dub_junkie

I had the Deluxe 5 HH before getting this. In retrospect I should have kept it as it was a superb player but I had some tough decisions to make with my gear and now it’s gone to another basschatter. I haven’t tried a single H and that’s hopefully my next port of call with these basses.

Haven’t weighed it but it seems a bang average weight for a bass. Sorry I can’t be more accurate but I can’t envisage any issues with it weight wise playing over extended periods of time Quite ballsy sounding. I like pos 2 and 4 on the switch the best but the bass sounds good across all five positions without touching the 3EQ. Thanks. Does seem that no matter how hard Fender try with new models, players only want the Precision and Jazz bass. Then to top it all, Fender get stick for releasing new variants of those just about every year. iirc I think I read/heard that this colour was limited to as few as thirty pieces and most ended up being shipped to Europe. Maybe that’s just a load of tosh but they do seem pretty rare.

Liking the white/maple one with the white pickup cover. Looks ace even if it is back to front.

Pearl Blue Sterling which I picked up today. Been ten years since I last had one but enjoying the neck on this which was what I always liked so much about these basses.

Picked up a 2014 deluxe in the limited edition rootbeer finish. I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for these basses - they’re really very good! Going to try and source an H with rosewood fingerboard next. Specific I know but I want it sufficiently different from the one I have on all counts

I liked the black at first but the parchment white one grew on me.

Classic StingRay (think it’s a 2014)

Haha possibly. I also have a set up with a 1x15 and a 2x10 but that doesn’t stop at my house.

I was looking to sell it this time last year but kept hold of my LTD RB-1006. I find it inspiring to play and for me, the low action offsets the wider neck.

^ that black M2000 looks great👍🏻 my own experience is that the LB100 sounded great and was a really well put together P-bass. (Neck was just a tad too big) and the JB had the 70s pickup spacing so it sounded (and played) sufficiently different to the JB-2 to warrant keeping it at the time. The blocks and binding looked great on it too. The Sonic blue JB-2 though was my ‘go to’ G&L. Everything was just about right on that bass. Will definitely buy another of those.

Lovely!! Still my favourite basses even though I don’t own one at the moment😞

These days it’s possibly my Overwater by Tanglewood Aspiration Deluxe 5 string. Cheapest bass I own and and just such a great playing and sounding bass and wouldn’t want to lose it considering what they go for

These are very nice. I think it’s possibly the only Tribute model I haven’t owned though I did have a full fat USA SB-2 with a birdseye maple neck and ebony fingerboard. That one had been modded with a tone control but I liked the sound of the thing with the tone wide open. iirc the bridge pickup’s tonal characteristics and output meant it was best added in desired amount to give different flavours to the (main) split coil MFD pickup.

This past year I’ve been buying Cort, G&L Tributes and the Overwater by Tanglewood basses. All are brilliant imo and it’s been both a worthwhile exercise and a great experience trying different models from each of the three. I particularly like the offshore Overwaters - they’re outstanding and I have hung onto three of those - a four, a five and a fretless five. As well as those three, my Cort GB94 is a keeper. I’ve got a few USA basses as well but the Cort and Tanglewaters (?) aren’t going anywhere.

I messaged them last year about a used MusicMan ‘Sledge’ Classic Sabre bass they had. Never got a reply then the bass was taken off the page about a week later. Possibly the bass was already sold, but I thought at the time if they didn’t reply I wasn’t going to chase them up. Personally I wish I had chased after the bass a bit harder though.

Great stuff! really happy with my GB94. It’s an model with Seymour Duncan pickups and preamp. The next Cort I hope to own is a B5 plus AS RM the one with the roasted maple neck and MarkBass preamp. been intrigued by those since they first appeared. gratuitous pic of my GB94

Much love for the Cort GB basses from me!😍 looks great with the roasted neck.

I owned the Korean GB99F Jazz for around six months or so last year. I think it had Entwistle JXBN pickups with plain covers at the time. It was also my synth controller for a few months. Terrific bass and though I miss it, I still have a GB94 which is lush.