PSA/NBD (Warning Super Jazz 5er with dumb#ss name content)

[Mudpup]

Part of my retirement from the long term band plan is to have a go at learning to play a 5 string properly without the distraction of having to play a 4 string every weekend.

 

I've tried a couple of times before...the first one was when I swapped my old 2 band Stingray for a beatiful USA G&L L2500 a few years ago. It was lovely, built like a tank and sounded great to me. I spent a month having a go at home on it and then tried it at a gig. Got through the first set sort of ok but then chickened out and swapped back to my 4 string as I kept doing the mental fluff that is forgetting the B string wasn't actually the E string 😂. Being mainly a pick player it seems harder to adjust (If I play finger style it seems to work a bit easier for me)

 

Attempt number 2 was earlier this year. Ongoing back issues had me trying to find a superlight bass that I could afford and liked. Tried an Ibanez EHB1505 headless in a shop and liked the sound. Didn't want to splosh that sort of cash though and 4 string versions are quite rare. A few months later the cheaper EHB1005 version popped up locally on here so I grabbed it and had another go. Great bass, lovely and light but I couldn't get on with the super flat fretboard radius and kept tripping over my fingers. It felt a bit cheap to me too. The knobs and general build mainly. Sold it.

 

So I'm idly pooching about on the web looking at combo's to replace the gig rig and tripped over something on the Andertons site by accident. Something I never would have looked at before. But it seemed a bit of a bargain so I did more research. Hardly anyone seems to have one which also appeals to me (I like underdogs and left of centre stuff generally). The stuff I found online seemed to be quite interesting and it sounded great to me so I hit the button on it and it arrived last week. 

 

It's a Markbass Gloxy GV5 in black with a maple board. A super jazz 5 string with a VVT tone and a Mark Bass 3 band active eq all in a Precision body and possibly with the most ridiculous name ever. Classic colour scheme and a bit stealth in terms of features. It was reduced from £770 to £385 inc a decent gig bag which seems a great price to me. I've had a Sire jazz in the past and I suppose it's the natural competitor to this bass but the build quality on the Mark Bass is way better and gettting on towards my old G&L I think. I'm a week in to it and I think it's going to stick (but I've said that before...). Haven't weighed it yet but it feels light to me. They come with a basswood or alder body and mine is alder. It was well set up when it arrived but I've got the action down to stupid low and it plays really easily. Loving it so far.

 

No pics yet but here's a pretty good demo of it in the wrong colour with a bloke who actually knows how to play

 

 

 

Edited Wednesday at 18:43 by Mudpup

[Mudpup]

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Edited December 27, 2024 by Mudpup

[Rich]

24 minutes ago, Mudpup said:

Doh!!!! Any chance of a mod putting this in the correct forum please!!!!

@ped

@Hamster

@gary mac

@Rich

@Cat Burrito

Sorted. 🎅🏻

[Mudpup]

3 minutes ago, Rich said:

Sorted. 🎅🏻

Thx muchly Rich!

[fretmeister]

That looks great! And what a bargain! 

[Mudpup]

 

[fretmeister]

Is it heavy?

[Mudpup]

9 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

Is it heavy?

3.8kg

😊

 

[Lozz196]

Really good sounds in that demo

[Mudpup]

12 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

Really good sounds in that demo

Way better than I will manage 🤣

[gary mac]

That’s a looker, like it.👍