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This is a search-engine-friendly text mirror of the TalkBass Forums slapn'captain 08-08-2002, 08:47 PM What do you guys recomend for a fretless im building? its got a maple and oak neck through and an oak body and the fingerboard wood is ulin which is an indonesian hard wood that is similar to ebony. tell me some of your electronic setups and configurations that work well for you. Thanks for the help bgavin 08-09-2002, 05:19 PM DiMarzio and J-Retro. Both the Model J and the UltraJazz are 4-wire types, so you can wire them series/parallel, same as the Fender RB5. This gives a very wide variety in tone. Both DiMarzio are bi-lateral (side by side) coils, and are hum cancelling in solo mode. The Model J are a 6-5-4 (b-m-t) voicing, compared to the scooped 6-5-6 for the Ultra Jazz. The Ultra Jazz is a new design, and the Model J has been around a very long time. The Model J is a BP Magazine Top Tone winner, where the UltraJazz was not. rekesbass 08-11-2002, 10:01 AM what type of sound are you looking for?? dark and upright-like or bright and zingy?...I have a fretless jazz bass special w\p-j pups(emg's)and it kinda sounds like Les claypool's fretless sound...your woods used in your bass sounds like it will be a natrually bright and snappy sounding instrument..so if your not into ultra bright sounding bass, maybe the pups mentioned here already might be a good choise.Bartolini's are also a good choise...EMG's have a lot of zing that turn a lot of people off when it comes to fretless.they have more meow than mawh...but you have to decide what sound your after....good luck with your quest... Doryan 08-11-2002, 10:11 AM Seymour Duncan - Steve Bailey Fundamental Fretless these are 2 jazz pick-ups I had them placed in my Fender fretless Jazz Bass. Wich were much better than the originals. These pick give a better sustain and enveloppe. slapn'captain 08-11-2002, 02:06 PM thanks guys i think ill go with some bartolini j's and the nbt bassplayer60 07-31-2003, 01:22 AM Originally posted by bgavin DiMarzio and J-Retro. Both the Model J and the UltraJazz are 4-wire types, so you can wire them series/parallel, same as the Fender RB5. This gives a very wide variety in tone. Both DiMarzio are bi-lateral (side by side) coils, and are hum cancelling in solo mode. The Model J are a 6-5-4 (b-m-t) voicing, compared to the scooped 6-5-6 for the Ultra Jazz. The Ultra Jazz is a new design, and the Model J has been around a very long time. The Model J is a BP Magazine Top Tone winner, where the UltraJazz was not. So You're saying that the Model J is what you recommend for 'fretless'? Thanks Vern bassplayer60 xyllion 07-31-2003, 01:33 AM For fretless, the J Retro is a great preamp. It really helps dial-in THE tone for your instrument. The flexibility of it is just amazing and makes a huge difference with fretless. BASSnSAX 08-12-2003, 10:11 PM Originally posted by slapn'captain thanks guys i think ill go with some bartolini j's and the nbt Good choice! I put the Bart J's in my SX fretless, and I'm possibly thinking of adding a preamp brock29609 08-14-2003, 10:24 AM Originally posted by bgavin The Model J is a BP Magazine Top Tone winner, where the UltraJazz was not. I think you got that one wrong. I copied and pasted this from BP Mag's reviews... Top Tone awards in the vintage replacement department go to the Aero Instrument MP-181, Basslines Antiquity Jazz Bass I & II, Fender Custom Shop '60s Jazz Bass, and Lindy Fralin JB. All of these models offer real-deal tone, and the Antiquities come complete with an old-school look—the screws are even rusted! Humbucker-wise, the DiMarzio Ultra Jazz takes the prize for impressive J-like sound without hum. The Model J and Ultra Jazz pickups are both humbuckers, but they gave "the prize" to the Ultra Jazz. Then, they went on to say... For recording, it's hard to beat the Basslines Hot SJB-2, Quarter Pound, Antiquity IIs, and the DiMarzio Model J. |