Grand Wazoo Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 How did they manage to get away with doing a Jaco Pastorius clone when Fender are doing their own version of it? [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/71397"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/71397[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donut Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 (edited) I think it's only GAK calling it a "Jaco Pastorius" bass - on the JHS page ([url="http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintagebass.html"]http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintagebass.html[/url]) it's called an Icon VJ96. With a lot of references to Jaco but nothing explicit. Edited July 2, 2010 by donut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 (edited) I've got a Vintage parlour acoustic and it's great. One of these - [url="http://www.axemusic.co.uk/products/Vintage_V300BK_Parlour_Acoustic.html"]v300[/url] Except in blonde. Edited July 2, 2010 by bigjohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Those Vintages have been out a few years, Fender aren't really like other big names with their rights protection and don't seem to see it as much of a threat. I've played a couple and was fairly underwhelmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 I was tempted to buy a Vintage, a clone of a Warwick. It looked good but I only got as far as picking it up. It weighed as much as a small planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmachine2112 Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 I,ve got one and I have changed the pup,bridge and tuners but it was good for the price standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 I had a vintage MM copy and the truss rod was badly fitted so it couldn't be adjusted. I am a believer You do get what you pay for but my g/f bought me it for my Birthday in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 I too have an old bubinga natural finish 5 string. Ripped out the active electronics and put a pair of Kent Armstrongs in there. It's not a bad bass, if not great. And yeah, it weighs a ton. We used to do 6 hour band practices 2 nights in a row which was torture towards the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDM Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 I played one of those at a shop a while back and it actually felt surprisingly good. The shop however, sucked, and didn't let me plug in to an amp to try it out properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 [quote name='TDM' post='886605' date='Jul 5 2010, 07:25 PM']I played one of those at a shop a while back and it actually felt surprisingly good. The shop however, sucked, and didn't let me plug in to an amp to try it out properly.[/quote] The Jaco or the other ones being discussed? If you're willing to spend time and cash modding them I reckon they're good for the money. Mine is gathering dust at the moment sadly. Here's a pic. There's not enough space in the cavity for 2 pots so it's just got volume at the moment. The pickups also need raising as they're way too far from the strings. I'm considering a de-fret for tonal variation and for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.