ryanblumenow Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Hi all! I wanted to solicit some advice - I am considering buying a new bass. There are 2 going in my city that I am trying to decide between, and given my wife being understanding for this, buying both probably won't be an option They are both fretless as I am wanting to venture in this direction. Up for grabs are a Vintage Icon V74, Jaco-style, road-worn finish, for a (I think) pretty cheap price of $120. The other is an Ibanez AFB200, for a relatively more expensive price of $310 as compared to the other. I was wondering if anyone has experience with either of these and can give me some thoughts? I would really appreciate it - especially if there is the chance of hearing ideas quite quickly as I would probably need to decide relatively quickly in order not to lose out. Thanks very much in advance! Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzodog Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I play vintage basses and although can't advise on the fretless you refer to do I do have the Tony butler precision bass and the jazz reissued series. They are fantastic basses for the money with great Wilkinson pickups. I would say they are easily on a par with squiers. Heard lots of good reports on the fretless too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtotheltotheo Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Are you in the UK or US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh971 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 I had 2 brand new Vintage Icon Jaco basses a couple of years ago and had to return both due to quality control issues (one was a warranty replacement of the first). First arrived with a stripped truss rod socket from the factory, so the neck was not adjustable. Thankfully I tried to adjust it the day I got it even though it was almost spot on otherwise I wouldn't have noticed until it was too late. Second arrived missing the string tree, there wasn't even a hole drilled for it. Basic stuff. It's a shame because the first one was a very nice instrument, it looked the part and played nicely, but with those QC issues I didn't attempt a 3rd. I've not tried that specific Ibanez bass but every Ibanez I've played has been great quality so that might be a good call. It won't sound anything like the Jazz though. Completely different instruments. Hugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signal Path Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I have Jaco style fretless vintage jazz which plays and sounds great. For the money,I think youd have a hard time finding something that plays and sounds so good. although I have changed the pickups out, and re- shaped the headstock ( personal preference,as I find the headstock a little clumsy looking) In fact I'm looking for the fretted version of the vintage jazz model. All in all, with a few very minor tweaks you'd have a totally gig able bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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