Members REMUS Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 Following the sale and pending sale of my old rig and basses, i've got around $2000 or Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 I have an '03 MIA Fender w/Norstrand NJ4's that's pretty hard to beat. Pretty hard to go wrong with an '03 or newer MIA J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees. http://www.lakland.com/basses/osborn.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted September 27, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 I have an '03 MIA Fender w/Norstrand NJ4's that's pretty hard to beat. Pretty hard to go wrong with an '03 or newer MIA J. What is wrong with the old'uns? My local music shop has a MIA Jazz in, haven't played it though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 Try to find a used MIA '62 Jazz reissue. Or an MIJ '62 Jazz reissue. Or an '80s MIJ 'lawsuit' Jazz knock-off. Or an MIA Hamer Cruise Bass with the 2Tek bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted September 27, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 I don't like the MIJ basses, although i've been after a MIA 62 for as long as i've been into bass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 After a setup? My MIM Fender Jazz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted September 27, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 After a setup? My MIM Fender Jazz. I want to keep it standard, and I don't want your bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 I want to keep it standard, and I don't want your bass I've done no upgrading, and you'd have to prise it from my cold, cold, and utterly lifeless hands. Unless you were just wanting to test it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 I really liked a Nordstrand I played a while back. I've also gotten my hands on Lakland, Lull and Sadowsky basses, and to me passive Js sound better than the active ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 What is wrong with the old'uns? My local music shop has a MIA Jazz in, haven't played it though... They started putting graphite rods in the necks in '97 IIRC and, to my hands, the S-1 and later MIA's feel much more consistent bass to bass. Seems to me that they finally took the quality control issues seriously and tightened up the specs or something like that around the last half of '03. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SB900LE Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 Levinson makes a jazz model called the Blade Tetra Bass that is a very sweet jazz bass, nicer than the Fenders I've tried. I strongly suggest you check one out; apparently better availability in Europe than US. It feels and plays the best, to me; the neck is unbelievably nice; has nice stock electronics too, although mine (used) came modded with an Audere JZ5D preamp: I found out about Blade guitars when I chanced upon a used 6-string several years ago. The neck was just so soo sweet and the signal boost they have results in a very rich tone. I ended up buying another when I found a deal on th'eBay a couple years later. Then I decided if the neck and sounds on their basses compare to the ones on their guitars, I-Wanna-Blade-Bass -- a dream which recently came true for me. And I'm not disappointed in the least. I highly recommend these instruments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRANKOR Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 Fender 75 Reissue, 2 piece ash body, bound n blocked maple neck, 70s pickup spacing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lyricpoet Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 Dingwall Passive J bass $1800 new Zon Sonus is a J-like bass that plays as smooth as butter. A variety of models, woods, electronic configurations. Used for as little as $1200; new around $2000-2500, but there are always a few mint used ones out there. And then....roll drums, please...there's the SX 62J-a new mint green one that too my eyes is an excellent replica of a '62 (I once owned a '63, but have played original '62s- so I know, OK!. Comes with chrome pup covers and plays beautifully- and sounds to me like a '62 with no mods as of yet. Passive as they should be. Price from Rondo Music....$139 plus S+H. There was a time when I would've scoffed at the idea that a bass emulating one of the most important and desirable bases ever could be had for $139 US. Suggestion: just buy one and deduct it from your stash of cash. Trust me- I am not steering you into a POS- far from it! www.rondomusic.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 The best J style bass that I have ever played was a Sadowsky NYC. Never ever have I played such a nice J bass. Heck it was pretty close to being one of the best basses I've ever played. Expensive though. I will own one eventually...but not any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 There was a small shop in Chicago that had a couple new old stock Trace Elliot basses. They were REALLY nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frunobulax Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 The best J style bass that I have ever played was a Sadowsky NYC. Never ever have I played such a nice J bass. Heck it was pretty close to being one of the best basses I've ever played. Expensive though. I will own one eventually...but not any time soon. this is correct. if i could own any J-type bass, it would be a Sadowsky. however... i currently have a Mike Lull M4V which i am absolutely smitten with. best playing bass i've ever had. active, with a passive switch, Fralin PUs, sounds awesome either way. try everything you can get your hands own, and buy the one you fall in love with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members basshunter Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 this is correct. if i could own any J-type bass, it would be a Sadowsky. however... i currently have a Mike Lull M4V which i am absolutely smitten with. best playing bass i've ever had. active, with a passive switch, Fralin PUs, sounds awesome either way. try everything you can get your hands own, and buy the one you fall in love with. Listen to this man, he is a Jazz bass whore. I liked that infamous black Sadowsky the best though...you should have bought it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frunobulax Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 yup, that's the one i should have bought. went over to pull the trigger, and it had been sold the day before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members basshunter Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 yup, that's the one i should have bought.went over to pull the trigger, and it had been sold the day before. Not that the Lull sucks by any means, but that Sadowsky was killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fran da Man Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 Who's that prettyboy playing that Black Sadowsky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 I've never played this one, but these are sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members basshunter Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 Who's that prettyboy playing that Black Sadowsky? Yours truly. That's frunobulax in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lyricpoet Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 this is correct. if i could own any J-type bass, it would be a Sadowsky. however... i currently have a Mike Lull M4V which i am absolutely smitten with. best playing bass i've ever had. active, with a passive switch, Fralin PUs, sounds awesome either way. try everything you can get your hands own, and buy the one you fall in love with. You Boston-area-ites ever heard of A Bass? I've got a 2001 A Jade J that I'll go toe to toe with the Lull...mmmm, but maybe not the Sadowsky- but close!! Note to REMUS: if you've got 1500 pounds sterling than you have USD$3000. Whoo-hoo! That changes things considerably....yes? But then again, why dump all your marbles into one bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fran da Man Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 Yours truly. That's frunobulax in the background.Ah yes, i can see fruno's fuzzy face now. Damn it must be nice to be prettier than a Sadowsky. i didn't really say that...i only thought it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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