Members rummy Posted October 15, 2007 Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 As some of you know, I bought a MIM fretless about a month ago. I spent a lot of time setting it up, and gave it a lot of TLC in that short time. As much as I liked the fretless, I felt it sounded too "smooth jazz." I wanted some fret noise, and some defined edge. So I returned the fretless for a Highway 1 from Musiciansfriend. I bought it dent & scratched, so I got a good discount. The only thing I noticed when I got it was dry as bone fretboard. It was so dry, that it looked white and ashy. It made me sick!!! I went nuts with the fret doctor stuff a couple times, and brought back the original luster. Other than that, the bass was in brand new condition. I'm still trying to set up the bass the way I want. The Stingray has spoiled me as far as playing, so trying to get this Jazz to play like that has been kinda hard, but I'm getting there. And, I love the white nitro/tort finish. Very 62ish. Let me know what you think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slapthefunkyfour Posted October 15, 2007 Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 Whoa. That's a purty set of stairs ya got there. The bass is nice also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted October 15, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 15, 2007 I love it. You've done well young grasshopper. If I were to buy a jazz bass today, that is likely the one I'd get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hi.flyer Posted October 15, 2007 Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 Looks great! Love the color combo of white and tort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UK_Lefty Posted October 15, 2007 Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 Thats almost exactly like the Jap 62 re-issue I'm gunning for... only upside down and not as aged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted October 15, 2007 Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 one thing, brother... if you play upstairs and ever buy an 8x10 cab... see a doctor at least once a week, will you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted October 15, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 15, 2007 So what was the scratch and/or dent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted October 15, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 So what was the scratch and/or dent?The only things I noticed that makes this dent and scatch are slight fretwear, no plastic on the pickguard, and a little indentation where a allen wrench rubbed against the pickguard by the truss rod. My guess is someone boughg it, kept it for a month, and returned it. Looks good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted October 15, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 15, 2007 Perfect. Now when do I get to play it?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted October 15, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 You mean when do you get it set it up for me again? Whenever I'm in the city again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dDigitalPimp Posted October 15, 2007 Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 all fender basses should come with BA bridges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted October 15, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 15, 2007 You mean when do you get it set it up for me again? Whenever I'm in the city again! Sounds good. You know I'd love to help. You have to play my new acquisition as well: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dDigitalPimp Posted October 15, 2007 Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 Sounds good. You know I'd love to help.You have to play my new acquisition as well: hey now, when the office is on tv you cannot be taking pictures of bass gear. unless that was a commerical for the office then we can let that slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted October 15, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 15, 2007 hey now, when the office is on tv you cannot be taking pictures of bass gear. unless that was a commerical for the office then we can let that slide. Good catch. It was the middle of the night and I was watching the Office for a second time. But I was chatting online with Guttermouth and he needed to see pics. You can't deny a fellow gear whore pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted October 15, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 Ooh, pretty! Yeah, I'll definitely have to make my way to the city soon. It's been a while. Plus, I'm driving myself NUTS trying set this up. I'm still trying to figure out if fret buzz is a bad thing as long as I can play the notes. THe way I have it set up right now, there's a lot of buzz when my intonation isn't spot on. Or when I'm sliding around the strings, there's nasty fret rattles. BUT! As long as I'm playing accurately, it plays beautifully! So, I don't know if this is acceptable. Fretbuzz is annoying, but it doesn't relaly interfere with the sound coming out of the amp... The Stingray is more forgiving when it comes to intonation. My finger could be slightly off, but it'd ring the sound without buzzing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mytola Posted October 15, 2007 Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 Ohh, really nice J! Do you get the Highway 1's with maple boards as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted October 15, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 15, 2007 We'll figure that out. If it plays well when you have your fingers directly behind the frets, you are set up well and the buzzing is a technique issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrJoshua Posted October 15, 2007 Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 Looks great, man. I have a Highway 1 Strat and love it. There are some real gems out there in the Highway 1 series, and for a LOT less than the standard "Made in USA" stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted October 15, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 Ohh, really nice J! Do you get the Highway 1's with maple boards as well? I don't believe they make H1s with maple boards, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hawkhuff Posted October 15, 2007 Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 While white is not for me, it's quite nice. Love the BA bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted October 15, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 We'll figure that out. If it plays well when you have your fingers directly behind the frets, you are set up well and the buzzing is a technique issue.I'm hoping so. I remember my having this exact conversation with you when I first brought the Stingray over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chris-dax Posted October 15, 2007 Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 I love it. You've done well young grasshopper. If I were to buy a jazz bass today, that is likely the one I'd get. Ditto - that is beautiful....nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinbass Posted October 15, 2007 Members Share Posted October 15, 2007 The Highway one has the best price/quality ratio of Fender USA products(In my opinion). Nice score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted October 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 16, 2007 Thanks guys! And, midnight bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members __tony__renaud Posted October 16, 2007 Members Share Posted October 16, 2007 Handsome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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