How many basses do you have

[poor_nigel]

MISCELLANEOUS
Free for all area - talk amongst yourselves
 
Seems to me you can pretty much type what cha want, and post pics of what is interesting to you in this category.  I like this category best, just for that reason, so get down with your bad selves.  

[rami]

I'm not the biggest P Bass fan, but this one was just so cool!  '78 Antigua fretless!
 

[rami]

Early 70's ('72 or '74 I believe) Fretless P Bass.  Had it forever!
 

[palembic]

Brother Rami,
 
really the Antigua I really like. I had the JB Antigua with the maple/whiet blocks neck.
For one or another reason I always liked the fretless-maple necks. Just for the looks I guess because I don't know the sound of theat neck versus the more classic Rosewood or Ebony neck.
How DO it sounds??
Anyway ...really nice Rami!!
 
Paul the bad one
 
BTW: I didn't know you were into the P's ...I thought it were just JB's??

[rami]

Hi Paul,
 
Those are my only Precision Basses.  I got them because they were the only fretless basses Fender made at the time and the only ones I could afford (I had them a VERY long time).  They've since become great collector's Basses - Who knew?  I really dig them because they're so unusual.
 
Here's my Antigua Jazz Bass - also a '78.  Not in as good condition as the Precision, but great playing nonetheless.
 

[palembic]

Now Brother Rami ...to tell you a secret ..what a wild dream for me should be is the antigua JB with the P fretless maple neck ...
***sigh***
 
Paul the bad one

[rami]

I've thought about it too Paul...   But the Jazz Bass has a 3 bolt neck and the Precision has a 4 bolt neck...
 
***sigh***
 
Rami

[palembic]

Rami ...now you saying this.
The inconvenience about that Antigua JB I played was ...the neck-nody joint (? I dunno if that's the right word). It was the 3 bolt neck with 1 special bolt where you could change the tilt of the neck versus the body. I discovered that there was always that slight movement (left/right???) of the neck resulting the strings not having the 90? angle with the frets ...with an untunable bass as a consequence.
 
Paul TBO
 
Sorry to insist a bit but do you are happy with the sound of the maple fretless on your P's?

[rami]

Hey Paul,
 
I agree with the next joint/alignment problems that plague Fenders.  Mine are generally ok.
 
I actually like the Maple fretless sound - my first fretless ever was a Rosewood P Bass.  I found the sound was a little muddy - lacking definition.  The Maple Fretless' sound crisper - clearer.  They're actually alot of fun to play.
 
It wouldn't be fair to compare them to my Alembics though, because they're in a completely different class.  Of course Alembics sound infinitely better.  So when I play fretless, it's my Alembics that I grab first.
 
Cheers,
 
Rami

[palembic]

Rami,  
 
 
funny that -when I was in for a new bass before my Alembic Era- people said to me that Maple-fretless was a not done
ts-ts-ts.
Now you see what one can learn in a club like this.
How Rami ...I know you are a Alain Caron fan: take a peep at the website of a French friend of mine (bass teacher)
http://brunochaza.free.fr/
I think there is a lot of stuff to pick-up for a player in your league ...as far as I'm concerned ...well ...you know ...I'm merely into the bom stuff LOL
 
Paul TBO

[mica]

I hope this isn't going to be too mean to Rami, but our distributor in England has been after us to make him some Jazz style Alembics. Here's the first two that he'll be picking up on Sunday:  

 

  Beyond custom!

[rami]

Oh My God Mica - I LOVE them!!!
 
The ultimate retro/modern Jazz Bass.  What are their specs???  Master vol, tone, pan and 'Q' switch???
 
Nice!
 
Rami

[smokin_dave]

WOW,HOLY SMOKES.I played a jazz for 10 years before my Epic came along.I REALLY like those two basses and I would love to play an Alembic/jazz some day.That 5 has really got me thinking about a custom.Way to go Alembic.

[valvil]

Hello Rami,
 
Yes, those are the controls, however the arrangement requested, front to rear, is as follows: pan, volume, filter, q switch. Tried both, of course, ...they sound like Jazz basses on steroids (without the side effects, plus as Susan pointed out, they are legal).
 
Valentino

[bob]

Tried both, of course... Cute, Val, I hope it wasn't too much of an imposition... I know, it's just a job, somebody's gotta do it.
 
You guys are too much. These are through-necks, with veneers! What did you do about the dead spots???