tezza-j Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) [url="http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4000.htm"]http://elderly.com/v...ms/55U-4000.htm[/url] This is my guitar (still on the Elderly site). It's all original except for a rear-pickup rewind. Thanks Terry Edited August 1, 2013 by tezza-j
the boy Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 Are you open to trades, I've got 2012 BMW 320d lo mileage if you are interested.
rock steady Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 [quote name='the boy' timestamp='1375122380' post='2156986'] Are you open to trades, I've got 2012 BMW 320d lo mileage if you are interested. [/quote]
Kiwi Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 I wonder if RicksFine found the early Jazz he was looking for...?
tezza-j Posted July 29, 2013 Author Posted July 29, 2013 'fraid not. I'm looking for a straight sale. Thanks Tez
tezza-j Posted July 29, 2013 Author Posted July 29, 2013 I'm based in North London btw, in the UK. Thanks Tez
booboo Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 [quote name='the boy' timestamp='1375122380' post='2156986'] Are you open to trades, I've got 2012 BMW 320d lo mileage if you are interested. [/quote] Seeing as it's not a stack-knob, the pick-up is rewound, and there are a couple of dings how about a trade for my 2007 high mileage Peugeot 307SW? It's a great gig-wagon and I've got the extra seats that go in the boot.
Rick's Fine '52 Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 Has the pickguard been drilled above the strings for a once re-located thumbrest?? Thanks in advance. Rick.
Rick's Fine '52 Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 [quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1375123350' post='2157004'] I wonder if RicksFine found the early Jazz he was looking for...? [/quote] Not yet.................
tezza-j Posted July 30, 2013 Author Posted July 30, 2013 Rick, do you mean this? [url="http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m212/tezza-j/null_zps9ce5636c.jpg"][/url]
Rick's Fine '52 Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 [quote name='tezza-j' timestamp='1375194084' post='2157940'] Rick, do you mean this? [url="http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m212/tezza-j/null_zps9ce5636c.jpg"][/url] [/quote] Yep, thanks for the reply, and extra pics!
CPBass Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 OMG--------think my Internal Defibrillator has just gone off….twice Id be happy just to play it for 10 mins
mckendrick Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 [quote name='tezza-j' timestamp='1375136254' post='2157252'] i've already got a sh*t car thanks [/quote] Riposte! P*ssed meself.
Truckstop Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 [quote name='tezza-j' timestamp='1375136254' post='2157252'] i've already got a sh*t car thanks [/quote] Amazing. Truckstop
booboo Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 [quote name='tezza-j' timestamp='1375136254' post='2157252'] i've already got a sh*t car thanks [/quote] Just serviced. you could do a lot worse for a roomy runabout, but after seeing the latest pics I would be after the bass plus some cash my way TBH.
Rick's Fine '52 Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) [quote name='geofio' timestamp='1375313584' post='2159778'] calm down guys it's just a Bass. [/quote] Yep, it is just a bass, but its a very special bass, and one worthy of comments, and special mention. This is the perfected Jazz, in the same way the '58 Precision was the final solution, and the exact format still mass produced over 50 years later. These slab board Jazzes are extremely rare, and highly sought after and prized. they are also rarer than a stack-knob, albeit less valuable and collectable, but they are rarer (9 stack knobs for sale that i know of at present, none of these).This is[i] the [/i]Jaco bass, a slab board '61. [i]The[/i] JPJ bass. When people talk about a bass playing like butter (I know, it's used too often, normally by people who don't even know what they are saying), this is the bass they are referring to, this is the feel, this is the bass that has [i]that[/i] tone. A bass that when you play it, you just sink into it, and immediately feel like you've been playing it for years. A bass that has been described as playing and ringing like a grand piano. By the way, I have no affiliation with this bass or the seller, but I have played and owned these, and 2-knob Jazzes, and they are very, very special instruments. "Just a bass"?, yes, for sure, I get that, but then a Stradivarius is just a violin, and a 1965 Ferrari GTO Daytona is just a car, and a Chateau Petrus Pomerol 1998 is just a bottle of wine. They are desirable, and applauded for good reason. These things don't turn up very often, and I'm actually surprised by the [i]lack [/i]of admiring comments to be honest. Anyway, forgive my waxing-lyrical-rant, but these basses ain't half bad!! Carry on......don't mind me. Edited August 1, 2013 by Rick's Fine '52
mckendrick Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 [quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1375315386' post='2159802'] I'm actually surprised by the [i]lack [/i]of admiring comments to be honest. [/quote] We was waiting for you, man. No point saying it twice.
risingson Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 I've been watching this sale and I didn't really know what to say that hasn't already been said. Just a wonderful instrument, the kind of thing I'd sooner buy over any car or probably any other bass too. Just wow.
lozbass Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) I can admire it - and if I wasn't giving up entirely on long-scale, I'd be seriously interested in this as a collector and player piece. The only issue (apart from the scale) for me is the sunburst - I'm sure that this is entirely period correct but the black (and red) bands are too wide for my personal taste...I'm shallow and so are my preferences in sunburst graduation. A very lovely thing that I suspect will be gone soon. Edited August 1, 2013 by lozbass
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