Moos3h Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 (edited) This is a belting bass! Heavy ash body, lovely bound and block inlayed neck, nicely done headstock transfer (with 'authentic', ahem, lacquer cracking), NOW WITH SEYMOUR DUNCAN pickups, shielded cavity and brass saddles. Bright and ballsy but plenty of guts too - a fantastic playing, sounding and looking bass! £275 collected from Halifax Edited August 20, 2013 by Moos3h
iconic Posted June 30, 2013 Posted June 30, 2013 (edited) 'Fender' and well applied Fender headstock decal.... .....I'm not the brightest in the world....so is it a genuine Fender? Upfront applogies if I read that wrong, thats the colour combo i want.....just want to clarify things ....reading too many ebay descriptions can do that! Edited June 30, 2013 by iconic
thisnameistaken Posted June 30, 2013 Posted June 30, 2013 Given that it's not a Fender, can you provide any more info about what the origins of the parts are?
Moos3h Posted June 30, 2013 Author Posted June 30, 2013 Hi folks! I'm not sure of the provenance of the bits. I bought it as a no name and finished it up. My guess is that the neck is a Squier vintage modified neck - there was the faintest mark left over from a previous logo and my best guess was that it was a Squier. The body I have no idea. It's deffo ash in my mind, the weight and grain pattern pretty much confirm this - there are no markings in the neck pocket to hint at model numbers or maker. It's most deffo not a fender but I tell you it can hang with the big boys, no mistakes!
martthebass Posted June 30, 2013 Posted June 30, 2013 Ooh this is nice, just need to sell my Frankenfender P bass first .......
iconic Posted June 30, 2013 Posted June 30, 2013 (edited) Could be a squier neck..but never seen a squier without a trussrod access bezel...the dark bit around the 'ole...and i dont think its a vmj neck...?....head/trussrod access/binding different good looking bass though...good luck Edited June 30, 2013 by iconic
Moos3h Posted June 30, 2013 Author Posted June 30, 2013 Hmmm, bit of a mystery then - thanks! Sorry if misleading, I have no idea. I played a VMJ in a shop yesterday and the feel of this neck is a LOT nicer too, so did have my doubts
fleabag Posted June 30, 2013 Posted June 30, 2013 Might be a WDM neck http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/jazz-bass-maple-neck-unfinished-black-block-inlays-and-binding-8147-p.asp
jimbobothy Posted June 30, 2013 Posted June 30, 2013 Just checking but is the truss rod access via the headstock or at the heel? I can't work out if the headstock has a plug in it or a cut out for the truss rod when looking at the photo !
Moos3h Posted June 30, 2013 Author Posted June 30, 2013 Headstock end! Sorry if the pics aren't clear but deffo headstock end.
Thunderbird Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 [quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1373048104' post='2133268'] Awesome grain in the body! [/quote] I thought that very nice eh
Moos3h Posted July 7, 2013 Author Posted July 7, 2013 Please ignore the 'price or trade value' - I've now added the Seymour Duncans that I bought from psychoandy so the price is now £275 - partly because I now don't really want to sell it - it's an extraordinary thing!
claustra Posted August 20, 2013 Posted August 20, 2013 Hi ! I am unearthing this thread as I have bought roughly the same bass 2 years ago, 2d hand in France. Same Wilkinson bridge and tuners, Duncan pick-ups, body, neck, logo etc. It sounds gorgeous and has the same specs The guy told me he had ordered the parts from the US and sold it to me a good price. It sounded good, I bought it without asking questions. Now I am considering selling the bass but want to be clear on what I am selling. Where did you get this one from ? Best wishes,
Moos3h Posted August 20, 2013 Author Posted August 20, 2013 I'd say that's almost certainly a Squier Vintage Modified bass with the logo changed? Nice bass!
claustra Posted August 20, 2013 Posted August 20, 2013 (edited) It's not only the logo : Squiers don't have the same Wilkinson bridge and tuners. This one sounds good also... I did not ask too much detail from the guy I bought the bass from as the price was fair (roughly what you sold yours for) regarding the way the bass played. Now I've lost contact and am searching for details before I sell it. Edited August 20, 2013 by claustra
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