Recent content by Leftoverchinese

(Back ground story, skip if uninterested) Well, my brother gave my dad his Ibanez TR expressionist as collateral for a loan roughly 8 years ago. Being that my brother is not real good about paying people back, he resigned to think he would never get the bass back. Well, for Christmas this...

Carrots are tasty. I'm a sucker for poll answers that seemingly have nothing to do with the original query.

I dig the look, man.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll see if they have some of those strings at the local guitar center when next I stop by.

I guess that would explain the difference in tone a bit. What are the sound characteristics of poplar? Remember, when I was choosing the guitar, I had just finished 6+ years of playing a stand up bass, so I was looking for something as mellow as possible. I almost bought fretless because I...

That's a great looking bass, pyrohr. Something else you may know. I think I will restring it, what would you recommend for strings? If memory serves, I replaced the factory strings with Elixer strings since I thought the coating felt a bit softer on my fingers being I don't use a pick. I...

LOL, calm it down a bit, man. No one is upset here. Thanks for the explanation. So alder does produce a warmer sound. That is exactly what I was looking for, so it worked out well for me. What do they make the Mexican bases out of? I remember it sounding different than the one I purchased...

1998 American Fender Jazz Bass Deluxe in Crimson Burst Link Removed Link Removed Can I have a number?

So I'm curious then, since you own both, I assume. What is the sound difference between an alder body and an ash body? Am I correct in assuming that the ash has a brighter sound?

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] According to this, it seems that the alder and the ash are two different animals. It seems that the rosewood fingerboard doesn't do well with an ash body. They describe the sound from alder being "rich and full, strong in the lower mid range" and they...

I remember the guy that sold me the bass, after I pulled out the cash, which at the time I thought was a lot to spend, told me, "you're getting one hell of a deal, kid. "And that is one nice bass!" I paid $700 for the bass, 742 out the door. Looking back, I can truly understand how good of a...

Ok, I called and got them to e-mail me the build sheet for the bass. I hope this clears up any confusion. edit: it must have sat in that shop for a little while. The date I bought it was 12/13/1998 according to my receipt. It was a Christmas present to myself.

Interesting. I have never seen a screw in the center of a bass like that. I did see that N7 could also mean 97, but I believe the guy told me 1998. I would like to get all the specs and info about the bass in text as I saw the other guy had. I e-mailed Fender on the 3rd but haven't heard...

There isn't a screw hole there. It is merely some sort of cavity to get to the tension rod or something. I haven't ever messed with it, so I don't know, exactly. edit: since I am certain there are those that just love seeing fine instruments, here are some pics of the Gibson my friend bought...

I didn't think there would be this many posts this quickly. Sorry, I have been reading other parts of the forum. It has the white dots. The only thing I wish I could change would be the white dots. That's the way it came. I am certain it is a 98, I confirmed that when I called...