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It's probably a Mexican standard like this:
It's probably about as good as any Mexican Fender. I can't comment on the B string though.
It's probably a Mexican standard like this:
It's probably about as good as any Mexican Fender. I can't comment on the B string though.
Thanks. Do you know the difference between the basses that have the headstock with the 5 strings in line and the standards on the Fender website that has the B string on the bottom of the headstock? Just newer or what?
I think the newer Mexican standard five strings are 4+1 rather than inline 5, or the other way around. Not really sure. Other than that I don't think there are any real differences.
The bass in the link could also possibly be an active Fender deluxe 5, which I think are more common.
Same electronics (preamp) in MIM and USA Jazz Deluxe's, which is good thing. The MIM 5 string does not have carbon fiber stiffening rods in the neck, which is not good as I have seen a lot of the MIM 5 string Jazzes with really bowed necks and maxed out truss rods.
4+1 and 5 in line tuners seem to go both ways. I have seen both USA and MIM with both setups. Personally, I like the 5 in line. Why? I don't know...
4+1 and 5 in line tuners seem to go both ways. I have seen both USA and MIM with both setups. Personally, I like the 5 in line. Why? I don't know...
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One of these in a burst just sold for $787 on ebay.
If I had the capital, I'd have bought this and kept it to myself... DOH!
One of these in a burst just sold for $787 on ebay.
If I had the capital, I'd have bought this and kept it to myself... DOH!
St. Blues, or Strings N Things. Some company that was short lived and related to ESP, I think.
I thought these were US made in Memphis? Or were they japanese... I saw something about them when I was in Memphis, but that was awhile ago and I was more excited about Stax and Sun...
St. Blues Guitar Workshop
St. Blues Guitar Workshop
The earlier ones (80's - early 90's, I think) were assembled by Strings N Things in Memphis. Very nice instruments that you don't see that often. (Their guitars were interesting plays on Strat/Tele combinations.) They were reissued in the late 90's early 2000's, and I think that those were imports, but they were supposed to be quite high quality, too.
This is likely the older one, as far as I can see. Newer ones have much different logos and they didn't have this finish. What I recall reading was that the original run of Memphis ones were parts that came from an ESP Japanese-made bulk parts buy. And the pickups are Dimarzio, I believe.
My guitar player in an older band had the Tele guitar and the quality was top-notch. I've been scoping these for a while and they never come up for me at the right time. But in essence, it's one of those killer bang-for-the-buck basses that players really dig.
My guitar player in an older band had the Tele guitar and the quality was top-notch. I've been scoping these for a while and they never come up for me at the right time. But in essence, it's one of those killer bang-for-the-buck basses that players really dig.
And I think I can see screws in the battery cover to the right of the bridge which would make this Japanese and not Mexican and a steal for $600.
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