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I have decided, after much thought, to finally let my Fender Flea bass go. I bought it four years ago, gigged it a lot for the next couple of years, you can see the wear from where my wrist rested on the upper bit. Also the paint is wearing through to the primer along the top edge but it's very hard to see. I have also changed one grub screw in the bottom E saddle as it had rusted up . I have the original grub screw too. There is the original gig bag and case candy Those that have these, know what a great sound comes from them. The 1964 pickups really sound ace. That jazz bass 'fizz' from the neck pickup, the honk from the bridge. It sits in my office, waiting for me to have a noodle on it at lunchtimes, it's been great to play at work. Nice and light too at 3.9kg or 8 pounds and 8 ounces, measured on my digital works scales. But in all realities I'm just not going to use it anymore unless I turn it into a Sting Jazz (which I'm not) I am just a P bass fan. I can ship (UK only) via DPD courier, you can collect , have a cuppa and a natter all things bass I work in Folkestone, Kent and live in Deal. Any questions, fire away I'm not looking for any trades, I'm just trying to thin the herd -
just can't beat posting up my favourite bass. I bought this in Denmark St in 1990, advertised as late 60s. £450. So I traded a Shure SM58 wireless and my Aria SBR-150 and fifty quid. The serial number suggests approx 1975 which until recently I acknowledged. Then, whilst on a forum (here or TB) there was a thread about the bridge being in the wrong place (approx 71-73 IIRC) and the screw on the G string being extra long to compensate. So I looked at the original bridge (now on a bitsa) and there it was, the long screw. Then I looked at the original pickup (that went open circuit many moons ago) and there was 73 on it. So I'm going with '73. It's light too Pots were changed before a recording session in the 90s, they weren't even soldered in properly. I've no idea if they were original anyway. Under the bridge is a little of the sunburst but this has been painted by hand I reckon, long long before I bought it. This, for me, is the finest sounding and playing P bass. Everyone who plays it says the same, what a great bass, even those that aren't keen on p basses. I had a '62 at the same time. I bought it about '89/'90. I sold it a few years later as the '73 was just hands down better.
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@Beedster you're welcome to try my Bravewood Sting replica. I'm in Deal. It has a seymour duncan, stacked single coil, wired in series. Alder body
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I've seen this band in my local. He has a couple of those basses, leds at al
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Reccommended sellers for a decent budget Jazz bass neck?
police squad replied to a topic in Bass Guitars
I bought a fretless maple board P bass neck from EYguitar parts. It was cheap and very good. Worth a look I reckon but they're not listing any jazz necks atm, disappointing -
it's always a long season isn't it and we started so well last season.....................
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COYI welcome Jon. The vintage brand is very good bang for buck. I have 3 six string guitars atm but some years ago, arranged a V4B for my brother. I was amazed how good it was out of the box. I have no modern Squier knowledge
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The RM500EVO II is a fabulous amp. I love the drive control, just a small amount for added grind
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mine was exchanged for a new one. No problem with it since. It sits in my studio now as I have moved to Ashdown RM500 but I still love the ampeg and use it for practising. It did over 300 gigs before I bought the Ashdown
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my first pf500 went wrong immediately. The replacement is still rocking some 8 years later. Great amp, great sound
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+1 for the vintage stuff. VJ74. I have 3 guitars from Vintage are they're all top notch
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Ghosts is a great song and I always played my fretless on it
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yes, good luck. I've actually found two basses this way
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getting back to the topic, I don't think the OP is at fault here at all. This, 'so what do you want to do' is a nonsense thing because it doesnt really ask anything, because there seems to be no context. The best thing to do would be to phone or have a zoom/skype chat IMO
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I was lucky enough to play in a Jam tribute for a bit. I realised then how much of an influence BF was to me. Most of the fills I would do were very similar to Bruces.
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one of my biggest influences
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He played the song 'Ghosts' on a fretless precision. He put marks on the fingerboard so he would be in tune when he recorded it
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still got mine, I was playing it at work the other day. nicely worn it after about 150 gigs
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I have both the ampeg PF-500 and Ashdown RM500 EVO II. These days the Ashdown is my goto. It's VERY light and sounds fab. Ampeg is now my spare and unused in 2 years
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Shed's displaced the bass - need another one ....!
police squad replied to Pirellithecat's topic in Bass Guitars
the vintage V74 or V74/75 would fit the bill. RRP about £350 but plenty for sale for less, plus 2nd hand too -
what do the numbers say on the bottom of the pickup?
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Unless I could something more expensive............................... that's fab
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He's funny is NB. He posted pictures of his Hollyhocks last summer. They were very tall. Mine were good this year, so I posted a picture on FB and tagged Nick. He came back with a picture of his, as tall as his house!! Hollyhocks envy lol
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Fender Jazz Bass Special - Pick Ups... Advice!
police squad replied to lastanthem88's topic in Repairs and Technical
I had a duff bass for a while. this one. Sold it without ever really playing it so I have no idea about the TBX thing -
never seen one of those before
