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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!

The one I learned to play on was my dad's Japanese lawsuit bass. The sound isn't great but damn I still like the feel of it:
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My main bass, '81 Blazer:
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I highly recommend picking up one of these. At the time I got it, the only acoustic I've found that sounded better was a Gretsch that was 2.5x the price 10 years earlier:
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Does your Tacoma CB10 have a mahogany neck? It looks a lot darker than mine in the photo.

Incidentally, my neck is the second one on the bass. The first one snapped at the headstock right after my wife bought it brand new for me ( ❤️ ) many years ago, when I had it in the shop to get the nut adjusted since the strings were way too high at the first fret. The repair guy called up Tacoma and they shipped him a replacement neck, which has been on there and perfectly fine ever since.

Pity they went out of business.
 

Yea, I discovered Elrick Expat NJS-4’s and am stupefied at the sound, and playability. Picking up this Lakland Custom tomorrow too…
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Time for some family photos:

1973 Fender Precision - this was refinished into fiesta red, with SD pickups. Everything else appears to be original.
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1998 Mike Lull M5 - Ash body, rosewood board, Bartolini pickups and preamp. Thunderous!
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1999 Fender American Standard Jazz - white blonde over Ash body. All original except the pickups are Fralin single coils, and added a stealth string retainer.
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Fender Precision deluxe Spc. Edition - this one has been modded a bit, all Hipshot tuners and d-tuner, EMG pickups.
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Fender American Performer Jazz - added a Hipshot D-tuner, stealth string retainer, and Fralin single coils.
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Fender parts Jazz - 2012 MiM body, 2022 Player Jazz neck, Hipshot tuners and d-tuner, EMG pickups, std Fender bridge.
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May the 4th be with you!

Here’s another update….

Said goodbye to the Fender American Pro II that is enroute to Cali right now.

I’m happy to say that I’m ALL Bluesman Vintage for my passive basses! Super happy about this brand guys! For someone who’s owned the absolute best…BMV is a steal!

Decided to not keep my Wal lonely and picture it with my new Bluesman 5er!

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1995 Jazz Bass, with one of the most comfortable necks I've ever felt on any stringed instrument, which really is just a mighty fine bass and a joy to play.

2011 AVRI '62 Precision Bass, which I got because, while I love the Jazz Bass, I wanted to try a P-Bass as well. The necks are definitely different, but going between the two is great fun. Also, the straightforwardness and simplicity of it is ideal. There's not a lot to fiddle with. Meaning that I focus on playing bass and not on twiddling knobs.

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1975 Jazz Bass in the classic natural finish that I found at my FLGS. It had been there for a while, meaning that they weren't going to move it anytime soon. Meanwhile, I had a few (yes, a few) guitars that weren't getting use, mainly because I hadn't really bonded with them. So, out they went and in came the bass.

It's in decent enough condition. The neck has a slightly different feel from the 95 Jazz Bass, in a good way. Also, it's strung with roundwounds, as opposed to the flatwounds I have on the other 2 basses.

Basically, each bass has a different feel to it.
 
May the 4th be with you!

Here’s another update….

Said goodbye to the Fender American Pro II that is enroute to Cali right now.

I’m happy to say that I’m ALL Bluesman Vintage for my passive basses! Super happy about this brand guys! For someone who’s owned the absolute best…BMV is a steal!

Decided to not keep my Wal lonely and picture it with my new Bluesman 5er!

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Congratulations!!
I just got an El Dorado 3 weeks ago.
LOVE it!! John Scott is a great guy to work with.
He graciously took a P neck off another bas and swapped it for me.
Who else does that??
 
Congratulations!!
I just got an El Dorado 3 weeks ago.
LOVE it!! John Scott is a great guy to work with.
He graciously took a P neck off another bas and swapped it for me.
Who else does that??

He’s offered to replace pickups in a bass that I had for free. When I bought my CAR Deville P4 he threw in a BMV T-Shirt!
It’s funny how you can spend 5 digits on an instrument and they still make you pay for the T-Shirt! Lol

Plenty of good coming out of Spring Hill, TN. John’s basses have threaded neck bolts (just like my Wal). Pots and caps are among the best you can buy. You can really crank a BMV and the tone just gets better. Studio or live, BMV really rips!
 

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