Shambo

5 hours ago, Burns-bass said:

Perhaps were realising that having more and more gear is a distraction, and that we should spend more time playing and lesss time browsing?

Sorry, you've lost me.

I swear this is a bit of a bargain.

How many guitarists does it take to change a lightbulb?

Three. One to change the bulb and two to mutter "I can do it better than that".

Gah. I bought one of these new during the summer, along with 4 more holders. A second hand one in Bristol would have been ideal.

The only drawback to these I've found is, I've gone and bought six basses this year so far to fill it up, and I've still got three slots left tempting me.

One of my absolute favourite bass players

7 hours ago, PJ-Bassist said:

 

Incidentally within 30 mins of posting my listing I get messaged asking what is the lowest price I'll drop too

Your asking price +£100

A glowing endorsement from me for walplayer Pete. Excellent communication, rapid dispatch and bomb proof packaging. It's exactly what you expect from a Basschat deal.

Many thanks Pete!

That first track reminded me of The Darkness circa Permission To Land. That 70's rock pastiche begins to grate very quickly though... almost before the first song ends. I liked the chunky guitar riff though.. very Joe Walsh 'Funk 49'. A bit of fun I feel and good luck to 'em. I won't be buying a patch to sew onto the back of my imaginary denim jacket.

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I use 2" Souldier straps which are made from old car seatbelts with patterns stiched on to one side. They're not cheap but I buy them because I think they have the best pattern designs... the upcyling thing is a bonus.

Great looking bass and great photos.

I was lucky enough to be present at this gig. Maybe the best gig of my life. It was absolutely mesmerising.

What have been your favourites?

I'm looking for some inspiration regarding new pickups for a CV Jazz. Not that there's anything wrong with the original ones mind, but I've just bought a better quality Ki0gon VVT loom and want to take the original Squire pickups and electrics out as a whole (for originality's sake when I come to sell). I might be after something traditional or maybe something more esoteric, so long as they're passive. I just don't know.

When it comes to aftermarket pups, I've tried Fender 'Original', Hepcat '64 and Wizard '84 before... and that's it. From those three my favourite is the Hepcat's, they're French and boutique (Oo La La), and to my ear they have a pronounced midrange. The Fender originals had midrange but were quiet and too polite for my liking whilst the Wizards were thunderous.

Which jazz pups do you like?

Used to swear by the heaviest Labella flats. Loved 'em, loved 'em, loved 'em on my S1 Jazz. Smooth, creamy, full bass and not too stiff one you've gotten used to them.

Then I sold the Jazz and was Labellaless for a couple of years.

Got a jap Jazz this year and bought a Ki0gon series/parallel loom, intent on recreating my old S1 Jazz feel. The music store I got the strings from had the best prices for, well most strings tbh, (musicstore.de), so I bought two packs of Jamersons plus a pack of Thomastiks as well to reach the £100 free shipping threshold.

Thought I'd try the Thomastiks on first and, well... loved 'em, loved 'em, loved 'em. Haven't taken them off yet and probably never will. Lovely feel, lovely tone and more articulate than the Labellas.

I sold one unopened pack and kept the other Labella for future use... which was this weekend when I fitted them to a CV Precision. Turns out I still love them as well.

I'm not a roundwound fan as you might have gathered but I did like the Bacchus roundwounds that came on the Jazz, but they're hard to find.

tl;dr? Thomastik Jazz & Labella 'Jamersons' flats and also Bacchus roundwounds.

Received my third and fourth wiring kits from John today. We discussed options and the deal was done in a thee day turnaround. Great service and high quality. Many thanks.

I've regrettted every bass I've sold and every bass I will sell.

There was one bass I never regretted moving on, but I gave that away for free with the suggestion it should be used as firewood.

My experience is that, the cheaper ones (even ones with a 'lifetime guarantee'), will always break. I broke one after six months and it had never been coiled, stepped on, rolled over or even left the house. It just sat in the corner of my living room between my amp and my bass and quietly broke itself. The trick for me is to find the best price/quality option and, in the UK, I like many people get OBMM of this forum to make them for me from quality components.

Bought a Stingray pickguard in a nice easy transaction. Many thanks Graham.

I've owned a few Jazz basses over the years, all of them Fender. Thus follows the rambling story of my Jazz Bass life.

My main Jazz at the mo is a Japanese '75 reissue which I can't find any fault with, (it's not stock though, with aftermarket pups). When I first picked it up it felt instantly familiar... I bought it because it was a ringer for the first serious bass guitar I ever owned, an original USA '75 Jazz, that I had to sell in the late nineties. I paid a little over the odds for a Jap Fender because of its rare colour combo. Too much time has passed for me to impartially compare the original and the reissue but I seem to recall the american '75 was a lot heavier, or perhaps I've imagined that because of all the other heavy 70's Fenders I've encountered over the years.

Before the Jap was an S1 American standard circa mid noughties. I'd agree with the comment above and describe this, when stock, as a bit too polite and perhaps a bit sterile. The body lifeless compared to a resonant nitro finished P bass I made a couple of years ago, but that's a criticism you could make of alot of poly finished guitars. I solved the lack of character with overwound pups and Jamerson strings. It had the nicest neck and fretwork I've yet to encounter on a Fender and. for me, I consider the premium I'd pay for the american version is the quality of the neck. I didn't want to sell it, but my finances at the time dictated otherwise, and I would happily buy another american standard or the new professional.

I've never owned a mexican Jazz and that's mainly because my friend has a 90's one which I really don't like. He gigs it regularly and I don't want to tell him I think his bass is a dog. The G string's too close to the edge of the fretboard and the frets are poorly finished. The pups meh and the weight middling. Very underwhelming overall and, although I belive it when people tell me Mexican Fenders have upped their game, it's put me off. I did once play a roadworn P in a shop and that felt great.

Just the other week though I bought a second hand Classic Vibe Jazz. This is my third classic vibe (I wish I'd kept the other two) and I can't stop picking it up! It sits next to my Jap Jazz and it's not a better instrument in my opinion, but I just keep picking it up to marvel at the quality of it! The pots are a bit shonky and pups a bit nonedescript but the neck feels great and the whole thing has a lovely solid feel to it. I've never tried a VM so can't compare.

TLDR;?

To my mind, the best bang for buck Fender/Squier Jazz is the Classic Vibe.

1 minute ago, Reggaebass said:

That black headstock really looks good 👍

Thank you. It does say Jazz Bass on there, but it's in a black font when it probably needed to be white.

Here's a couple of mine. A black Jap 75RI jazz and a 'Desert Gold' Singray

Looks nice.

'Collection preferred' from where?

I'm into my mid fourties now and I'm still on the lookout for new music, but I don't actively pursue it like I did in my youth.

This is mainly because, over the last ten years or so, I've found it increasingly difficult to keep the company of self absorbed musicians or their sycophantic enablers.

I started drawing again a few years ago, and found the company of people who express themselves artistically in ways other than playing music, to be a breath of fresh air. Generally they seem on the whole much more humble and tolerable. Sometimes, you have to convince them to even show you their creative endeavours to begin with. Imagine that! Then, you might even have an actual, honest a god, two way conversation with them about their work... 'mazin'

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Second time posting on Dunc's gear tart wall of shame.

I did the buying this time. Messages were responded to double quick and said bass was with me tout suite and in good order.

Double thumbs up from me.