Conan

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1390837141' post='2350084'] If you've got your Precision set up to Fender specs & it sounds great to you then it'll probably sound great to everyone else. [/quote] Good point. It's hard to make a P sound bad really.

Me likey!! Any bass that blends the better qualities of Alembic, Fender, Wal and Warwick (visually anyway) is fine by me. Tonally it is very interesting too. Sadly for me, I'm a larger gentleman and it would look like a toy on me. I'd love to try it though! Quite a conservative design compared to some of his others...

What a cool request! I'm a bit far up the road in Newcastle, but there are quite a few Basschatters in the Teesside and North Yorkshire areas - I'm sure one of them will be able to help you out!

Mickey Rooney was married to Frank Sinatra? Nobody tells me anything! BTW, tattoos aside (which I don't even like on people, let alone basses), I like the look of that bass - especially the matching headstock. It looks [i]classy[/i].

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1390654575' post='2347952'] A sure sign of getting older for me is that 99% of signature models released are made for people I've never heard of. [/quote] She used to be married to Frank Sinatra I think...

[quote name='Diablo' timestamp='1390834612' post='2350040'] in order to dip my toe into this murky and slightly dodgy world of vintage, so called vintage, fake vintage, Chinese vintage and the rest, I figured the safest and most easily verified way would be with a Fender. [/quote] Shall [b][i]I[/i][/b] tell him? Be careful. Be very, very careful. There seem to be more shysters and con-artists attracted by vintage Fenders than any othe type of guitar/bass. If you don't know what you are looking at/for, the potential to be ripped off is enormous. There are some very trustworthy people on this site. Might be worth a PM to one or more of them before you start looking seriously. Seriously! If it was me (which it wouldn't be as I have neither the cash nor the nerve to swim in these shark-infested waters!) it would be a 1966 (YOB) Jazz in three tone sunburst/tortoiseshell Classic and classy.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1390831340' post='2349968'] Nice bass. Aren't these near to £1,000 new? [/quote] Thomann are currently doing the fretless version for £880 - without the upgrade that the one on here has. It is certainly a beautiful bass, but as I say, a bit of a gamble for someone who has never even played (never mind owned!) an electro-acoustic!

[quote name='cetera' timestamp='1390831066' post='2349964'] Whatever level you buy at..... Legend, ReBop, Euro or US you won't be disappointed. [/quote] Well.... I was disappointed! I really wanted to love my Euro but its ergonomics just didn't work for me. Excellent quality basses, with fantastic tone - but the shape was the thing that I just couldn't adapt to. I kept going back to my Status and J basses and they felt like old comfy slippers in comparison. YMMV of course. As cetera says though, you can pick them up for pretty decent prices on here second-hand. In fact someone local to me is selling an NS2000 for £100!!!

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1390827480' post='2349896'] I hate the sound of them with steel/bronze strings,[/quote] Pardon my ignorance... but what do you mean by "the sound of them"? Do they have a characteristic sound?

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1390826524' post='2349888'] I'd say a lot depends on how much the bass is as a Furch 61 isn't a cheap instrument. [/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/226959-fsft-furch-61-cm-acoustic-electric-bass-pricedrop/page__p__2348595__hl__furch__fromsearch__1#entry2348595"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/226959-fsft-furch-61-cm-acoustic-electric-bass-pricedrop/page__p__2348595__hl__furch__fromsearch__1#entry2348595[/url]

[quote name='V2factoryman' timestamp='1390828389' post='2349911'] Now, I didn't even know that brand new Fenders were being made in Japan. And this looks like a different body shape to what I recognise as the classic Fender style, i.e. it has 90 degree angles to the edge of the body and a flat front (like a Ric), as opposed to contoured. Who produces them, [/quote] Aerodyne-type slab body shape. Looks great but can feel uncomfortable to some players. Fender Japan still make a lot of instruments, but many of them stay in Japan (they might show up the US ones!). Some are made as export versions. They are generally very good, with excellent fit and finish. Some find the pickups a bit "polite" though... So if it is what it claims to be (you never know with ebay) then it is a genuine Fender. It looks a lovely bass!

[quote name='SlapbassSteve' timestamp='1390824947' post='2349867'] they're rarely loud enough acoustically to be played without an amp,[/quote] I did think about that. Particularly for the lowest notes...

[quote name='SlapbassSteve' timestamp='1390824947' post='2349867'] if possible try it out and see what you think [/quote] That's the problem - it's in Belgium

[quote name='tom5string' timestamp='1390823271' post='2349828'] a stack-knob Jazz in blonde, WOW. [/quote] Nothing like a well-stacked blonde...

Just after some advice here.... I have been offered an electro-acoustic bass guitar as part of a trade deal. I have never played one before, so I am a bit wary of proceeding! Is there anything that I should be aware of, or that I should watch out for with an acoustic? They seem to form a very niche market, so if I don't get on with it it could be rather difficult to sell on. That worries me a bit. On the other hand, it is a chance to try something different with no financial outlay.... The actual bass is a Furch 61 CM. I am torn. Please help me decide!!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1389985028' post='2340334'] Hand-built by Greg Burman in Newcastle in 1972. However, a quick visit to Greg Michalik at Guitar Aid in Putney and all is well. Thanks, Greg! [/quote] We do like our Gregs in Newcastle you know!