Club Alleva Coppolo (Part 7)

[Ryan Mohr]

That's it? Well that limits the choices, is CAR included or is that only with black blocks

I think CAR in the '70s only was maple/black or rosewood/pearloid. Same goes for LPB.

 

[Andrew Jones]

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Aj

 

[Bass7755]

Jimmy has 6 basses for sale on the "in stock" page!!
I would kina like a fancy top Coppolo like this.
Dan

Or this one

 

[Orlan]

Amazing look!! That's sonic blue right? For me, that and surf green just give me G.A.S. attacks every time I see a pic

 

[Tendollarcat]

I love the Pbass with the maple board on the A-C site that is in stock. I'm haunted by the possbility of an ash/maple KPB4 daily

 

[NYJimmy]

Poly poly poly

They had nitro headstocks that jimmy replicates with a tint.




Aj

The headstock were nitrocellulose up till around '74. But for the most part the 3 bolts were all just poly. I guess they either ran out of all that left over nitrocellulose they had or found a decal that worked with poly .
-Jimmy

 

[Andrew Jones]

The headstock were nitrocellulose up till around '74. But for the most part the 3 bolts were all just poly. I guess they either ran out of all that left over nitrocellulose they had or found a decal that worked with poly .
-Jimmy

I must return to Shoalin and train.



Aj

 

[NYJimmy]

Lake Placid Blue or other metallic colors look great IMO for a '70s style Jazz. Here's the Fender colors from the '70s if you are interested: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] and [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

Most of those "custom colors" were discontinued by 1973. So let's see Peter has sunburst, black, Olympic White, natural, trans walnut (which is what I call root beer); and available later in the '70's: trans red ( that sometimes turned out trans wine) to choose from. Not a whole lot if he stays in that '73 to '79 period. Some of those metallics do look good though .
-Jimmy

 

[NYJimmy]

The easy answer is

Oly White

Black

That Brown Color

Antiqua

Sunburst

Clear.


Those are the colors that go with the time line when all the maple necked blocks were pearl.


There are a few colors that you could justify from unusual 73 basses with pearl blocks those basses COULD have LPB and CAR though I've never seen a pic of such a bass.



Aj

Oops I fogot ANTIGUA. How in the world could I forget ANTIGUA ? Uhhhhh, OK hard color to forget but hard color to sell . An old lady that lived in one of the apartments downstairs from the apartment I grew up in NY had kitchen appliences that color and if memory serves me correct a set of table and chairs in a similar color. Her name was oddly enough Mrs. Antiquo (close enough to Antigua) from Italy. I recently built a KBP5 for NAMM in that color and thought about calling that color Mrs. Antiquo burst but it's pretty close to Antigua and I obviously wimped out . Maybe I should go back to that name instead of what I currently call it: Anteek burst. What do you guys think? Does anyone even care ?
-Jimmy

 

[NYJimmy]

That's it? Well that limits the choices, is CAR included or is that only with black blocks

I've seen CAR with black blocks, it's rare, usually alder body... different from the tone you are going for. CAR with pearlid blocks white binding ash body will certainly look good though.
-Jimmy

 

[NYJimmy]

I think CAR in the '70s only was maple/black or rosewood/pearloid. Same goes for LPB.

Yes, very rare though.
-Jimmy

 

[NYJimmy]

I must return to Shoalin and train.



Aj

"SHOALIN" that's the street term for the town in NYC I grew up in. You may not require much training at all grass-hoppa !!!
-Jimmy

 

[JimmyM]

Oops I fogot ANTIGUA. How in the world could I forget ANTIGUA ? Uhhhhh, OK hard color to forget but hard color to sell . An old lady that lived in one of the apartments downstairs from the apartment I grew up in NY had kitchen appliences that color and if memory serves me correct a set of table and chairs in a similar color. Her name was oddly enough Mrs. Antiquo (close enough to Antigua) from Italy. I recently built a KBP5 for NAMM in that color and thought about calling that color Mrs. Antiquo burst but it's pretty close to Antigua and I obviously wimped out . Maybe I should go back to that name instead of what I currently call it: Anteek burst. What do you guys think? Does anyone even care ?
-Jimmy

I prefer the name we used to call it back in the day...pukeburst

 

[peterpalmieri]

Oops I fogot ANTIGUA. How in the world could I forget ANTIGUA ? Uhhhhh, OK hard color to forget but hard color to sell . An old lady that lived in one of the apartments downstairs from the apartment I grew up in NY had kitchen appliences that color and if memory serves me correct a set of table and chairs in a similar color. Her name was oddly enough Mrs. Antiquo (close enough to Antigua) from Italy. I recently built a KBP5 for NAMM in that color and thought about calling that color Mrs. Antiquo burst but it's pretty close to Antigua and I obviously wimped out . Maybe I should go back to that name instead of what I currently call it: Anteek burst. What do you guys think? Does anyone even care ?
-Jimmy

I remember the first time I saw an Antigua in person. I was in a small studio here on the island, someone asked me to sit in a demo for a young girl that was pretty good. I showed with a jazz bass and the guys thought a P with flats made more sense for a particular tune. They pulled out an antigua P, it was a really nice playing bass but I remember for the two hours I was in that studio being preoccuppied with thinking about how this bass made it's way to be the ugliest bass every made. Was it smoke damage from a fire? What the heck happened? I then came to realize it was meant to be that way

 

[peterpalmieri]

Most of those "custom colors" were discontinued by 1973. So let's see Peter has sunburst, black, Olympic White, natural, trans walnut (which is what I call root beer); and available later in the '70's: trans red ( that sometimes turned out trans wine) to choose from. Not a whole lot if he stays in that '73 to '79 period. Some of those metallics do look good though .
-Jimmy

I am sure I could live with one of the colors offered in the period. What color sounds the best?

My only other idea may be to get either Burgundy mist or sonic blue and base my decision on what sex our first child turns out to be. My wife is due Sept 1

Jimmy seems to be hot on Trans wine, I bet that would turn out really nice too

 

[KJung]

I am sure I could live with one of the colors offered in the period. What color sounds the best?

My only other idea may be to get either Burgundy mist or sonic blue and base my decision on what sex our first child turns out to be. My wife is due Sept 1

Jimmy seems to be hot on Trans wine, I bet that would turn out really nice too

They all look good to me, but that sonic blue is amazing!

 

[Bassist30]

The sonic blue is the same color of my very first bass. Love that color. While looking at that bass, it would look really nice if it had the metal strip under the knobs (for those who have the 5 knobs). I wonder if that is in the works for the future basses. I can't wait for the brass pickup covers. When Jimmy had them on some of the earlier basses it looked so sweet. I know they are in the works and I would love to get one.

 

[KJung]

The sonic blue is the same color of my very first bass. Love that color. While looking at that bass, it would look really nice if it had the metal strip under the knobs (for those who have the 5 knobs). I wonder if that is in the works for the future basses. I can't wait for the brass pickup covers. When Jimmy had them on some of the earlier basses it looked so sweet. I know they are in the works and I would love to get one.

I think the lack of control plate is one of the more visible things Jimmy does (along with the modified headstock shape) to make these basses 'his own' versus knock-off's of old Fenders.

Those of us who love these basses actually really like that sort of 'modified look' (i.e., the lack of control plate and headstock that 'suggests' a more vintage look without being a copy) that says 'these are new basses with a lot of Jimmy's design and vibe that are meant to 'suggest' some of the classic basses in what many call the vintage era).

There are plenty of companies out there that will make a bass that looks almost exactly like a Jazz bass if that's what you are looking for.

So, to answer your question, my guess is a control plate is not really on Jimmy's list of options

 

[peterpalmieri]

They all look good to me, but that sonic blue is amazing!

Do any of you guys think it's over the top to limit myself to a period correct color? Some of the metallics are pretty hot.

I've always laughed at people for being so focused on what color they are getting. Every bass I've ever owned was bought because it felt or sounded like a bass I wanted to own without regard to color.

Now that I find myself with an open order in with Jimmy and everything has been decided but the color I have quickly become obsessed when I really just want it to sound like a late 70's J.......

 

[KJung]

Do any of you guys think it's over the top to limit myself to a period correct color? Some of the metallics are pretty hot.

I've always laughed at people for being so focused on what color they are getting. Every bass I've ever owned was bought because it felt or sounded like a bass I wanted to own without regard to color.

Now that I find myself with an open order in with Jimmy and everything has been decided but the color I have quickly become obsessed when I really just want it to sound like a late 70's J.......

Well, since you asked, limiting yourself to an exact period color makes no sense to me whatsoever. It's not like you are refinishing a 76 J Bass. You are getting a new bass that is 'inspired' by the original. While I don't have much use for the 'fancy top' versions of Jimmy's basses (which seems to me to be a big disconnect between the design goals of these basses versus the look of those 1600-type models... pure IMO there), any relatively 'traditional' classic finish looks great to me.

Matching a specific period color seems the extreme of bassists 'talking to themselves'.

IMO, of course.