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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!

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My arsenal (minus my upright and uke bass).
 

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bassmike2010 said:
Crafted In Japan- right?
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In the round about sense yes. Early stuff like Geddys and Jaguar Deluxes were marked Crafted in Japan (CIJ) and later runs were marked Made in Japan (MIJ) built in a different facility. This was one of the last Japanese Geddys (MIJ) right before they became a Mexican model.
 
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God's Favorite Bass said:
In the round about sense yes. Early stuff like Geddys and Jaguar Deluxes were marked Crafted in Japan (CIJ) and later runs were marked Made in Japan (MIJ) built in a different facility. This was one of the last Japanese Geddys (MIJ) right before they became a Mexican model.
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Would you say that there is a difference in quality build between the Japanese made and Mexican made models? Curious only as it pertains to my personal perception of differences between American made and offshore production.
A drummer friend of mine recently purchased a used red MIM Fender Precision, and asked me to check it out and tune it. I own two vintage Fenders and have fiddled with a couple of others mostly five strings in the past and this four string felt and looked rather cheap and unimpressive. Had a noticeable rattle coming from, I think the headstock, when fretted. A bowed neck which probably could be corrected. Uneven fret edges. When plugged in, the pots were loose, had static and needed contact spray. It was obviously not new and needed some setup work. But my overall impression was that it was intended as barely a beginner bass and so refrained from suggesting it become firewood. Obviously with any brand you get what you pay for I just was sad to see the Fender decal (which was starting to peel) on the headstock. The afore-mentioned perception, being that those instruments manufactured in Japan were of a higher quality and sought out as the preferred lines.
 
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bassmike2010 said:
Would you say that there is a difference in quality build between the Japanese made and Mexican made models? Curious only as it pertains to my personal perception of differences between American made and offshore production.
A drummer friend of mine recently purchased a used red MIM Fender Precision, and asked me to check it out and tune it. I own two vintage Fenders and have fiddled with a couple of others mostly five strings in the past and this four string felt and looked rather cheap and unimpressive. Had a noticeable rattle coming from, I think the headstock, when fretted. A bowed neck which probably could be corrected. Uneven fret edges. When plugged in, the pots were loose, had static and needed contact spray. It was obviously not new and needed some setup work. But my overall impression was that it was intended as barely a beginner bass and so refrained from suggesting it become firewood. Obviously with any brand you get what you pay for I just was sad to see the Fender decal (which was starting to peel) on the headstock. The afore-mentioned perception, being that those instruments manufactured in Japan were of a higher quality and sought out as the preferred lines.
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I've never had a bad Japanese Fender. I've had a Mex Geddy, this MIJ Geddy, and my US Geddy...guess which 2 I still have.;)
 
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Boredom lead to me taking the pickguard off the Contemporary jazz bass. I didn't realize how nice this thing looks without it.
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Also, I've officially broken even financially with all my basses after I sold my last "investment" bass recently. Well, I actually made a little $ and have 4 really solid basses left. It's taken a decent amount of work and fixing, modding or just straight flipping 6 other basses during the pandemic, but I can now call these "mine" since they're no longer in a perpetual "for sale" state, for now.

- Squier Contemporary jazz bass with Darkglass Tone Capsule 2.0
- '87 MIK Squier jazz bass upgraded with CTS pots and Brownsville pickups.
- Paranormal Jazz bass bought new. This will be getting mods.
- '85 Peavey Foundation
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enormungus said:
Boredom lead to me taking the pickguard off the Contemporary jazz bass. I didn't realize how nice this thing looks without it.
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Also, I've officially broken even financially with all my basses after I sold my last "investment" bass recently. Well, I actually made a little $ and have 4 really solid basses left. It's taken a decent amount of work and fixing, modding or just straight flipping 6 other basses during the pandemic, but I can now call these "mine" since they're no longer in a perpetual "for sale" state, for now.

- Squier Contemporary jazz bass with Darkglass Tone Capsule 2.0
- '87 MIK Squier jazz bass upgraded with CTS pots and Brownsville pickups.
- Paranormal Jazz bass bought new. This will be getting mods.
- '85 Peavey Foundation
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Great collection! :thumbsup:

Surprizing that the Squiers are clean without the guards, while the MIM Fenders all have the CNC hole underneath.
 
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bassmike2010 said:
Would you say that there is a difference in quality build between the Japanese made and Mexican made models? Curious only as it pertains to my personal perception of differences between American made and offshore production.
A drummer friend of mine recently purchased a used red MIM Fender Precision, and asked me to check it out and tune it. I own two vintage Fenders and have fiddled with a couple of others mostly five strings in the past and this four string felt and looked rather cheap and unimpressive. Had a noticeable rattle coming from, I think the headstock, when fretted. A bowed neck which probably could be corrected. Uneven fret edges. When plugged in, the pots were loose, had static and needed contact spray. It was obviously not new and needed some setup work. But my overall impression was that it was intended as barely a beginner bass and so refrained from suggesting it become firewood. Obviously with any brand you get what you pay for I just was sad to see the Fender decal (which was starting to peel) on the headstock. The afore-mentioned perception, being that those instruments manufactured in Japan were of a higher quality and sought out as the preferred lines.
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The rattles in headstocks are usually fixed by tightening the tuner tension adjustment screes or the grommets.
The neck bow is generally fixed with a truss rod adjustment. Changes of season or relocation to different humidity location makes the neck bow.
Rough fret edges can occur when the neck hasn't been nourished enough and dries out, shrinking as a result.
All pots eventually need servicing or replacing.
A bit of service, maintenance and nourishment may bring it's quality back to decent. Or not. Some instruments aren't worth saving.

I tour a lot. I won't leave home without my truss rod adjustment tool. The neck on my bass needs a tweak after a day or two in a new place. But as long as the weather remains consistent, no further tweaks are needed.

I purchased a new Made in Japan P-bass in 1985 in Australia. It is called a "Profile Silhouette". Apparently, made in the same factory as Japanese Fenders. It has done about 4000 shows. Profiles are appreciating in price, not only collectors' items, but they also had bood, consistent build quality.

This Made in Italy Ovation copy, wasn't worth saving. It became a $1200 pot plant pot...

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