Nash Basses?

[tdizzle]

I played a Nash T Bass today (old style P with a jazz pickup in the bridge) and it sounded fantastic. Do they use a standard pickup, or is it customer choice? There was not much info on the website.

[StrangerDanger]

I think he uses Lindy Fralin pups IIRC.

[Gord_oh]

there is a Nash Jazz that has been for sale in a local shop for a few years now.
they are expensive, but man it's a sweet bass.

i think the earlier ones had Duncans in them.

[LowBSix]

Lollar is a common choice in the Nash basses

[-=DanAtkinson=-]

The stuff Nash is putting out now pales in comparison to his early stuff. He's got a giant operation now and QC has slipped.

Here's a teardown of a Nash Jazzmaster that showcases the disappointing quality:

Nash Jazzmaster Tear-down

Not to mention the fact that his basses have the bridge positioned too far up the body, the neck pocket is shifted north, the pickguards are the wrong size/shape, etc.

Better off going with Fender Custom Shop, or Road Worn.

[77PBass]

I'm selling a Nash Jazz bass, that I ordered custom with Lollars in Burgundy Mist w/matching headstock, in the classifieds here:

FS: RA Mouse, Nash JB Burgundy Mist w/matching HS and Warwick Dolphin Pro I 4 NT

If you order a bass from Bill, you can chose whatever you want. I think he is using DiMarzios in the Pbasses there days.

[Joe Ricardo]

check out my youtube blog on allparts basses, parts that Nash uses to build his basses:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=IV6SckmzlMs#!

[mcm]

Never understood why people shoot themselves in the foot running businesses.

[Gecko 5]

I was/am aching for a vintage P for a while now.
2 years ago I was at Chicago Music Exchange.
They are a Nash dealer. I did a side by side with some early-mid 60's P's. I thought they felt close. I don't think they nail the relic look that well. And yes, they are expensive.
I also heard they use bodies and necks from SEVERAL sources.
3 months later, I decide, since I don't have 5-6k for a 65 P(my birth year), I was going to build my own.
I called...... A neck maker(won't name names). The guy I spoke to was super helpful. I told him what I wanted. I told him about the Nash I played. Turns out they make a "ton of necks and bodies" for Nash.
My point, if you want the relic look,its not hard to do yourself. If you want the feel. I built my P for $600. Best P I've ever owned.
I call it my "Poor Mans Vintage P"

[ShoeManiac]

A friend of mine was cool enough to loan me his Nash JB-63 for a few weeks. It played like a dream! That bass had the Lollar Jazz pickups. And I liked the pickups so much that I put a set of them in my Fender Road Worn Jazz.

I'm not sure who makes the neck pickup on the TB instruments.

[-=DanAtkinson=-]

Originally Posted by Gecko 5

I was/am aching for a vintage P for a while now.
2 years ago I was at Chicago Music Exchange.
They are a Nash dealer. I did a side by side with some early-mid 60's P's. I thought they felt close. I don't think they nail the relic look that well. And yes, they are expensive.
I also heard they use bodies and necks from SEVERAL sources.
3 months later, I decide, since I don't have 5-6k for a 65 P(my birth year), I was going to build my own.
I called...... A neck maker(won't name names). The guy I spoke to was super helpful. I told him what I wanted. I told him about the Nash I played. Turns out they make a "ton of necks and bodies" for Nash.
My point, if you want the relic look,its not hard to do yourself. If you want the feel. I built my P for $600. Best P I've ever owned.
I call it my "Poor Mans Vintage P"

This. It really isn't that hard to build a stellar bass yourself, if you use quality components and know how to put them together properly.

[Gecko 5]

Originally Posted by -=DanAtkinson=-

This. It really isn't that hard to build a stellar bass yourself, if you use quality components and know how to put them together properly.

Yes sir, that was exactly my point.