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[quote name='paul, the' post='30381' date='Jul 11 2007, 06:19 PM']Have Fender Japan ever done a RI Jazz (Bootsy Style) - with three-tone sunburst, tort pg, block inlays and binding?

Do they sell them with ashtrays...case?[/quote]

The JB75-94US range comes with ashtrays, binding etc. I think i've seen it in 3TS. THese are only about £317



or

The JB75-100US range is as you described, minus the the tort guard and ashtray. You'd have to do it yourself. These are about £338

[url="http://1484.bz/yokohama/select.cgi?id=16246"]http://1484.bz/yokohama/select.cgi?id=16246[/url]

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[quote name='Tee' post='31092' date='Jul 13 2007, 09:15 AM']The JB75-94US range comes with ashtrays, binding etc. I think i've seen it in 3TS. THese are only about £317



or

The JB75-100US range is as you described, minus the the tort guard and ashtray. You'd have to do it yourself. These are about £338

[url="http://1484.bz/yokohama/select.cgi?id=16246"]http://1484.bz/yokohama/select.cgi?id=16246[/url][/quote]

Thanks for the help! Obviously my Isihbashi navigation skills have more to be desired as I never found that yokohama site. I'm surprised the specs I described are in such short supply - I always thought that was the most stylised Jazz bass. I guess I'm wrong.


[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='30566' date='Jul 12 2007, 09:00 AM']i dunno but i do have a japaneese bass that used to look exactly like that, but then some idiot lost the neck p/u cover and an even bigger idiot decided it would look better in DAYGLO green :)[/quote]


What make is it? I've been considering going down the copy route for the vintage mojo and..well.. the hunt. I know Ibanez did one - although I don't like the finish. Pan did one (who's Pan?). Greco did one - I think, and is the one I'm most hankering for, although I haven't seen one in the finish I'm after. Also Aria Pro did one, which I quite fancy also.


Wish me luck.



[quote name='jay249' post='32342' date='Jul 16 2007, 06:41 AM']Thats exactly what I have on order, but with a maple neck!
It's in coventry currently, I'm gonna go get it locally as soon as it arrives![/quote]


The Wailers' bassist (Aston Barrett) used that bass .

I wonder what amp he used.


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[quote name='ped' post='30221' date='Jul 11 2007, 11:48 AM']Here's a quick tip -

Once you have been given your EMS tracking number (E*****************JP) enter it on te parcel force website for a more detailed breakdown of the process. As soon as the parcel is said to be 'sorting at depot' just go and get it yourself - in my experience they tend to send you a letter saying they want you to come and get it about 2/3 days after this.[/quote]


Mee too! Ishibashi were there all the way too. Great service, can't recommend them enough.

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[quote name='paul, the' post='32575' date='Jul 16 2007, 04:24 PM']What make is it? I've been considering going down the copy route for the vintage mojo and..well.. the hunt. I know Ibanez did one - although I don't like the finish. Pan did one (who's Pan?). Greco did one - I think, and is the one I'm most hankering for, although I haven't seen one in the finish I'm after. Also Aria Pro did one, which I quite fancy also.[/quote]

it's made by "cloumbus." no i haven't heard of them either. it was made in the 1970's

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[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='34117' date='Jul 19 2007, 02:07 PM']it's made by "cloumbus." no i haven't heard of them either. it was made in the 1970's[/quote]

Quite a few BassChatters have been through them at one point or another. What do you think of the bass?

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well it's very heavy, but i'm pretty sure it's agood thing in terms of tone, IMO, it sounds brilliant. It's got a really nice sweet tone with some lovely upper mids and highs, if i play too hard it does tend to click much louder then i'd like it to so i usually have to clamp my finger on the bridge pickup instead and i would like a bit of a higher output, but if your not a crazy bitch with a beard like me who likes to give the strings a good hard tug then it should be fine. In terms of playing, this bass doesn't exactly play itself! but it's not terribly difficult to play, infact i think i'm just not used to fender string spacing anyway really. I dunno you would have to see for yourself, good ones are probably about £100-£200. Ones that don't work are probably cheaper.

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that's pretty much the only pic ur likely to find anywhere. [attachment=1322:P3110002.JPG]
i didn't use a flash in this pic- it really is that shiny. And if ur lucky u might find one with both p/u covers on it. Mine came with the bridge cover but i put some new strings on it and the ball ends were too big for it :) note how the finger rest is actually on the right side for fingerstyle playing.

oh and who doesn't talk to themselves- really?

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[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='35414' date='Jul 21 2007, 11:01 PM']that's pretty much the only pic ur likely to find anywhere. [attachment=1322:P3110002.JPG]
i didn't use a flash in this pic- it really is that shiny. And if ur lucky u might find one with both p/u covers on it. Mine came with the bridge cover but i put some new strings on it and the ball ends were too big for it :) note how the finger rest is actually on the right side for fingerstyle playing.

oh and who doesn't talk to themselves- really?[/quote]

She's very pretty, and I'm very jealous. My search has turned up some 20 odd Japanese brands that make the bass, Bassassin has been a big help.

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haha i finally found a decent, published refrence to columbus. Aparently the Rob armstrong cornflakes box guitar used the hardware and pickups off a columbus les paul copy. They were also selling one of these down at the guitar shop i got that bass from aswell. (the LP copy, not the cornflakes guitar!)

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If you're VAT registered you can claim the VAT back on any imports but not the Customs Duty (or the clearance fees?)

However some carriers (FedEx definitely and definitely not Parcel Force) seem to have some sort agreement with UK customs where if they know that the delivery address is a VAT registered business there doesn't seem to be any fees at all to pay. I have all items that won't fit through my letter box at home delivered to my workplace, and I don't think I've ever had to pay VAT or duty on anything that has come via FedEx. I can remember the first time I bought something from the US (for work) that was being delivered by FedEx they contacted me for the business VAT number before they would deliver. Since then I can't recall ever having to pay VAT or duty on any item that's come via FedEx whether it's for my work or for me personally. I can't claim to know exactly how or why this has happened (or if my work is getting hit for customs and VAT bills at a later date and just pays them without realising that the items are for me rather than the business) but it's been good so far.

YMMV as they say though...

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Thought I'd take this opportunity to share my imported Jap 70's Fender P. This is a non -export model.

How she arrived, looking very Phil Lynott



And how she looks now, all John Deacon.


Love her to bits!

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[quote name='dood' post='39741' date='Jul 31 2007, 09:31 PM']Thought I'd take this opportunity to share my imported Jap 70's Fender P. This is a non -export model.

How she arrived, looking very Phil Lynott


Love her to bits![/quote]

Ooh.... now THAT I like!!!

How much was it/where from?

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do ishibashi still send the CIJ jazzes abroad. I notice they say

"- Sales of the fender Japan commodity
I will limit it only to Japan."

on some of the pages?

i like the look of [url="http://www.excite.co.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fishibashi.co.jp%2Fwebshop%2Fguitar%2Ffender-j%2Fjb7590us.htm&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2"]this beast[/url] in white

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Er...... a *[i]bloke down the road[/i]* just received a wonderful bass from a friendly seller in Japan and *[i]apparently[/i]* it got through with NO duty/VAT/Handling charges whatsoever!!! :huh:

No idea how..... but *[i]supposedly[/i]* it makes up for the few times he's had to pay it recently.... :)

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