Recommend me a Jazz w/ Block Inlays

[troyus]

Dude just buy a body from one of the many builders that supply them. Figure out what pickups you want... tuners.. bridge...

THEN, figure out the specs for the neck you want... how thin, the radius, etc... and have a luthier build you that neck... the EXACT neck you want. Send him the body... the hardware.... have him paint the body. Have him put it all together...

You will have exactly the bass you want and it will cost about 1300. Maybe less if you don't get too zazzy with the hardware and pickups.

I have done this above process a couple of times, if you want more info PM me. The only downside to doing things this way is you have to be patient. It takes 2-6 months for the luthier to complete the work usually.

But there will be no compromises.

 

[NWB]

Lakland Darryl Jones fits your criteria to a "T". Check it out.

 

[lamarjones]

I would agree that if you don't like a black body, then getting the geddy to have it repainted is kinda of a waste. I just got my jazz body repainted, 5 months and 360 bucks. The bass otherwise was everything I wanted so it was what I wanted to do.

The Darryl Jones is quite a sweet bass. Also, occassionaly I see a mij fender on ebay that is extra sweet. downside is 100 shipping usually. Upside is some of those aren't anything you can get around here.

Ever heard of Bacchus?

 

[serein2j]

more more more.

I don't like the controls on the jaguar.

I don't like MM because of the pickguard.

do warmouth parts put together make a good bass?

Well.... I love my 08 MIJ Jaguar and controls? Don't get intimidated by a few switches!!

It's just 4 On off switches. Neck/Bridge on and off, Series/Parallel switch, Active on/off

one volume one tone and bass, treble boost

Not that complicated, i'm sure you will get used to at the very moment you start playing it.
It has same neck as Geddy = Super fast neck and has block inlays.

Very versatile with many tonal options. Of course it sounds awsome!

Under your budget in case you want to get D-tuner, Bridge, Strings, Hard shell cases


People already made great recommendations (I mean really great basses!!!!) that fits your requirements as close to possible I believe.

If you don't like those recommendations friend, I think you will be better off building one from different parts like Warmoth as someone else recommended......or just make a compromise

good luck

 

[Nedmundo]

The Fender American Vintage '75 RI currently sells for $1,899, but I think that's a recent price increase. I've been offered new ones for $1,399 and $1,529 within the past month. (I seriously considered the first one.) So look and call around, and you might find one in your price range.

They are impeccably finished instruments, so check it out. I find the tone on the thin side for a J, which I assume is partly the '70s pickup spacing, but I bet it sounds killer in a band mix because it won't be too boomy. Nice growl too.

That said, the Lakland Darryl Jones is great. And with Lakland using the plek fret treatment now, I would bet you'll get lower action on the DJ than on the Fender. Make sure you get a recent one that's been plek'ed. My G&L's have plek'ed necks, and they set up amazingly low, with no fret buzz.

 

[allexcosta]

Another vote for a Lakland DJ, but you really should try different basses and see which one YOU like the best.

 

[shakerattleroll]

Really? I have played many squiers and IMO they were pretty lacking. If you blind tested me at GC and handed me a Squier and also a MIA i can assure you that I could feel the difference, and most likely hear the difference.

I was kidding (well at least half kidding).

Your posts are screaming "tell me what I want" but at the same time it seems like you don't actually know even though you have some very specific criteria. I think everyone has given some great opinions. I personally have an MIJ 75' with the blocks and all. Great bass, but after gigging several months with it, it is too heavy. Plus I have gone back to that great P bass sound.

Anyways, go out and play stuff and figure out what sounds best to you. Who knows, maybe you'll find a squier you like and have lots of money left over.

 

[GobBass]

Cort GB99...played it today at my local and it sung brilliantly.Amazing tone.

 

[Buskman]

+1 on the Lakland DJ (Skyline, of course ), but go for the "Adam Clayton" version!

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[mrhardy]

For an american quality instrument from fender. It costs ~1000 dollars. That's "Made in America" for fender. And this is their highest line of basses. I don't want to buy a Geddy and think, oh ****, for like just a little bit more money I could have had a MIA fender which is in MY EYES the best fender makes.
While i didn't know that CIJ basses were actually highly regarded in detail, i was comparing CIJ to MIM. A Skyline is for sure nothing close to a MIJ in build quality. And now i know that a MIM is nothing close to a CIJ. Still, do you think a CIJ is better than a MIA from Fender?

And yes, block inlay is purely visual. Is that a problem?

I'll try to answer your question and raise as few as possible in the process.

Block inlays as a visual aspect only. NO problem with that at all, I like them. I've considered putting an aftermarket BB neck on my standard jazz.

You seem to be hung up on Country of origin as a part of the quality of a bass. MIA basses from Fender are darn nice, but they are not the last word in quality. They are very nice!

A Skyline is for sure nothing close to a MIJ in build quality.

Laklands skyline series are regarded as being the equal or better of MIA Fenders. The Laklands still have a considerable amount of work done here in the U.S. They are not even playable as delivered to Lakland. They are simply a body and neck bolted together. Check out the Lakland threads here on TB. You should do some more research on your products, you appear fairly ignorant.

MIM Fenders are built to hit a price point in the standard series of instruments. The classic series of basses are some very nice Fenders. Have you gone and checked them out? I would be proud to own any of them, I think my MIM standard is a darn good bass. Actually, I know it is a good bass. I play the snot out of it, it gets equal or more playtime with my Geddy.

Do I think a CIJ is better than a MIA? I only own one CIJ bass, my Geddy. It hands down beats the snot out of most MIA basses. My Geddy is built very well. Based on sales of the Geddy I think many other people seem to think so as well. The MIA's are built with a different set of specs, but in general woodwork, the CIJ are just as good.

In the end, it is your money to spend and you can spend it how you see fit.

 

[RexNFX79]

Fender US 75 reissue jazz bass. Check out ebay, there are usually plenty on there within your price range.

 

[Buster Brown]

The Fender American Vintage '75 RI currently sells for $1,899, but I think that's a recent price increase. I've been offered new ones for $1,399 and $1,529 within the past month. (I seriously considered the first one.) So look and call around, and you might find one in your price range.

+1

I ordered mine about a year and a half ago. At that time they were "pondering" a price increase, however I got mine for a flat 1,500 and worth every penny. They have now went to 1,899...........

That having been said; I think the MIA 75RI would fit your bill for years to come!

Good Luck!

 

[TLW]

I'll try to answer your question and raise as few as possible in the process.

Block inlays as a visual aspect only. NO problem with that at all, I like them. I've considered putting an aftermarket BB neck on my standard jazz.

You seem to be hung up on Country of origin as a part of the quality of a bass. MIA basses from Fender are darn nice, but they are not the last word in quality. They are very nice!

A Skyline is for sure nothing close to a MIJ in build quality.

Laklands skyline series are regarded as being the equal or better of MIA Fenders. The Laklands still have a considerable amount of work done here in the U.S. They are not even playable as delivered to Lakland. They are simply a body and neck bolted together. Check out the Lakland threads here on TB. You should do some more research on your products, you appear fairly ignorant.

MIM Fenders are built to hit a price point in the standard series of instruments. The classic series of basses are some very nice Fenders. Have you gone and checked them out? I would be proud to own any of them, I think my MIM standard is a darn good bass. Actually, I know it is a good bass. I play the snot out of it, it gets equal or more playtime with my Geddy.

Do I think a CIJ is better than a MIA? I only own one CIJ bass, my Geddy. It hands down beats the snot out of most MIA basses. My Geddy is built very well. Based on sales of the Geddy I think many other people seem to think so as well. The MIA's are built with a different set of specs, but in general woodwork, the CIJ are just as good.

In the end, it is your money to spend and you can spend it how you see fit.

excellent post..

Sorry but I meant MIM not MIJ. If there are any "MIJ" in my posts i meant MIM. I would have said CIJ if i was talking about japan.

Anyway, I'm ******** in the mornings.

Laklands skyline series are regarded as being the equal or better of MIA Fenders. The Laklands still have a considerable amount of work done here in the U.S. They are not even playable as delivered to Lakland. They are simply a body and neck bolted together. Check out the Lakland threads here on TB. You should do some more research on your products, you appear fairly ignorant.

Those are some pretty harsh words though, I do understand where you are coming from, but I meant MIM not MIJ, as I would have said CIJ.

That should clear up my Ignorance. I can say hands down that most MIM basses that I have played DO NOT live up to MIA basses. And that I already knew that Skylines are up to par with MIA Fenders. Thats why I was considering them. And yes I have tried MANY MIM fenders, as they are easier to reach than the MIA Fenders at GC. Maybe they are not set up properly, but I have consistently noticed a difference in the feel of MIM to MIA fenders.



I have also played a Geddy jazz at GC and it was decent, but I didn't think it was anything superior to a MIA Fender Jazz at all. In fact the 2008 MIA Fender Jazz that I played was easier for me to play than the Geddy. Maybe it was a set up problem, but it doesn't matter because I DO NOT WANT A GEDDY BASS.

as I have said in the previous posts.

If you have been offended by my dislike of Geddys, which is not even a dislike, i just don't have preference for them then I am sorry. But some people have their own opinions and it isn't "ignorance". Maybe you shouldn't be so hot and flamed up about what I am posting before you claim that I am ignorant about my products and get my thread locked up.

Seriously though, I wish people would stop coming on TB and get all offended because someone doesn't like the gear they own.

One size does not fit all.

 

[mrhardy]

Those are some pretty harsh words though, I do understand where you are coming from, but I meant MIM not MIJ, as I would have said CIJ.

If you have been offended by my dislike of Geddys, which is not even a dislike, i just don't have preference for them then I am sorry. But some people have their own opinions and it isn't "ignorance". Maybe you shouldn't be so hot and flamed up about what I am posting before you claim that I am ignorant about my products and get my thread locked up.

Seriously though, I wish people would stop coming on TB and get all offended because someone doesn't like the gear they own.

I'm not offended by your dislike of Geddy jazz basses. Lots of people don't like them as well as those who do. I wish it had a different neck profile, and I've been vocal of that in the past.

The word ignorant as used, simply meant that I felt you did not have adequete product knowledge, of the brands being discussed. Specifically regarding the quality of said products versus Country of origin. It did not mean that your IQ was called into question. All of us can be ignorant if we are talking about a subject of which we have limited knowledge.

I would be ignorant to discuss neurosurgery with a surgeon on that topic. He would be ignorant to discuss my particular field of expertise. I would not call myself ignorant in a general sense of the word, and I was not inferring that of you.

I'm not hot and flamed up, I'm trying to have an adult converstaion using appropriate language to articulate a position, and opinion.

 

[debassr]

^^^ Just FYI, using the word ignorant would get a lot of people fired up. If you're not aware of that, go outside and call some people ignorant and see what happens. You should just apologize to the guy instead of expending all kinds of energy trying to justify it.

 

[4Mal]

This is the one. Sadly you can't have it ...

Early 90's MIJ 75 RI. Ash body. Returned to stock, exxcept for the saddles as I moved the Audere to an 87 MIJ 62 RI. The 75 is the single best J I've ever played. That includes a Sadowsky or two. It also includes my 06 MIA Deluxe J - which is a very nice bass. Based on my experience with this one, I grabbed 3 more MIJ basses from the late 80's early 90's - they are really, really good. The 75 is someting special though.

IMO - the Skylines - are very over rated... are they decent basses ? sure. Just not worth the extra dinero. better than a MIA Fender ? not if my 06 is any indication of what Fender is turning out these days. Not at all.

 

[mrhardy]

^^^ Just FYI, using the word ignorant would get a lot of people fired up. If you're not aware of that, go outside and call some people ignorant and see what happens. You should just apologize to the guy instead of expending all kinds of energy trying to justify it.

I don't need to apologize for using a word correctly simply because he did not know the definition. Part of communicating is to clarify a point that was misunderstood by the intended party. That is what I have done with my post.

 

[debassr]

I don't need to apologize for using a word correctly simply because he did not know the definition. Part of communicating is to clarify a point that was misunderstood by the intended party. That is what I have done with my post.

I bet you're fun at parties.

 

[GeneralElectric]

I bet you're fun at parties.

He's the cool guy who stands in the corner to make sure that everyone has a good time.

 

[TLW]

I don't need to apologize for using a word correctly simply because he did not know the definition. Part of communicating is to clarify a point that was misunderstood by the intended party. That is what I have done with my post.

I don't know the definition of ignorant?

Wow, you must have high regards for your competence versus others.

To assume that I am ignorant because you thought I was referring to your precious CIJ basses when I actually meant MIM is a big statement.

What you don't understand is that you have just done the same thing again. ASSUMED that i was ignorant of the term 'ignorant', even after I explained that I was referring to MIM not CIJ.

To come onto TalkBass and start throwing around words like 'ignorant' in an obviously opinionated thread is just plain unnecessary.

Maybe you should spend time doing something that is actually helpful for the community, like becoming a supporting member instead of getting on here just to label someone as ignorant.

In fact, I would like you to stop posting in my thread, as I will no longer respond to you.

I want my thread to stay unlocked and you are making it quite hard. (thanks goodbye mr. I'mmorecompetentthanyou)

Anyway, back to suggestions. Here are some serious considerations in no specific order:

NOT GEDDY LEE JAZZ.

1) Lakland Skyline DJ Natural
2) US Fender RI '75/'XX w/e w/ block inlay (more suggestions?)
3) Warmoth Parts
4) The Cort posted above looks interesting, any more +1's for these?
5) MORE SUGGESTIONS

This is the one. Sadly you can't have it ...

Early 90's MIJ 75 RI. Ash body. Returned to stock, exxcept for the saddles as I moved the Audere to an 87 MIJ 62 RI. The 75 is the single best J I've ever played. That includes a Sadowsky or two. It also includes my 06 MIA Deluxe J - which is a very nice bass. Based on my experience with this one, I grabbed 3 more MIJ basses from the late 80's early 90's - they are really, really good. The 75 is someting special though.

IMO - the Skylines - are very over rated... are they decent basses ? sure. Just not worth the extra dinero. better than a MIA Fender ? not if my 06 is any indication of what Fender is turning out these days. Not at all.

You sure I can't have it? It looks wonderful. How much do these run for? And are they rare? Its hard to search for 90's MIJ 75 RI on ebay.