First post, just sayin' hi...

'Ello Music Lovers,
New guy signing up, been lurking for a while, I love this place! I gots a day job, play in 3,4,5 bands at night... if the gods smile upon me favorably ( and I work my butt off) I may be able to quit the day job and just do music in the coming year. We'll see.
I have:
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1972 P bass- originally a cream white color w/ tort guard, maple neck/board, has aged/smoked to a yellowy/smeary cream, now sports an anodized gold guard. Original p/u had a broken winding when I bought it, rewound by Dan Torres in SF Bay area, next had a DiMarzio P, dropped in an EMG in about '85, been there since. Has a Badass II and Hipshot drop D tuner. This is my special baby, will never leave me...my first good instrument (first bass an EB-3 knockoff). I got her in 1979 for $175.00...yeah, nice price. Sounds like a beautiful sounding P bass.

Mid 90's Ernie Ball Music Man- natural finish, rosewood board, clear pickguard. Purchased used from GC from a friend who worked there at the time, can't recall the price, I think it was around $400-500 ( I have receipt buried somewhere). Nothing changed aside from the pickguard, also has drop D tuner (came with it). Excellent playing and sounding 'Ray.

2010 or so Epi T-Bird-dark red' burst, all stock. Purchased for $300 w/case used. I play in a Cure tribute band, I got this from the previous bass player in band, I pretty much only use it for those gigs...have used in my alt rock band, but a bit wooly for some of the stuff I need a bit more treble for, also has unadjustable strap/straplocks set pretty low for Cure/S. Gallup style, not comfy, not how I normally sling it. Nice looking, plays well, pretty skinny neck, needs a drop D tuner ( I love those things)

Late 90's Squier P bass- not sure of exact color, a dark blue, but NOT the Midnight Blue, rosewood board, originally had 1 ply white guard, switched to a 3 ply Fender tort guard (INSTANT appearance upgrade), and dropped in a SD vintage P bass p/u. My bro in law used to janitor at Fender Corona, he bought it w/ emp. discount cheap, (I think $60-75), it was a second, had a nice dent in the back, otherwise flawless appearance. He doesn't play, traded to me for a new Hohner Marine Band harmonica (another nice deal!). It is a nice coupla pieces of wood, resonates well, feels great, nice neck, had more throaty rock roar than my '72, and it's sleeper with the p/u that's in it. Nobody wants to steal it, "it's only a Squier" (knock wood). I had flats on it for a long time, used in my R&B type band, it is a funk MACHINE with flats, has a great warm tuba-esque tone. Has some sort of wiring issue right now, volume pot is wiggly, volume drops, changes, gotta get it looked at ( I kinda miss playing it and getting flak from snobs about it's geneaology).

1999 or so Warwick STD 5 string. Dark Brown stain, not sure of neck/fingerboard wood, "the usual dark Warwicky stuff", original p/u's (NOT MEC), added the Aguilar pre, I think the 2 band. Christmas gift from my lovely wife back in '99, total surprise, I was eying a used MM 5 but she beat me to the punch. Sorry for lack of details, it's been in gig bag for years, haven't had any need for the B string for a while, and I'm so used to 4's, I still get mind-boggled sometimes when I touch a 5. I had used it for original hard rock band that downtuned to B, I had my '72 P bass setup for BEAD until I got the 5. It sounds great, nice and woody like a Warwick should, it was anemic passive, when I had the Aguilar pre installed, it roared to life. This is the low line STD at that time, no MEC's, no pre, not the brass adjustable nut, has a plastic adjustable one that I broke when the bass fell over, has had a piece of paper shimming up the B string side for years (eyeroll). I've been toying with breaking it out for the commercial poppy dance band thing I do, but we haven't had to go below D...and the B ends up being a thumbrest that throws off my puny brain.

I been lurking around here compiling info on Jazz basses, 'cause I gotta have one. I need another tool in the box, and I'm craving some Jazz tone. Have never owned one, I never really liked the skinny necks down in half/first position (just a term, I'm no schooled moosishun), but I'm ready now (the T-Bird helped, skinny guitar-like neck). I'm gonna dip a toe in, price-wise. I'm looking at getting a MIM, black body, rosewood board, gonna add the tort guard, I will be in heaven. Looking at used stuff here, CL, I'm not an E-Bayer but did look. I have a buddy who's a GC mgr, may just order what I want from him if the price is right.

Will get some pics up of me girls... stop by and say hi, Mildew

Peace, Love, Bobby Sherman,
MJ

 

Hey 47th, greetings from probably a little warmer San Diego, CA. I do FB too ...I will have a mellow weekend, no gigs, do some Christmas shopping, honey-do list.
Be Well,
MJ

 

Oh, they're comin'... at the day job, had a wifey Xmas party last night, no gig tonight so I'll get to photographin' tonight. OK, a little help here? Trying to filter out the sold instruments, doesn't seem to give that filter option (the green/red buttons for sold,etc) if I put in a specific search request (MIM Fender Jazz).

Thanks,
MJ

 

Now, how did u know that's my fave movie? NI!

 

Forgot to mention bass rig. A mid 90's Eden Traveller 30w head (before the defeatable comp.) thru 2 Markbass 2x10s, the ported ones, 400w capacity. Will probably get a Markbass 800w head this year, put the Eden in the music room with the 4x10 it used to run thru.

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