RhysP Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 [quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1427222696' post='2727544'] You said it not me [/quote] I was going to say Jaydee too because I had a custom built one that had the most unstable neck of any bass I've ever played. Quote
RhysP Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 [quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1427205297' post='2727101'] Im not a supervisor, in a cnc workshop... [/quote] What an astonishing coincidence, I'm not a supervisor in a CNC workshop either!! Quote
White Cloud Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1427313653' post='2728837'] I was going to say Jaydee too because I had a custom built one that had the most unstable neck of any bass I've ever played. [/quote] Really...thought it was just my isolated bad luck. To be honest mine was spectacularly beautiful, the prettiest bass that I have ever owned. The neck was fine to begin with but bent like a banana after a few weeks. I was desperately sad as I guess you were too! I still think they look amazing though. Quote
White Cloud Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 [quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1427279707' post='2728128'] I immediatly thought Warwick but then i saw it had 7 letters... [/quote] Nope...absolutely love my Warwick neck. Quote
Ghost_Bass Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 [quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1427314772' post='2728880'] Nope...absolutely love my Warwick neck. [/quote] "Neck bow on a $$$$ hand-build bass" and "W" usually come together but that doesn't make them bad basses, if you have the luck to get a good one. Quote
cameltoe Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 The worst bass I've played over the past few years was a flea bass. Tried 2 or 3 in the shop. Every one was a nasty pile of dog poop. Quote
sammybee Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Fender 70's MIM Jazz. Awful awful bass. Truss rod popped through the fretboard, even with a replacement neck its still a pile of cack. Note to self. Dont buy a cheap bass from someone who advertises they've only had it a month and 'cant get on with it' Quote
White Cloud Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Wood can be so unpredictable as a material, it can simply come down to a one off dog. I once read of a player that spent insane money on custom Alembic with a dragon inlay and had to string it with crazy heavy gauge strings to keep the back bow in check. Quote
Black Coffee Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 [quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1427408679' post='2730174'] Wood can be so unpredictable as a material, it can simply come down to a one off dog. I once read of a player that spent insane money on custom Alembic with a dragon inlay and had to string it with crazy heavy gauge strings to keep the back bow in check. [/quote] Respectfully, that doesn't say much for Alembics follow up guarantee or customer care. Quote
booboo Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) 80's marlin P/J thing in an huge 'hard' case made of pressed card. The neck actually had a visible twist if you looked down it. Edited March 27, 2015 by booboo Quote
Black Coffee Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 [quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1427404370' post='2730095'] The worst bass I've played over the past few years was a flea bass. Tried 2 or 3 in the shop. Every one was a nasty pile of dog poop. [/quote] I've never heard anyone ever say something good about one of these. I've never played one but anything I've read or heard wouldn't encourage me to spend money on one. Quote
sbrag Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 [quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1426852942' post='2722703'] To be honest, I think at the moment a lot of the starter kit has got so much better from when I started playing guitar. I'd avoid Encore though. [/quote] I got an encore p bass in a job lot of stuff I bought a while ago and was surprised by it. it was very playable and had a decent tone For a cheap bass. I sold it on for £50 cos i didn't need it but it was a perfectly good for a stater and I was tempted to keep it as a back up. Quote
4-string-thing Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Back in the 70's when I started, I had a Top Twenty Bass, by todays standards it was truly shocking. I upgraded to a Hondo Rick copy, which was better but by todays standards probably crap as well. In 1979 I bought the bass in my avatar, a s/h Fender P, which I still own and maybe about to bring out of retirement! I don't know how it compares to other 70's Fenders, but I like it and will probably never sell it. Todays starter basses are so much better, I've got a few cheap basses and they're all really good. My favourite is my Harley Benton 50's P, total investment £140, which includes having the headstock re-shaped, some chromeware and a cheeky F****r decal. Quote
CamdenRob Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 [quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1427549894' post='2731640'] Todays starter basses are so much better... [/quote] That's the truth right there... We really are lucky as electric bass players, a perfectly serviceable instrument costs us a couple of hundred quid. Quote
Jimmyfingers Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 [quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1427314702' post='2728877'] Really...thought it was just my isolated bad luck. To be honest mine was spectacularly beautiful, the prettiest bass that I have ever owned. The neck was fine to begin with but bent like a banana after a few weeks. I was desperately sad as I guess you were too! I still think they look amazing though. [/quote] Jaydee did have a period of real issues with the necks. Anything from the mid 80's was fine but towards the end of the 80's they went from being a one man operation to 10 people trying to keep up with the demand generated by Mark King. They were trying out some new ideas and the necks became notoriously whippy. I had an 84 model that was brilliant. When I sold it in 2008 the neck was still perfect. It had an amazing tone and the most brilliant ability to just play it with my left hand. Its a shame about yours, but as I said, the early (and probably current ) ones are superb. They just look quite dated now. About 15 years ago you could pick them up second hand for £350-400. Now they've gone back up to £1200+ Quote
Subbeh Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 [quote name='sbrag' timestamp='1427548189' post='2731628'] I got an encore p bass in a job lot of stuff I bought a while ago and was surprised by it. it was very playable and had a decent tone For a cheap bass. I sold it on for £50 cos i didn't need it but it was a perfectly good for a stater and I was tempted to keep it as a back up. [/quote] I dug mine out recently, E83 precision copy and my first bass. Despite having sat in a cupboard for 15 odd years it required surprisingly little effort to get it playing well. Have to say other than its obscene weight it feels and sounds really good. I'm so glad I dug it out, used it at a couple of rehearsals for the fun of it and it really is a decent bit of kit. Quote
kodiakblair Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 Can't say I've had many garbage basses,things like my Washburn ABT aren't great but in 87? I thought it was great (1st active ). What was crap was the tulip shaped Kay out the catalogue 2nd bass and even then I knew it was junk and it was a supposed upgrade from some ancient Japanese semi hollow with 3 strings,holes covered up by plywood nailed on,a pickup nailed in and the tuner pegs were missing so I used pliers Quote
Mattmit Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 Hanks guitars on denmark St!! That shop takes pleasure in collecting rare and unplayable instruments, as well as plenty of very nice ones.... I work very nearby and on my lunch breaks I often head in there to have a go at wrestling with some of those. Quote
gafbass02 Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 I'm another that's had several Warwicks with issues, out of phase pickups, blown preamps and ruined truss rods on four figure basses Quote
RhysP Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 [quote name='Jimmyfingers' timestamp='1450986141' post='2937697'] Jaydee did have a period of real issues with the necks. Anything from the mid 80's was fine.....[/quote] Not true. I had mine built for me in 1984 & the neck was a nightmare. Quote
Naetharu Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 The only total dog I have come across was made by Stagg. I've no idea what the model was - it was a bland looking 'modern' bass. (1) There was no shielding at all - the pickups were microphonic. Amusingly it also pickup up the wireless mic signal from the singer in the studio next door. (2) The neck was about as stable as a slinky spring (3) The nut was cut so that the strings were 3-4mm above the board making lower notes almost impossible to fret with speed (4) The pots crackled and hissed something terrible (5) The machine-heads were so loose there was no way it could hold tune through a whole song The only good point was that it balanced on the strap quite nicely and was reasonably light. Quote
steve-soar Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 My Jaydee was an '86. Terrible neck. Quote
GeeCee Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1451043036' post='2937969'] Not true. I had mine built for me in 1984 & the neck was a nightmare. [/quote] Did Jaydee not try to fix the neck for you? He seems like a straight-up guy. Quote
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