fender american / jap / mexico jazz bass

[iansoh]

why not.. so many..

carvin, cort, ibanez.. warwick, spector. just to name a few.

 

[guitarnub]

they do?
i went to their website, all of em are bolt on necks

 

[stars]

J&D have a few neck thru basses... as in the bass is made out of one solid piece of wood ? the neck is completly "welded" to e body ?

 

[guitarnub]

yep

 

[subversion]

there's no 'welding' or any attachments whatsoever for a neck-through type construction. the neck & the body's centre piece are one whole chunk. the only attachments are those left & right parts of the body. hope the following example (Ibanez SRX700) gives a clear illustration...

 

[stars]

there's no 'welding' or any attachments whatsoever for a neck-through type construction. the neck & the body's centre piece are one whole chunk. the only attachments are those left & right parts of the body. hope the following example (Ibanez SRX700) gives a clear illustration...

subversion ... any basses with thinner than normal necks to recommend ? i m using a jazz bass and a shortscale now ... ironically i like jazz bass the size but my hands are a lil small for my size ... personally a little bit uncomfortable with jazz bass neck...

the million dollar qn is : do ibanez basses come with super slim wizard neck ? no right ? the neck has to be strong enough to sustain the heavy guage string tension ?

 

[guitarnub]

i think neck-thru basses, like neck-thru guitars, have pretty thin necks, compared to standard bolt on's. But im not 100% sure, never played or seen one in real life before.

 

[subversion]

the Ibanez Soundgear basses have slim necks, the SRX included...

i love jazz bass necks, it's a little narrower than the Precision, makes it a faster playing unit but the scale length remains challenging 8)

 

[stars]

the Ibanez Soundgear basses have slim necks, the SRX included...

i love jazz bass necks, it's a little narrower than the Precision, makes it a faster playing unit but the scale length remains challenging 8)

cool ... thanks !! where can i check out e soundgear basses ? swee lee ?

 

[subversion]

definitely swee lee...

 

[stars]

definitely swee lee...

cool .. how much isit ?

 

[subversion]

the Korean SRs retail for at least $550+/-

if you are interersted in the SRX, it comes in 2 versions- Korean & Jap... the Korean should list for much lesser...

 

[stars]

the Korean SRs retail for at least $550+/-

if you are interersted in the SRX, it comes in 2 versions- Korean & Jap... the Korean should list for much lesser...

i c ... subversion wads ur take on the SRX ? are the jap ones form fugigen ?

 

[subversion]

definitely. the SRX700 Jap version only appeared in 2003, if you audition one, look at the headstock's flipside to see where it's made. it's one of the best thru-neck bass i've ever tried, the bridge offers 2 types of stringing- through body/ tail end, just like the current Amrecian Series Fender basses.

however, the tones on offer are humbucking, if you are into Fender type tones, the SRX might have too much bottom end for you 8)

 

[stars]

definitely. the SRX700 Jap version only appeared in 2003, if you audition one, look at the headstock's flipside to see where it's made. it's one of the best thru-neck bass i've ever tried, the bridge offers 2 types of stringing- through body/ tail end, just like the current Amrecian Series Fender basses.

however, the tones on offer are humbucking, if you are into Fender type tones, the SRX might have too much bottom end for you 8)

ah .... thanks alot !!

hmmz seems goood !! i just miight take a good look at it !! hahaa


any idea y fugigen closing down ?

 

[teleholic]

go to ibanezrules.com and click on the namm2005 report..besides drooling at the new ibanez lineup, in some paragraphs you will see some rumors about why fugigen is closing down..

 

[subversion]

the owners, who are related, allegedly aren't seeing eye to eye currently. i'm rather thankful that they didn't close shop altogether...

 

[stars]

the owners, who are related, allegedly aren't seeing eye to eye currently. i'm rather thankful that they didn't close shop altogether...

gee i dont understand ..

hmmz k ... this whole jap business / jap guitar seems very confusing

kk ...

2 owners own fugigen

fugigen makes both ibanez and fender japan products..

but fugigen isnt owned by ibanez and fender japan ?

do they(ibanez and fender) outsource their work to other guitar production houses ?

 

[subversion]

Fujigen owns Hoshino which makes Ibanez guitars... it's the F&H owners who aren't on good terms.

 

[stars]

icic ... the split between 2 business partners ...

so how does this affect fender japan ?

they selling off the factory and splitting e $ ?