Mark King's 8 string Jaydee (absolutely mint)

[TheGreek]

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No mention of how he can authenticate this though..

[waynepunkdude]

Jaydee's really are hideous looking things.

[GeeCee]

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No mention of how he can authenticate this though..
[/quote]

This particular seller is prone to ridiculous pricing. Must be a New York thing. Authenticating is easy. He has given you the serial number, so call Jaydee and they will tell you who it's listed on the books as having been made for. The Mark King thing is not entirely implausible. I remember a guy telling me something similar a few years back, how John had made some basses that he hoped Mark would be interested in, but Mark declined them. The guy bought a S1 Mark King off of John that he claimed was one of those basses. It's not a '91 bass though. If this is the bass I think it is, it was made for a guy called Dave who lives in Ohio.

Edited November 26, 2011 by GeeCee

[GeeCee]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1322334627' post='1449622']
Jaydee's really are hideous looking things.
[/quote]

Hideous ... really.

[TheGreek]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1322334627' post='1449622']
Jaydee's really are hideous looking things.
[/quote]


Ahh.. the parlance of young people..

you, of course mean "Hideous" as in "beautiful/well sculpted/pleasing to the eye" in the same way as "Bad" means "good"???

I accept that it's not the nicest headstock in the world but the bodies...hmmm...so reminiscent of a woman's hips and bottom..

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1322330717' post='1449560']
If it was built in 1991 and was left in the closet since how did it get to America?
[/quote]
The closet must have been exported without being opened. It's the only possible explanation. Mark King's been wondering what happened to it ever since.

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1322334627' post='1449622']
Jaydee's really are hideous looking things.
[/quote]
Not my cup of tea either.

[GeeCee]

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1322342790' post='1449786']
Not my cup of tea either.
[/quote]

Fair enough, but hardly hideous methinks

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='GeeCee' timestamp='1322343631' post='1449803']
Fair enough, but hardly hideous methinks
[/quote]
I think Wayne may have been poking with a stick.

[JohnFitzgerald]

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1322341929' post='1449761']
I accept that it's not the nicest headstock in the world but the bodies...hmmm...so reminiscent of a woman's hips and bottom..
[/quote]


I couldn't disagree more - in a nice way.
The headstock is just so distinctive and is a great feature.

All in my opinion of course.

[Schnozzalee]

I really like it too but i'm not a fan of Mark King

[Happy Jack]

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1322344676' post='1449829']
I think Wayne may have been poking with a stick.
[/quote]

You may be right Dave - but I have to agree with him!

[paul_5]

I have to agree about the headstock looking awful.
In addition I don't like the tuners, neck, pickups, NASA electronics, body shape, colour or contour.

Nice case though.

[Clarky]

Sorry, to me they look like someone's taken an Alembic Series 1 and bionically fused it with a tart's handbag. I'm sure it sounds great though

[MB1]

MB1.
The only 8 string Jaydee ive ever seen Mr King with was this one (around the time of True Colours) used on "Hours by the window"
obviously it was originally built at Jaydee but as to its history only Mr King or Mr Diggins would know that!
(A very old Pic out of One Two Testing.)
Think Durandassi may know a little more on this?

Edited November 29, 2011 by MB1