Members Crisco Posted March 16, 2011 Members Share Posted March 16, 2011 I just saw a few of these Jay Turser JTB-401 models at my GC today and they were mostly marked $89 with a Used sign on them, but these basses had the film over the pickguards. I figure they were stored and can't be sold as new, but they are immaculate.Thinking of getting one, but I wanted opinions first. Here's what it looks lilehttp://www.jayturser.com/jtb-401.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted March 17, 2011 Members Share Posted March 17, 2011 I've never played one, but for $89, can you really go wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jasper383 Posted March 17, 2011 Members Share Posted March 17, 2011 My GC has a bunch of those, too. GC bought out a whole lot of Turser guitars and basses, and for some reason, can't sell them as new. They are new, and that JTB-401 is really nice for the price. They sound a LOT like my '51 Reissue P Bass which cost about 5X as much. My GC has about 15 yellow Turser Strat guitars for $99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t3ch Posted March 17, 2011 Members Share Posted March 17, 2011 I've never played on, but for $89, can you really go wrong? $89 doesn't fix the ugliness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tommorichards Posted March 18, 2011 Members Share Posted March 18, 2011 Yeah, but a quick router job, a few new pickups, and a paint job with a new different PG will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crisco Posted March 18, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 18, 2011 My GC has a bunch of those, too. GC bought out a whole lot of Turser guitars and basses, and for some reason, can't sell them as new. They are new, and that JTB-401 is really nice for the price. They sound a LOT like my '51 Reissue P Bass which cost about 5X as much. My GC has about 15 yellow Turser Strat guitars for $99. Hey! We're just right down the road from ya on I-85 headed south...just after Lake Norman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soul-x Posted March 18, 2011 Members Share Posted March 18, 2011 $89 doesn't fix the ugliness. It looks like a pretty-close aesthetic-copy of a '50s P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tehuti Posted March 19, 2011 Members Share Posted March 19, 2011 I've had a Jay Turser guitar for years and I love it, except for the weak pickups. But for $89.00 I'd probably go for it. If I ever see a JTB 134 I will grab it immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mudcat35 Posted March 19, 2011 Members Share Posted March 19, 2011 I just got back from GC. I went to go get one of these, and came back empty-handed. Why? Well, I plugged it in. The string balance was ridiculously poor. The A, D, and G strings sounded pretty good, but the E string was VERY soft. This was true on both examples I tried. The pickup appeared to be adjusted more or less properly, but I figured out right away that the softness on the low end would drive me absolutely crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members engage757 Posted March 19, 2011 Members Share Posted March 19, 2011 I just got back from GC. I went to go get one of these, and came back empty-handed. Why? Well, I plugged it in. The string balance was ridiculously poor. The A, D, and G strings sounded pretty good, but the E string was VERY soft. This was true on both examples I tried. The pickup appeared to be adjusted more or less properly, but I figured out right away that the softness on the low end would drive me absolutely crazy. Good call. Some things aren't worth any money. Jay Turser is a hunk of chinese {censored}. And some chinese basses are alright! just. not any of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crisco Posted March 20, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 20, 2011 Good call. Some things aren't worth any money. Jay Turser is a hunk of chinese {censored}. And some chinese basses are alright! just. not any of those. Well I did find out they're made at the plant in Dalian Chinabetter known in the Epiphone world as Daewonthey make the Jay turser instruments there as well as many other brands.They're supposed to be the Samick of the Chinese guitar world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members perrydabassman Posted March 20, 2011 Members Share Posted March 20, 2011 IMHO, if you spend 90 bucks on a bass, you are gonna get a 90 dollar bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mudcat35 Posted March 20, 2011 Members Share Posted March 20, 2011 Nope. In this case, if I would have spent $90 on this bass, I would have gotten a $40 bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muddslide Posted March 21, 2011 Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 I dunno, I used to have one of these and it was a pretty killer little bass actually. Chintzy hardware, but the stock pickup sounded great to me. Lightest bass I ever owned, and some neck dive, but I enjoyed it. I have a thing for SC P-basses. I was going to say since mine was 4-5 years old maybe they just aren't made in the same factory or to the same specs these days, but I went to GC today and sure enough they had one of these and aside from the crappy action it was pretty fun to play. I do think the one I played today was from a later run than the one I owned because it was yellow and when I bought mnine that wasn't a finish option. If I hadn't just bought a bass recently I may well have picked it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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