Should I trade My '65 T Bird II for a refin 1961 Jazz Bass?????

Pilgrim · August 07, 2015, 10:52:27 AM

The start to building a Jazz made for ANY variation in taste as far as woods, pickups, neck, binding, etc is not much more demanding than a run through a parts catalog.

godofthunder · August 10, 2015, 06:51:01 AM

Keep the bird!

Bionic-Joe · August 23, 2015, 06:27:06 AM

Well I did it Friday Night... traded a 1965 Bird and got a 1960/61 Jazz Bass.....'

Of course I went back the next day and got my T Bird back. Jazz was cool! I had the action SO LOW on it it was insane. But there was some question to the originality of the body (It was a refin) and it had been refretted with Gibson size frets......One big thing is that it did NOT have the output of a T bird through My 100 watt GK combo. I was VERY pleased to get my Thunderbird back.

Nice experience to really try a vintage jazz. I'll stick with my '78/'81 dot neck/binding maple neck Jazz with SD 1/4 pounders.....

Blackbird · August 24, 2015, 03:07:14 PM

Quote from: Baz Cooper on August 23, 2015, 06:27:06 AM
Well I did it Friday Night... traded a 1965 Bird and got a 1960/61 Jazz Bass.....'

Of course I went back the next day and got my T Bird back. Jazz was cool! I had the action SO LOW on it it was insane. But there was some question to the originality of the body (It was a refin) and it had been refretted with Gibson size frets......One big thing is that it did NOT have the output of a T bird through My 100 watt GK combo. I was VERY pleased to get my Thunderbird back.

Nice experience to really try a vintage jazz. I'll stick with my '78/'81 dot neck/binding maple neck Jazz with SD 1/4 pounders.....

BaZ..if you get bored give this a try for me

http://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/products/fender-custom-shop-dusty-hill-signature-precision-bass-relic-2012-s730

Bionic-Joe · August 24, 2015, 06:04:24 PM

No Way. Dude...this is a Tele bass...what's there to try???

Blackbird · August 24, 2015, 06:15:00 PM

I don't have access to try one for myself....thought you could give' er a go next time you were at cme. I like them.

Bionic-Joe · August 25, 2015, 02:26:42 PM

Oh...Ok...Absolutley! I'll do that next time I go there. Those guys are REALLY cool there.

Blackbird · August 26, 2015, 08:01:55 AM

I've had some dialog about it, but it's pricey and I'd like an experienced player to give it a go! I'm hooked on the reliced Fenders, but this looks that much cooler to me.

Bionic-Joe · August 26, 2015, 07:11:10 PM

I'm sure it's nice...that Pino bass is nice but it had a strange fat neck...like a Tele almost...and they had a real Vintage 1965 P bass that had the exact same shape neck as the Pino bass...