EdwardMarlowe Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Does anyone own a Brandoni bass? Ever bought from them? I'm seriously looking at one of their P basses as my next instrument purchase, given that I can have a maple P bass from them much more affordably than any other option, plus I can get to their shop and check it over before I take it home, which is the big drawback with CIJ fender stuff nowadays. Before anyone weighs in with MIM Fender this or that.... bear in mind there are a couple of major dealbreakers for me: 1] It has to be maple board 2] Has to be a traditional P Bass style - not interested in active pups, extra pups, etc 3] It has to be available left handed Number 3 is usually the killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I bought a bass "body-in-white" (complete with through-neck, etc) from them years ago (subsequently transformed by Chris McIntyre, when he worked at The Gallery, into a lovely custom bass). Nice guys, cheap too. They seem to have bits for almost every conceivable type of guitar or bass there, so you should be able to gather the bits for your dream P-Bass without too many issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I've used them - no problem but be aware that the quality of parts varies. Japanese bodies and necks are good but hardware is variable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMa Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 (edited) Yup! i visited, its a weird place to find,on an industrial estate,i bought a fender jazz neck in maple from them.No problems. Edited October 6, 2009 by YouMa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stag Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Bought a replacement bridge from them and they were very reasonablely priced. Good comms too - recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardMarlowe Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 Cool, thanks. I'm hoping that they can put me together a nice, 57ish P Bass.... I could mail order a CIJ, but they start to work out pretty pricey these days, and I'd rather not hav to post a bass back if there were issues... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 The japanese-made bodies & necks are very good quality. The alder sunburst P body I bought was virtualy indistinguisable from the one on my MIJ Fender 62' RI Precision & The fretless neck has a fantastic ebony fingerboard & is quartersawn maple. I fitted mostly Fender parts as much of the hardware they supply are from the cheap & cheerful (but serviceable) end of the spectrum. For example the pickguards are a different shape to fenders. I did use the alnico pickup from brandoni on the Precision though. Its easy to put together a great bass using their parts yourself & save a bit more cash, so (IMHO) buying a ready-made one would defeat the object. I also built a telecaster using brandoni parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I was playing my old Brandoni Jbass last night - alder body, japanese neck (seems identical to old Squier/Tokai?) but with Seymour Duncan pickups and a Badass bridge. I also did a cheap and cheerful spray can finish (clear/tinted "nitro"). Its a very good bass! If you have the time/space/inclination its worth putting one together - it shows where the quality control and skills are required for this type of instrument. You'll never look at a Fender style bass the same way again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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