AndyTravis Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Love that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 Reminds me of the Peavey Rudy Sarzo bass? Anyone remember those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Yep, comparing it with my Jack the difference is colour, headstock & bridges (and number of strings...) Body PUPS and switches/knobs/LED all look identical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 There's a couple of Jack's for sale at nearly a grand on the bay?? Is that the going rate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Rayman said: There's a couple of Jack's for sale at nearly a grand on the bay?? Is that the going rate? If that's the going rate for a 4-string, then the £130 I paid for my fiver looks like a good investment. I think £350 is closer to the mark, but they are excellent instruments IMHO. Possible explanation: "Guitar was previously owned by Mick MacNeil who was the singwriter and keyboardist of Simple Minds.." the Aussie one claims to be NOS (new old stock i.e. never actually sold). Edited December 4, 2021 by Stub Mandrel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 I'd forgotten that these were the first basses to combine a conventional body with headless hardware. Seems amazing the likes of Steinberger didn't figure it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 12 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: I'd forgotten that these were the first basses to combine a conventional body with headless hardware. Seems amazing the likes of Steinberger didn't figure it out. Not sure that's right - Status (originally Strata, until Fender got shirty) were around from '81 or 2. Jacks didn't appear until the mid/late 80s, as I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 The Jack custom is a headless b bass, angled j bridge pickup etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 04/12/2021 at 19:51, AndyTravis said: The Jack custom is a headless b bass, angled j bridge pickup etc. I thought the Jack came first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: I thought the Jack came first? I’m not old enough to know 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Just now, AndyTravis said: I’m not old enough to know 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 Jack bass was introduced in '88, the B Bass came in '90. Mine turns out to be one of the first ones from 1990. Absolutely loving it. The sound is awesome, even passive. Very weighty though? I've heard quite a few people say they were light.... maybe the later ones were? Dunno. Anyway, I've already decided to look for a 6er in the new year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I played a B Bass V for years, but I outgrew the skinny string spacing and moved onto fender style 5s, just because the string spacing was easier for me to navigate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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