SimonEdward Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 (edited) [quote name='marcus bell' timestamp='1343305887' post='1748609'] love that black jaydee ... [/quote] "Well.. if you like that.. you'll probably like this.." (My JD) "Basses on the settee".. [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Basses by J.D.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Settee by Daniel Stores, Ealing London[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Great thread![/font][/color] Edited December 15, 2013 by SimonEdward Quote
warriorbass05 Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 I am looking for another if anyone knows one for sale!!! Quote
FlatEric Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 I keep meaning to put this in here, as it is a stunning piece of John's early work. It has appeared in Basschat before but not here, in the Jaydee section. The player is Richard "Fez" Ferriday, with the band Cryer. Very nice. Cheers. Quote
warriorbass05 Posted August 29, 2012 Posted August 29, 2012 Surely there has to be more of these out there!!!! c'mon, let's see them! Quote
TheGreek Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 I met a fella recently who claimed to have a Jaydee Flying V guitar...now that's going to be unusual.. Quote
WinterMute Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1347389779' post='1800196'] I met a fella recently who claimed to have a Jaydee Flying V guitar...now that's going to be unusual.. [/quote] I played in a band in the 80's with a guitarist who had a JD Flying V, there was an explorer too I believe... This is the only pic I can find, and you cant see the headstock, but it's definitely a JD, this would be 1980 or thereabouts, in Tamworth. [attachment=118061:OMEN1.jpg] Edited September 11, 2012 by WinterMute Quote
GeeCee Posted September 12, 2012 Posted September 12, 2012 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1347389779' post='1800196'] I met a fella recently who claimed to have a Jaydee Flying V guitar...now that's going to be unusual.. [/quote] Not really, a lot of John's early output was guitars. I have seen JD versions of strats, teles, Les Pauls, firebirds, explorers, 335s, flying Vs (inc. a 12-string), SGs, even large-body jazzers, as well as his own Hooligan line of guitars. The guitars are really good value on the second hand market since they are high quality builds, using quality materials and don't seem to fetch much money since most of the interest is in his basses. That said, I believe much, maybe most of John's output these days relates to SG variants (Iommi Old Boy copies). Quote
Big_Stu Posted September 12, 2012 Posted September 12, 2012 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1347389779' post='1800196'] I met a fella recently who claimed to have a Jaydee Flying V guitar...now that's going to be unusual.. [/quote] There was one up on Ebay a couple of years ago. Dave Hill had one of his Explorers in the early '80s & there was one of those on Ebay last year. Quote
funkgod Posted September 30, 2012 Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) More Jaydee porn, im sure i heard/read he had ordered 1 or 2 before he died ? anyone ? UPDATE..... I have just had a scoot about the net and found a thred on talkbass. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/jaydee-mark-king-heaviest-bass-guitar-ever-782908/"]http://www.talkbass....ar-ever-782908/[/url] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_BZERP4x0s&feature=share[/media] Edited September 30, 2012 by funkgod Quote
GeeCee Posted September 30, 2012 Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) [quote name='funkgod' timestamp='1349045484' post='1821177'] More Jaydee porn, im sure i heard/read he had ordered 1 or 2 before he died ? anyone ? UPDATE..... I have just had a scoot about the net and found a thred on talkbass. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/jaydee-mark-king-heaviest-bass-guitar-ever-782908/"]http://www.talkbass....ar-ever-782908/[/url][/quote] Not quite. He didn't actually order any. John was given an open commission through his US distributor (Aspen Pittman) to build Jaco a bass as a result of him trying the Mark King seen in the above video. I think the distributor was involved in setting up the demonstration. John was in the process of building 6 (or up to 6) '62 jazz copies when he learned that Jaco had died. There were 3 fretted and 3 fretless. If you scroll back through this thread (page 8) there is a picture of one of the fretless ones. Other than the frets, they were all identical: black painted bodies, ebony boards, unlined in the case of the fretless basses, black hardware (bridge, machineheads, knobs, etc.), active EMG pick-ups, and passive controls (V/V/T). It's not clear if all 6 basses were finished (though I suspect they were). After Jaco died, the finished basses were sold through various guitar shops (such as the Bass Centre). Interestingly, Jaco was offered a sunburst fretless jazz bass to play during that BIT demonstration that belonged to someone in the audience. Jaco declined and said he wanted to play something different and was either given or chose the Jaydee off the wall. It wasn't his instrument and he returned it after the show. I think that particular bass is currently owned by a pro musician, Mark Manley, in the USA. Edited October 1, 2012 by GeeCee Quote
krysh Posted September 30, 2012 Posted September 30, 2012 [quote name='funkgod' timestamp='1349045484' post='1821177'] More Jaydee porn, im sure i heard/read he had ordered 1 or 2 before he died ? anyone ? UPDATE..... I have just had a scoot about the net and found a thred on talkbass. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/jaydee-mark-king-heaviest-bass-guitar-ever-782908/"]http://www.talkbass....ar-ever-782908/[/url] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_BZERP4x0s&feature=share[/media] [/quote] sorry guys, jaco on a jaydee through a peavey. do yo still really believe it's about gear? Quote
funkgod Posted September 30, 2012 Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) Cheers GeeCee thats a great read, would of been really intresting to see a pic of them together, i wonder if john has a pic ? Just had a look at the black one great how john redone his logo in a small fender style Edited September 30, 2012 by funkgod Quote
warriorbass05 Posted October 2, 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 How about this? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QRy_OhFypU&list=UUkL5Yr0mf37cfKZ4u-vUbIQ&index=1&feature=plcp"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QRy_OhFypU&list=UUkL5Yr0mf37cfKZ4u-vUbIQ&index=1&feature=plcp[/url] Quote
warriorbass05 Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Or, like this... [IMG]http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i91/warriorbass05/Basses/536206_4654253836408_1355251059_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i91/warriorbass05/Basses/400971_4654258356521_1033111832_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i91/warriorbass05/Basses/425953_4654257396497_1732373910_n.jpg[/IMG] Quote
pnefc42 Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 (edited) [quote name='warriorbass05' timestamp='1349175186' post='1822683'] How about this? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QRy_OhFypU&list=UUkL5Yr0mf37cfKZ4u-vUbIQ&index=1&feature=plcp[/media] [/quote] My old bass!! Best JD I've ever seen/played - beautiful instrument Edited October 7, 2012 by pnefc42 Quote
warriorbass05 Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 It is across the pond still....Although there is someone who wants it to come home... Quote
warriorbass05 Posted October 20, 2012 Posted October 20, 2012 I like the fretless at bass gallery but alas, TOO MUCH DOSH!!!! Quote
warriorbass05 Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 The latest [IMG]http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i91/warriorbass05/Basses/NewStuff003.jpg[/IMG] Quote
warriorbass05 Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbR4d3TCU3I&feature=youtu.be"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbR4d3TCU3I&feature=youtu.be[/url] Quote
warriorbass05 Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKvO8pXZi-g&list=UUkL5Yr0mf37cfKZ4u-vUbIQ&index=1&feature=plcp Quote
warriorbass05 Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 bumping this....there has to be more of these basses around??? Quote
loushort Posted December 6, 2012 Posted December 6, 2012 here are Two of mine I always liked the GA's over the MK's the Green one I played for 15 years it has Green LED's up the neck and Johns SN2000 pick ups but its retired now This second one is the Seven Dwarfs a shorter Scale GA version which has the original JD pick ups and Johns signature on the back of the head stock again this is retired as well Quote
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