Old Horse Murphy Posted May 3, 2020 Posted May 3, 2020 (edited) This was unexpected indeed, but hey ho; it sort of gives me the full set now (one P Bass with flats, One with Rounds, a Stingray and a Jazz Bass). I don't think I'll need a fiver (I've managed so far for 30-odd years) and I have a fretless I can borrow as and when. A friend if mine bought this new thinking that it was a 70's Jazz as he wanted the 70's pickup spacing (don't hear much difference myself) and after carefully installing the bridge cover etc. realised he'd made a mistake. Coincidentally, I'd always fancied a CAR Jazz and so a deal was done, just to help him out you understand. Having sold an Alto Sax and a few Basses recently I was in a position to do so. I've fit it with a set of TI Flats, just to mellow it down a bit and go the action nice and low for me (took a while with the 9.5" radius, but nowhere near as painful a process as a 7.5" radius) and it plays beautifully. It's very well built and put together nicely, but you don't half notice the difference when compared to a Music Man which is on a whole other level of quality to my eyes at least. I'm usually a fan of tortoiseshell pickguards but I really fancy a white one on this. Strange times... Edited May 4, 2020 by Old Horse Murphy 6 Quote
FinnDave Posted May 3, 2020 Posted May 3, 2020 Interesting to read that the American Original 60s Jazz has a 9 1/2" radius fingerboard - I prefer the 7 1/2" 'board on the MiM 60s Classic Jazz (of which I have two) which for some reason is also used on the MiM Jazz de Luxe. At least your post has killed off any GAS I may have had to upgrade one or more of my MiMs to a US model! I played one of my 60s Classics for a couple of hours this morning - sounds very 60s, very West Coast, strung with light LaBella flats and played with a pick. 1 Quote
Lozz196 Posted May 3, 2020 Posted May 3, 2020 That’s a great looking bass Nick, and nice too see you do a deal just to help your mate out, without any real benefit to yourself....... 1 Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted May 3, 2020 Author Posted May 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Lozz196 said: That’s a great looking bass Nick, and nice too see you do a deal just to help your mate out, without any real benefit to yourself....... My wife says I'm a latter-day Robin Hood, Lozz. 1 1 Quote
Clarky Posted May 4, 2020 Posted May 4, 2020 Very nice Nick. I would go aged 3-ply white or mint green guard personally. Enjoy! Quote
onehandclapping Posted May 5, 2020 Posted May 5, 2020 On 04/05/2020 at 18:20, Clarky said: Very nice Nick. I would go aged 3-ply white or mint green guard personally. Enjoy! Picture of nitro guard white/green wbw sent Quote
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