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Has anyone in the forum purchased a Fender Mod Shop bass in Mary Kaye Blond. This is the transpaarent white color that shows the wood grains in light blue. I never saw it as a Mod Shop color, but I didn't start looking until 2019. Any pics or feedback is approciated.

I apologize taking this off track. I haven't posted much so it is part of my learnings.

As promised, some pics and description of the pre-rig right now. Flow goes from Fender Level Set buffer (I like the mute pre-effects and I swap out basses a lot so it helps to compensate for different input levels without having to change stuff deeper in the rig). Preamp is next (SansAmp in...

Thanks for all the compare and contrast. Super opinions, knowledge and experience. My summary so far is kinda like the 80/20 rule: If you want 100% of what a vender has to offer in the "designed tone" / feature department, then the pre-amp/amp combo is the way to go. Can't deny this one. But...

Thanks all for the responses so far. I'm not so interested in "building the power section". I'm more interested in having 1 solid, dependable, ergonomic power section and bring different tone to the party via the vendors pre-amps to help dial in my signature tones without the expense of the...

I'm looking at components vs. all in one Bass head units. Each bass head manufacture has a pre-amp with their recipe for "tone". Mesa, Aguilar, Eden, SansAmp, Ampeg, Orange, Darkglass, MarkBass... However, the extra cost for the "power section" seems pricy. Most pre-amp versions of tone are...

The 4 string in the back is a Vintage Westone Spectrum (I think that is the model). Back in the late 80's Westone made a bass that came that included a Fretted neck and Fretless neck. The case had a place for the bass and the extra neck. It was a screw on and screw off neck with embedded bolts...

I'm in the many mode now. I've had 1 bass for a couple of decades as it remains my number 1 for over 45 years (High School Fender Jazz 75 1/2). It was retired in 2005 and replaced with a MIJ 75 RI. Now, i'm a collector and rotate basses each month. The holiday season is Vintage Bass season. They...

Not completely true for me... When I had 1 or 2 basses (most of my life) I didn't even know how to set them up. Mostly, I didn't really have the experience. Now that I have a rotation in, out and seasonality of some (vintage, modern, harvest fall, holidays...), I've gotten very efficient at...

It didn't seem to matter much when I played the US Geddy Lee. You just feel the tension and work the way you want it. I thought it was going to be a big deal, but it turned out to be pretty natural for me to go either way.

My vote is for Rick Rosas, Neil Youngs long time bass player. In the later years he was just so fluid, simple and always on. Just a joy to listen to and learn from.

Thanks all. The bass plays great. My 1975 natural now has an older brother. I'm not gonna do much to it except play it and figure out how to keep it in great condition for the years to come.

Full body shot. Not much aging difference between under pickguard vs exposed

LOL on the Friday Mocha Jazz. Nice

I'm trying to sort out the pocket. I will sand it out probably. But i'm trying to determine re-fin vs. lack of factory quality control. It could be either. Other body pics attached.

The last thing I did was exactly that. I had the bass all back together and thought to take one last look. The pic is attached. There is material underneath. I assume it was in a liquid form originally. The color is almost identical to the finish color, but I'm not experienced enough to know if...

I looked into this 70's Jazz Bass body and there is a brown material in the pickup cavity. It looks like it is excess finish that soaked into the pickup foam on the brass plate. It is also under the brass plate. Questions: Is this a re-finish? is it an adhesive? Did something melt? Is this...

Wow, thanks for the feedback. The neck is very much like the 0203-4243 model above. In fact the one was I was considering is only a few weeks later at 0203-4942. Looks legit. Thanks for all the feedback. I got spooked too early.

I recently pursued a 74 Jazz bass listed as "original condition". Part of the verification is taking it apart and validating the components. When I found 2 sets of neck holes, I decided to cancel the transaction. I'm thinking the neck was used on a different bass originally. The neck stamp on...