Wow, thanks for that super helpful write-up! This is my first time hearing about this builder so I will have to look into him a little more. A 12 month waiting period isn't too bad, too.
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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!
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Wow, thanks for that super helpful write-up! This is my first time hearing about this builder so I will have to look into him a little more. A 12 month waiting period isn't too bad, too.
I actually found out about him here on TB. There's a few of us Ferner owners here. His work is immaculate.
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That bass, when new several years back, sold for 3750. It's a steal at that price. The owner of it contacted me on Facebook back in November wanting to know if I wanted to buy it. He's apparently thinning the herd, has several basses and guitars for sale.
If it wasn't for the fact I just got mine and of course had to pay the back half of what I owed on it in September and I bought a new amp too, I would have jumped all over it just so I could own two basses by Kevin. But I gotta recoup from my spending spree.
Dude, how many basses do you have? Can we get a "group photo" of em all? Everything you've posted so far has been beyond amazing.
I don't have a current "family shot". I posted this earlier in the thread it does not display the Sadowsky or Fano well, or the Höfner at all. I'll have to see about getting a full family photo.
What exactly are those Precisions with jazz necks? I mean the blue and white ones you've posted separately. Are they Custom Shop or parts builds?
The blue bass is a Fender American Original fitted with a Road Worn Jazz neck. The Precision bass with the gold pickguard is a John Kallas ’59, featuring a Jazz profile neck. The remaining two Precision basses also have Jazz profile necks: one being a Post Modern and the other is a Dusty Hill tribute model. The black Jazz bass is a Fender Japan Heritage Late ’60s jazz bass. All of the remaining Jazz basses are Custom Shop instruments: the red one is a 1964 reissue, and the gold one is an early 1966 reissue.
Got a new hard case today for my ‘86 Stingray. I can just stare at this thing all day lol
Thanks! This is both a work and jam room, so it's due purpose.
FIVES: Big fan of '80's basses, but a bigger fan of their '90's 5 string counterparts
Here's the rest of it, just posted on the Aria / Arai II Club thread.
SB1000/5B - purchased from Japan.
Make sure you take the silica packets out and put humidifiers inside. The silica packets will make your bass have sharp frets.
... 2019 Fender Precision
Buttercream
stock electronics
Thomastik JF344 flats
Buttercream
stock electronics
Thomastik JF344 flats
The same -78 P bass I posted the other day. My quest to buy some flatwound Thomastiks kind of escalated, and I came accross this Road Worn 50s Precision replacement neck. Got it for a good price, and holy sh*t do I prefer this over the Jazz neck it had before. The original neck from -78 was also maple, but with thinner nut width. It how ever was warped beyond repair so that's why it had the Jazz neck before. I just find this wide 1.75 inch P nut width so much more comfortable for whatever reason.
Bought a Warwick Std Ash I've owned twice before, and regretting selling both times. Found this semi-abused one, watched it for a year, and finally went for it. Sounds just like I remember, and plays nearly as nice. Just need to do a quick setup once I get some new strings in.
It's not without issue. The input jack is bad and needs replacing (loose cable connection and crackly). I think the nut was re-glued at some point, and has excess spilling out. Makes me worry if I ever have to pop that sucker out of there. Last, I don't recall two of the four neck screws being so recessed on Warwicks. None of these things were mentioned in the listing, just that it's in "Very Good" condition.
In the end, I think I'll keep the bass. It's so hard to find a passive Warwick that isn't Rockbass. Something about its simplicity works for me. I was always so careful with my original two basses, but this one I'm happy to play and worry a little less about it's visual condition.
It's not without issue. The input jack is bad and needs replacing (loose cable connection and crackly). I think the nut was re-glued at some point, and has excess spilling out. Makes me worry if I ever have to pop that sucker out of there. Last, I don't recall two of the four neck screws being so recessed on Warwicks. None of these things were mentioned in the listing, just that it's in "Very Good" condition.
In the end, I think I'll keep the bass. It's so hard to find a passive Warwick that isn't Rockbass. Something about its simplicity works for me. I was always so careful with my original two basses, but this one I'm happy to play and worry a little less about it's visual condition.
