iconic Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 see, it says so below so I know it has them and I'm not telling porkies. ....but [size=4][b]Jumbo Frets [/b][/size]sounds more like a Blue's Guitarist with a weight problem to me....they don't [i]seem [/i]any different to my MIM P and BB414 frets? Strangely I sometimes hear customers describe their cars to me when looking to part exchange and 'Rusty Scabs' also sounds like a Blue's guitarist Model Name Vintage Modified Jazz Bass® Model Number 032-6702-(521) Series Vintage Modified Series Colors (521) Natural, (Polyurethane Finish) Body Soft Maple Neck Maple, C-Shape, (Polyurethane Finish) Fingerboard Maple, 9.5” Radius (241 mm) No. of Frets 20 Medium Jumbo Pickups 2 Duncan Designed™ JB101 Single-Coil Jazz Bass® Pickups with AlNiCo 5 Magnets Controls Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone Pickup Switching None Bridge Standard 4-Saddle Machine Heads Standard Open-Gear Tuners Hardware Chrome Pickguard 3-Ply Black/White/Black Scale Length 34” (864 mm) Width at Nut 1.50” (38 mm) Unique Features Black Bound Fingerboard with Black Block Position Inlays, Knurled Chrome Dome Control Knobs Strings Fender Super 7250ML, P/N 073-7250-005, (.045, .065, .080, .100) Accessories None Introduced 7/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Jumbo frets is a condition peculiar to elephants borne in captivity. They know something is amiss but can't remember what.... this mental state causes anxiety and excessive sweating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Jumbo frets are raised a little higher making it easier to sound notes (supposedly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 It's an arcane term which originates from the era when ivory was widely used in musical instrument construction & finishing - for example piano keys, nuts & bridge saddles on stringed instruments - and of course frets. At the time animal gut was used to manufacture strings so wear was not an issue, hence frets made from ivory - Jumbo Frets.* *[spoiler]This may be a lie. [/spoiler] Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted January 1, 2011 Author Share Posted January 1, 2011 [quote name='Bassassin' post='1074325' date='Jan 1 2011, 01:09 PM']It's an arcane term which originates from the era when ivory was widely used in musical instrument construction & finishing - for example piano keys, nuts & bridge saddles on stringed instruments - and of course frets. At the time animal gut was used to manufacture strings so wear was not an issue, hence frets made from ivory - Jumbo Frets.* *[spoiler]This may be a lie. [/spoiler] Jon.[/quote] hmmm, so that means if I fit an Ivory top nut to my bass I'll have [b]Jumbo Nuts[/b]? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted January 1, 2011 Author Share Posted January 1, 2011 [quote name='daz' post='1074299' date='Jan 1 2011, 12:31 PM']Jumbo frets are raised a little higher making it easier to sound notes (supposedly)[/quote] sounds like the best explanation thus far, I've just looked again at the basses here and the Stingray has frets so large they look like 6" nails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Bassassin' post='1074325' date='Jan 1 2011, 01:09 PM']It's an arcane term which originates from the era when ivory was widely used in musical instrument construction & finishing - for example piano keys, nuts & bridge saddles on stringed instruments - and of course frets. At the time animal gut was used to manufacture strings so wear was not an issue, hence frets made from ivory - Jumbo Frets.* *[spoiler]This may be a lie. [/spoiler] Jon.[/quote] I thought today was January 1st not April 1st! Edited January 1, 2011 by Hobbayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 You are still telling lies though because it says medium jumbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipperydick Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) [quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1074382' date='Jan 1 2011, 02:13 PM']You are still telling lies though because it says [color="#0000FF"]medium jumbo[/color][b][/b] [/quote] Thats Elephants as in post #2, but that can contact their dead ancestors for the answer to the meaning of life. Then of course theres Dumbo Frets, which are just a bit thicker... Edited January 1, 2011 by Slipperydick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 [quote name='iconic' post='1074350' date='Jan 1 2011, 01:39 PM']hmmm, so that means if I fit an Ivory top nut to my bass I'll have [b]Jumbo Nuts[/b]?[/quote] You most certainly will. And if that's not worth being murdered by Animal Rights protesters for, then I don't know what is. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 [quote name='iconic' post='1074353' date='Jan 1 2011, 01:42 PM']sounds like the best explanation thus far, I've just looked again at the basses here and the Stingray has frets so large they look like 6" nails [/quote] And judging by some of the fretjobs I've seen on pre-EB Stingrays, you'd think they had used 6" nails instead of fret wire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 jumbo frets sounds like a mississippi blues man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markstuk Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 [quote name='Bassassin' post='1074325' date='Jan 1 2011, 01:09 PM']It's an arcane term which originates from the era when ivory was widely used in musical instrument construction & finishing - for example piano keys, nuts & bridge saddles on stringed instruments - and of course frets. At the time animal gut was used to manufacture strings so wear was not an issue, hence frets made from ivory - Jumbo Frets.* *[spoiler]This may be a lie. [/spoiler] Jon.[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 [quote name='Chris2112' post='1074396' date='Jan 1 2011, 02:30 PM']And judging by some of the fretjobs I've seen on pre-EB Stingrays, you'd think they had used 6" nails instead of fret wire![/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 An invaluable website when you are looking for info like this [url="http://www.warmoth.com/Bass/Necks/FretSize.aspx"]http://www.warmoth.com/Bass/Necks/FretSize.aspx[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan670844 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 [quote name='iconic' post='1074287' date='Jan 1 2011, 12:24 PM']see, it says so below so I know it has them and I'm not telling porkies. ....but [size=4][b]Jumbo Frets [/b][/size]sounds more like a Blue's Guitarist with a weight problem to me....they don't [i]seem [/i]any different to my MIM P and BB414 frets? Strangely I sometimes hear customers describe their cars to me when looking to part exchange and 'Rusty Scabs' also sounds like a Blue's guitarist Model Name Vintage Modified Jazz Bass® Model Number 032-6702-(521) Series Vintage Modified Series Colors (521) Natural, (Polyurethane Finish) Body Soft Maple Neck Maple, C-Shape, (Polyurethane Finish) Fingerboard Maple, 9.5” Radius (241 mm) No. of Frets 20 Medium Jumbo Pickups 2 Duncan Designed™ JB101 Single-Coil Jazz Bass® Pickups with AlNiCo 5 Magnets Controls Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone Pickup Switching None Bridge Standard 4-Saddle Machine Heads Standard Open-Gear Tuners Hardware Chrome Pickguard 3-Ply Black/White/Black Scale Length 34” (864 mm) Width at Nut 1.50” (38 mm) Unique Features Black Bound Fingerboard with Black Block Position Inlays, Knurled Chrome Dome Control Knobs Strings Fender Super 7250ML, P/N 073-7250-005, (.045, .065, .080, .100) Accessories None Introduced 7/2006[/quote] sorry to be boring................. i only know this as i have just had a old jazz refretted with the correct 6105 wire 6230 - 0.112" x 0.055" (2.8mm x 1.4mm) - The biggest frets commonly available - as good as a scalloped feel. 6130 - 0.096" x 0.047" (2.4mm x 1.2mm) - Tall and Narrow. Our most popular fret size. 6150 - 0.106" x 0.036" (2.7mm x 0.9mm) - The "medium jumbo". Commonly found on Gibsons. 6105 - 0.08" x 0.043" (2mm x 1.1mm) - "Vintage fretwire" - often found on the older Fenders. 6100 - 0.103" x 0.046" (2.6mm x 1.2mm) - The true "jumbo" - approximately the same width as the 6130, but taller. Most modern fenders have medium jumbo, as a previous poster suggested easier to fret without buzzing, but i have found they slow you down a bit, the vintage wire i think allows you better speed, but more fret noise, but i use tape wound strings so not a problem with buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Don't forget Fretless, which is the happy situation depressed elephants find themselves in after CBT and a course of sertraline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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