do it for you.  Second bass or not, it's still a cracking bass.  As a bit of a JD collector, I'm jealous, 😀.

Edited December 5, 2022 by GeeCee

[Madein1962]

7 hours ago, GeeCee said:

Let me know if you want me to do it for you.  Second bass or not, it's still a cracking bass.  As a bit of a JD collector, I'm jealous, 😀.

Thanks, I appreciate that.

I'll let you know when I have anymore information. Either way, it's still an early Jaydee. It has maple and rosewood pickup covers and wood knobs in addition to the serial number decal.

I'm not sure when things changed but my '85 Series Ii has the darker pickup covers, plastic knobs and a stamped serial number.

[Piers_Williamson]

 

[Chris2112]

On 30/11/2022 at 15:58, Madein1962 said:

Well it doesn't get much sexier than this, particularly if you're interested in Jaydee history.

This has just been back to Jaydee for a service. I picked it up from there this morning.

 

I knew it was an early example because of the serial number 51 but, when I collected it, Andrew and Michael stood grinning at me before calmly announcing that this was the second bass made by Jaydee.

 

John recognized it as soon as he saw it. It was originally fretless which, apparently explains why it has a zero fret.

John even knew who he built it for although neither of the guys could remember who he said it was !!!

 

Number 1 is well known but is a different shape and has apparently had some modification?

 

When I eventually managed to process what they were telling me; I asked the obvious question: "if it's the second one, why is the serial number 51"

 

The answer is that John was originally making guitars. My Bass was the 51st instrument that he made but, only the second Bass. There was no indication that the Bass business was going to take off in the way that it did so there was no reason to number them separately.

I'm told that this Bass was made before the Mark King bass (number 3) and could even have been made in the late '70s.

 

That bass is absolutely lovely. I love the slimmer body, it looks quite wieldy and elegant. 

[Madein1962]

5 hours ago, Chris2112 said:

 

That bass is absolutely lovely. I love the slimmer body, it looks quite wieldy and elegant. 

Yeah, it's a bit of an oddity. It has the narrower Series Ii body but with the Series I pickup placement. It also has a slightly longer neck, with the neck heel further from the body, compared to a typical Series ii. Whether that's, in some way, to accommodate the zero fret ?.

 

[joe_geezer]

On 30/11/2022 at 15:58, Madein1962 said:

Well it doesn't get much sexier than this, particularly if you're interested in Jaydee history.

This has just been back to Jaydee for a service. I picked it up from there this morning.

 

I knew it was an early example because of the serial number 51 but, when I collected it, Andrew and Michael stood grinning at me before calmly announcing that this was the second bass made by Jaydee.

 

John recognized it as soon as he saw it. It was originally fretless which, apparently explains why it has a zero fret.

John even knew who he built it for although neither of the guys could remember who he said it was !!!

 

Number 1 is well known but is a different shape and has apparently had some modification?

 

When I eventually managed to process what they were telling me; I asked the obvious question: "if it's the second one, why is the serial number 51"

 

The answer is that John was originally making guitars. My Bass was the 51st instrument that he made but, only the second Bass. There was no indication that the Bass business was going to take off in the way that it did so there was no reason to number them separately.

I'm told that this Bass was made before the Mark King bass (number 3) and could even have been made in the late '70s.

 

Wow, love the story! Yea great looking bass, what wood is that by the way looks amazing.

Just our of interest, as you have visisted Jaydee HQ recently, has there been an increase in the amount of new Jaydee bass orders since Mark King has gone back to playing them?

[joe_geezer]

On 10/12/2022 at 17:52, Piers_Williamson said:

 

 

Does anyone know if this is a Series 1 size body?

[Madein1962]

16 minutes ago, joe_geezer said:

 

Wow, love the story! Yea great looking bass, what wood is that by the way looks amazing.

Just our of interest, as you have visisted Jaydee HQ recently, has there been an increase in the amount of new Jaydee bass orders since Mark King has gone back to playing them?

Hi, Thanks

I'm not convinced it's the same Bass that J.D. thinks it is but, it's still a very early one.

Apparently the wood is Zebrano which John was using quite a bit in the early years.

I suspect that they have seen an increase. When I took mine in to be serviced, I was told that they had 200 jobs on the books.

I don't know whether they are all new builds. I suspect it includes refurbs, refinishes, repairs etc.

I believe they're planning to turn the existing workshop into a woodwork shop and that Toby is joining Jaydee full time rather than operating independently as T Dog to cope with the workload.

They're certainly not short of work.

[joe_geezer]

2 hours ago, Madein1962 said:

Hi, Thanks

I'm not convinced it's the same Bass that J.D. thinks it is but, it's still a very early one.

Apparently the wood is Zebrano which John was using quite a bit in the early years.

I suspect that they have seen an increase. When I took mine in to be serviced, I was told that they had 200 jobs on the books.

I don't know whether they are all new builds. I suspect it includes refurbs, refinishes, repairs etc.

I believe they're planning to turn the existing workshop into a woodwork shop and that Toby is joining Jaydee full time rather than operating independently as T Dog to cope with the workload.

They're certainly not short of work.

That's great to hear... 2 of those jobs are mine haha 1 x GA24 & a Fretless Series 3.

[GeeCee]

2 hours ago, joe_geezer said:

 

Does anyone know if this is a Series 1 size body?

No, I believe it was a bog-standard Series II Mark King model.

[joe_geezer]

Just now, GeeCee said:

No, I believe it was a bog-standard Series II Mark King model.

 

Damn, i have to order another Jaydee now haha

[joe_geezer]

I was going to add, now that T Dog is full time at Jaydee he might update their instagram page with some new bass pics.

[GeeCee]

13 minutes ago, joe_geezer said:

 

Damn, i have to order another Jaydee now haha

I think a guy in US called Mark Manley owns it now, but he has never brought it up on the FB page.

[joe_geezer]

23 minutes ago, GeeCee said:

I think a guy in US called Mark Manley owns it now, but he has never brought it up on the FB page.

There's a lot of Jaydee & Status basses abroad now, I think that's why we seldom see them for sale here in the UK

[TheGreek]

16 hours ago, joe_geezer said:

.. 2 of those jobs are mine haha 1 x GA24 & a Fretless Series 3.

 

I hate you and love you!!

 

Hate you - I'm soooo jealous

Love you - please leave them to me when you die.....

Edited December 23, 2022 by TheGreek

[yorks5stringer]

Supernatural Roadie 2 below plus the 2 pages of poorly judged photos ( I was meant to be a Roadie) of my magazine debut in Bassist Magazine, August 1998 which tells the full story of how I came upon it......