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NBD: AVII Jazz Bass (a completely unnecessary purchase)

BearlyBass

BearlyBass

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Never open Reverb before bed, dangerous things happen. Do I NEED another jazz bass? Of course not. Do I WANT a 60s sunburst with flats vibe in the arsenal? Of course. This brand new beauty hit the top of my feed with a big discount and well… here we are.

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I don't know what mysticism Fender is using on their basses, but this beast only weighs 8.8 pounds. Sounds killer, plays killer, guess I need to find more basses to sell so my partner doesn't murder me in my sleep. You know, the usual TB circle of life…
 

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BearlyBass said:
Never open Reverb before bed, dangerous things happen.
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Same could be said for Talkbass. My last bass purchase, June 2023, was a 2006 - 2008 CIJ GL Sig Jazz bass that someone posted about here on TB.

I wasn't looking for a bass.
I didn't need another bass.

But I told the owner if he wanted to sell it I'd buy it. For me it was kind of a holy grail bass. A CIJ Fender and a Geddy Lee, which let me cover two things I've wanted and I did it in one bass purchase. He took me up on it. And it's been the only bass out of my 5 electrics that I have gigged over the last 3 months.
 
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BearlyBass said:
Never open Reverb before bed, dangerous things happen. Do I NEED another jazz bass? Of course not. Do I WANT a 60s sunburst with flats vibe in the arsenal? Of course. This brand new beauty hit the top of my feed with a big discount and well… here we are.

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I don't know what mysticism Fender is using on their basses, but this beast only weighs 8.8 pounds. Sounds killer, plays killer, guess I need to find more basses to sell so my partner doesn't murder me in my sleep. You know, the usual TB circle of life…
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I would prefer to die while asleep, and owning a sweet J like that.
 
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Thanks y'all! I'm just over here impatiently waiting for a delivery of LaBella flats… :roflmao:

Fender factory setups have been hit or miss for me (I once spent an embarrassing amount of time troubleshooting an anemic-sounding JMJ Mustang that had drop shipped directly from Fender, only to realize the output jack wires were reversed). This one arrived feeling and measuring right on the dot.

Re: the neck, I'm still in the initial reaction phase but I dig it. My primary gigging bass for many years was a 72 jazz, so the binding and U shape characteristics feel like home. It really does strike me as a transitional neck profile from slim 60s to that 70s thing.
 
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BearlyBass said:
Never open Reverb before bed, dangerous things happen. Do I NEED another jazz bass? Of course not. Do I WANT a 60s sunburst with flats vibe in the arsenal? Of course. This brand new beauty hit the top of my feed with a big discount and well… here we are.

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I don't know what mysticism Fender is using on their basses, but this beast only weighs 8.8 pounds. Sounds killer, plays killer, guess I need to find more basses to sell so my partner doesn't murder me in my sleep. You know, the usual TB circle of life…
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Silly question, I see they give you the bridge and pick up covers.

Do they give you the plot to drill the holes for the bridge cover?

I see it's not predrilled.

Thanks!
:)
 
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