NBD X2: jaydee mark king and fender geddy lee

[marcus bell]

These both got delivered to me today at around 11am, and I had work at 12 so I only got a quick look then had to shoot off, imagine my wait whilst I was at work to get home and play the things

Anyways first up is a Japanese fender geddy lee jazz bass in black
Great bass, solid fender jazz tone, can do the whole Marcus thing, Aswell as a lovely jazzy jaco ish tone that I just love! Didn't like the white plate so took it off until I can get a black one

Number two, jaydee supernatural mark king series 3 in an interesting pearl green colour
What a great example! The chrome hardware was looking a bit dirty and unloved so I stripped the bridge and everything else and polished it up, before setting the instrument up the way I like it, straight neck, very low action, then Intonate etc , looks so much better now especially for an instrument that is 27 years old , 4 years older than me haha!

Both basses will definitely need new strings and I want to get one of those 5 guitar rack things so I can leave them out in my room, but except that my gas levels really are reducing all the time

Will get pictures up as soon as I can , probably lunchtime tomorrow

Thanks guys, hope all is well

[Prime_BASS]

I can't keep up with you.

[Dingus]

Great news, Marcus.

I've never seen a pearl green JD, but I do remember when the pearl, colours like pink, blue and yellow were introduced in about 1987. A bit disturbingly in retrospect , those colours complimented rather well a lot of the clothes that people were wearing at the time .

I hope you get many years of pleasure from your new acquisitions. But then again, the odds aren't good.

[marcus bell]

Well see , I've got my keeper basses

[Kev]

Which are your keeper basses?

And congrats on these ones. Of course the jazz can do the Marcus thing, you being Marcus and all

[marcus bell]

My old jaydee roadie, just Cus it was my first jaydee, it's 33 years old, not only is it a fantastic bass but my dad gave it me, mark king has played it and signed it too

And the status Kingbass artist, just my dream bass

And yeah never thought of It like that

[IainRoberts]

Some good eyes for the jaydees! Possibly a silly question but is it possible to get the age from the serial number? I love my jaydee and it would be great to know a bit of its history:-)

[GeeCee]

Yes, most of the time. There are a few quirks. What is your number (and type of bass)?

Edited March 26, 2014 by GeeCee

[IainRoberts]

Thanks GeeCee
I will have to remember to look at the serial number but here's a photo of the bass

[GeeCee]

OK, so its a Mark King model with a funk groove, so almost certainly a S2 and probably from around '85-87. The serial number should be five digits with the first number representing the year so by way of example a serial number like 71141 would be from 1987 and roughly the 1141st instrument made.

On thinking about it a 84 or 85 might have a lead zero, so 04XXX or 05XXX where XXX is the number of instruments made.

Edited April 2, 2014 by GeeCee