JimBobTTD Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 (edited) [attachment=2467:HPIM2675.JPG] Here she is! Got here today after a long journey, full of delays. Strung her with Rotosounds (which I have now found out I do not like - and I have a second set of them! ) Sounds great, looks great...everything I could have wanted. I have been lusting after one of these (on and off) since about 1992. Hurrah! (quick edit for a typing error) Edited September 25, 2007 by JimBobTTD Quote
bassboy115 Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 lol uv wanted one since i was about 1 lol!!! looks superb! Quote
paul, the Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 pj - the best pup combination for Fenders. Looks tasty too Quote
Bernmeister Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 yes i can vouch for these basses lovely i used to own an all black one in the late 80's Quote
cetera Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 Lovely! She looks in excellent condition too! Always fancied one of those myself.... Where did you find her? eBay? Quote
Mike Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 I do like a PJ. Very nice, very clean cut. Congrats! Since 92, eh? That's some restraint, right there. Quote
JimBobTTD Posted September 26, 2007 Author Posted September 26, 2007 Thanks, folks. I have no real idea of her history, but she is in absolute unplayed condition with the exception of 3 small dings. Incredible, really. She must have been left under a bed for 20 years. It's a shame really, as I got this bass to be my rehearsal and gigging bass. But I can't afford to buy things and not use them! (A case is next on my shopping list!) Quote
cetera Posted September 27, 2007 Posted September 27, 2007 [quote name='JimBobTTD' post='66002' date='Sep 26 2007, 05:31 PM']Thanks, folks. I have no real idea of her history, but she is in absolute unplayed condition with the exception of 3 small dings. Incredible, really. She must have been left under a bed for 20 years. It's a shame really, as I got this bass to be my rehearsal and gigging bass. But I can't afford to buy things and not use them! (A case is next on my shopping list!)[/quote] Wow! Let me know if you ever want to sell her on..... Quote
JimBobTTD Posted September 27, 2007 Author Posted September 27, 2007 Thanks Cetera...yep, she's from eBay. I'll let you know if I ever intend to sell her, but see comment above about lusting after one of these basses for 15 years...! Quote
Adee Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Got the all Black version of this bass with a Black Badass II and Seymour Duncan 1/4'lbrs it is amazing ! Sound and playbility is spot on. Quote
Dood Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 Woh! Cool! It took me from 1989 to get my Jazz Bass Special! Mine's the active 'Power' version. It was the first and only Bass I wanted when I started playing. Here's an old pic.. a bit large I'm afraid [url="http://www.danveall.co.uk/rig1.JPG"]http://www.danveall.co.uk/rig1.JPG[/url] I got mine off ebay from a guy in the US. It is full of Mojo with wear and tear, but hey.. it is 18 Years old! (Interestingly I still have the magazine advert that I pulled out all thise years agho whilst I was salivating over this bass. The bass I own now was made in the same year.. and we think.. the same month as the article!!!!) I don't think I'll ever use it to gig with, but I do like to tinker with it. Sits next to my 'John Deacon -a-like' 67 P bass - (well.. 70's CIJ!!!) Quote
EdwardHimself Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 all i can say is welcome to the jungle. Quote
JimBobTTD Posted September 30, 2007 Author Posted September 30, 2007 Nice bass, dood! Really nice! I nearly went with the Power version, but decided to hold back (unusual for me). Thanks for the welcome, Edwardhimself! Quote
EdwardHimself Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 ^oh well i just said that 'cos it's similar to the bass used by the guy in GnR/velvet revolver Quote
SJA Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 yowza, take that one to heart etc. the J pickup looks closer to the bridge on the Jazz Special than on the Power Jazz Special (as well as the P being reversed on the power), and other fender PJ basses. I guess that's what gives it that hollow wiry sound with both pickups on full as on the G N' R and Velvet Revolver albums. Quote
SJA Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 check this out- the forthcoming Duff McKagan signature bass- [url="http://www.meconline.co.uk/acatalog/info%5f0146500323%2ehtml"]http://www.meconline.co.uk/acatalog/info%5f0146500323%2ehtml[/url] strangely the J pickup looks slightly closer to the neck - it's inline with the pickup selector switch. Quote
cetera Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 [quote name='SJA' post='69016' date='Oct 3 2007, 12:27 PM']check this out- the forthcoming Duff McKagan signature bass- [url="http://www.meconline.co.uk/acatalog/info%5f0146500323%2ehtml"]http://www.meconline.co.uk/acatalog/info%5f0146500323%2ehtml[/url] strangely the J pickup looks slightly closer to the neck - it's inline with the pickup selector switch.[/quote] That's GREAT news for me.... but maybe not for people with original ones....! hmmm... So, I can get a brand new reissue one.... or it may drive down the prices of the originals so I could get one of those. Conversely, I guess......, it could increase demand for the originals? Thoughts? Quote
Adee Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 [quote name='cetera' post='69113' date='Oct 3 2007, 04:03 PM']it could increase demand for the originals? Thoughts?[/quote] I think the latter Gary, the old originals ones are always going to sought after especially with the new ones costing £700 ! The new Duff Sig model dosent even have Seymour Duncans fitted Quote
JimBobTTD Posted October 4, 2007 Author Posted October 4, 2007 Finally - a Duff sig bass! Hopefully they'll make it in black too, otherwise I'll have a hard time justifying it. But then again, with basses that lovely, it's so easy... Quote
cetera Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 Andertons are offering them at £599...... VERY tempting! For those who prefer black, they're only offereing white so far though....... suits me! Quote
gafbass02 Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 (edited) Great basses, i had a fretless one when i was 17, before i realised it was what Duff used, i was well chuffed when i found out, sold it to get my faithful sonic blue mij jazz waaay back in the day now, and although my (now hugely modded) jazz is my baby, ive always wanted another one of those bad boys, heres a pic of me, n mine very early in the morning in a studio a loooong time ago now, in the heady days of grunge in case you cant tell! hehheh! I had stuck on a pick holder, replaced the bridge with the chunky one off my old kaman GTX 53 and colured the 'F' in on the knobs with tipp ex, al la our guitarists fender esprit ultra Edited October 22, 2007 by gafbass02 Quote
steve-soar Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 [quote name='gafbass02' post='77929' date='Oct 22 2007, 10:55 PM']Great basses, i had a fretless one when i was 17, before i realised it was what Duff used, i was well chuffed when i found out, sold it to get my faithful sonic blue mij jazz waaay back in the day now, and although my (now hugely modded) jazz is my baby, ive always wanted another one of those bad boys, heres a pic of me, n mine very early in the morning in a studio a loooong time ago now, in the heady days of grunge in case you cant tell! hehheh! I had stuck on a pick holder, replaced the bridge with the chunky one off my old kaman GTX 53 and colured the 'F' in on the knobs with tipp ex, al la our guitarists fender esprit ultra [/quote]Hi gafbass02, which band did you play with at the time of the photo? You look familliar. Quote
gafbass02 Posted October 24, 2007 Posted October 24, 2007 erm, that would probably have been a school band called mosschops, possibly the strawdaddies, or i was in a band called Gallus who became known as Scream a few years after this. As scream we did ok in the mid 90s, then doublecross in 2003-2006. Quote
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