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Meh leave them to it. We all love our music in different ways.

If the Elixirs were form Amazon but a marketplace seller then they may well be fake and you should be able to get a refund. Worth a try. Did they come in the old packaging like this?

Sweet. Did you specify the placement of the pickup? I estimate you could get three more on there if you try hard enough

Not really, just think the cutaway along the top of the neck looks a little sharp and like I say the bridge arrangement looks interesting. And I'm not sure about the yellow ones... mind you for the price I'm sure you could probably do worse. I'd be interested to hear your experiences...

Yes that could be why. The plates are quite thick, certainly more than I remember on the last jazz bass I had.

Thanks, yes I think it can come with a Badass type. This one is a Gotoh slightly stylised BBOT which works well - nice to have plenty of adjustment at the saddles because the plate is so thin where it attaches to the body. Normally with high mass jobs I end up with the saddles as low as they can go.

Neat little feature - the knobs are countersunk into the ‘bell plate’. Bye

An example from the interwebs (NOT a Lakland)

To be fair In my recent 70s fender quest I saw some natural bodies where the woods looked completely different , to the extent that they looked like ‘cut and shut’ jobs. Some had woods that reacted to the light differently so at some angles they looked similar but tilt it one way and the top half is totally different. It put me off definitely. Those ones should be painted!

Thanks! Here’s a picture which probably gives a better idea of the colour of the bass. When the light hits it it’s really golden in colour and the grain jumps out. I don’t think there’s any ‘colour’ applied, just a clear finish, so I guess it’s the Ash that just looks so nice. I was playing it until well after midnight, enjoying every fizzy growly note that jumped off the fingerboard. We watched a scary film last night and normally I’d be a bit scared of going down to the office in the dark to play with my back turned but on this occasion I thought evil spirits be damned, maybe we can jam?

I believe good sustain can give a more even and smoother sound and help pronounce dynamics, however sometimes I find that ‘popped’ notes can sound a bit too ‘long’ and as such a bolt on instrument with flats for example can make them sound more proud and like a snap. I don’t find changing the bridge has any real benefit either way but think it’s more about construction in particular the neck. I don’t think it’s generally about what I understand sustain to actually mean, I.e how long a note will ring when fretted, which as you say is generally more than enough - but more about how ‘alive’ the bass feels when played which can be an advantage or not depending on the context.

I use a lighting to 3.5mm cable for that. A guess Bluetooth would eat battery power? You could get a BT reciever and plug that in, which you could charge separately?

Interesting that the Atelier-Z site says the board on mine is ebony - I had presumed it was rosewood but ebony comes in all shades.

I think that's an M245 or something (two jazz type knobs, two metal) which isn't chambered (I don't think) and has a Bartolini preamp. Basically the same though. He's a cool player! Some description of the models here - http://www.bassjapandirect.com/atelier-z.html

Not sure what it’s called! It’s Vol, Vol (pull passive), Treble cut boost and bass boost only. Sounds excellent flat and it allows me to cut the treble on the bass so I can keep plenty of sizzle in reserve. Setup is pretty spot on now I think - neck is dead straight snd it only needs a tiny bit of pressure to get gnarly. I did look at several Fender Reissue models, finding it all quite complicated - some didn't even have 70s spacing. I’ll send an email to AtelierZ to see if they can tell me the spec of this one exactly because the fingerboard wood is gorgeous. And it’s really light, for a bass with a larger body than I’m used to. I think around 3.5kg but my scales aren’t great. Maybe the chambering helps but it’s hugely resonant. I haven’t had a Jazz bass for ages but it’s great to have one in the collection with my P bass too.

This came in the post today!! I posted a wanted advert here a few weeks ago asking for a Jazz Bass with 70s spacing. I had lots of messages and offers of all sorts of basses from vintage Fenders to modern super jazzes. I ended up going for this one for a few reasons, mostly from good experiences with Atelier-Z in the past, and the fact the bass exhibits none of the weight associated with 70s examples (certainly those that I tried). The body is chambered and a sandwich of alder and ash. It sounds superb; full of that 'breathy' quality of the best jazz basses I have tried. Slap is pure Marcus Miller territory when you want it to be, but I especially like the way it sounds with finger style and the occasional pop accent. The pickups feel great - very powerful and a muscular gritty detail when you dig in. Here's a pic of the chambering ...and here are some pics of the bass in my garden shortly before I walk Sybil and no doubt cause a rainstorm I'll do some sound samples once I have played with it. Cheers ped

I thought Ibanez basses sold with Elixir strings as standard which would fit the look of these. See if the gauges match.

I remember when I first heard Fizzle Fry I was late for work because I just couldn’t stop listening. Tbh it was the drumming that fascinated me the most. It took me a while to ‘interpret’ Claypools playing and found lots I liked about his approach in time. The Brown Album has some of my favourite playing, along with His work with Holy Mackrel on high ball with the devil.

I’d be interested to hear how the intonation is with that bridge. I guess it’s because of the half scale but I find my wing needed very fine adjustment. Welcome to the club!

Got any pics? What spec did you go for?

Nope, please report

Great looking bass mate. I know you like a 70s jazz and this sounds like a great one. Enjoy!

Hm I’d still class that as more of a ukulele than a mini bass

Looks great - tell me more about the spec! I guess it’ll ‘sit’ further to your left than the wing? What electronics have you chosen?