Mattmit Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Holy crap, can't believe how cool this bass is. http://m.musicstore.de/it_IT/ITL/Jack-and-Danny-JB-Mini-SFG-Surf-Green/art-BAS0007169-000 Dirt cheap, arrived in 5 days. Very well made, alder body, all the frets, although it's a little hard to reach right at the top compared to my regular jazz bass the the same number of frets. It's the perfect size, not so small you can't play it just as well as any other bass. I have a feeling the pickups are stock size so you could even upgrade if you wanted, although it sounds good already. Totally pleased with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmit Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Sorry about the wonky pics, at least it's wonky the right way round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Wow. I like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmit Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) It's like, £80 Edited March 4, 2015 by Mattmit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 That really is a bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 This could be the travel bass I'm trying to find. Can see its 29inch scale - would you know how long the actual bass is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmit Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 I'm finding out the measurements cos a bunch of people are asking. I'll post when I can cos I'm super fkin busy at work. Still at work now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmit Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Nut is 39mm, E-G & Bridge is 58mm. I only have a ruler here so I can't measure the length of the bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmit Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Length is roughly 3'4". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Mattmit' timestamp='1425512570' post='2708195'] Length is roughly 3'4". [/quote] Cheers Smuggling a bass onto the family holiday means widthways in the 3ft 7 car boot. This seems like the cheapest option out there. Edited March 5, 2015 by Drax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmit Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 [quote name='Drax' timestamp='1425514182' post='2708213'] Cheers Smuggling a bass onto the family holiday means widthways in the 3ft 7 car boot. This seems like the cheapest option out there. [/quote] Cheap and really great quality too. *fffffffstillatwork!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmit Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 I took the scratchplate off to sand off the coating of tortoiseshell and was pretty pleased to see there was no routing underneath! I'm going to keep it naked for a while until I get bored of it, then on with the white plate. Next to my regular jazz for scale comparison. The body doesn't look loads different but the neck is much shorter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Rotten Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I'm quite interested in one of these! I have been looking for one of those Tanglewood Elfin basses and this looks similar (Although not quite as small). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmit Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 I've got a tanglewood one as well, it feels much more compromised in playability than this one. And the string tension is too low. On the J&D the string tension was a little slack so I used a couple of ball ends off old strings as spacers to add length to each string at the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaby Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Both me and a mate have bought Black and Tort versions of this bass and we are blown away, for the price we paid (£69+4.99 post) it's certainly a bargain. Nice player right out of the box, hot pickups/nice sound, 3 ply p/guard, balances well, no neck dive (prob the short neck helps here), as stated before the top end of the fretboard is a wee bit harder to reach compared to my other short scalers (a Bronco and a Stagg J/B style). For fit and finish this bass beats the others mentioned into a cocked hat, it's that good. Another strange thing is, the Bronco is a 30" scale and has 20 frets, the J&D is 29" scale and has 21 frets, what's all that about then? We bought our basses from DV247, delivered in 3 days. http://www.dv247.com/guitars/jandd-jb-mini-4-string-mini-bass-guitar-black--214224 Edited March 10, 2015 by jimbaby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben4343 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Man, I really want (but have zero actual need for; is this the dreaded GAS...?) a P bass that I can drag around with me and not stress about. The super cheap price and excellent noises people are making are tempting... I also want a 'project' guitar that I can learn about setting up actions, bridge and neck positions, electronic fiddling etc... It seems like this could be it. Anyone have any experience with the P version? I'm glad you are so pleased Mattmit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Harder Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Matt, Does it look like a regular jazz knob plate would fit this bass? The rounded one on the J&D is putting me off a bit. Yes, I know I'm shallow. Cheers, GH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmit Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) [quote name='ben4343' timestamp='1425980877' post='2712892'] Man, I really want (but have zero actual need for; is this the dreaded GAS...?) a P bass that I can drag around with me and not stress about. The super cheap price and excellent noises people are making are tempting... I also want a 'project' guitar that I can learn about setting up actions, bridge and neck positions, electronic fiddling etc... It seems like this could be it. Anyone have any experience with the P version? I'm glad you are so pleased Mattmit! [/quote] I'm gonna buy the P on payday. Be irresponsible not to at that price eh! The review on the website is v good. Edited March 10, 2015 by Mattmit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmit Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 [quote name='Groove Harder' timestamp='1425990111' post='2713077'] Matt, Does it look like a regular jazz knob plate would fit this bass? The rounded one on the J&D is putting me off a bit. Yes, I know I'm shallow. Cheers, GH [/quote] I know what you mean. I was thinking about having someone experienced file it into shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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