BassAgent

I do. It was done by a Dutch luthier and it's still in excellent condition

Well, it was 20 years ago so I don't really remember well but  what I do remember is that it got a lot more "mwaahhh" and a little bit less low end.

I love this beautiful Yamaha TRB I own:

And I play it a lot, with rounds (not planning on putting flats on it, no). I really want to preserve the fingerboard, just like I did with my fretless Jazz, and have it epoxied. I've never seen that done on a fretless TRB and have no idea what the difference is, soundwise. Has anyone epoxied their TRB?

5 hours ago, Kiwi said:

I owned too, sold it, dont miss it.  I found it a bit brittle. I think the neck was too stiff.

Yeah I sold you that bass  I do miss the feel. It was so tight, so snappy. I've never heard that "zing" after.

That looks great! The Affinity series have improved massively in quality over the last few years so I'm sure you'll have an excellent time playing that.

Aaaaaanyway. I really like the white one. 

Of course a shop, seller or manufacturer should provide the correct specs when selling an instrument but if I'd find out one of my basses is a different wood than I thought it was, and it's not a crazy expensive bass with very cheap wood, why does it matter?

46 minutes ago, Chiliwailer said:

These have a basswood body, not alder as specified by BassBros.

That’d really annoy me if I bought it thinking it was alder, and found out later is wasn’t.  

Why? I mean: if it sounds good, why care? The finish isn't translucent so you wouldn't see the difference anyway. 

17 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

 Bassbros have just got an olympic white one of these in, looks pretty nice 

https://bassbros.co.uk/product/2023-fender-hama-okamoto-precision-bass-reissue-mij-2/

Uh oh.

Although I know I wouldn't use it because of the 70's pickup spacing, I do miss the Skarbee bass I had years ago. Almost bought the ocean turquoise Classic that is for sale on this very forum. But I needed a fiver.

But that Skarbee bass... What a bass. What a neck. I've never experienced such a low action on a bass. 

I had guessed that but wasn't sure 😅

2 hours ago, vbance said:

Could you please post a link here when it's released?

Of course!

52 minutes ago, oldslapper said:

Darn it! 
I wanted Gail to know how disappointed this community is with her use of a music stand

Well, I can tell you Gail doesn't read music. So it's probably just lyrics.

The twin sister of my USA Joe Osborn is for sale in Germany for a very decent price. Looks in better nick than mine, and I paid more.

https://www.bassic.de/kleinanzeigen/lakland-usa-joe-osborn-signature-44-60-bass.55500/

This has happened and the podcast will be released on November 1st. I can tell you she did say about the caterpillar problem you should blast technical death metal at them. Caterpillars hate blast beats. 

Doesn't necessarily mean they've been released. I've reviewed basses pre-release too.

How has it been over a year someone has posted here? Since I bought the JO4, I've added a JO5 and a Skyline 55-02. Absolutely amazed by the quality of these basses.

Blimey, that's a lot of knobs.

I think he has a Jazz from the not very successful Mortar Series.

1 hour ago, Munurmunuh said:

Anything she has to say about the genesis of I Would Be Your Slave, or what it was like performing it, would be interesting to hear

 

 

 

I Would Be Your Slave is not a song she was involved in. She did play with Bowie on the supporting tour (as clearly seen in the video above). It is one of my favourite Bowie albums, though.

Next Thursday, I'll be interviewing the amazing Gail Ann Dorsey for my bass player's podcast. Of course I have some stuff I want to ask her about, but maybe you guys also have some questions for this giant  And while you're at it, feel free to check out other episodes of the podcast. Many are in Dutch, but the English episodes are: Henrik Linder, Brady Watt, Renaud Garcia Fons, Adam Ben Ezra, Martin Méndez, Joe Dart, James Genus, Kinga Glyk, Tal Wilkenfeld, Pino Palladino, Damian Erskine, Dale Davis, Tim Lefebvre, Stu Brooks, Michael League, John Stirratt, Jeff Berlin and Jeroen Paul Thesseling.

On 21/09/2024 at 11:12, Beedster said:

Pocket, have to say I seem to recall MIJ Geddy Lee pocket being a little more informative, I might be wrong, thoughts welcome? 

 

There's two rows of letters, the bottom clearly BL, hard to make out the top row

 

It's barely readable but it says JB-GL and BL. I don't think I have to explain why😄

It's a beauuuutiful bass. GLWTS!

3 hours ago, Steve Browning said:

 

Absolutely. For me, the best patch is 66 to 73/4. Wonderful B profile necks and tort plates. No silly pre-CBS price tag either.

Being an owner of 66 J, 70 J and 71 P and currently in the middle of selling a 73 J for an acquaintance (I always forget how to spell that): totally agree. 

🥰

6 minutes ago, Beedster said:

It does feel very 60’s, far more like a ‘69 I used to own than my old ‘73

That sounds like the feel my '71 has. It's getting some love and care by my favourite vintage Fender repair guy her in Amsterdam, can't wait to have it back again. I think, because of the pickguard, my bass might have started its life like yours.

That looks góóórgeous. Lovely grain, beautiful wear and a very nice burst, which isn't always the case with 70's Fenders.

12 hours ago, itu said:

I don't have tools to file frets, or change them, but I know someone who has the tools, and the ability. Otherwise most of the tech of a bass is pretty simple.

Exactly this.