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Does anyone have an opinion on these ? Tried one in Matlock music shop today and was quite taken - but not enough to bust my quota

I have an urge to make a natural 75 reissue type jazz using a hard Ash body and 70s spacing. I know about the sanding bit - does anyone have any recommendations for particular sanding sealer, and clear lacquer - tinted or not. I want it nitro and to be a thin coat. There will be tort content later thanks

[quote name='such' timestamp='1495666728' post='3305801'] I know a very good studio engineer/producer who's also a brilliant bassist and owns several 70s jazzes as he finds them the best basses ever. I won't mention his name as he's somebody in Poland and here he's just unpronounceable He thinks it's a combination of things (obviously), but the biggest part being a heavy ash (not swamp ash) body with its grain filled by Fullerplast, that very dense, heavy stuff. He had a couple of newer basses refinished this way and claims to get very close. Then of course the pickup position, the pickups themselves etc... [/quote] I always thought they used Swanp ash what other kind of ash would they have used? Swan ash grows in the US I asked out of curiosity because I want to build one

Given parts bin nature of fender build it could be either

I just plug my bass into the zoom and that straight into the PA. It just works and its plenty loud enough to shake cups at 30 feet. No amp needed.

There's a couple for sale right now in the marketplace, budget depending of course

i wouldn't worry about it being a badass bridge, its a straight replacement if you ever wanted to put the OE one back on, and they're nothing special.I'd buy it, if it were me.

i've had a jap strat and jazz bass - I regret selling both.

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1495272840' post='3302594'] Fair enough. (You're not a nun either are you?) [/quote] No- I have small children and a long commute

[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1495209841' post='3302206'] THIS fret wraps reduce unwanted finger- on- rounds noise and resonances anyone suggesting it mutes fretted notes has a poor understanding of physics , musical knowledge and logic [/quote] Only thing that will do that surely is a bridge end mute

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1495262292' post='3302473'] I like the idea as a "get out of jail free" option to have in the bag when jamming but I'd want to relearn, in my own time, the tune on an open fretboard later. I don't have any tunes in my rep that require special tunings other than drop D for which I have a five. I like to keep things simple. [/quote] Sure but I only play st OM nights and get zero practice time so it's my best option

i shamelessly use a capo when I'm feeling too tired to think about moving a pattern to another key I've not troubled what anyone else thinks

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1495133712' post='3301596'] *squints at photo* How does it have any effect on non-open strings? Am I missing something? [/quote] I had the same thought...

Who has this now?

Doesn't the crime flake off with real use ? Certainly gave a good enough result for my purposes

yes, typo on my part there, typed E meant N - pesky iphones some info : [url="https://www.talkbass.com/threads/fender-jazz-bass-with-a-one-piece-pickguard-american-traditional-90s-mim-etc.857688/"]https://www.talkbass...mim-etc.857688/[/url] If you read down that thread, you'll see a suggestion that they also made some of these in 83 - an E prefixed serial so I was potentially right without even knowing it. Go me. So those would possibly be US-made as the NAfta maquiladora thing hadnt really got going then.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1495022002' post='3300499'] I'm sure this is how my wife does her roast potatoes. [/quote] in tupperware ?

Late 80s American made What's the serial ? E8 something ?

ohh [sad face] too much - enjoy though

Oh nice can I ask how much? Not that I have a birthday coming up at all

Try a mixture of vinegar, green toilet duck and a little salt-don't be tempted to put it near a metal container-it will burn its way through aluminium - Tupperware works well