Browsing Offer Up this afternoon, and there are quite a few cool basses for sale right now. some of them are decent deals, and some are just cool, like this bass. I dig it. I want a P to add to my collection. Just can’t do it right now, but if I could, yeah, this one cuz…
I think I found a P bass that can match the COOLNESS factor of the LTD Frank Bello FB-400 Jazz bass that @PamPurrs and @John_E recently bought.
A Pete Wentz signature Squire
Talking to the guy, he pieces together some beautiful basses that look like they would be Fender Custom Shop / Master built, whatever they are called. (see the Fender in the next post, it is awesome)
Anyway, I really dig this, even being a black bass, which I normally am not a huge fan of.
He is asking $400. I wish I could buy a bass right now, cuz I really want to get a P as my next bass. I have sold two basses, and have 2 listed, so even adding one is cutting back.
Funny, I didn’t realize its a Jazz Bass. I like it, it feels good in my hands, sounds great… so I guess I can join @Jazzbass19 as a Jazz Bass player (unless a Fender Jazz Bass is required to join that club).
Not quite in the club @PamPurrs
It’s a P/J - without the 2 jazz pickups you really cant get that jazz bass sound.
P/Js are more like a P with some added flair vs. the other way round, IMO
That bass is COOL.
I do want a straight up P, but was thinking of waiting for a Fender something other than my vintage CS with the big a$$ flats on it, which does not not the rock P sound.
Now check this one out.
Same seller, who sells alot of basses and guitars all the time. I made contact with him, just to ask about this bass. He put it together himself.
Normally, I hate Sun Bursts.
Normally I hate Gold Hardware.
BUT
For some reason, this works. And it works GREAT.
It is freaking awesome. And the specs, Wow.
He built it from parts, and IDK the asking price, I didn’t ask cuz I know I can’t afford it, but I think he put together one PIMP bass.
I don’t know how professional this guy is, I believe he he does it more then just a hobby, so he may have connections for parts.
First, NOTE the
^Gold Brushed (not yet available EMG Les Claypool) alnico 5 magnet
^Ray Ross gold saddle less bridge (guns and guitars did a video about it)
^Gold Hipshot tuners
^24k Gold optima strings
^Gold Guyker knob
^Fender brush gold aluminum pick guard
^Hipshot gold string retainer
^Fender Gold Straplocks
^Purple Heard Finger Ramp
He seems pretty legit, and he posts some really cool basses. He had some Squires he decked out to look like Pino Paladino basses, that were cool, and his prices are pretty normal.
I am not looking to buy, but I can see looking closer at a P from him some day.
Absolutely not. True it is a P / J style, but it is on a Jazz body, and I assume it is a Jazz neck. I think there is more to the difference between Jazz and P than just the pick ups. But thats just me, I consider you in the club, of which I am not in yet. I am not in the P club yet either.
This CURT Curbow (sp?) is a very interesting bass. The body shape is cool, funky and unique to say the least. It seems super compact.
PLUS
That neck with the extra frets for the E and A string. Strangely weird, kind of the opposite of what I have seen on other instruments with extra frets on the D and G string
Jazz basses generally have J pickups (at least one), but IIUC the name refers more to the neck profile and body shape than the specific pup configuration.
First, to replicate the same feel as if you were playing directly on the fretboard.
Many players will pluck notes directly over the fretboard. This style of play means you are touching wood often, and the ramp gives a similar feel further back on the body. This is, incidentally, why most bass ramps are made of wood; it’s so the feel is similar to that of fretboard wood.
Second, to encourage lighter touch for greater speed and accuracy.
When playing over the fretboard, you will immediately notice that you’re forced to use a light touch because there is much less space between the string and the wood. With a ramp in use, that same playing environment is replicated further back on the body. Over time, you get used to the lighter-touch way of playing, which allows for increased speed (and comfort) of play.
Third, to provide a finger rest.
When playing over the fretboard, you can rest your thumb directly on the neck itself. With the ramp, you can construct it to match where the neck is and get a similar rest further back on the body.
Yeah, its odd, but I kind of like it.
Ramps are just to raise the surface up to the pick up height.
I have seen them, but I would not want one, unless it looks cool.
If I were to get it, I might take it off, but I am not getting it, so doesn’t much matter to me.
IDK, but he told me he has about $1400 into it.
He does do it more for a hobby, and he loves collecting and building and pimping basses. He has to continuously sell them, or at least post them for sale to keep the boss lady happy.
I can ask, and see if he would ship.
