Dom in Dorset

[quote name='rallyeluke' timestamp='1388257043' post='2320119'] Every cheap Basswood body bass I have played has left me severely dissapointed, tone is always off and the low density of the wood makes them feel odd, but these are my opinions. I think you will struggle to find any concise review on them just a few youtube videos of the shop demoing them. At that price though just take a punt, even just for the neck [/quote] That was my thinking, if the neck is half decent it will do and I get some other bits and pieces into the bargain..

I've done some research and it seems to be the cheapest maple boarded jazz on the market, I don't find body material plays a great part in a basses sound ( I have a nice Fender Jazz and several plywood basses , I can't tell the difference!) I also have an Amamzon voucher to use. I'm most interested to see if anyone has seen one in the flesh and what they thing of the over all build.

Sorry, need to be a maple boarded jazz neck, the bass must be under £150! I have a Westfield P with maple board, the Tony Butler looks great but not quite right for these projects.

[url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rocktile-Graffiti-JB-30BGF-Electric-Guitar/dp/B005HXM030/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1388255743&sr=8-3&keywords=rocktile+jazz+bass"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rocktile-Graffiti-JB-30BGF-Electric-Guitar/dp/B005HXM030/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1388255743&sr=8-3&keywords=rocktile+jazz+bass[/url]

I specifically need a maple board , I some nice pickups already. All I will be using is the neck, the body (probably stripped ), machines , bridge and pots In full - I'll be using the neck for a telecaster bass I'm building. I'll fit a fretless neck to the (Rocktile) body and put in some Wizard pickups I already have.

I'm thinking of buying one as a donor bass for a couple of bitsa build projects. I'm not expecting miracles but what are they like? In particular what are the necks like?

Watched "Eat the rich" (the film) the other day , [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS1bRgzTajI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS1bRgzTajI[/url]

Mine (2006) is in a case like this , no branding except "Fender"

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1387638322' post='2314067'] A gig's a gig. You'll live! At least [i]you[/i] won't be on YouTube! [/quote] No, I'm loving it! It's twelve gigs in a row, I'm out of sight under the stage, improving my sight reading, playing a load of stuff that is way outside my comfort zone (thus challenging) and getting paid for it. (we do have to play a song by someone called "One Direction" though)

Also looking forward to playing "Almost Paradise" from Footloose, the obligatory cheesey as hell powerballadtastic romantic duet.

Not the best Muppet song (give me Rainbow Connections anyday) but certainly fun.

Pantomine pit band gig, you get to play the most bizarre selection of music, this year this is the pick of the bunch : [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9_zKm2Ewaw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9_zKm2Ewaw[/url]

They cover the bridge. An uncovered bridge could cause the sky to fall in or tear a whole in the space time continuum.

I can honestly say that the only replies I've had to adverts placed anywhere have been from weirdos and time wasters . All of my musical contacts have come from (real not internet) networking, meeting people at gigs, open mics etc.

I see you have a Squier, you could try asking on the Fender forums.

Kn mine if you think of the pickups pointing downwards North, then the indicator points NW. Of course you can pull them off and replace them at a different position on the spline

I doubt if the f hole made any difference, it sits over a small chamber. The centre of the instrument from neck to bridge is solid, that's the bit that counts. You can get a good range of tones from it, I replaced the board with a fretless ebony board ( I got it cheap due to a busted truss rod which I also replaced) It was an interesting project but not a bass that I wanted to keep, went over to a fretless passive jazz. Seen here in action recording this: [url="https://soundcloud.com/dominic-allan/the-fox-mp3"]https://soundcloud.com/dominic-allan/the-fox-mp3[/url]

Your premise being?

Neck -maple, body on mine is obviously ply, but as I said it's fairly old, the new ones I can't tell.

I had one ! converted to fretless , can't remember what model it was, pretty good bass for the money. The controls are - master vol, blend, bass , mid and treble. it is active. How much is he asking?

I think Aerodynes are Japanese.

The tort is standard, it's a fairly old model, the scracthplate is a bit thin and has gone a bit crinkled around the edges. The more recent ones are a lot better made. They are about £130 new.

£38 off ebay, I had to replace a pot ,strings and set it up. lives in my kitchen .

Tried an affinity P a few years back, ok but as others have said grotty pickup. The one I tried had a really weak muddy sound, the Westfield and second hand Encore I tried that day ran rings around it.

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1386838779' post='2305081'] No reason for a jazz bass to hum either. Mine is absolutely silent due to copper shielding and slight changes to wiring. [/quote] Mine is too, as far as I'm aware it's exactly as it was new (US 2006)