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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!
- Thread starter smperry
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Taste the rainbow! oh, wait...
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Loved the Plasmatics/Wendy-O-Williams!
I had an art-studio when I lived in Chicago (Uptown) across the street from the Uptown Theater (a fine old ornate ballroom/theater used for rock shows then - '80s) The area was once an upscale entertainment destination for Jazz and big-band music, but in the '80s the neighborhood was very dicy - Porto Rican gangs and homeless on the street. Anyway, I happened to be looking out my second floor window when I saw a big ratty old black van pull up in front of the theater. Out comes the Plasmatics - pink, red, green and yellow mohawk's and tight leather kit. I was there for a few hours more and they came out of these small second floor balconies facing my building that must have been where their dressing rooms were. I waved to them and they waved back!The only band since who carried a similar vibe were from the Bay Area - The Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, formerly Idiot Flesh. They put on a great show!
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Loved the Plasmatics/Wendy-O-Williams!
The only band since who carried a similar vibe were from the Bay Area - The Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, formerly Idiot Flesh. They put on a great show!
Their original bassist Jean Beauvoir was actually pretty clever. He was with Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul later on and had a pretty prolific career.
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- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,612
- 222,129
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,612
- 222,129
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Recently acquired from Japan - an ESP/Grass Roots Bass IV. It was a Japanese market only model based on the early '60s Fender VI by ESP (G-T-64B IV) from the late '90s as a signature TETSUYA model - bass player of L'Arc ~ en ~ Ciel.
So what's the switch layout? It's similar to my MIJ Jag but there's an extra light switch (4) so I'm curious.
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
It's a good question and through it I discovered a very cool feature to incorporate into (any) bass. So with 3 pu's, we have Neck/Mid/Bridge/treble boost. How a passive bass has treble boost is very simple and effective - that last switch by-passes the circuit and goes directly to the jack + tab - it disconnects the volume and tone control which makes it brighter and louder. (volume and tone knobs are still in effect) So, by wiring a mini-toggle similarly - you could have this real-world useable option on any (passive) bass. Pretty cool.
Oh, and the late '90s ESP Bass IV had an alder body - this one has a basswood body. (lighter and sounds great!) It was (initially) decal-badged ESP and later Edwards along with Grass Roots. I don't know this for a fact, but when ESP continued that model into the 2000's (as Edwards and Grass Roots) - they 'cheapened' it in a few ways that I have reversed since acquiring it. All the control plates on mine were mirrored plastic. (cheesy) So since parts for the Fender (and Squier) Bass VI are not currently available, I fabbed the control plate, switch-plate, and (decorative) bridge base-plate out of polished aluminum. I also replaced the (cheap) bridge, installed a bone nut (original was white plastic), added Dunlop Strap-Lok buttons, installed new D'Addario XL strings, and designed and had made custom hs decals after stripping off the 'matching' Feista red sparkle finish on the hs w/a generic Grass Roots decal. Plus, I shielded all cavities with carbon paint and covered their floors with copper tape, and star-grounding them all to the jack ground. And... I upgraded the slot-shaft pots with solid-shaft MIK (where the bass was made) pots and jack.
I highly recommend this bass (there are a few for sale on eBay from Japan). Good price, fast shipping (to CA) - a great playing/sounding bass with a lot of variety of tone. And this was a good 10yrs before Fender intro'd the Jaguar bass.
Ok, that makes sense switch to pickup ratio. The Jag is 3s/2pu with the 3rd being series/parallel where yours is treble boost. That's a cool bass there. Is that normal or short scale? It appears standard scale but I can't tell.It's a good question and through it I discovered a very cool feature to incorporate into (any) bass. So with 3 pu's, we have Neck/Mid/Bridge/treble boost. How a passive bass has treble boost is very simple and effective - that last switch by-passes the circuit and goes directly to the jack + tab - it disconnects the volume and tone control which makes it brighter and louder. (volume and tone knobs are still in effect) So, by wiring a mini-toggle similarly - you could have this real-world useable option on any (passive) bass. Pretty cool.
Oh, and the late '90s ESP Bass IV had an alder body - this one has a basswood body. (lighter and sounds great!) It was (initially) decal-badged ESP and later Edwards along with Grass Roots. I don't know this for a fact, but when ESP continued that model into the 2000's (as Edwards and Grass Roots) - they 'cheapened' it in a few ways that I have reversed since acquiring it. All the control plates on mine were mirrored plastic. (cheesy) So since parts for the Fender (and Squier) Bass VI are not currently available, I fabbed the control plate, switch-plate, and (decorative) bridge base-plate out of polished aluminum. I also replaced the (cheap) bridge, installed a bone nut (original was white plastic), added Dunlop Strap-Lok buttons, installed new D'Addario XL strings, and designed and had made custom hs decals after stripping off the 'matching' Feista red sparkle finish on the hs w/a generic Grass Roots decal. Plus, I shielded all cavities with carbon paint and covered their floors with copper tape, and star-grounding them all to the jack ground. And... I upgraded the slot-shaft pots with solid-shaft MIK (where the bass was made) pots and jack.
I highly recommend this bass (there are a few for sale on eBay from Japan). Good price, fast shipping (to CA) - a great playing/sounding bass with a lot of variety of tone. And this was a good 10yrs before Fender intro'd the Jaguar bass.
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,612
- 222,129
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Ok, that makes sense switch to pickup ratio. The Jag is 3s/2pu with the 3rd being series/parallel where yours is treble boost. That's a cool bass there. Is that normal or short scale? It appears standard scale but I can't tell.
Full scale. It is a very cool bass all the way around. It has a Jazz-width nut, and an interesting neck profile; V from the nut to a shallow D - I've heard of a V profiles but never played one. I dig it! The D part reminds me of my '93 Fender American Standard neck which I've always loved. I have one more mod/upgrade to do on it - the side dots are printed on (!) so I'm going to install aluminum markers. It's essential a really good bass at its core but they dd a bunch of cheap things as a cost-cutting move. Once I addressed that I'd put it up against any bass costing double what I paid.
GFB - stop posting that bass. LOL - you make me want it every time I see it. But I think I have already told you that.
Great bass - Lenny
Lol, sorry. I feel that way about a bunch of other people's too. This joint is covet central.
Most of my sweethearts out for a twirl in the studio.
2012 Ricky
'76 P
'66 Hofner
'65 P (L Series)
'69 P
Not pictured are my Peavey T-40, Peavey Cirrus, Steinberger Spirit (modded with EMGs) and a Fugijen P copy from the '70s.
I do not understand how I've made it this long without a Jazz - never owned one. Trying to rectify asap.
2012 Ricky
'76 P
'66 Hofner
'65 P (L Series)
'69 P
Not pictured are my Peavey T-40, Peavey Cirrus, Steinberger Spirit (modded with EMGs) and a Fugijen P copy from the '70s.
I do not understand how I've made it this long without a Jazz - never owned one. Trying to rectify asap.
YES. Looked at the grouping and noticed that before reading the end of your post.
Those are precious P's (I have a black '78 Maple). But you deserve one good
vintage Jazz ('66 burst rosewood). I've heard the most incredible tones come
from Bacchus basses. Link Removed
But yeah, I yearn for an early '70's black Maple Jazz. Waiting for the right
opportunity and my Bass Hoarding Personality Disorder (BHPD) - You are not alone. addiction to align. BTW very nice harem.
"BHPD" - that cracked me up. Stage 2 it is.
