paul h Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 (edited) Just "pulled the trigger" on this.... [url="http://www.rondomusic.com/sjb-75ltd3ts.html"]http://www.rondomusic.com/sjb-75ltd3ts.html[/url] and a black scratchplate to go with it. £140 plus whatever I get stung for by customs. Around £30/40 I imagine. The next 2-5 days will be hell! Paul. Edited July 4, 2008 by paul h Quote
OutToPlayJazz Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 Nice, Paul! I liked the advertising blurb about the "high mass" bridge. How to beat Fender at their own game, but at a fraction of the cost! Quote
neilb Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 Good old boy Paul....looks nice mate. A black Jazz with rosewood board is next on my list. Quote
paul h Posted June 22, 2008 Author Posted June 22, 2008 Cheers guys. How are you getting on with the Wizards in your Sx's Neil? I am planning on keeping this one stock apart from the pickguard but I am curious. P. Quote
stingrayfan Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 (edited) Do you gig your SXs? Do they stand up to the rigours of gigging ok? Edited June 22, 2008 by stingrayfan Quote
paul h Posted June 22, 2008 Author Posted June 22, 2008 (edited) Bedroom player only I'm afraid so I can't say. I would be pretty confidant gigging with my SX P though if the need ever arose. P. Edited June 22, 2008 by paul h Quote
neilb Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 [quote name='stingrayfan' post='224207' date='Jun 22 2008, 03:41 PM']Do you gig your SXs? Do they stand up to the rigours of gigging ok?[/quote] Yes, 100%. My 2 are gigged regularly and are a dream to play. Paul......Wizards are great. But the stock PUPS were/are OK, bit too strong for my liking. SX rules!!!! Quote
stingrayfan Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 BTW: great website & portfolio Paul H. Impressive stuff. Quote
stingrayfan Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 [quote name='neilb' post='224268' date='Jun 22 2008, 04:55 PM']Yes, 100%. My 2 are gigged regularly and are a dream to play. Paul......Wizards are great. But the stock PUPS were/are OK, bit too strong for my liking. SX rules!!!![/quote] Would a J-retro or similar pre-amp fit into the Jazz d'you reckon? Might be a fun to hot-rod one.... Quote
paul h Posted June 22, 2008 Author Posted June 22, 2008 [quote]Paul......Wizards are great. But the stock PUPS were/are OK, bit too strong for my liking.[/quote] Hopefully the "improved" Ltd. pickups are not actually just "ruined". My stock P pickup is great. Loud and punchy. Just like me on a night out! [quote]BTW: great website & portfolio Paul H. Impressive stuff.[/quote] Ta muchly. Quote
7string Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 Blimey, a solid ash bodied bass for that price. Pretty cool Quote
paul h Posted June 23, 2008 Author Posted June 23, 2008 Why isn't it here yet??? Oh yeah, only ordered it yesterday. It will look a bit like this once I have the black plate on it. Nice innit? Quote
Huge Hands Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 I'm still waiting for them to get five string P's in (with Jazz Pups). They've just run out of 5 string black jazzes which was going to be my fall back if I couldn't take the wait any longer Quote
neilb Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 [quote name='stingrayfan' post='224275' date='Jun 22 2008, 05:09 PM']Would a J-retro or similar pre-amp fit into the Jazz d'you reckon? Might be a fun to hot-rod one....[/quote] You will need to route the cavity a little deeper so I understand to take the retro. Some US owners have stuck in Auderes and retros and state they had to do some woodwork on the cavity. Quote
WarPig Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) oh theyre back in stock now? was just what you were after right? will be a good'un no doubt. Edited June 23, 2008 by WarPig Quote
paul h Posted June 23, 2008 Author Posted June 23, 2008 Hi Warpig, This is actually a new Ltd. version. The one pictured in my post above never came back in stock. Luckily they now do a black replacement pg! So I get the look I was after..plus the high mass bridge and improved tuners/fret job/pickups. P. Quote
Bay Splayer Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 the only complaint i had about my SX jazz was the neck pup was very very weak, not even half the volume of the bridge pup which is very "punchy" replaced with wizard 84 neck pup, stuck on a set of DR fatbeams, problem solved, sounds perfect. Quote
beerdragon Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 [quote name='paul h' post='225121' date='Jun 23 2008, 04:06 PM']Why isn't it here yet??? Oh yeah, only ordered it yesterday. It will look a bit like this once I have the black plate on it. Nice innit? [/quote] Can you let us know what custom duty you had pay?, Quote
Born 2B Mild Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Hey Paul h, Has it arrived? What's your critical view on it, and how much did it finally work out at? We wanna know! Quote
Tait Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 theres some cool SX stuff out! [url="http://www.rondomusic.com/sjmb62car.html"]http://www.rondomusic.com/sjmb62car.html[/url] i want one Quote
paul h Posted June 24, 2008 Author Posted June 24, 2008 Only ordered it Sunday guys...I reckon it will be here Thursday or Friday if I am lucky with courier. Full report and final price once the dust settles. I hate waiting. P. Quote
paul h Posted June 25, 2008 Author Posted June 25, 2008 Would you believe Fedex tried to deliver it today while I was at work! Ordered Sunday, delivered Wednesday. That's quicker than most UK shops. I have arrange for it to be delivered to another address...hopefully tomorrow. There will be duty to pay, but they can't tell me how much yet. Paul. Quote
Jase Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Talking of SX basses I come across this vid of Marlowe DK..great player, he's using an SX fretless, sounds good too [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT2bKBg2J-k"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT2bKBg2J-k[/url] Quote
paul h Posted June 26, 2008 Author Posted June 26, 2008 (edited) Got it! Not so good out of the box as my P...but a beautiful looking bass. It is in dire need of a set up and I have given the truss rod a quick tweak already. I will let that settle before I do anything drastic but I think it might need a neck shim. I will order some new strings for it and then sort it out properly. The only slightly annoying thing is that the SX scratchplate I ordered didn't actually fit. On closer inspection the original plate had been altered also. A few minutes with a craft knife and some sandpaper soon got it sorted out though. The neck is lovely. It could be mistaken for a Fender neck quite easily. It is somewhere between a P and a J and feels very comfortable. The body, believe it or not appears to be a single piece of ash with quite a nice grain. It sounds and plays terrible at the moment, but I can definitely hear a good bass in there somewhere. I just need to tease it out. This quick snap does not do it justice in anyway...it really is a stunning looking bass. [attachment=10063:SN850056.JPG] As soon as I get the duty bill I will let you know the total cost. Paul. Edited June 26, 2008 by paul h Quote
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