GazWills Posted January 5, 2016 Posted January 5, 2016 (edited) so I popped into PMT in Bristol today, as they have an 18 months 0% interest free offer on at the minute. I was on the hunt for a Jazz... They have a pretty good selection in there at the minute, I was able to lock myself away in a room and try an american standard, an AV75 and a Geddy Lee, plus I tried a US jaguar as well. The neck on the Geddy is nice, as a lot of people have said, and it had the hottest pickups, but for how it felt, played and sounded (a little understated compared to the Geddy), it was the US standard that won out for me... picking it up tomorrow so pictures to follow. The AV75 was very disappointing, not worth more than the US standard to me, let along £500 more. Heavy, and the neck didn't feel that great. The Geddy was very nice, I can see why people talk them up, but it wasn't really what I was after. Roll on tomorrow! Edited January 6, 2016 by GazWills Quote
thebassist Posted January 5, 2016 Posted January 5, 2016 Colour/fingerboard combo? Looking forward to seeing the pictures! Quote
machinehead Posted January 5, 2016 Posted January 5, 2016 A good choice. An American Standard Jazz is hard to beat all round. Strange that you didn't like the neck on the 75RI. Mine has the nicest neck of all my basses although I do like my American Standard Jazz as a great all-round gigging bass. Enjoy yours. Frank Quote
GazWills Posted January 6, 2016 Author Posted January 6, 2016 It's rosewood and 3TSB finish. Same as my 2011 P bass Oddly, for somebody who normally plays stingrays and P basses, the AV75 neck almost felt too chunky to me!! Looking forward to picking it up today... Quote
GazWills Posted January 6, 2016 Author Posted January 6, 2016 got it!! clock-watching at work now, pics tonight Quote
GazWills Posted January 6, 2016 Author Posted January 6, 2016 OK, here are a few pics. Sadly, I just have a camera phone, and not a very good one either!!! Here she is, next to my 2011 US Std Precision... The P bass is a lovely weight, but the jazz, if anything, is slightly lighter still. The back of the neck is almost sanded in feel, much easier than the P bass to play... The fingerboard is really quite dark, compared to the P... All in all, a really nice bass, very happy Action was setup far too low in the shop, a little buzzy, but nothing a proper setup won't sort out! Quote
GazWills Posted January 6, 2016 Author Posted January 6, 2016 thanks - not stopped playing it tonight! Quote
Geek99 Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 You sound like me when I played my first jap precision Quote
machinehead Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 Beautiful Jazz. Your Precision is identical to mine. A classic colour combo. Frank. Quote
thebassist Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 Beautiful looking bass. I have the exact same colour combination myself with both my 1964 and 2013 Quote
GazWills Posted January 7, 2016 Author Posted January 7, 2016 thanks guys, spent a couple of hours playing bass tonight... after 90 mins on the jazz, the P neck feels huge now! Quote
gsgbass Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 Congrats on the Am. Std. Jazz. It looks great man. Quote
GazWills Posted January 8, 2016 Author Posted January 8, 2016 [quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1452203892' post='2947681'] Thinking of moving the P on?!?! [/quote] not a chance! it's my main gigging bass Quote
bassbiscuits Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 Wow well done! I'm kind of in a similar situation - main gigging bass is a 1995 USA P, but my eye has been well and truly caught by a brand new USA J on a post Xmas special offer. Currently trying not to think about it, and utterly failing! Quote
GazWills Posted January 10, 2016 Author Posted January 10, 2016 I know too well - once the thought sets up camp in your head, hard to shake it!! Quote
Painy Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 There is something particularly pornographic about the picture of those 2 basses in the 69 position! Quote
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