mike f

Fender Mustang. All kinds of ugly wrongness.

That Royal Blood person.

I’m more black body and maple neck. Brownmark, Prince & the Revolution.

If any of you want to bully me into buying a maple necked early 70s jazz bass, fill your boots!

You need to play that bass, man. Do it, we only pass this way once!

Perhaps then the title of this thread should be; “Is there a popular bass player, that you DO get, as far as their popularity is concerned, but cannot for the life of you understand why because as far you’re concerned they make a horrid noise?”

Joe Dart - spray on cheese

Binding intact. Fret ends smooth as a baby’s whassername.

As requested but I actually took the D and the G half a turn up at the bridge after a few days of playing. This thing sings!

Well I had to get my money’s worth!

This part of the neck was particularly battered beforehand and I now just marvel at how it looks, and feels.

Good question. Don’t know! It was the size bigger than the one Jon initially suggested and they’re stainless steel.

I had the same fears but they all disappeared as soon as I plugged it in and played it. Think of it like this; everything else has aged wonderfully and now it’s ready to be played like the day it was made.

Over a month ago now, with a little trepidation, I left my 74 Jazz with Jon Shuker for a refret and new nut. Also had a little of the slickness taken off the back of the neck. Had it back a couple of weeks and could not be happier. Plays like a dream. If you’re considering doing this I’d say get it done, you’ll wish, just like I have, that you’d have done it sooner.