my 1990 MIJ sonic blue jazz 'n me

[gafbass02]

I thought you might enjoy these pics of me 'n my fave bass ever; my 1990 MIJ jazz in sonic blue.
Its had so many different forms and mods over the years and despite the pics (mainly iphone so not great) its actually really battered, worn chipped and dinged and looks great!

Its my third ever bass and the one i had a picture of stuck in my school folder when i started out as my dream bass that i aspired to own one day.
As it happens a year later i found mine going cheap in a local used guitar place which burnt down shortly after!, at a time when i could just scrape together the cash if i sold my other bass, the guy was very relectant to do me a deal but i managed it and legged it home to clean off the gunk which had lowered the price by £50 to something i could afford!
Funnily enough not long after i met a guy who had gone in to buy it just after me!

After over 50 other basses and three necks, two preamps, two sets of tuners (poss three) god knows how many other tweaks and hardware changes shes still my number one, despite a lengthy flirtation with warwick! (even then she was always onstage tuned up ready to go.
heres a link to a set of pics of me 'n JB as its known from over the last 18 years we've been gigging together!
I even played her at my wedding!



The pics are in this flickr album here..................

[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34605698@N04/sets/72157623937813540/"]http://www.flickr.com/photos/34605698@N04/...57623937813540/[/url]
Hope you enjoy taking a peek!

Edited August 13, 2010 by gafbass02

[lojo]

I've always loved blue guitars

[OutToPlayJazz]

I'm not a sonic blue fan traditionally, but that bass really stands out on stage. The pearoid scratch guard works very well, too.

I looked through all of the pics - It seems someone stole your shirt in some of them. Adoring female fans, perhaps?

[gafbass02]

Lol. Wouldn't dare go on stage like that now!! Waaaay too tubby! I wish there were more old live ones but so many were taken on film rather than digital so I've not scanned em
in.

[Metalmoore]

I love that bass!! :wub: reminds me of my own Daphne Blue (thats what it said the colour was on the can) Custom Jazz bass.

In my eyes you cant beat a maple neck, pearloid pickguard and light blue jazz bass like this and my own jazz :blush: . There should be more of them

[urbanx]

That is bloody gawwwjus! I've never been a fan of maple fretboards, but that really goes! Love it!
IMO Everything should be in Sonic Blue!

[gafbass02]

[quote name='Metalmoore' post='819966' date='Apr 26 2010, 09:26 PM']I love that bass!! :wub: reminds me of my own Daphne Blue (thats what it said the colour was on the can) Custom Jazz bass.

In my eyes you cant beat a maple neck, pearloid pickguard and light blue jazz bass like this and my own jazz :blush: . There should be more of them [/quote]


Lol yeah, I've eyeballed yours a few times heh heh

[waynepunkdude]

One of my fave basses on the site I give it a little look every now and again.

[gafbass02]

Heh heh. One thing about it the pics don't quite capture is it's slightly, um, 'cuddlier' than any other jazz I've had. It's more curvy and rounded with less angular curves, more organic shaped, even than the other Japanese jazz's I've had. Funnily enough the guitarist magazine review from back in the day claimed quite the opposite. Incidentally it's made of basswood.

[Cat Burrito]

You changed the neck? Was there a cosmetic reason or did you have a problem? I ask because I have a CIJ P-bass from that era and I'm just in the process of changing the neck now - after 20yrs hard gigging it's given out on me!

Great looking bass by the way

[gafbass02]

initially it was cause of a dead spot that i couldn't shift. i tried everything inc fatfingers, hence the damaged headstock. i sold it on here to a school or something , id love it back for sentimental reasons , but its long gone . i switched to graphite and then decided blocks and binding was the way forward and never looked back!

[Raggy]

Yep thats a damn good looking bass, its one on here that has stuck in my mind. Your singer is pukka as well

[gafbass02]

Hah hah. She is rather lovely! (and the singer heh heh) As it happens we're in need if some basschat assistance, it's on the myspace and I'll post about it in the morning, but in brief were down to the last 40 out of 2000 bands to open a Spanish festival :-D which was a nice surprise, now we need votes!!

Edited April 26, 2010 by gafbass02

[TRadford]

Was that a few pics of the singer from Ozzmosis in there too? Have you played with them or is it a different band?

Nice bass BTW..

[gafbass02]

cheers dude, different band, the wizards of oz ;-)

[bh2]

Lovely Mr Gaf... my fave colour at the moment.

[Cat Burrito]

I find it encouraging that your bass got a new lease of life with the new neck. I was quite upset when mine started going but feel more optimistic with a new one on order.

[TRadford]

Ahh dammit I knew I was going to get that wrong. I always get those two mixed up. Both awsome bands though, and both great frontmen.
I may have seen you play then a few years ago at The Bristol Hotel in Gloucester if you were playing with them then. If so, I was one of the only the long haired ones headbanging at the front!

[gafbass02]

Cheers guys, honestly the new neck really brought it to life, way better than either the original with it's ultra fine fretwire or the harder sounding graphite, it's just a perfectly symbiotic relationship, I may have got lucky :-D
I'm not precious about it cause as I mentioned although the pics don't show it, its scratched and dinged up to hell, so if you are at one of my gigs and there's time I'm well happy to let you have a go.
I don't think I was in the band then, I did play Bristol with ozzy once dunno where but it was opposite the train station I think, fairly quiet night. Other than that the only other time I played bristol was colston hall with doublecross supporting Styx in 2005, if anyone fancies slinging lounge fly a weekend Bristol slot I'd be very pleased!

EDIT!! Just realised it's Gloucester not Bristol lol, nope def not me then, never played Gloucester.

Edited April 27, 2010 by gafbass02

[p58]

awesome looking bass!

[gafbass02]

Thanks dude, stripes came today pics added!!

Edited April 28, 2010 by gafbass02

[Metalmoore]

Still cant get over how good it looks... :wub:

[alanbass1]

Great stuff - I really like Sonic Blue and was lusting after a 65 Sonic Blue P Bass they had in Vintage and Rare recently.......at £10k!!!!!

[gafbass02]

Cheers metalmore, if you ever sell yours ask me first lol. I was lusting over that 10k one too.

[gafbass02]

I've just put an aged pickguard on it for kicks dunno if it'll stay.