JHS Vintage Brand Basses? Anybody try them?

Antisyzygy

Antisyzygy

Dec 8, 2014
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#1
They seem like a decent value :

Electric Guitars by Vintage from John Hornby Skewes ~ Vintage Bass Guitar Range

They use Wilkinson parts.

This one looks neat :
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One control is a "Spin O Split" so it gradually rolls off the volume of one coil, splitting the humbucker.
 
#2
I have heard good things but I think they're more common across the pond. They used to plug the brand heavily in Bass Player U.K. when I had a subscription a couple years ago. I like the bass except I cannot get past the tuners. If you are going to ride the Fender train go all the damn way, get some clovers. I may just be biased against Y tuners though...
 
#4
stacker said:
I bought the Jaco Jazz they made and it was ok for the money. Shielded cavities and the Wilkie pups were, as always, pretty good. Only think that niggled me was the poplar body.

Vintage Jaco Jazz
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Wait... they're officially branding it as a "Jaco" bass now? Something tells me the family isn't endorsing that. I cannot see Fender allowing other "Jaco basses" to be produced.
 
#6
stacker said:
I think that's the dealer - GAK - putting that description on their site.
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That wouldn't surprise me,Dawson's used to sell the Peavey Internationals as Dyna bass/International series despite it being nothing
like a Dyna in looks or spec.

Regarding the Vintage basses, I've the 4 & 5 string V1000 models in spalted maple,these are older models,the later are bubinga. Very
nicely built basses,problem was the spec was too high for the market position they were in. Low profit margins only work if there's high
volume of sales.

Solid bits of kit aimed at working musicians,no big name endorsees just fellas making a living from playing . @stacker if you've come across Jimmy Devlin ? he plays a few.
 
#7
kodiakblair said:
That wouldn't surprise me,Dawson's used to sell the Peavey Internationals as Dyna bass/International series despite it being nothing
like a Dyna in looks or spec.

Regarding the Vintage basses, I've the 4 & 5 string V1000 models in spalted maple,these are older models,the later are bubinga. Very
nicely built basses,problem was the spec was too high for the market position they were in. Low profit margins only work if there's high
volume of sales.

Solid bits of kit aimed at working musicians,no big name endorsees just fellas making a living from playing . @stacker if you've come across Jimmy Devlin ? he plays a few.
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Those V series were cracking basses for the money, plus I loved the spalted maple look.

Jimmy Devlin is a LEGEND in his own lunchtime! Reigns with an iron rod, that lad! :thumbsup:
 
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I had one the V940FL basses when they were new. It was my first fretless bass, probably fifteen or sixteen years ago. The woodwork was pretty rough in places, particularly around the neck pocket, but it otherwise played okay and sounded alright.

Being a stupid young lad, I put flats on it thinking I was doing myself a favour by protecting the fretboard. Well, little did I know that flats sound rubbish so I stopped playing it and sold it not long after. In fairness, it wasn't a bad bass for the pittance it cost.

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