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Thanks for the replies on the prortuding pole pieces on the "JB" Jazz Bass-like pickups. With the sharp edges, I thought they might be missing a shim or something. They sound great. Thank you for the answers

Does anyone here have a JB bass where the pole pieces stick out from the Jazz Bass Pickup covers? I wonder if there is a plastic shim missing from the pickup cover to the pickup bobbin. Haven't seen a picture of a JB that has pole pieces sticking out yet. I don't have a quick way of taking a...

GHS precision flats if you want to sound like Jamerson immediately. They aren’t marketed as low-tension but they more flexible than normal flats

That's why the 2016 Magnificent 7 American Standard Precision Bass was so special. One will pop up for sale every now and then.

I built the black version. Looks good

My Warmoth all-Wenge neck weighs 3 pounds. I recommend that you attach the wenge neck to a mid-to-heavy body. There's a reason to why Warwick's headstocks are so small. If you need a lighter weight neck, get a wenge fretboard on a maple neck. Either way, the all wenge neck sound great.

The .25 deg shim from Stewmac changed the neck angle significantly. I don't recommend buying any steeper than that.

I play passive because I'm not gigging. When I was gigging, I preferred Active.

I like it. I think all short-scale 4s should have 2+2 or 3+1 headstocks. Short-scales tend to look more like guitars.

MTV added the visuals aspect to music. Musicians now need to be pretty people. However, MTV hasn't existed for the majority of the people on this forum so I don't what their current contribution is to music. It seems like in EDM music, the performers looks are not important or known.

GHS Boomers are stiff strings

The string spacing on that nut looks weird. Make sure the instrument is not going to need a new nut. It might be the angle of the picture. Ignore this post if replacing a nut is not a dealbreaker.

GHS Boomer strings. They have high tension which gives the tone the strong attack.

I used the foam that is a part of the packaging for the EMG GZR pickups. I've also used the pickup foam that best bass gear provides. I bought something else and needed pickup foam anyways so I got it. Both foams have worked well.

OP: Play a P-bass that has a QP pickup to see if you like it. I owned a Nate Mendel P-bass because I liked Foo Fighters. I couldn't handle the midrange from the QP pickup. You may think differently.