Cat Burrito

Hello Wisconsin Welcome Brad. Another P bass / Ampeg enthusiast here too

I think Nash is a bit out of my budget and I am thinking really just within the Fender range (not that I'm concerned to step outside of the brand but for the purposes of this I'm thinking Fender MIM, MIJ and possibly MIA only. Sane is a great mistype by the way...or is it?

I wax mine fairly frequently which makes me look like I care on the surface... the reality is I have to do this as I took it apart once, poured nitro mors all over it & stripped it back to the wood. I bet it didn't thank me that day! Other than that I rub a cloth over it whenever it looks a bit tarnished & ensure it is always well set up.

I appreciate the measurements are on the Fender site but I wondered which of Fender's current crop of Jazz basses have a thicker neck. I know Jazzes are narrower at the nut than Precisions but some must have thicker necks. I'm toying with the idea of picking up a Jazz but want one with a neck that is closer to a P-bass and suspect I may wind up changing the neck if I do wind up getting one. At the moment the 60s MIM Classic is looking favourite.

Each to their own I say. Ultimately it's your bass. Two of my basses have no finish as I completely stripped the original finish completely off - a Relic EXTREME! Used to be popular in the 70s, I like the look & feel. None of this messing about with a small section of paint being removed We all look at the relics and say "You can tell". Well I was fooled the other day when I went to see my guitarists covers band. His guitarist was playing a cool little tele. I asked after what year it was and it was a roadworn! In the shop we might be able to tell but clearly they work on stage

[quote name='Lozz196' post='1008538' date='Nov 1 2010, 01:56 PM']I really hope this thread hasn`t jinxed things for everyone. [/quote] At least we know who to blame if you have

95% feedback too...I wouldn't bother no matter what bass they'd fit

Nice one Dood....and nice little plug for the site at the end too I subscribed to this site yesterday. Good article

[quote name='gazza19' post='1007598' date='Oct 31 2010, 05:35 PM']Just checked out the specs on the Fender web site- American Vintage = Vintage Jazz Bass® Single-Coil Road Worn = Standard Vintage Alnico Magnet Jazz Bass® Single-Coil So it appears that the RW has Mexican pups, not American, but boy do they sound good. Does anyone else find that the RW has a punchier tone than the American Standard?[/quote] Interesting. My 60th Anniversary has the AV pup so perhaps that's where I got confused

I think I'd describe myself as a fairly regular - heavy gigger and aside breaking a string or two back in the late 90s, I have no problem bringing just one passive Fender bass to all my gigs. For me the chances of something happening it isn't worth the hassle of carting an extra item. I just keep a load of spares just in case. I've been playing fingerstyle since 1999 so I even think my chances of breaking a string again have reduced dramactially too. If you service your bass regularly you also reduce the chances of something silly happening onstage

Personally I always avoid sellers with low / no feedback and few transactions. It hasn't stopped me from getting burnt before but it lessens the chances of it happening. I agree with MoonBaseAlpha here and I think you were wise to warn off other potential buyers. You must leave negative feedback if someone is being silly.

We don't get too many mentions of Sho-Bud Pedal Steels on this forum - nice to hear them mentioned. Welcome

[quote name='skej21' post='1007113' date='Oct 31 2010, 10:52 AM']This is the reason I'm looking for one! Pretty unusual times for Fender and the basses will be an interesting collectors item because of that... It will also be a bass made in the year I was born (december) 1985 so that's the other main reason I'm looking [/quote] Customs charges will be about 20%. I have imported about 6 instruments now and it's not a big deal.

Unless I'm missing something I thought the RW Jazz used the USA 62RI pickups? Have I got that wrong?

Took me a moment to work that one out!

Welcome to the forum

Welcome to the forum

Sadowsky 5 string

As Neil says, it's not essential. However it's worth doing as it's quick & easy.

Welcome Doug

Not mine... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-Bass-1965-/300487426191?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item45f672408f"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-Bas...=item45f672408f[/url] ...I wish it were

Very much of it's era (& don't forget customs charges) [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-Special-Japan-1985-Precision-J-PUs-/200536469478?pt=Guitar&hash=item2eb0e7afe6"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-Spe...=item2eb0e7afe6[/url] or even more of it's era [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-1985-Fender-Performer-Bass-Guitar-/250716369848?pt=Guitar&hash=item3a5fdc33b8"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-1985-Fender-Per...=item3a5fdc33b8[/url] I'm getting flashbacks to my school days!

I agree with warwickhunt and pantherairsoft 100%. In theory the small claims court would be on your side and if feeling immature (& I really wouldn't!) you can of course start ordering him taxis and pizzas [b]BUT[/b] I'd just cut your losses. I order a lot from EBay and it seems that I can't go more than a couple of months without an order going wrong. Thankfully all my failed orders seem to centre around CDs and DVDs. I do feel for you here.

Start reading up now, learn what serial numbers were used and what to look for... and check EBay every day.