The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!

[kirillio]

Sooo... here we go (left to right):

Benavente Vintage Vortex fretless
Kala U-Bass
Contrabass balalaika (30-something years old)
Custom fretless ABG (Russia, mid-1990s, unknown luthier)
Taylor 214
Gibson Thunderbird 2007
Fender Telecaster 1994 MIJ
Fender Precision Bass 1978
Lakland Skyline 44-60 (2010 with Joe Barden pickups)
Lakland 55-94 Deluxe (1997 with John East preamp)
Reverend Mercalli 5
Ibanez AGB205

 

[Jamvan]

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Sooo... here we go (left to right):

Benavente Vintage Vortex fretless
Kala U-Bass
Contrabass balalaika (30-something years old)
Custom fretless ABG (Russia, mid-1990s, unknown luthier)
Taylor 214
Gibson Thunderbird 2007
Fender Telecaster 1994 MIJ
Fender Precision Bass 1978
Lakland Skyline 44-60 (2010 with Joe Barden pickups)
Lakland 55-94 Deluxe (1997 with John East preamp)
Reverend Mercalli 5
Ibanez AGB205

What do you think about your Ibanez AGB205? I'm considering getting either that or the AGBV200A.

 

[kirillio]

What do you think about your Ibanez AGB205? I'm considering getting either that or the AGBV200A.

For a сhinese bass it's surprisingly well made. String spacing may be a little tight for some, but mine is strung with a high C and I play a lot of chords on it, so tight spacing actually helps not to bend my fingers too much.

The neck has a comfortable profile, truss rod works, electronic is dead silent. I'd say for a 450 Euros that I've paid for it - it's a great bass.

 

[WiccanChicken]

Relatively new here, but I thought I'd join in.

My first bass--1966 Fender Mustang. Sold it a long time ago for $175 when I needed cash. I'm an idiot.

Current lineup:

 

[JazzBass1949]

" Project 73 Fender Jazz " I got the body on T/B, So far got these for the Jazz, Unreal "Flame Maple Neck and Tuners, Razor Pups, Badass Bridge, black pickguard on the way, I have the neckplate,

 

[BassAgent]

So finally I hung 'em on the wall.

Top row, left to right: 2013 De Gier Bebop, Fender Geddy Lee Jazz (CIJ), '71 Fender Precision, '66 Fender Jazz, '01 Fender Standard Jazz fretless
Bottom row: Squier Jazzmaster, Blade B2 Tetra Bass, Yamaha BB N5II, LAG 4S400D

 

[BassAgent]

" Project 73 Fender Jazz " I got the body on T/B, So far got these for the Jazz, Unreal "Flame Maple Neck and Tuners, Razor Pups, Badass Bridge, black pickguard on the way, I have the neckplate,
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Have you considered "real" Fender tuners (as in: elephant ears) for the neck?

 

[JazzBass1949]

Have you considered "real" Fender tuners (as in: elephant ears) for the neck?

I building the Jazz For 'Myself To Play, {and nobody else} 'I making a "Player out of the Jazz" for me, ,I am not going to Restore the Jazz Back to Original, I wanted the Body, as I used to have a 73 back in time the Neck just was not wright, it was a Dead Neck on the B note on A String it would get close but never got er to play or send it off, I know several people here, that helped on the Neck, so I retired The Jazz to a Drop D Bass For D Songs that we played and did not have to use the note,."way back in time,.. ,, The B- Heff 'will be a Great Neck to Play on, I got a super deal on the Bay it is new never played or put on a bass, and had the Tuners on it,'High quality Schaller Tuners eh I can live with them, as I was Not going to take a chance or spend 1500 to 3 G's or more on a neck that would be Who Knows, " as the Body, I will Paint it Black,

 

[BassAgent]

Yeah I get all that but I would still be bothered by the looks of the Schallers (although I know how good they are)

 

[JazzBass1949]

Yeah I get all that but I would still be bothered by the looks of the Schallers (although I know how good they are)

LOL ... I know but they came with the Neck, so they will stay for a While ,, if anything 'I have a bass for sale maybe down the line I get some Lite-weights,

 

[winterburn69]

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• matsumoku

Ibanez Silver series “Jazz” bass 1978

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Ibanez Silver Series “Jazz” bass 1978

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• Oct 25, 2017
• matsumoku

Ibanez Silver Series “Jazz” bass 1978

I have wanted one of these since I joined TB. It's mine now, a 40th B-Day present! I was probably about 6 months old when this was made at the Matsumoku factory....

Love the way this looks!

 

[rwkeating]

Back in the day I put Schallers on a Fender Jazz. Good tuners, but the string (E and A) wouldn't sit low enough (across the nut) so I had to add an extra string button to the one that was already there on the D and G In retrospect I would have rather not done that. I can't tell from the picture, but maybe the Schallers picture are made a bit different to address that problem.

 

[ICM]

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Sooo... here we go (left to right):

Benavente Vintage Vortex fretless
Kala U-Bass
Contrabass balalaika (30-something years old)
Custom fretless ABG (Russia, mid-1990s, unknown luthier)
Taylor 214
Gibson Thunderbird 2007
Fender Telecaster 1994 MIJ
Fender Precision Bass 1978
Lakland Skyline 44-60 (2010 with Joe Barden pickups)
Lakland 55-94 Deluxe (1997 with John East preamp)
Reverend Mercalli 5
Ibanez AGB205

That balalaika bass is something else!

 

[Vinnie Boombatz]

MIM Classic 50's Precision
CIJ 70's Precision

 

[BassAgent]

problem is that they will collect dust...especially around the pots...dont like those scratchy pots..

I know that, but they also collect dust when placed in a multi stand ánd that makes them harder to clean.

 

[BassAgent]

Naaahhhh why would you do that? They're beautiful objects to stare at. Plus I only have four gigbags for those nine instruments

 

[Solude]

Pardon the other

 

[JJR58]

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Picture 1) From left to right:
2006 Gibson Thunderbird Studio V
2013 Gibson Thunderbird IV
2008 Gibson Thunderbird IV
2015 EBMM StingRay 4HH Neck Thru

Picture 2)
Same Thunderbird as picture #1
1962 7ender Precision, the person I bought it from owned it since 1964

 

[armybass]

Shhhhhhhh......