HeadlessBassist

Only in America... I do hope no one is so utterly stupid to fall for this. $50,000 would buy you nearly two new Alembics! I bet the neck dive is terrible, too.

@Silky999 You're becoming the single piece body artiste, my friend! That is seriously lovely...

Ah yes, the Dave Swift owned one. Very nice basses, they were. I had the Jazz version with the FSR hand oil stained finish. They were based on the American Standard 2012, but had the 2008 pickups, which were better sounding. I shouldn't have sold mine earlier this year. It had a hugely focused modern punch, quite unlike most other Jazzes.

Yes, the very same. If there's a faded Sherwood Green American Professional Classic still hanging on the wall, it's already been sold to me I'll have a look at those on the site. Might have to go down there in the next few days...

No, no, it has nothing at all to do with the fact that my American Professional Classic Precision has been delayed by some damned inconvenience called Christmas and there being no one at the Gallery who is capable of taking it to a Post Office or Courier and actually send it to me, or something similar. Obviously the Gallery folks don't have arms. No, no, no... What's that you say? GAS you say? Naaah, none of that here... But in all seriousness, I just want to see how much bass you can get for £63. Excellent tip-off, Michael

That's a fantastic clutch of T-40s and T-20s you have there! I hope you have a suitably re-enforced body brace for playing them live! Thankfully, I tend to be pretty pragmatic when buying/selling basses. I usually sell what isn't earning me money as a bass player, so thankfully manage to avoid huge amounts of instruments that way. There was one regret, the best five string Status S2-Classic I ever played, which I traded in for one of the Music Man Classic Sabres at the time. Huge regrets over that one. I've never seen it up for sale again in about 13 years, either.

Did you treat it to a 'Wigan Salad' (Pie, Chips, Peas and Gravy) while you were there..?

If mine is as heavy as a Boat Anchor, I'll be sure to send it to you, but with a special note to the courier saying to put it down carefully - may create Sink Holes!

I've been using the Melvin Davies preamp pedal since Summer for our duo sets when I don't use a combo. Creates a great sound overall, although you do need to be careful with the treble and bass controls when using an active bass. I haven't done any of the computer connection stuff as yet. It all sounds very complicated to me! But as a basic preamp at a relatively low price, it's hard to beat.

A Chinese made Roasted Jazz neck alone would cost you more than that. To be able to get a hand stained natural Ash jazz for that is just giving them away. It's the old adage of 'stack em high, sell em cheap'. Even if the pickups are hot garbage, you can replace them with some nice Fender Pure Vintage 66s for just over £100, thusly more than doubling the value of the bass, he said. I've just ordered one too - it'll be another affordable bass to sell to a pupil when needed. I just noticed the RRP is usually £245!

If you look at the specs, it's a cheap laminate ply bass. Strings will probably be utterly terrible and watch out for the tail wire explosively failing. Those are the good parts it'll be missing. Guaranteed. Fazley are the same people that sell brand new higher-tier Precision-style basses for about £140 brand new. (With roasted neck and gig bag!) https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/electric-bass-guitars/fazley-outlaw-series-peacemaker-plus-red-electric-bass-guitar-with-gig-bag

I did pro pantomime for four years at the Sheffield Lyceum. Sometimes you’re in the main pit in front of the stage and others you’re often in a room behind the pit operating via tv monitor. Usually, only the MD/pianist can see the monitor, but the whole band is hearing the proceedings on headphones, as well as the band mix and any backing tracks to add other parts. They’re tough runs - we used to do somewhere around 56 shows, sometimes three shows a day when the school kids would arrive by the coach load on early December mornings.

For best results, dredge your vintage tonewood from the bottom of a lake, same as they do for those highly expensive drum kits. As for that screw in the G string saddle, I’m selling them for £40,000 each. Right, who wants some Magic Beans then..?

Typically, now I've ordered my American Professional Classic Precision from the Bass Gallery, I spot these - Listen to the demo on the last frame in the list of pictures... Don't know what strings he's putting on these, but his timber choices and how he makes/winds the pickups sound sublime. https://reverb.com/uk/item/92759611-alnus-bass-precision-bass-2025-aged-dakota-red

It forces a rush of compressed air into the tone wood molecules and makes them vibrate more quickly. As a result the bass resonates faster, making the sound sweeter, generates a more purposeful tone, and thusly the player becomes faster, with improved technique and accuracy, and becomes more God-like. 🤣 You did ask. Happy Christmas one and all!

That's a nice looking Bass for sure. I'm curious JD, you sound like you place the aesthetics of a Bass very highly, whereas I mainly go for the feel, playability and sound of the bass in question. I stopped by the Gallery during my Precision research and chose the green American Professional Classic, because that particular instrument felt and sounded great to me. I'm not really bothered about colours

Yes, but which one? The early 2000s ones with the S1 parallel/series switching were a bit flaky, the 2008 was a seriously good instrument. The 2012 was pretty good too, with a very modern punch to the sound.

I must be getting old & weak. I did turn 56 on Sunday...

Definitely interested in these - He seems to have nailed the classic 60s Precision sound with his in-house custom wound pickups. The fact that you can hear what a particular bass sounds like also helps. Prices are very reasonable, too.

Wow, how did you manage to make a Jazz bass weigh 14lbs?! I thought my recently sold Status KingBass Mk-II was bad enough at nearly 12lbs. When playing, watch out for random sink holes appearing underneath you - you may find yourself in Australia for Christmas!

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I'm also going to go for two used options first, mainly because they're the two I own and regularly use professionally. First for that authentic 60s feel is the American Original 60's Jazz. The smell of the Nitro Cellulose varnish when you open the case is intoxicating, and those Pure Vintage 64 pickups are hard to beat. Clay dots and a proper red-based sunburst finish the job off. Excellent bass all-round. To this end, I'd highly recommend the current American Vintage II 66 Jazz. It's not much different to mine and a friend of mine in the States recently bought a new one - he's chuffed to bits with it. Second is the American Elite (2016-2020). Basically, these are the Swiss army knife of the 'American Deluxe' Jazz range with all the best hardware, a great preamp and just an all round great sounding active Jazz bass. Avoid the current American Ultra II. The spec smacks of cost cutting and they've ruined the noiseless pickups! I played a nearly new 2025 build Japanese Hybrid II the other week. It was a lovely looking bass (the flamed red one), but the Hybrid II pickups sounded too bottom-endy, and the highs weren't particularly clear, but maybe that was the strings it had on it at the time. I haven't played an American Professional II yet, but love the 'Dark Night' colour scheme. From what I've heard, they dumbed down the pickups from the previous version, so that wouldn't be my choice - the Am.Pro II is also the basis for the Mod Shop basses, so make sure you've at least played the Pro II model before you order your mod shop dream bass. I'd also have a serious look at the new American Professional Classic series - I've just ordered the faded Sherwood Green Precision for myself this week. The pickups in this series are based on the Pure Vintage series from the American Vintage II, and sound lovely and warm on the bottom end, but with crystal clear highs that aren't at all harsh. By all accounts, they're really high quality too. Enjoy your foray into the Fender Jazz

Nice to hear a story about mods that actually improve the bass for you, Neephid. I always liked the look of these, but only played one briefly in a shop many years ago. Those Glockenklang (always loved their name!) preamps are fantastic - I had one in the prototype Enfield Lionheart I had for a few years. Lovely job!

This is very true - I have several friends around the country with stunning collections of basses who intend to sell much further down the road as a pension scheme of sorts.