Jay turser pbass clones

[TheGreatSealof]

Anyone have experience with Jay Turser? I just purchased a JT pclone for $60.00. I purchased it for a project bass. I will remove the paint/finish and create my own look. I am anticipating changing machine heads, nut, pups (Seymour Duncan SPB3 quarter pounders), bridge (badass II), and pots.

I have read some reviews and mostly state that original JT components aren't bad. So you ask, why replace components?

It's a project bass and I want to put my own personality on it and make it special to me. And I want to have fun modifying.

Also, I have read that the neck dive could be a problem. (add a counter weight on the body)?

Any info will be greatly appreciated.

[soulman969]

Originally Posted by TheGreatSealof

Anyone have experience with Jay Turser? I just purchased a JT pclone for $60.00. I purchased it for a project bass. I will remove the paint/finish and create my own look. I am anticipating changing machine heads, nut, pups (Seymour Duncan SPB3 quarter pounders), bridge (badass II), and pots.

I have read some reviews and mostly state that original JT components aren't bad. So you ask, why replace components?

It's a project bass and I want to put my own personality on it and make it special to me. And I want to have fun modifying.

Also, I have read that the neck dive could be a problem. (add a counter weight on the body)?

Any info will be greatly appreciated.

If the components aren't all that bad you might as yourself why a good set of replacement pickups (Fender, SD's. DiMarzio's) cost as much as that entire bass. It's definitely a modfiers dream bass. When all is said and done all you may have left from the original is the body.

I'm not criticizing but I see lots of posts where guys have spent hundreds modifying basses like that but in the end the bass is still only worth a fraction of what they put into it. I just wonder if it wouldn't be more worthwhile to do less modification on a
slightly higher end bass with better resale value.

Of course if you never sell it well that's another thing.

[ksihawk7]

I was just thinking earlier about how I wanted to get a cheapo bass and do this. Please keep us updated on your upgrading/personalizing.

[oniman7]

My girlfriend has the Jay Turser P bass. Weighs maybe 3 pounds. The straplocks fell off. She put grip tape on the back of the neck and covered it with stickers. good tone.

I also have a Jay Turser, the 600 A. Not bad basses

[Pilgrim]

I had a Turser JTB-401 (the P clone) and it was a good bass. The body was so light that it had neck dive, but I added a bridge cover and stuck adhesive tire weights under it to balance it out. That worked great, and the bass was so light that it still only weighed about 8 pounds including the weights.

[goran]

I have one (P-bass clone). Picked the best one from three. It does have some neck dive due to light body, but it is not that bad. Fretwork is good - almost no fret buzz, but some fret ends are sharp. Again, considering how much I paid it, not a big deal. I originally intended to replace the pickups, but they actually don't sound that bad. They are totally usable.

PS
Does anybody know which type of wood they use for the body?

[TheGreatSealof]

Thanks for all the input. I plan to have fun creating my own Frankenstein.

[Garcey14]

My Pbass clone...customized!! Checkout the before & after. It sounds good but I need to do a little more tweaking to get it the way I want it to sound. It's not bad for £65, NOT including the black scratchplate & chrome extras.

[Cornelius Dawse]

I agree! Jay Tursers aren't bad, although they aren't good! Just mod them, and you'll have a very decent instrument. I know a guy who started with a Jay Turser, invested about 700$ in it, and has a bass as good as a Musicman. It's incredible.

[bryan gibson]

I've got at JT 51 P clone and it ain't too bad...ain't very light either The neck on this one is a monster, with a highly figured maple f-board and super-low action right off the rack. It plays great, feels great, looks great, and sounds......well, sound is subjective I guess I bought this one as a project (cause of the neck) and got bored with the project before I got too far into it. Makes for a nice practice/backup piece though.

[telefactor]

I can honestly say, after working on my Turser P Bass neck. The rosewood on the fret board is not rosewood. It is either plastic or some type of composite material. Has anyone else noticed this?

[ncapone]

I used to have one. It wasn't a bad bass, but the neck was a little too thick for my tastes and I switched to a Jazz Bass. When I go back and hear recordings I've made with it, I always admire the tone.

[oldleftybass]

I've had a Turser 335 clone for years- great value. It's my mule, I've done electronics upgrades, put a Dimarzio in the bridge, added a coil cut, changed out the tuners. It is a very nice sounding and playing guitar for what I paid for it.