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Has anyone Reliced a Fender Jaguar Bass?
I own a new fender jaguar bass. I've already put a few dings in it, and put a cool sticker on the back. I'm wondering, though. Has anyone reliced one of these basses? I'm going to let mine relic with actual age, but I'm curious to see what one will look like. If you know where there is a picture of a Hot Rod Red reliced Jaguar Bass, please tell me.(asked by Miles W on February 11, 8725)
A: Look man, any real bass player worth his salt will tell you, basses are all about tone and action. Thats it. Worrying about whatever the thing looks like is reserved for hacks and poseurs.
You have to remember that the paint on these basses serves somewhat of a purpose. It helps maintain the moisture (or lack there of) in the wood of the bass...helping the tone of it stay more consistent over the years and to prevent neck shifting.
Basses, due to their long neck and large strings are a very sensitive instrument by nature, there is a lot that goes into making a bass that both plays well and sounds good.
Part of what makes those older basses so sought after is the quality of the wood and the overall construction, tone, playability of the instrument. A musician should do his best to take care of his bass. This is what makes an instrument of real value and a real "relic"...the damage done to them is a natural result of being used over a long period of time, and not something done overnight by some hipster with a palm sander and some steel wool.
Why dont you worry more about learning to play the instrument and finding a wider variety of music than what is on TV and the Radio. Take care of that nice jaguar and learn to play the thing the way it was meant to be played. Then some day far from now
you really will have an instrument of value.
I play a jaguar that was built early in the release of the series, it is a great playing bass with some of the best stock active pickups I have ever heard (far better than a warwick or ibanez). I keep it in a good hard-shell case and I do my best to keep up on general maintenance every time I re-string it. At this point the bass has much more value to me as a killer rig than it would to some asshat at the local guitar store. (answered by Fattius J Guy on February 11, 7948)
You have to remember that the paint on these basses serves somewhat of a purpose. It helps maintain the moisture (or lack there of) in the wood of the bass...helping the tone of it stay more consistent over the years and to prevent neck shifting.
Basses, due to their long neck and large strings are a very sensitive instrument by nature, there is a lot that goes into making a bass that both plays well and sounds good.
Part of what makes those older basses so sought after is the quality of the wood and the overall construction, tone, playability of the instrument. A musician should do his best to take care of his bass. This is what makes an instrument of real value and a real "relic"...the damage done to them is a natural result of being used over a long period of time, and not something done overnight by some hipster with a palm sander and some steel wool.
Why dont you worry more about learning to play the instrument and finding a wider variety of music than what is on TV and the Radio. Take care of that nice jaguar and learn to play the thing the way it was meant to be played. Then some day far from now
you really will have an instrument of value.
I play a jaguar that was built early in the release of the series, it is a great playing bass with some of the best stock active pickups I have ever heard (far better than a warwick or ibanez). I keep it in a good hard-shell case and I do my best to keep up on general maintenance every time I re-string it. At this point the bass has much more value to me as a killer rig than it would to some asshat at the local guitar store. (answered by Fattius J Guy on February 11, 7948)
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fender jaguar bass with badass II bridge?
can a badass II bridge be installed on a fender jaguar bass?if so where could i get it installed? anyone with an idea can answer, thanx
(asked by bassboy22 on November 25, 2007)
A: First answer is right, except there's no cutting of anything. You just need to drill the new pilot holes for the screws. You can easily install it yourself - or any guitar shop can do it. It takes about 20 minutes. (answered by PJH on November 25, 2007)
A: Yeah, they can be installed. You just may have to cut a bit. Music-Go-Round or places like that will probably do it for you for a price. Those sound tight, btw. Nice and punchy, good if you want to have some serious slap. (answered by Mike C on November 25, 2007)Q:
Does fender jaguar bass come with any type of case?
just wonderin, i cant figure out whether it does or does not.(asked by Chazz on February 11, 5507)
A: It depends where you get it.
A lot of them don't come with a case (maybe just a bag) since they know people are going to pick out what kind of case they want.
Regular hardshell cases, flight cases, etc.
Sometimes you can get them to throw in a case - if they really want to sell it. (answered by River Euphrates on February 11, 6065)
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