My Musicmaster was always fun but playing out, you could really tell the stock electronics were lacking. It barely held it's own onstage.
Well, not anymore. On the gig tonight, the Musicmaster spanked the Jazz bass - hard. It's got a
ton of lows now - it's totally nailing that deeper vibe I've been struggling to get. But it's also got a lot of high-end definition. (Almost too much for some techniques w/o any tone rolloff.) Honestly, I think it now has more boom and sizzle than any other axe I've ever had.
Mids... not as much. I'm not getting that throaty presence. Fortunately, that's not really my thing. It's not mid-shy in that frustrating way where you can't hear or feel what you're playing. The lows are aggressive, not subdued.
So in a nutshell, the Musicmaster has become a major tone monster and I'm way happy with the change. This is the most dramatic example I've ever seen of an axe needing - and deserving - an electronics makeover. I'm very grateful to Aero for offering this bass-specific, single-coil upgrade. (
AFAIK no one else does.)
I wasn't especially interested in Aero pickups in the past. After this experience, I'd love to try some of their other stuff.
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