mrjim Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Old-1960s-JEDSON-Short-Scale-Bass-Guitar-JAPANESE-MIJ_W0QQitemZ160351891553QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2555b7b061&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A2%7C66%3A4%7C39%3A1%7C293%3A3%7C294%3A200"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Old-1960s-JEDSON-Sho...3A3%7C294%3A200[/url] We'll i've never seen anything quite like it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 I have one of those. You can have it for £50 + post if you fancy. Its beat up though, think my dad might have lost a tuner 'tidying it up' also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Ah, Jedsons...I remember them well. I started my bass playing on a similar bass, but it was a Vox. My brother bought it for me for a tenner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 These are right common, basses & guitars like this, the proud output of J.E Dallas & Sons (see what they did there) from the late 60s/early 70s, and there are usually one or two floating around on Ebay. I have no personal experience of them, neither do I want any, but if one turned up at my local car boot I would of course feel duty-bound to buy it & flip it on Fleabay for a negligible profit. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnacleBob Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 50 Quid!!!!! Go on, you know u want to!!!!! It might not be a Squier but still......... BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 These were about £30.00 in the 70s and severely overpriced even then. Nasty horrible things not worthy of the description "musical instrument". Avoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Got no brief to ride to the rescue of JapCrap under attack, but it ain't necessarily so that all Jedsons were rubbish. I had a 70's Jedson LP, a Black Beauty copy. Not being much of a guitarist I asked a couple of friends to try it for me and they both thought it was really rather good. On a whim, I took it into Vintage & Rare (Denmark Street) to A/B it with a genuine 1973 Gibson. I couldn't tell the difference, and the guys in the shop were struggling too. Not making that up. I'm sure there were loads of crap Jedsons, but some good ones made it through, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 I've seen some nice Jedsons too. Unfortunately this isn't one of them. Telltale signs of crap: bridge adjustable for string spacing rather than intonation, individual slide on/off switches for the pickups, only a passing resemblance to the instrument who's shape it is copying. Also the bass in question doesn't actually sport the Jedson name anywhere on it. I would suspect that this instrument originally came from Woolworths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='554184' date='Jul 28 2009, 05:19 PM']Got no brief to ride to the rescue of JapCrap under attack, but it ain't necessarily so that all Jedsons were rubbish. I had a 70's Jedson LP, a Black Beauty copy. Not being much of a guitarist I asked a couple of friends to try it for me and they both thought it was really rather good. On a whim, I took it into Vintage & Rare (Denmark Street) to A/B it with a genuine 1973 Gibson. I couldn't tell the difference, and the guys in the shop were struggling too. Not making that up. I'm sure there were loads of crap Jedsons, but some good ones made it through, too.[/quote] Later Jedsons were predominantly Matsumoku-made, & some of them are stunning - I keep seeing lovely natural LPs with bookmatched flamed tops selling for silly money on Fleabay. The acoustics are getting quite collectable and can sometimes sell for eye-watering amounts. If you're sad like me check out the Jedson fan/collectors' site: [url="http://jedsonguitars.net/"]http://jedsonguitars.net/[/url] Jedson was only around until the early 70s when J.E. Dallas & Sons merged with Arbiter to form the recently demised Dallas-Arbiter. And the subsequent JapCrap was branded Arbiter, still sourced from Uncle Mat. FWIW I was outbid on a rather pretty (and accurate) Jedson Strat copy on Sunday night. Had to go & play a gig so I got pipped at the last second. Bugger. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 i played a friend's jedson just like that. sounded and felt fine to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmoore Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Got one of these. Was my GF's dad's and the bridge was hanging off. Took it because i felt sorry for it and gave it a little TLC for a few nights. lives in the closet now. Seems to have had a crack in the neck but fixed with 2 screws. Gotta say it aint too bad but the electronics are a little crackly. One thing i do love is its finish, i usually HATE sunburst finishes but this one looks right to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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