bubinga5 Posted June 22, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 nice bit o'wood there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_B Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I'd kill for just the neck on that one! But it's altogether a very nice bass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fudge Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Never had fret less GAS ... until now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 (edited) This Flame maple fretted version with the black headstock is killer!!!!... Edited June 22, 2011 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Looks a bit like a Godin but cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebass66 Posted June 23, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 They are Fenders (Japan, '91 - '94). Not many around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyf Posted June 23, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted June 24, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 That fretless is a dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted June 24, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 This is my HMT variation, essentially the same bass but with a pointy head and pointy bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Very nice B5. You going for it/one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 The OP looks pretty nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Is the bridge on these known as a "Bent Bit Of Wood"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted June 26, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 30, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted July 1, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted June 30, 2012 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted June 30, 2012 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I'm another one who's not a big fan of the pointy headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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