junplugged
Taking the slow road
anyone see it? less than 300 also....
it looks so yummy
it looks so yummy
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notCardio
I walk the line
Well, I'll say this
I've got the VM fretless, and I'm looking to see what I can trade it for.
Not floating my boat, and I think the 'Duncan Designed' pickups sound weak and lifeless.
Mind you, I'm not the worlds biggest jazz bass fan, but I did have one in the 70's that would go for a boatload now. I was getting into jazz & funk & disco (Yes, disco. It was the late 70's and I was a bass player. Deal with it). I finally realized that while my Mustang didn't look as spiffy for show, it played and sounded sooooo much better, that I ditched the J.
YMMV.
I've got the VM fretless, and I'm looking to see what I can trade it for.
Not floating my boat, and I think the 'Duncan Designed' pickups sound weak and lifeless.
Mind you, I'm not the worlds biggest jazz bass fan, but I did have one in the 70's that would go for a boatload now. I was getting into jazz & funk & disco (Yes, disco. It was the late 70's and I was a bass player. Deal with it). I finally realized that while my Mustang didn't look as spiffy for show, it played and sounded sooooo much better, that I ditched the J.
YMMV.
junplugged
Taking the slow road
well, there's got to be some big diffs since the Fender is around $1,500
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notCardio
I walk the line
Which Fender are you referring to?
I think I'm missing something here.
I think I'm missing something here.
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notCardio
I walk the line
The one you're looking at
Is the closest to the Geddy Lee, which is $800.
Mine doesn't really have a Fender equivalent, because it's got an Ebonol fingerboard.
The one I had in the 70's is pretty much that $4200 Cinnamon thing, but it was 'antique white' which was really antique. It started off as white and turned a pale yellow. Highly collectible, but I hated it.
Is the closest to the Geddy Lee, which is $800.
Mine doesn't really have a Fender equivalent, because it's got an Ebonol fingerboard.
The one I had in the 70's is pretty much that $4200 Cinnamon thing, but it was 'antique white' which was really antique. It started off as white and turned a pale yellow. Highly collectible, but I hated it.
Anfontan
Banned by eurt
notCardio said:
Disco-ouch-damn those were tough times!!
Whats the weight on the Mustang bass-I bet its a fraction of the Jazz?
junplugged
Taking the slow road
there's the fender 75 jazz
http://www.zzounds.com/a--2676837/item--FEN190302
and then the squire 70 jazz
http://www.zzounds.com/a--2676837/item--SQU326702
there's gotta be some major diffs
http://www.zzounds.com/a--2676837/item--FEN190302
and then the squire 70 jazz
http://www.zzounds.com/a--2676837/item--SQU326702
there's gotta be some major diffs
capnkid
Optimus Prime
all it needs is a Bad Ass II bridge.
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notCardio
I walk the line
And you know
I was around then, and I don't remember any black block inlays back then.
Maybe I just didn't get to see any.
Yeah, Anfontan, no shit about the weight.
My shoulder would be hurting by then end of the night, and my arms were tired of trying to flail that thing around. Plus we always got stuck in some tiny hole where you barely had a place to stand, let alone move.
It was just unweildy.
Mustang's light as a feather.
I was around then, and I don't remember any black block inlays back then.
Maybe I just didn't get to see any.
Yeah, Anfontan, no shit about the weight.
My shoulder would be hurting by then end of the night, and my arms were tired of trying to flail that thing around. Plus we always got stuck in some tiny hole where you barely had a place to stand, let alone move.
It was just unweildy.
Mustang's light as a feather.
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marshall409
Active member
Squier Basses in general
I've had good experiences with them in general. I play 2 j basses belonging to friends of mine quite regularly. One of them is some goth shit with a skull and cross bones, a very cheap model, but still pretty decent none the less. The other one is a higher up squier, i dont think its a vintage modified though. its very, very nice though. great basses, id say the same even at a higher price.
imho, they are better in general than the squier guitars.
Adam
I've had good experiences with them in general. I play 2 j basses belonging to friends of mine quite regularly. One of them is some goth shit with a skull and cross bones, a very cheap model, but still pretty decent none the less. The other one is a higher up squier, i dont think its a vintage modified though. its very, very nice though. great basses, id say the same even at a higher price.
imho, they are better in general than the squier guitars.
Adam
ez_willis
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junplugged said:
YES!
I seen it, and I couldn't agree more! If you do get it, let us know how it is!
guitar junkie
Guitar User.
I saw one in guitar center today.....
Maybe soon I will pick it up and play it! It was out on a stand mid way from audio gear and acoustic guitars
Maybe soon I will pick it up and play it! It was out on a stand mid way from audio gear and acoustic guitars
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mrface2112
Well-known member
my local axeshop's got one, and i've logged some time on it, unplugged, b/c i too was intrigued. i have to admit that it played quite well for a $300 bass. action was good, the neck felt like a jazz neck oughta, the binding was passable, that sort of thing.junplugged said:
acoustically, it left me wanting something. it just didn't have that overall "feel" that better basses have. it was a good bit middier than i like my bottom end and felt overall rather "tight" sounding tonally.
so it didn't really "do it" for me. and i don't expect that the pickups would do a whole lot to change that, either. a bass (guitar, whatever) has gotta have it acoustically first and foremost, and this one just didn't "have it".
to tell the truth, it didn't hold a candle to the current Geddy Lee jazzer or most of the american jazzers i've played over the last 20 years..........
..........but for $300 you could certainly do a lot worse. depends on what you're looking for and where your standards, expectations and desires lie, really. mine lie a bit beyond this squier.
of course, YMMV!
cheers,
wade
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notCardio
I walk the line
Well, I'm assuming that the pickups are the same as on my VM fretless, and all I'm saying is be prepared to change them. And I'm no pickup snob by any stretch of the imagination. I'm not that picky.
Hey, go try it out. Judge for yourself. Maybe they did put different ones in the fretless.
Hey, go try it out. Judge for yourself. Maybe they did put different ones in the fretless.
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notCardio
I walk the line
Here's the closest I could find to what I used to have
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Masterbuilt-71-Jazz-Bass-NOS?sku=512758X
here's the pic. this ones only available in cinammon.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Masterbuilt-71-Jazz-Bass-NOS?sku=512758X
here's the pic. this ones only available in cinammon.
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