Linus27 Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Just wondering, did Fender ever do a James Jamerson signature model? If they haven't, I wonder why as he is so well known and respected among bassists. Quote
wateroftyne Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) They haven't, I'm guessing partly because JJ's P was a fairly standard config, already available as a reissue. Edited April 14, 2011 by wateroftyne Quote
EssentialTension Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 There was a limited edition in the early 1990s I think. Quote
wateroftyne Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='1200113' date='Apr 14 2011, 11:36 PM']There was a limited edition in the early 1990s I think.[/quote] Ooh - you're right. Forgot about that one... 'twas a very limited run. Quote
EssentialTension Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='1200118' date='Apr 14 2011, 11:43 PM']Ooh - you're right. Forgot about that one... 'twas a very limited run.[/quote] Was it 100? Something to do with the Los Angeles Bass Centre? Quote
wateroftyne Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='1200122' date='Apr 14 2011, 11:46 PM']Was it 100? Something to do with the Los Angeles Bass Centre?[/quote] I think so - I remember it had a certificate and a posh engraved neck plate... Quote
noelk27 Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='1200122' date='Apr 14 2011, 10:46 PM']Was it 100? Something to do with the Los Angeles Bass Centre?[/quote] It was also available through the Bass Centre in the UK. And yea, it was a numbered run of 100. Quote
EssentialTension Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 [quote name='noelk27' post='1200132' date='Apr 14 2011, 11:52 PM']It was also available through the Bass Centre in the UK. And yea, it was a numbered run of 100.[/quote] But where are they now? Rare, very collectible and so pricey, I guess. Quote
LukeFRC Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 and with an action measured in centimeters not millimeters... 4 Quote
EssentialTension Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 [quote name='LukeFRC' post='1200140' date='Apr 14 2011, 11:57 PM']and with an action measured in centimeters not millimeters...[/quote] Excellent. Proper bass. Quote
noelk27 Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='1200137' date='Apr 14 2011, 10:55 PM']But where are they now? Rare, very collectible and so pricey, I guess.[/quote] Well, got £900 (ish) for the one I sold on eBay, in 2005. Around the same time I got £800 (ish) for an '87 G&L El Toro. Quote
iconic Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 There's one in my anorak bass book, it 'looks' like a simple 90/91 MIA Vintage Series P bass re-issue of his colour combination of sunburst/tort pickguard/rosewood with dual pup guards, tug bar, ID'd neckplate and a bit of paper saying what it was, there isn't even a unique headstock sticker on the front as far as I know... and 100 off made by agreement with his family. as an aside, I thought he simply used a regular bass (basses!)....with flats so high you could limbo dance under them, and as both his main basses were stolen it isn't based on anything special? 1 Quote
chris_b Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='1200137' date='Apr 14 2011, 11:55 PM']But where are they now? Rare, very collectible and so pricey, I guess.[/quote] No wonder Fender got lazy and stopped trying when they realised people would spend extra on a standard bass with a plate on it that just said James Jamerson!! Quote
wateroftyne Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 [quote name='chris_b' post='1200303' date='Apr 15 2011, 09:32 AM']No wonder Fender got lazy and stopped trying when they realised people would spend extra on a standard bass with a plate on it that just said James Jamerson!![/quote] To be fair, it was CS-built. Quote
noelk27 Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 (edited) [quote name='iconic' post='1200267' date='Apr 15 2011, 08:03 AM']it 'looks' like a simple 90/91 MIA Vintage Series P bass re-issue of his colour combination of sunburst/tort pickguard/rosewood with dual pup guards, tug bar, ID'd neckplate and a bit of paper saying what it was ... and as both his main basses were stolen it isn't based on anything special?[/quote] Built by the Fender Custom Shop, at a time when CS instrumets were only ever produced in small quantities, or to order, and were the equivalent of what Fender would call master-built today. My reason for buying one was the quality - it was the best built Fender I've owned, completely blowing away an original '72 P'bass and 80s P'bass Special. If it hadn't been new I'd have been convinced it was a 60s instrument - from its feel and sound. As for what it was based on, I'd always understood that James Jamerson Jr was in possession of one of his father's basses. Edited April 15, 2011 by noelk27 Quote
noelk27 Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 (edited) [quote name='chris_b' post='1200303' date='Apr 15 2011, 08:32 AM']No wonder Fender got lazy and stopped trying when they realised people would spend extra on a standard bass with a plate on it that just said James Jamerson!![/quote] The Bass Centre were also the first people to give the world a Fender-built Jaco signature Jazz Bass, so maybe it's them we should blame for the current trend for reissues badged as signature editions. Edited April 15, 2011 by noelk27 Quote
Bilbo Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 Let's face it. Anyone who buys a signature model of any description is seriously missing the point anyway and asking to be exploited Quote
chris_b Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 [quote name='noelk27' post='1200415' date='Apr 15 2011, 10:58 AM']....As for what it was based on, I'd always understood that James Jamerson Jr was in possession of one of his father's basses....[/quote] All (both ?) JJ's Precision basses were stolen. Quote
chris_b Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 [quote name='noelk27' post='1200427' date='Apr 15 2011, 11:04 AM']The Bass Centre were also the first people to give the world a Fender-built Jaco signature Jazz Bass, so maybe it's them we should blame for the current trend for reissues badged as signature editions.[/quote] I have a Fender catalogue from about 10 years ago. There are over 50 sig Strats! Quote
molan Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 [quote name='chris_b' post='1200455' date='Apr 15 2011, 11:17 AM']All (both ?) JJ's Precision basses were stolen.[/quote] Wasn't one recovered about a year or so ago? Bass Player Mag ran an article on it - way over the top editorial about you could [i]feel Jamerson't presence in the room[/i] sort of stuff Quote
hillbilly deluxe Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 I think that les paul sig models are funny.ie Slash,etc. Quote
Linus27 Posted April 15, 2011 Author Posted April 15, 2011 [quote name='molan' post='1200459' date='Apr 15 2011, 11:20 AM']Wasn't one recovered about a year or so ago? Bass Player Mag ran an article on it - way over the top editorial about you could [i]feel Jamerson't presence in the room[/i] sort of stuff[/quote] Was that not one of Jaco's basses? Quote
Hutton Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 [quote name='Linus27' post='1200940' date='Apr 15 2011, 04:44 PM']Was that not one of Jaco's basses?[/quote] Yep. That's what I remember. Quote
BB2000 Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 [quote name='chris_b' post='1200455' date='Apr 15 2011, 11:17 AM']All (both ?) JJ's Precision basses were stolen.[/quote] JJ junior has his Dad's upright bass. Quote
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