LukeFRC

Thats nice Mr Dingus. But if I were looking to spend £1000 on a bass and had the choice between one where it didn't line up correctly and hadn't been painted correctly and one that had.... I would go for the squier! When a £300 chinese bass can do it... a budget range at 3 times the price should be able to do it too don't you think? Also pickups not lining up perfectly...I think when on a fender style pickup you have a object running between two magnets and inducing a current thats then amplified... then where over the magnets the object runs is kinda important. If you had a big delano style single pole piece less so... but standard jazz or P pickups.... again squier manage it.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1345066902' post='1773243'] I've already owned an M212, and I would love to go back and not sell it when I did I have yet to find anything as light as that cabinet, with that brilliant tweeter and excellent low end response. Thing is, I'd now have to pay £500 more than I paid for the last one, due to the price increases, etc. Why don't we have a UK distributor anymore?! [/quote]cos someone pissed someone else off or something. And all the gear ended up in guitarguitar - who knows why. Funky Dario of this site is the french distributer, can't see it costing that much more to ship from france. what cab you want to get? the M212 again? did someone on here not have one for sale not so long ago?

not the flu resent pink one?

go well with your leather trousers.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1345061225' post='1773116'] I currently have about 30 basses (including the ones that are in bits). By the time I've sold off the 4-string ones that don't have 5-string equivalents and traded those that do for their 5-string versions, I'l be down to just under half that number. And if I can elicit responses like that in my sale threads then I will have considered my work well done! [/quote] Personally I can't wait. Not sure I have money to buy anything but I'm fascinated by what you might have!

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1345037943' post='1772697'] Yup it's all very interesting. The one that keeps staggering me is the Marcus Millers. They are over £1000 new now, partially due to VAT increase couple of years back, which adds cost from raw materials up wards. Exchange rate between sterling and Yen has had an impact, There are far fewer basses from Japan advertised on FEEBay now, because they have become prohibitively expensive. Meanwhile back at Marcus. Mr/Mrs/Ms Bloggs who bought there Marcus 8 years ago brand new at £400, now want £700/£900 for it because a new ones a grand. Then they wonder why their is little interest. Same can be said with Aerodynes, anybody paying £700 for them is frankly bonkers. You can have my White USA P for £650. Less than a Miller or Aerodyne? Ho hum! [/quote] and what I find odd is how it affects some models and not others. Fender stick up the prices and the secondhand prices on the USA models more or less stay the same, whereas secondhand mexican models shoot up from £200-300 to £400+ asking prices. Theres quite a nice looking MIM jazz for sale on here at the moment- and nice bass I would think it is- but a MIJ jazz is a fair bit cheaper! In other places people ask more for the japanese one than a secondhand USA..... mad! warwicks either are still dirt cheap, or at fairly pricy prices- always with the "would cost over £3500 new!!!"

There have been stingrays for about 600.... i've seen them.

DR Fatbeams... nice tone. I think ultimately you're not a jazz bass man.

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1345049578' post='1772900'] It's funny how simple things like these contours affect us though; for instance I genuinely wouldn't buy a Fender style bass with those edges and it is one of the reasons that I don't get on with Rics! [/quote] I think once you get beyond a reasonable quality and aesthetics our preference is possibly ALL about the little things. Like after the JV and streamer normal fenders feel sharp on the edge which I don't like. Also sold a few basses, and good basses, not because they were heavy but just because I had got used to the lighter weight basses I have.

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1345049124' post='1772888'] The cut-away contours on your JV look very 'curved' but when I compare the Sados to the Buscanti and the bass you posted, the Sados are a lot closer to the JV. [/quote] ok.... the ones I played weren't particularly good representatives of all of them! It's odd that the JV's are so big, but when I used to have that John Entwhistle one the non slab but pre mid 60's bodies looked more curvy than the later 60's ones. Anyway...

well more sharp compared to my JV Squier then... [IMG]http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee497/LukeFRC/Squier%20JV/DSC03074.jpg[/IMG] ...which has a bigger radius.

[quote name='jazzyitalian' timestamp='1345042981' post='1772772'] We actually started our first builds with an passive set up. Basslines STK or D'Marzio. We like to add a 6 rotary Varitone to the set up. As far as European orders, I do provide some discounting to help offset the final cost. I have a passive bass completed and can send you information if you wish. Link to the passive Newport photos. J [url="http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q174/jazzyitalian/Buscanti%207014/"]http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q174/ja...uscanti%207014/[/url] [/quote] now that I like the look of!

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1345033084' post='1772587'] What do you mean by 'sharp body edge' - it might just be my pics but the body is cut away under the arm like a normal Jazz body. retain price is in the blog post - about £560 which is a steal. However I don't know if Jeff has found a UK importer yet so give him a shout for more info. [/quote] one that's a great price The sharp edge being the edge radius on the body - fenders tend to have a reasonably large one, sadowskys have the more 'modern' looking sharper on. This is a bass I once had with sharper edges [IMG]http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee497/LukeFRC/Valenti%20Jazz%20SOLD/DSC00004.jpg[/IMG] - just prefer a little less - but thats just me and not a biggie!

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1345032663' post='1772570'] So......mid-priced stuff then?! Si [/quote] top end as in Wal, Sadowsky USA, Fodera, Fender CS....

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1345033355' post='1772595'] True to an extent, but I'm still waiting to see a sub-£1000 RIC in playable condition anywhere. There are some terrific basses out there for very little money these days [/quote] seen quite a few of them about in the 600-800 range. top end of my point but still.

No really.... the secondhand prices on here/ebay are mad at the moment- nothings moving fast (TIM?) but new stuff price is going up... and it's having some odd effects... the bottom isn't going down... commonly a Squier vintage modified or the classic whatsit seems to go for about £150... but I've seen mexican jazzes go for that much on ebay, and then everything else is getting compressed down to certain price points... so my initial claim... if you exclude the top end, and custom made stuff - it seems if you name a bass and go hunting for it you can find one in the 500-600 price range. then theres a gap and other stuff floating around £1000 really interesting how things move towards certain prices points, second hand prices are fascinating at the moment

not fan of ashtray or sharp body edge, but other than that this looks nice. I wonder how much it would be in the UK? Not too fussed about the preamp either, but meh

whats a double bass? I found this forum by accident....

One day you will be listening to a funk song and want to play it, some sounds can only come from a Jazz. I wish I had one- like you I don't know if I would ever play it mind! on the other hand, I think you manned up the day you bought the P bass!