funkle Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 (edited) Hi all. I have turned out to be not much of a fretless player, so I'm going to move this bass on. I've had a fair bit of fun with it. Bought it from martthebass as Fender Mexi Jazz (?2001) with an unlined fretless Status neck; however I have made a few changes: 1. straplocks (cost: not too much) 2. added Graphtech piezo bridge saddles and a Graphtech preamp to help emulate a more 'acoustic' kind of sound, routing a place for a batery and adding a Gotoh battery compartment in the process (cost: lots!!) 3. added a sexy mirror pickguard (cost: moderate) - don't worry, I still have the original white pickguard to include with the sale 4. changed the knobs to chrome (cost: not too much) It's in good condition and still has the original Fender Mexi Jazz pickups. It has a ding on the headstock and a couple of dings and scratches on the body. However, if you look at the photos, I'm sure you'll agree it's a very sexy bass. Full specs as follows: Body: Electron Blue colour, poplar Neck: Graphite, Status, Jazz profile Pickups: MIM Dunlop Straplocks Graphtech Jazz Piezo Bridge Elemements + AcoustiCell Preamp (9V) Controls: front PU vol, rear PU vol, piezo volume (push/push pot for piezo mid boost) Strung with TI Jazz Flats I got it from martthebass for £400, and I've put a fair whack of money into it...more than £200....so I'm looking for £500 + shipping. Drop me a line! Check my feedback on the feedback forum too - all good. Pete Edited April 27, 2008 by funkle
martthebass Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 (edited) I can confirm this is a very nice bass (helped to build it me'self) and Pete is a more than straight up guy to deal with. Anyone who hasn't had a go with a fretless graphite neck needs to at least once in their bass playing career - sub millimetre action (joke) and almost never needs adjusting. It's definitely originally a MIM2001 - I took the original (fretless) neck off - subsequently sold to Road Dog. Good luck with the sale, Mart Edited March 21, 2008 by martthebass
Jase Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 That's a tasty looking cross bred Fender, I'm skint and only have another fretless up for a trade. DAMN!!
thisnameistaken Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 I'm looking at fretless 4s at the moment, but it'll be a week or so before the cash trickles in. One question: Is the alignment of the pole pieces a bit off on the neck pup? It looks weird - like both pups are bridge pups?
funkle Posted March 22, 2008 Author Posted March 22, 2008 (edited) I'd never noticed that, but you're right. When I checked the bass, I see it only affects the E string, and sonically I've never noticed it. I suspect it's because Fender MIM Jazzes have the neck pickup the same size as the bridge pickup - a common hazard when replacing the pickups, and one you need to be careful of, if you're considering it. Pete [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='161972' date='Mar 22 2008, 09:00 PM']I'm looking at fretless 4s at the moment, but it'll be a week or so before the cash trickles in. One question: Is the alignment of the pole pieces a bit off on the neck pup? It looks weird - like both pups are bridge pups?[/quote] Edited March 22, 2008 by funkle
martthebass Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 [quote name='funkle' post='161997' date='Mar 22 2008, 10:58 PM']I suspect it's because Fender MIM Jazzes have the neck pickup the same size as the bridge pickup - a common hazard when replacing the pickups, and one you need to be careful of, if you're considering it. Pete[/quote] If it's any help, I can confirm that the neck pup offset on the E was the same before the neck was changed - I also assumed it was because of the pup sizes. as far as I could tell there hadn't been any mods to the bass before I got it. It certainly didn't affect the output of the E in comparison to the other strings.
Steve_K Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 What a bargain! I would have that if I didn't have a thing against P-bodies
warwickhunt Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 [quote name='Steve_K' post='162476' date='Mar 24 2008, 01:17 AM']What a bargain! I would have that if I didn't have a thing against [b]P-bodies[/b] [/quote] That's good news for you then as it's a J-body ... I need to go back and check as one of us has just got out of bed
funkle Posted March 24, 2008 Author Posted March 24, 2008 Hi guys It's definitely a J-body, NOT a P-body. Hope that helps! Pete
Beedster Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 [quote name='funkle' post='162525' date='Mar 24 2008, 08:58 AM']Hi guys It's definitely a J-body, NOT a P-body. Hope that helps! Pete[/quote] I don't think that was ever in doubt
The Burpster Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 [quote name='Beedster' post='162526' date='Mar 24 2008, 09:01 AM']I don't think that was ever in doubt [/quote] Indeed Chris, my thoughts exactly...... As someone once said to me (when I was having a blonde day) "[i]someone needs to pop back to bass recognition school, for some revision!"[/i]
Steve_K Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 *hides under sheets* Sorry guys! Don't like either if that makes it any better?
funkle Posted March 24, 2008 Author Posted March 24, 2008 Oh yeah, that makes it just dandy Pete [quote name='Steve_K' post='162724' date='Mar 24 2008, 05:19 PM']*hides under sheets* Sorry guys! Don't like either if that makes it any better? [/quote]
funkle Posted March 25, 2008 Author Posted March 25, 2008 Thanks kindly. We'll see how it sells.... Pete [quote name='MB1' post='162949' date='Mar 25 2008, 02:46 AM']MB1. Very nice! Top of the Shop![/quote]
funkle Posted March 30, 2008 Author Posted March 30, 2008 Hi all, I would appreciate it if anyone who's interested in buying would PM me. As it is, I'm thinking about moving this on to eBay. Thanks. Pete
funkle Posted March 31, 2008 Author Posted March 31, 2008 That's a couple of PMs replied. I guess not for eBay just yet.... Pete
funkle Posted April 2, 2008 Author Posted April 2, 2008 All right, I'm going to put this on eBay. I'll post a link when the auction goes up. Pete
funkle Posted April 27, 2008 Author Posted April 27, 2008 Re-listed in [topic="0"]this thread[/topic]. No more replies here please! Pete
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