jezzaboy

There is a thread about the BQ on here. I used my 500 into a Barefaced Compact on a pub gig last night and it sounded good out front so I was told. Of course, being a pub gig with a 5 piece band, I couldn`t tell as I was standing 6 inches in front of the speaker! It`s a decent home practice tool and I stick it in a laptop bag and put it under the front car seat just in case it`s needed as a backup.

without that 59 or 69 P bass!!

GG in Glasgow have the sunburst Jazz with the maple neck. And very nice looking it is to. Didn`t plug it in as I had some cash and it might have been going home with me if it sounded as good as it looks. They are now made in Indonesia unlike the original ones which were Chinese. Don`t know if it makes a difference though.

Last night I took my Nate Mendel P bass fitted with one of John`s wiring kits and a Tonerider pickup along with my BB 1024 down to the studio. For the first hour I used the P bass, nice sound through the Hartke rig. I then plugged in the BB and the difference was immediate: a good bit louder and aggressive, I had to turn the volume on the amp down a notch or two. Totally different sound form the P bass and a joy to be able to crank the olde girl up for a change.

I actually prefer the new shape to the more Fender looking old ones. I reckon my VS4 is right up there quality wise with a Musicman costing a grand more.

This 100%

I admire any guy who can stand on stage and play one of those butt ugly Hofners for all these years when there are loads more sexy basses out there to strut one`s stuff on

In early January I bought an almost 10 year old ABM 500. Used it on a gig and it was as good as I remembered. Get to it`s second gig and at soundcheck it started making a very bad noise. I mailed the guys on here and they said send it down. A couple of days later, I got a call to ask if I would be at home on Thursday so TNT could deliver my amp all fixed and ready to go. And all this was done for free! They wouldn`t even take payment for the courier. Ashdown didn`t have any obligation to repair the amp: I bought an old ABM from a shop down south that looked newish but could have been abused to within an inch of it`s life. These things don`t come with logbooks, mores the pity. And DPD didn`t handle it with kid gloves on the way down to Essex either! So a big thanks and thumbs up for Ashdown.

I wouldn`t buy a bass on YT clips myself. I tried the same 2 basses in GG in 2015/16 and ended up going for the Nate as I love the neck on it. It has changed a bit since I bought it but I still have it and love it.

This is so true. I used to drive for a member of the Pallex group a few years back and the guy who drove the night trunk vehicle told me that there was a warehouse full of goods that had "gone missing" ,was refused or wrongly labelled and ended up in there. I would imagine the parcel industry is the same. I also worked as a driver for a large parcel company starting with the letter H. Having seen the way that they deal with your fragile parcels, I would never send anything with them. I lasted 4 days and told them where to stick their job with a large smile on my face.

The first Stray album is a cracker. Was in a record store in the 90`s and the guy behind the counter was playing it. Was one of those I gotta buy that record moments.

That Japanese Noel Redding Jazz is a nice bass and far too good to lend to any jam night herberts. 😊

Hi mate. Are you still playing with Kenny? If you are, pass on my regards. If he is the one you got shot of, well don`t!😁

Spot on. I have nothing against the brand and I would happily gig one of the Jazz or P bass Vintage copies. I have owned a couple of the Sterling Sub`s and for the money they are really good.

Had one a while back but I would look for a s/h Sterling Sub. The shape of the Vintage one just looks wrong to me. Get a Sub and stick a Stingray sticker on the headstock

Ta for that. That is a JB 2 model which I had before and is really nice but the one I was looking for was the JB 3 model. Familiar Jazz looks with a maple neck. But they have a really nice LB 100 in DV247. https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/180807330996008--gl-tribute-jb-3-tone-sunburst-black-pickguard-mn

Don`t get to excited by "we can order this from our supplier." Nothing against Andertons but I tried to order a Tribute version of the Jazz bass from GG and after a week they came back and said that they didn`t have a clue when or if they could ever get one for me. I have just checked their website and it still says available to order! Someone at the G&L importer or GG`s online store needs to get their act together.

Sad news indeed. I love The colour of spring from 86. Pretty dark album but sometimes it just hits the spot for me.

You mentioned the 505. You can get a brand new one for £529 from GG. But if the 755, which is no longer a current model in this finish, is in really good condition, I would go for the 755. Better pickups imo and the wood finish on it is a lot better than the 505. The SR500 I owned had a very bland finish. If I remember right, I payed £720 ish for the 4 string model a couple of years ago so the price seems ok for a as new model from a shop. But at the end of the day Chris only you can decide which one is right for you.

Remind me never to get Bazzer the Bodger to never do any work on a bass of mine. Not to say that the butcher job is down to Baz. Maybe Macca owned it in the 60`s? Could be worth a fortune....

I had the 4 string version and it was really nice. Norstrand designed pickups, active/passive switching, 3 band eq. Whats not to like if you are looking for an Ibby? Make sure you like it as if you don`t and try to move it on, Ibanez basses usually take a hit if selling on. Wrongly in my opinion. But I would buy this rather than a 505. Good luck!

In a recent Andertons video they bought some Custom shop tele`s, most were reliced, some were not. Guess what one are still sitting on the shop floor whilst the others flew out the door? Yep the non relics are still sitting there much to Mr Andertons displeasure. The Sandbergs are great basses and a reliced one is on my list of wants when the cash is available.

They usually go for £160 to £200 so £80 is a bargain.

E books are great for me. Saves oodles of space, you can make the font bigger - good if your eyesight wasn`t what it once was, you can link onto articles in some books right from the page and it`s so easy to download a book when you have run out of things to read. And if you keep your eye on Amazon, there are some good deals to be had.

I had a hankering for one as well. Bought it and very quickly no longer had said hankering. I know some people like them but it is by far the worst bass I have owned. If I was looking for one I would have to get one of the re issues or a vintage one.