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5 string CIJ Jazz
Posted: December 22nd, 2020, 6:02 am
by jersey bluesdude
Re: 5 string CIJ Jazz
Posted: December 22nd, 2020, 7:53 am
by Matt R.
I’ll let y’all know how it is

Re: 5 string CIJ Jazz
Posted: December 22nd, 2020, 8:04 am
by Jeroen
Very nice and pretty rare, but that price is steep! I think these were around 900 USD new if you could fine one, excluding shipping?
Edit: Just switched the site to USD and it looks a lot better now.
Re: 5 string CIJ Jazz
Posted: December 22nd, 2020, 8:07 am
by Matt R.
It’s a tad steep but I’ve seen them go that high or close. Hope it’s worth it!
Re: 5 string CIJ Jazz
Posted: December 22nd, 2020, 8:13 am
by crescenze
Good grab Matt. You don't see these too often. Looks to be in great shape. Looking to hear how you like it!
Re: 5 string CIJ Jazz
Posted: December 22nd, 2020, 8:52 am
by Matt R.
crescenze wrote:Good grab Matt. You don't see these too often. Looks to be in great shape. Looking to hear how you like it!
I don’t use 5-strings much but this is the fiver I need. I’m gonna need to cancel my Sire order now haha
Re: 5 string CIJ Jazz
Posted: December 22nd, 2020, 10:37 am
by ch willie
That looks great, Matt. First lefty 5 string I've ever seen.
Re: 5 string CIJ Jazz
Posted: December 22nd, 2020, 10:39 am
by Matt R.
ch willie wrote:That looks great, Matt. First lefty 5 string I've ever seen.
I’ve seen a couple (and missed out because I hesitated), but they do rarely pop up.
Re: 5 string CIJ Jazz
Posted: December 22nd, 2020, 1:00 pm
by Jeroen
Matt R. wrote:I don’t use 5-strings much but this is the fiver I need. I’m gonna need to cancel my Sire order now haha
I wonder how they'll compare

Re: 5 string CIJ Jazz
Posted: December 22nd, 2020, 1:11 pm
by Matt R.
Jeroen wrote:Matt R. wrote:I don’t use 5-strings much but this is the fiver I need. I’m gonna need to cancel my Sire order now haha
I wonder how they'll compare

I wonder the same thing. Drastically different I’m sure, the Sire being active and all. This Jazz is just basically a passive 60s RI with a 5th string added, which is what I’ve been wanting for years. The Sire is still at least a couple months away from shipping so maybe I’ll keep it too.
Re: 5 string CIJ Jazz
Posted: December 22nd, 2020, 7:25 pm
by leftybassatl
I honestly didn't even know these existed. Congrats Matt, can't wait to hear your thoughts on it
Re: 5 string CIJ Jazz
Posted: December 23rd, 2020, 5:01 am
by dwibass
She's a beauty, congrats Matt! Great color combo.
Re: 5 string CIJ Jazz
Posted: December 23rd, 2020, 6:03 am
by Matt R.
dwibass wrote:She's a beauty, congrats Matt! Great color combo.
Olympic white is my favorite. A cliche combo for sure, but I don’t care. Always looks awesome

Re: 5 string CIJ Jazz
Posted: December 23rd, 2020, 7:30 am
by tim
Yeah, something about Oly white. My most impulsive bass purchase ever was the beat-up old oly white G&L:
http://leftybassist.com/viewtopic.php?f ... b+1#p52128
Impulsive as in buying a bass I didn't even know I wanted before I saw it, but once I did, I had to have it for some damn reason. The only bass I've had longer is my L-2000.
Re: 5 string CIJ Jazz
Posted: December 23rd, 2020, 7:40 am
by Matt R.
tim wrote:Yeah, something about Oly white. My most impulsive bass purchase ever was the beat-up old oly white G&L:
http://leftybassist.com/viewtopic.php?f ... b+1#p52128
Impulsive as in buying a bass I didn't even know I wanted before I saw it, but once I did, I had to have it for some damn reason. The only bass I've had longer is my L-2000.
Yeah I remember that thread! That thing looks killer

Re: 5 string CIJ Jazz
Posted: December 23rd, 2020, 7:55 am
by tim
Yeah, this part aged well:
tim wrote:I swear I'm one bass away from my GAS-free collection

