hamfist Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) now SOLD subject to final payment. This 2004/5 bass is in very good condition, with a just a few very minor dings and scratches, which the natural wood and clear polyurethane finish hides very nicely anyway. Quality upgrades are ...... 1/ Fralin pickups. These are simply superb and very mid-complex. 2/ GOTOH high mass bridge 3/ Hipshot tuners. Plays beautifully. The neck is slim and comfortable and playability is, IMO, superb. Fretwork is faultless, the neck-binding and the block-inlays have a look of "class" about them. Visually, the neck looks to be lovely and tight within it's pocket. Currently loaded with nickel roundwounds 100-40. I have it set with a low-med action as I dig in pretty hard. Comes with a well used, but effective hard shell case. The tone with these upgrades is simply classic Jazz with all the right frequencies to cut through beautifully in a band setting. Easily the nicest J bass I have played. Shielded very, very well. For a straight ole single coil Jazz with no fancy noiseless (toneless ?) pickups, she is very quiet. My bathroom scales put the weight at 3.75kg, which seems a bit optimistic to me, but I'd say it was neither "heavy" or "light". If I had to guess, and and I do as I have no other way to weigh it, I'd say it is somewhere arout 4kg (8.5 lbs) Please be aware that the CIJ '75 RI Jazzes actually have 60's spacing (generally considered the "standard" jazz spacing) between the pickups, not the slightly wider 70's spacing. See below for some pics and vids of soundclips of each pickup. Bass straight into a mixer and into my computer. Mild compression applied via Ableton Live. No other effects. For sale as I am finding I am becoming a P bass tone man. This Jazz gets close on the neck pickup, but as the P tone is what I am aiming for 95% of the time, I may as well get the real thing. I'll admit that I will miss the uber-funky bridge pickup tone of this Jazz though, which a P can't touch of course.. Anyway, £595 couriered to you within mainland UK. Happy to ship abroad, but please contact me for exact costs. Would probably be asking about an extra £20 for shipping within the EU. No trade offers, thanks. [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/cij-jazz-a.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/cij-jazz-b.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/cij-jazz-c.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/cij-jazz-d.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/cij-jazz-e.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/cij-jazz-g.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/cij-jazz-h.html"][/url] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbqWRQSrLak&feature=youtu.be[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHcTcVGUfxc[/media] Edited January 24, 2013 by hamfist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PhfPhKpUeo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PhfPhKpUeo[/url] Edited January 19, 2013 by hamfist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmchale2009 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Shame there is no trades on this as I would snap your arm off if you'd have accepted my Lakland Bob Glaub in trade. Alas I will have to wish you the best of luck in your sale! Have a bump on me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 [quote name='timmchale2009' timestamp='1358529568' post='1940990'] Shame there is no trades on this as I would snap your arm off if you'd have accepted my Lakland Bob Glaub in trade. Alas I will have to wish you the best of luck in your sale! Have a bump on me! [/quote] If it had been a Duck Dunn I'd have bitten your hand off but unfortunately I just can't cope with large nut widths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmchale2009 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Yeah it's .25" thicker than the Duck Dunn, although that said it still feels quite tapered in comparison to other P-Bass' I've had the privilege to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 bump with small price drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Great sounding bass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 [quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1358753178' post='1944356'] Great sounding bass! [/quote] THankyou, you are a gentleman of great discernment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 OK, tweaking the price down. This is becoming a bit of a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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