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Ronn/"Nigel"

Very cool Ronn! Custom made by whom?

Very nice, Nigel!

sloop_john_b wrote:Very cool Ronn! Custom made by whom?

Maybe it's just the neck plate that's custom made, and the J-bass is actually a made-in-China knock-off? ......

Seriously - it's a great looking bass.

Ditchin' the SX, Ronn??

johnallg wrote:Ditchin' the SX, Ronn??

Yep. The SX sounds good, plays well, but I never dug the neck. Not quite Jazz, not quite Precision. The SX was fine tho', and I wouldn't have replaced it but I got such a great deal on the Fender.

Cool, Ronn. Is that brand new?

kiramdear wrote: Cool, Ronn. Is that brand new?

It was "used" but still had the plastic on the pickguard, factory strings, and the case candy. Not a mark on it.

Nice! Enjoy! Which songs will you use it on with the Eggmen?

kiramdear wrote:Nice! Enjoy! Which songs will you use it on with the Eggmen?

As you know The Beatles had two Fender Jazz Basses, a lefty and a righty. So I use mine on the songs they used theirs(that we play), such as:

While my Guitar Gently Weeps
Piggies
Yer Blues
Oh Darling
Sun King
Mean Mr. Mustard
Golden Slumbers
Carry That Weight

Here's some footage from a while back with the SX
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That's great. I was thinking that it had to be songs from '68 and '69. And John and George played some of those J Bass parts, no?

kiramdear wrote:That's great. I was thinking that it had to be songs from '68 and '69. And John and George played some of those J Bass parts, no?

Yes, absolutely.