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[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1386629601' post='2302537'] I am normally not squeemish at all....but I am currently looking away! [/quote] Ha ha, these won't help then.... [attachment=150190:Wal 2.jpg] [attachment=150188:Wal 3.jpg] [attachment=150189:Wal Case 2.jpg]

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1386629004' post='2302522'] ^ I'm thinking exactly the same as you guys Definitely a few alarm bells ringing. While I'm here, what you think of this one: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390717718808"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390717718808[/url] ...? It looks legit to my untrained eyes - by then I don't know much! I'm thinking about starting a parts-build project next year and wondering whether this would be a good purchase - or not. Let me know what you think. [/quote] No, Firstly our US cousins get very sweaty about vintage Fenders and they often attract higher prices there than here. Second, courier fees, VAT and import duty will be high, third you have no idea if it's legit, fourth if it's not legit or crap you have a nightmare returning it (US retail law varies from state to state and this can effects your rights even with an eBay transaction), and last it's a horrible refin anyway? Get Bas Doc to make you a nice ash precision body for half the price.

Those of you who've noticed my ability to buy and sell Jazzes perhaps know that I love the tone but don't like the thin necks and clumsy body shape. Several years ago I also bought a Wal MK1 fretless and whilst I loved the feel and playability, I resented the length time it took me to find usable tones amongst the unusable ones and always found even the tones I used a little synthetic to my ears. So there I was taking 5 minutes out of writing a paper last week and noodling eBay and up pops the below. Ugly as hell, in fact I dread to think what stories it could tell of its miseries at the hands of late 80's and early 90's luthiers, but it has the essence of the bits of Jazz I like and he bit of Wals I like. If you're squeemish, look away now........... [attachment=150182:Wal.jpg] The original frets have been filed down to the board (!!!), the PUPs/circuit removed and replaced with some early 90's SDs with switches on the PUPs, and a monstrous piece of pale wood has been used to cover the work to the body. But, it sounds OK, plays well and as I've always found with Wals, feels beautiful. I've spoken to both the Bass Doc and Martin Simms about what can be done, and at present, given it was originally fretted, I'm torn between.... Neck: refretting the original neck and having a fretless matching neck made with an ebony board (I guess I could sell on the fretted neck to pay for the fretless as I'm really after a fretless bass here), or alternatively having an ebony board put on this neck PUPs: installing some passive J-PUPs (Lollar or similar) or going the whole hog and installing some Simms Super Quads. Either way, something is going to have to be done about the pale rectangle of wood around the PUPs. I paid what I consider to be over the odds (but which others seem to think was a bargain) price wise, so as the deal involved a very nice Wal case I'm going to sell that separately to help pay for the work on the bass. However it works out it'll be a nice and unique instrument that meets my needs, I just can't decide which way to go at present. I'll keep y'all posted

Thanks guys, they sound pretty good and whilst the switches are subtle, they're still quite effective. Bottom line for me however is that it's just another thing to go wrong so the PUPs will be coming off the bass in question PDQ

Price is always too good to be true until the auction finishes, plus it's a refin, plus even given that there's no clear evidence that it is what the seller says it is. I'm not saying it isn't, just that this is a real case of buyer beware, without some evidence it's just a piece of wood with some paint on it

Just acquired a pair of these http://www.seymourduncan.com/forum/showthread.php?233372-Rare-Jazz-Bass-Seymour-Duncan-Pickups-what-are-they! also linked here http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/faq/frequently-asked/everything-else/i_have_the_old/ Any thoughts/experience? Chris

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What it says above really? Any other suggestions? Thanks Chris

Well it's £600 with an hour or so to go so is potentially a decent deal for anyone looking for something like this. Despite its looks I really like it, but am a little over-encumbered with basses one way or another. Saturday night finish before the pubs close is never a good way to secure a high price

I think it's more about the amplification than the PUP to be honest. I've owned every P-PUP out there and the differences between all of them are tiny as compared to the differences between amps and cabs C