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[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1467577410' post='3084680'] You're on it mate, are you getting warmed up for a purchase? [/quote] Ha ha, well Dan there's a few things mitigating against that. Firstly it's a Jazz Bass, never been my favourite. Second I haven't got any money. Third hey appear to have sold out everywhere even Thomann. Fourth I've already got a Flea signature bass. But yes, I'd bloody love one Very odd that they are available to Europe before the US, with virtually no prior advertising and/or marketing, and in such apparently small numbers? You know Fender well, any thoughts?

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1467532324' post='3084251'] I wonder Chris, with TB being a lot more American, if it's perhaps not such a big deal over there? Fenders are obviously cheaper there and there are a lot more available there than here. Custom colours, stack knobs rarely available here and when they are they are often pricey? Or perhaps they aren't available there as you say [/quote] Post in this TB thread https://www.talkbass.com/threads/leaked-fender-flea-jazz-bass-replica.1230133/page-2 suggests Europe only at present?

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1467569258' post='3084614'] This is often caused by an old or duff string, on expensive as on more modest instruments. A string change may have fixed the issue, perhaps..? [/quote] Yep, that's the most likely cause if it's an otherwise decent guitar. Same is true of bass but it tends to be less noticeable

[quote name='police squad' timestamp='1467542059' post='3084351'] feels like a c [/quote] Looks like a C, feels like a C, must be a .......? I get the feeling this bass is going to be one of those that we all wished we'd bought when we had the chance

Makes little odds as '78 and '80 are the same era build wise. Fender have mixed and matched throughout their history so on a bass with a '78 neck you could quite easily have '76 body and an '80 circuit/PUPs. If your bass is '80 and not '78, it really doesn't change much to anyone who knows the instruments and the era. C

[quote name='peterkas' timestamp='1466019479' post='3072886'] Hi everybody Recently I acquired a acoustic fretless (thanks Chris). Now the bass has a daddario Chrome's string set. It sounds good, but I don't know if nylon tapewound strings could sound more audible unplugged, without loose the deep. Please, give me your opinion and your experience. Thanks [/quote] Hey mate, theChromes are good, but I'd probably be using TI Jazz flats on that bass had I kept it. It has a big sound compared to many, so youmay get away with tapes also. Enjoy it

Is it odd that compared to BC Talkbass is relatively quiet on these? Are they not available in the US yet?

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1467485307' post='3084082'] Looks a U shape to me? [/quote] Looks like a C to me

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1467473141' post='3083966'] I believed you until you said.... Now I reckon you might buckle [/quote] Kinda hoping everyone's gonna say 'crap, sending it back in Monday' but also suspect, given Fender's recent track record, it may be a real gem. Really hope it's the latter

Anyone going to tell us how it plays and sounds?

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1467460397' post='3083832'] Something keeps me looking at them, I'm intrigued. Yet I have a lovely Jazz I prefer, no money, and I'm not even into relics. So I blame this thread, entirely. And perhaps that this would be cool to own with my Modululs. However I'm managing the GAS and keeping the credit card and Jazz Bass safe, whilst saluting those that got in [/quote] With you there Dan

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1467457584' post='3083798'] Only 1 left at guitar guitar now, there were 3 this morning and 4 last night. I've never seen a bass sell this quick, it has to be this thread, right? [/quote] I think a few folks suspect this batch will sell out immediately and that seeing this, Fender might either cut corners on the next batch, up the price significantly, or even discontinue it. It's Fender after all

Everyone else appears to be buying the new Fender Flea Sig

Funny thing about real wear is it often defies logic, my old '65 was worn in places it shouldn't have been whilst the finish was intact in places that should have been worn. I guess if a bass has been used by one player for 30 odd years (and in the days before Basschat it did happen), the idiosyncrasies of the player could be seen in the finish: how they played it, where they kept it, even how they carried it. Martin Simms makes relics with a story (studio bass, gigging bass etc) along these very lines. Re the bass in this thread, I think it's a bloody good job. far better than the Fender Roadworn series and most of the Custom Shop models (if you want to see poor relic work check out the Jaco relic, and that retails at over £4k). A few honest knocks from gigging will help with the bits that are still perhaps a little shiny

Wonderful on every level

Ha ha, this thread will still be going when the dinosaurs have returned

[quote name='police squad' timestamp='1467362499' post='3083057'] ordered online, so can easily be sent back. If it's anything like my Steve Harris West Ham bass (apart from the weight) it'll be very nice [/quote] Fair point

Bloody hell, I've yet to see a review let alone see one in the flesh. I do hope they're good or there's gonna be a lot of 'em popping up in the FS forum in the very near future

[quote name='4stringslow' timestamp='1467227274' post='3082146'] £400 over three years or £2.56 a week. Seems like 'fair use' to me. I wish my cars depreciated so little! [/quote] Yep, I buy and sell a lot of gear and see all my purchases as tryouts and/or rentals on which I expect to make a bit of a loss. I'm very happy to do so because I enjoy experiencing a variety of instruments, and like many here consider myself fortunate that I can scratch the retail itch regularly without incurring the losses that those who need to buy new shoes (MNN) endure. I have two basses - both vintage Precisions (one FL) - a double bass, a 70's strat, a mandolin and a Gibson acoustic that I've had for years and which are my mainstay instruments, but otherwise my gear is a moving feast on which I estimate I lose about 10% of the purchase value each time I sell, that loss which I'm happy to accept for the above reasons and also because once I've decided to sell something I'd rather let it go quickly so I can move on to something else. Money's a tool

[quote name='thodrik' timestamp='1467135347' post='3081424'] I have a 300 watt Mesa Walkabout that has been loud enough for pretty much every type of gig, from jazz, rock, doom, djent even when in 1x15 combo form. More speakers is always the best start. Speaker positioning can always help as well. Getting your band to pay attention to volume levels also helps. [/quote] I have a Mesa Walkabout combo and used to have a matching extension cab. The main problem when using the extension was that of not blowing the doors off the venue, it was unfeasibly loud. However, too much scooping and even that could disappear into the mix, so whilst the extra speaker and positioning is important, the EQ has to be appropriate also.

[quote name='lowhand_mike' timestamp='1467131558' post='3081392'] to be fair its what i read on here... [/quote] Yes but the people who've said it here have all too often picked it up through marketing themselves