absolutely gorgeous. I've always been a sucker for a natural finish on my guitars. Sweet bass rig. That thing looks like it could move some serious air 
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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!
- Thread starter smperry
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absolutely gorgeous. I've always been a sucker for a natural finish on my guitars. Sweet bass rig. That thing looks like it could move some serious air 
Added some G&L MFDs and a v1 Badass bridge to my aluminum necked Mendel P
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
How would you describe its character sonically?
Just found this Fenix by Young Chang Jackson-lookalike bass, secondhand for cheap.
Pots are a bit dusty, and it needs a replacement knob, but man, this one sounds really good.
Gonna need to clean up the electronics, and fix that knob, but it plays really well.
The switches are pickup selectors and a series/parallel switch for the bridge pickup, if I'm correct.
Couldn't find any information online.
The previous owner had it in storage for decades, and told me he bought it in the early '90's.
Don't know if I'm about to modify it to fit F#BEA-strings, yet, but maybe in the future.
Tuning it to drop A might be another option.
Pots are a bit dusty, and it needs a replacement knob, but man, this one sounds really good.
Gonna need to clean up the electronics, and fix that knob, but it plays really well.
The switches are pickup selectors and a series/parallel switch for the bridge pickup, if I'm correct.
Couldn't find any information online.
The previous owner had it in storage for decades, and told me he bought it in the early '90's.
Don't know if I'm about to modify it to fit F#BEA-strings, yet, but maybe in the future.
Tuning it to drop A might be another option.
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Very cool, reminds me of Vantage and Vester basses from the 90s but with the pointy hockey stick headstock. I really dig the P/Dbl J pickup configuration
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,627
- 222,205
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,627
- 222,205
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Thanks! I like both. 
It went through some changes before ending up like that and once strings were attached I felt it worked.It's a great sounding P. The Mendel body is gloriously resonant, it pairs well with the also very resonant metal neck.
There's a video clip of it being played posted on my instagram (username: robokafka) but that was put up before the pickup / bridge swap I just did. It still had the stock Quarter Pounds and Fender Hi-Mass bridge installed. It doesn't sound all too different now, just a bit more "clear." I'll post a new vid soon though lol
I've recovered the only bass I've ever regretted selling, MIK Ibanez ATK-405. This is my stable now.
Nice collection!I've recovered the only bass I've ever regretted selling, MIK Ibanez ATK-405. This is my stable now.
Nice. I've owned both of those (plus a few other Jazz Basses).
Here is the stack knob Jazz Bass I owned.
I don't have any of those basses anymore, although a friend of mine has that 4001 (Miss July '73).
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