Fender Vintera '60's Jazz Bass - NBD !!

[DaveDeVille]

... very excited today .
i took a chance and bought this fine looking Fender '60's Vintera Jazz Bass { Firemist Gold } online ,
couldn't be happier !!
... this is my second { in 47 years of playing }, brand new ,
out-of-the-box bass !!

bass sounds and feels great , and looks so cool .

bad boy is MIM , and i can say quality control is top notch ...

Pau Ferro fretboard is smooth looking , vintage frets feel fine .
‘60s single-coil pickups sound awesome .
thin ‘C’ neck , gloss urethane neck feels fast and smooth
American Vintage reverse tuners
nice tort pickguard
new set of Thomastik-Infeld flats

weighs in at 8 lbs. on my bathroom scale

... changed strings , did a quick set-up and i'm ready for my gigs this weekend ...

 

[P. Aaron]

Nice looking bass*. Congrats.

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[JRA]

that's a great combination of colors/hues --- really cool looking! glad it feels good to play, too! congratulations on your brand new, out-of-the-box instrument!

 

[DaveDeVille]

Nice looking bass*. Congrats.

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... first thing i did was slap on a new set of Thomastik-Infeld flats !!

 

[bassist4dalord]

Gorgeous bass and excellent taste in strings! I bet it feels incredible. Congrats!

 

[utterlybored]

That is so incredibly gorgeous!!!

When you adjusted your setup after putting the flats on could you do it all at the bridge or did it require TR adjustment as well?

 

[DaveDeVille]

That is so incredibly gorgeous!!!
When you adjusted your setup after putting the flats on could you do it all at the bridge or did it require TR adjustment as well?

... the bass arrived with round wound strings that were loose and not in tune ,
so putting on and tuning the flats didn't require much bridge adjustment at all .
the 'A' saddle was a little low for my taste , but that was the only one ...
neck is straight and true .
... bridge saddle screws are flat head { not hex head } and should be easy to adjust when i need to ...

 

[utterlybored]

Enjoy it. I saw one of those in person when I was shopping around last month. I feel like you can't appreciate how gorgeous the color is until you see it live.

 

[LeFunk Machine]

Great color choice there. You can never go wrong with a jazz bass. Enjoy

 

[Keyser Soze]

That's beautiful, Dave! Great color combo. Congrats!

 

[fishdude101101]

Beautiful

 

[bobba66]

What a lovely bass!

 

[DaveDeVille]

played my first gig with this bass last night , a small but enthusiastic crowd .
smooth , comfortable and awesome tone !!
guitar player has an older Fender Aztec Gold Strat ...

 

[MattZilla]

So much want.

 

[greySky]

Nice. I got the pj mustang in firemist gold. Great color. Mine needs a good set up though, frets are a bit sharp too, but it sounds awesome. First short scale bass.

 

[EagleMoon]

That’s color is gorgeous.

 

[SJLee]

Beautiful! Love the Firemist Gold.

 

[DaveDeVille]

played another cool outdoor gig this past weekend , backing bluesman Shawn Pittman ...
love the new bass , sounds and feels fantastic !!

 

[fishdude101101]

That is a super cool bass and a super cool gig.

 

[DaveDeVille]

... played an afternoon street party on Monday ...
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