Mike's Bass Collection

[Mike]

Hi all - finally, an up-to-date family picture!




[b]Back L-R:[/b] Bassix Jazz EUB, Ken Smith BT6, Cort GB-75
[b]Front L-R:[/b] 1975 Fender Jazz, Shuker Custom Jazz 4, 1968 Fender Jazz (modded with EMG active pups & fretless lined ebony board - no, it wasn't me!), 1984 Ibanez Musician.


This are the basses that I gig with, and get regular usage:




75 Jazz, Shuker, 69 Jazz, Ken Smith.


I'm using the Cort to tide me over as Jon Shuker is building me a matching 5 string but in Red, with delano pickups, and macassar board & blocks (think a snazzy 66 Candy Apple Red Fender!)

This is the pedalboard I use, should you be interested. Custom-made (by myself, a complete duffer at anything manly like DIY).




This comprises: Sadowsky DI, Boss LMB3 Limiter, EBS Octabass octaver, Boss TU2 Tuner, Danelectro Autowah and a not-often used programmable Tech 21 Sansamp.

I also use Markbass gear - a 1x12 combo, with a 2x10 extension.


Regards


Mike

[birdy]

Nice collection Mike! I particularly like the 75 jazz :-)

Steve

[OutToPlayJazz]

Love that Ken Smith BT6! Excellent collection, Mike

[silverfoxnik]

+1

They all look good but that 75 Jazz looks fantastic, as does the Ken Smith! You must be a very happy man...

[Beedster]

You need a '70's Precision to set that lot off
Beautiful collection Mike, love that upright. The Jazzes of course are to die for also
Chris

[Kiwi]

lovely stuff, I agree with beedster, you need a flatwounded loaded p-bass

[cetera]

Lovin' the '75 Jazz....

[Josh]

Georgous Ken Smith man!

[Mike]

Thanks for all the positive comments. I'm extremely happy with "the herd". Sometimes I wonder why I keep the Ibby Musician, then I play it and remember what a stonking bass it is in it's own right. For a while it was my main gigging bass, then the 75 jazz was, and now it's the Shuker.

[Mike]

More of the Smith - it's been well used!





And the Jazz, when it had a J-retro in it:

[silverfoxnik]

[quote name='Mike' post='172708' date='Apr 8 2008, 10:59 PM']More of the Smith - it's been well used!





And the Jazz, when it had a J-retro in it:

[/quote]
They look even better close up!

[Nick80]

+1 for the 75 jazz, lovely.

[dub_junkie]

lovin the Shuker - looks gorgeous,I'll bet it plays the same

what do the switches do?

[Mike]

Thanks dub_junkie, it's my number one.

The switches are Active-Off-Passive, Coil tap, LEDs dim/LEDs bright.
The knobs are Master Volume, Pickup blend, Bass, Mids, Treble.

[Bullet-Rule]

Loving your jazz basses- definitely going to get one after the money burden of university (another 4 years) lol.