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FENDER KATANA <3
I wish I had the measurements (and the skillz) to make one...
I'm a sucker for these:
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(Fender Jazz Bass Plus)
You, sir, just solved a mystery among the bass students at my school. One of our classmates has one of those, and he kept insisting "it's just a normal jazz bass man" while my friend and I were trying to find out more about it.
Which color?
We have been enlightened!
Yes! That's exactly the type of thing I'm talking about. Are those yours?
My lord that is ugly wall paper...![]()
My wife picked it out. Kinda grows on you after awhile. Quite a shock for the uninitiated.

I'm really diggin the Katana!!
I had an MB-5 that was an awesome bass. I just couldn't get along with the tight string spacing![]()
Lately I've been really GASing for 80s gear, and I was never into the 80s scene much at all.
I have a black MIM Stu Hamm Urge bass that is pretty cool. Don't have a pic though.
Funny enough, I JUST realized it is active today (always thought it was passive), and I have had it for 3 years!
Actually, it belongs to my 12 year old, so I don't really play it.
In any case, it is a great little bass that i bought for $200-ish used. The 32" scale is much more comfortable than 30" IMO if you are used to 34/35" basses.