ianwild16 Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 After not changing me bass guitar for the last 2yrs-ish I'll have managed to go through half a dozen *hopefully* by the end of next week. Let me explain..... [b]Bass No. 1[/b] Bought my trusty Mexican Precision off ebay from a guy in York - black with 3-ply black scratchplate and rosewood neck. [attachment=36829:full_frontal.JPG] Great action with never any probs but after selling my Digital camera and lenses and squirreling away any brucie bonuses from gigs I'd saved enough to by summat else - I fancied a Jazz Bass. Put a couple of posts on here asking for any - had a few interesting offers but they were either too far away to collect or too expensive. Ended up putting a blog on the Northwest Bands web site asking for a jazz, again offered a few nice guitars but nothing which fiited the bill. But I found a guitar for sale which is my dream bass - US Precision with through body stringing, black with black scratch plate and a MAPLE neck. Think Roger Waters/Stranglers/Bruce Foxton. But won't be available until this Saturday. But to buy it I've had to sell my MIM P Bass. Sold it on here... [attachment=36830:Bubble_wrapped.JPG] [attachment=36831:UPS_man.JPG]....Mr UPS man before he dropped kicked it into the back of his van.... But because I'd managed to sell it so quick it left me without a bass for this weekends gigs! Ended up borrowing two guitars from blokes at work. [b]Bass No. 2[/b] Crafter Cruiser MB-500 Bass. [attachment=36832:Full_Crafter.JPG] Musicman Stingray Copy. roughly £180 new, ebay - less than £65. It Needed a good clean! Fair condition to body, with Neck pretty straight with no obvious buzzing or dead spots. BUT...The pots scratch, The action is high, I don't have the correct allen key to lower the bridge saddles and worst of all The jack socket 'spits' out the guitar lead. Opened it up at the back and there's a retaining metal clip which is pushing out the plug. Bent it back to stop it putting pressure on the plug. The plug keeps in place now, but its a bit loose. Would have had to gaffa tape the lead to the guitar if i gigged it. Ended up borrowing another bass from someone else at work... [b] Bass No.3[/b] Maya Jazz bass copy [attachment=36834:Maya_Full.JPG] Nice Sunburst finish, but Bridge volume control doesn't work and you could have drove a bus between the strings and the fretboard! After pulling me hair out trying to sort out the action and intonation I phoned the guitarist/singer in my band and asked to borrow his guitar... [b]Bass No.4[/b] Stagg Stingray copy [attachment=36835:Stagg_Full.JPG] At last something I could gig! played it for the first time at fri nights gig. Bit of getting used to but got the hang of OK in the end! [attachment=36836:DSC00067.JPG] Offered to buy him some new strings, but got a bit waylaid in the guitar shop when I spotted this beaut... [b]Bass No.5[/b] Squire Classic Vibe Jazz Bass [attachment=36837:CV_Squier_Full_2.JPG] Bought it from PMT in Salford. It was £299 in the shop, but I knew GAK were selling it at £249 which they matched, no questions asked! Sounded just as good as the Mexican 60's classic bass on the wall, with a better neck/body fit. Awesome at the the gig Sat night, the thinner frets really help when your sliding up or down the fretboard. And a Lovely glossy neck! And still enough dosh for me new (to me) bass on Sat!.....TO BE CONTINUED! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Nice CV Jazz, mate! That's how I do it usually... Buy a couple of bargains & gradually trade away until I have something I really like and keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Epic work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianwild16 Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 the CV jazz is better than the vintage modified jazz which i had.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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