bubinga5 Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 (edited) ive seen these A E thinline P Basses before..in fretted and fretless. .ive seen a sunburst and even a flame maple one.. Made in Japan this one.. im not really a P Bass man but i bloody love these. big time.... what a beautiful instrument..... Edited June 22, 2011 by bubinga5 Quote
Jerry_B Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 I'd kill for just the neck on that one! But it's altogether a very nice bass... Quote
bubinga5 Posted June 22, 2011 Author Posted June 22, 2011 (edited) This Flame maple fretted version with the black headstock is killer!!!!... Edited June 22, 2011 by bubinga5 Quote
thisnameistaken Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Looks a bit like a Godin but cheaper. Quote
davebass66 Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 excuse my ignorance but I take it they're not actually Fenders? They look amazing...where can you get you're hands on them?! Quote
Telebass Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 They are Fenders (Japan, '91 - '94). Not many around... Quote
tonyf Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 [quote name='bubinga5' post='1279095' date='Jun 22 2011, 09:46 PM']This Flame maple fretted version with the black headstock is killer!!!!...[/quote] Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Quote
philw Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 There was one for sale here a few months ago. I know that 'cause I was the one doing the selling. It went abroad I'm afraid. Phil Quote
Bigwan Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 I remember lusting after one of those in the early/mid 90's. I think Mike Inez played one in the video for 'Mama I'm coming Home' (Ozzy)... Quote
gareth Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 This is my HMT variation, essentially the same bass but with a pointy head and pointy bit Quote
RhysP Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 Is the bridge on these known as a "Bent Bit Of Wood"? Quote
gareth Posted June 26, 2011 Posted June 26, 2011 Here is one:- [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/fender-japan-thinline-ae-fretless-precision-781336/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/fender-...ecision-781336/[/url] You just have to sweet talk him into shipping to the UK Quote
TheGreek Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 [quote name='philw' post='1280785' date='Jun 24 2011, 11:53 AM']There was one for sale here a few months ago. I know that 'cause I was the one doing the selling. It went abroad I'm afraid. Phil[/quote] I sold this to Phil..I was disappointed with the p/ups which I believe Phil upgraded before shipping abroad..GAS all you like, just don't buy!! Quote
philw Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 [quote name='TheGreek' post='1288079' date='Jun 30 2011, 06:33 PM']I sold this to Phil..I was disappointed with the p/ups which I believe Phil upgraded before shipping abroad..GAS all you like, just don't buy!![/quote] Your memory is playing tricks Mick. I didn't change anything on the bass other than the setup. I got it playing pretty well with a nice low action – the combination of neck-tilt and truss rod adjustment rather fried my brain though. It went to a guy in France. Can't remember his name now but I Googled him at the time and he seemed reasonably well known on the French Jazz scene. He seemed very happy with the bass. It was a lovely, characterful instrument dripping with mojo, but not a patch on more contemporary versions of the semi-solid concept. Phil Quote
The Dark Lord Posted June 30, 2012 Posted June 30, 2012 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1308772435' post='1279036'] ive seen these A E thinline P Basses before..in fretted and fretless. .ive seen a sunburst and even a flame maple one.. Made in Japan this one.. im not really a P Bass man but i bloody love these. big time.... what a beautiful instrument..... [/quote] I neeeeeed one of these. How do I get one? Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted June 30, 2012 Posted June 30, 2012 I've got the HMT variant for sale here http://basschat.co.uk/topic/179790-for-sale-fender-hmt-semi-acoustic-p-bass-l330/page__p__1713122#entry1713122 Quote
The Dark Lord Posted June 30, 2012 Posted June 30, 2012 I'm another one who's not a big fan of the pointy headstock. Quote
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