spencer.b

Just been playing my JV p and it sounds great unplugged and I love the neck profile but plugged in I'm not sure , I just A/B it with my CS and 77p and it's a bit lower output , I don't think it's faulty or anything but just a bit meh What's the general consensus bout JV pups? Shall I put a lollar or bareknuckle in it?

Wow, is that Bob Mintzer on tenor?

I like mine old school , Larry Graham and Louis Johnson are my faves

Wow he is nailing the Jaco thing

I'd buy it if I bid on it I'm genuinely saddened by the amount of people saying don't buy it there'll be no consequences , there's been so many threads about timewasters etc Serious question to the OP why did you bid if you thought your bid was under the reserve and you didn't want at that price anyway

Mono vertigo, pricey but worth it

Sandberg and maruscyck make some really light basses

But isn't that assuming the cash price is firm and the trade value is negotiable

Yeah I agree I would normally of entered into negotiation but I just thought it was a bit odd

The basses were the same value so it seemed like it was saying they want money in their favour to swap a bass of the same value

I know value is subjective and you can ask what you like but recently a bass came up I would of been interested to trade , mine I considered to be the same value ( the market would too) and was exactly what they were saying they'd trade for but they the had the afore mentioned different values , best part of 20% . I didn't bother messaging them because of it

I think it's nonsense too mate, doesn't make sense

You're right , why not suggest practicing it together with a metronome running?

I've never been charged extra for a hardcase in the hold with easyJet

Just go for it mate , it'll be fine

Tell/ask the neighbours

I'm such a geek for authenticity with fender basses so for me black has a white guard or black for a post 75 vibe never tort

Pearl on a Mustang is acceptable but on a sunburst jazz tort every time

What bass is the pickguard in question for?

I've read loads of stuff about fender guards and there's a lot of different theorys but this is what I got Up to 65 leo was buying nitrate celluloid from Italy and each batch was a bit different, some with the mint hue ( mint was never an option from fender it was just how some batches of"white" looked )some more amber Opinion varies about what gives them the mint look, an earlier theory was it was cos the outer layers became more translucent as they age allowing the black middle to show through although this has since been debunked.A company I think called Lashing chopped a damaged one up and found it got less mint nearer the middle and when they cut it back with solvent it got whiter but still mint So they reckon there were mint/amber in the first place but get more tinted with exposure to light and pollutants It was this material that warped too which to me is a cool fender vintage look

The fascination is cos up to 65 fender pickguards were nitrate celluloid which looked very different and started aging very quickly , a 2nd hand pickguard would also be shiny, the nitro paint was also totally different hence why that worn look has become such a thing for fenders Why does every thread about aged stuff get hijacked by people saying you shouldn't do it , it's wrong etc etc There's some styles of bass that aren't for me so I wouldn't buy one however I wouldn't find a thread about em and say I hate them and so should you

DBs sound great , big smooth punchy but they're heavy SL I had some and they've got amazing low end for something so light but they don't punch like the DB GS only for used em once as hired backline, bit weird sounding, not for me

People do it cos it's easy to get a smooth tone and bluff notes a bit but it's cowardly , be strong brothers ,leave those mids in and play with conviction and finesse!