The Last Bass Outpost

Scott, I'd just look for whatever Jazz feels and sounds best in your hands. Almost nobody (and that includes a lot of other bassists) would ever detect a difference between any of the basses you mentioned. I, being completely anal about such things, would notice the truss rod nut being on the wrong end of a MIM, but even that wouldn't stop me if the MIM was the one that sounded best to my ears. If it were me, I'd look for a used American made, which are almost always a great deal. Of course I say that, but my only Jazz at the moment is an '84 Squier that flat out rocks. 

But Hip Hop is a good reason.

 

There ya go...

Wow. Great score. I'm jealous! 

Dang, that's a nice looking bass!

Who, me?





This one is pretty scary due to the members only jacket... I have no problem having worn 4" heels, but that jacket embarrasses me to no end! 

I need to find and scan more of my old pics. They bring back nice memories in my old age. 

Without getting too political, I'll agree that people should be paid fairly for their work. TV and film writers are some of the few I've heard of that get paid a royalty/residual for a work for hire. More power to 'em, but a lot of the bitterness in this strike stems from the feeling that the WGA made a bad deal the last time around and they've wanted to stick it to 'the man' ever since. I'm not a fan of the studio structure so I'm no friend to that side either, other than the fact that producers are the ones who ultimately put up the money (wherever it comes from) and provide the jobs. I'll always have respect for the man or woman who risks their own money to provide a job for me.

Luckily, the DGA (Director's Guild) made what seems to be a very fair deal with the producers that includes pay for new and future media delivery (and their contract doesn't even expire until June). That puts a bit more pressure on the writers to step up to the plate and negotiate in good faith (of course, the producers need to do the same). The reason they're talking again is in great part due to the fact that the writers have finally dropped their demand that reality and animation writers be forced into the union with any new contract (the WGA has been trying to organize both those genres for a while, with no success so far).

I have great hopes for this new round of negotiations, but this TV season is toast and the pilot season is in jeopardy as well. That means a lot of people won't be going back to work for a while, even if the strike were settled this week. By a lot, I mean thousands. New basses aside, I just want to keep my house and feed my kids...

Can any of you guys provide the measurements and detailed pix?

I still have the Embassy, so I'd be happy to take all the pictures you'd need. I have some with measurements already, but I'll do a fresh set if they really want them. I have a feeling they'd find a nice little market for these retro products. An reverse bird with semi accurate hardware would be something that even Gibson hasn't done since 1965. I'd buy a couple of those as well!