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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!
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Two more added, these are probably gonna be used as loaners for students I'm teaching.
Aviator IB-300
SX SWB-1
Aviator IB-300
SX SWB-1
LOL..no I have some Jazz basses but it's like a 3 to 1 ratio. P Bass go boom, Jazz bass go quack and sometimes a guy wants to quack.
Got a P bass, 50s Vintera. Here's a pic with her J bass friend
Finally got all my hardware right on my Warmoth build. Basically my take on if Leo had been sitting on a nice stock of wenge at the fender factory back in the 60’s.
- Jun 30, 2010
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What's the story about the early '66 looking J?
Some beautiful basses up in here!
Hi all,
This is my first post here. I used to play bass in the late 90s and did a bit of gigging in a covers band with a Marshall amp and a Fender Precision Bass. Sold up early 2000s and did nothing until last year when I got a few 6-string. That's what I want to learn badly, but I still have a bass hankering so decided to get myself a present at weekend. Also, I'm hoping it will start to stretch my fingers a little and make my Les Paul easier to play!
Opted for a Höfner Ignition Special Edition Violin Bass in Sunburst as I found them beautiful to handle, lightweight, and I like the short scale. Also a big Beatles fan too, so that sound hits me, plus this bass is still quite versatile too. I also bought an Orange Crush Bass 25 as it's perfect for my current ambitions.
This is my first post here. I used to play bass in the late 90s and did a bit of gigging in a covers band with a Marshall amp and a Fender Precision Bass. Sold up early 2000s and did nothing until last year when I got a few 6-string. That's what I want to learn badly, but I still have a bass hankering so decided to get myself a present at weekend. Also, I'm hoping it will start to stretch my fingers a little and make my Les Paul easier to play!
Opted for a Höfner Ignition Special Edition Violin Bass in Sunburst as I found them beautiful to handle, lightweight, and I like the short scale. Also a big Beatles fan too, so that sound hits me, plus this bass is still quite versatile too. I also bought an Orange Crush Bass 25 as it's perfect for my current ambitions.
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Nice setup! Welcome to TB!
Orange are my favorite combo’s. I’ve had a 50BXT for years, and a 100 for gigs that never gets used these days. Sorta like me I suppose….
It's a current model. American Vintage ii 1966 Jazz bass. I was born in 66 so I bought it, real glad I did.
That one has nice coloration so I'm down with it.
- Jun 30, 2010
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Very cool
- what other colours did it come in? I have a (partial) early '66 J that is my mainstay player in the band I play in (Bond Girl). '66 J body refinished in Oly Wht and a custom dot-bound neck made to '63 profile specs by Luthier Dan Ransom SF. Marty Bell (SoCal) did the body Oly Wht and Pat Wilkins (also SoCal) did he neck/matching Oly Wht hs face. Fender PV74 pu's and custom lollypop tuners (way before Gotoh started producing them) and a Spitfire hand-made tort pg. '66 was a special year for me too - bought my 1st bass that year as a 13yr old.
Wow! That's a real looker! Beside the seafoam they make one like yours and a sunburst, 3t I think.Very cool
'66 was a special year for me too - bought my 1st bass that year as a 13yr old.
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All three my Squier Mustangs.
The white one is ready: Nordstrand pu, new wiring and electronics, mint pick guard and LaBella flats.
The other two are up for some modding:
The sunburst one with also a Nordstrand pu, new wiring and electronics, aged perloid pick guard and DR Hi-beams round wounds.
The green one I will probably paint Dakota red, put in a gold foil pu, new wiring and an aged perloid pick guard. I'm not sure about strings yet.
I'm contemplating exchanging the necks of the green and sunburst one.
Feel free to make suggestions
The white one is ready: Nordstrand pu, new wiring and electronics, mint pick guard and LaBella flats.
The other two are up for some modding:
The sunburst one with also a Nordstrand pu, new wiring and electronics, aged perloid pick guard and DR Hi-beams round wounds.
The green one I will probably paint Dakota red, put in a gold foil pu, new wiring and an aged perloid pick guard. I'm not sure about strings yet.
I'm contemplating exchanging the necks of the green and sunburst one.
Feel free to make suggestions
I swapped out the stock p
I found the right stacked knob, black satin. Now it's even prettier than when I started. The Aguilar DCBs have two ground wires. The stock pickups were picking up all kind of background noise from my office. The Aguilars are noiseless. Fat, thick, and incredibly defined. With the Bartolini preamp, there is nothing it can't do.
New bass day #2. I modified my new Schecter Omen Extreme 4 with Aguilar DCBs and a 3-band Bartolini preamp. Here's the finished product. I had to drill out to of the holes for the pots to 1/2" from 3/8" to make the harness fit. The stacked knob finish is a little different from the stock knobs. I will look around for a closer match. The pickups fit with 0 to spare. I was scared the bridge pup wasn't going to make it, but it finally wormed into place.
It sounds amazing! It can be warm or it can be raspy. I've only used a 2-band Bartolini preamp before. The mid knob has two frequency settings 200 or 800 HZ. I'm still playing around with it to find the sweet spot.
The pickups sound really sweet in passive mode as well.
Mission accomplished! Now it is a Schecter Omen Ultra Extreme!
I found the right stacked knob, black satin. Now it's even prettier than when I started. The Aguilar DCBs have two ground wires. The stock pickups were picking up all kind of background noise from my office. The Aguilars are noiseless. Fat, thick, and incredibly defined. With the Bartolini preamp, there is nothing it can't do.
