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I took a look on the net to check some 65-67 jazz bass pu's resistence and it seems they are more in the 7-8k range than in the 6-6,3k range, so the ones in the 66JB i was lent are uite low output it seems ! I wonder if it's a good or bad thing ? i felt it's a bit weak in term of output volume...

No , heavy or light doesn't mean the insrument will obviouysly sound good or bad but i have experienced that heavier ones can lack high end but usualy have low end and they also tend to have more upper / hard mids (especialy the more recent guitars post 1980 ). whereas lighter ones, as writen...

To come back to the tone description someone made above, it seems the neck pu of the 66 JB is more scooped in the mids than the JP 62 ri that has more punch in the mids on the neck pickup, that is more percussive , whereas the 66 seems more scooped and airy , still bassy but not as solid in the...

The PU's are 6,19k and 6,33k , what's the average resistence usualy found ? it seems a bit low but i'm not used to jb pu's specifications through the 60's nor the ri's . My JP 62 JB has 6,90k & 7,94k, what explains the higher output level. What is the price in a shop , in USA and in Europe ...

After i compared them both with 0,047 uf cap, i have the feeling it's the same for vintage Fender basses as for vintage Fender guitars compared to recent ones, the recent ones tend to all have these more pronouced high mids compared to the original vintage ones that are creamier with less upper...

Most of my studio is analogic and i will certainly buy a 24 tracks studer A800 / 820 recorder in the future when i can ( i actualy have 3x avid HD 16X16X16 Analog + 1 aurora 16 VT with 1PT HDX + a pro tools HD3 ) Mixing desk is 2x Amek Angela Version 1 1 is a 32 mono ch , the second is a 28...

LOL ! At least did you read anything of what i wrote or other people wrote ? i'm sure you didn't read a word ! I wouldn't have thought ! I thought just by looking at his color on the web, i would know how it sounds as i've been told blue ones sound better than red ones ! I'm stupid but not as...

If it 's the same for a bass than for a guitar, so yes, the neck is 70 % of the tone and will define how the instrument will sound ! Swapp a neck from a strat to another strat and you bring the overall tone of that strat to the other one ! BNut when i say weight, i include the weight of the neck...

I like vintage tones and all my guitars are vintage or vintage style as i don't like modern designs and tone most of the time ( i like traditional rock / blues guitars ) . I already don't like most reissue gibson pu's and bought original PAF's and late 60's T-TOPs to put in all my reissue gibson...

Maybe but it's for a pro studio with lots of nice vintage and actual vintage style gears ,with already a good guitar / amps + analog vintage synths backlines , so i would like to have at least a very good bass on the same level as the rest of my equipment .

My fav bass players as written above are LARRY GRAHAM & JOHN PAUL JONES , they used JB's ...

Thanks for your answers ! The action is not high , it's nice to play but it seems the saddles screws are already high , and some screws disappear in the screw holes. The neck has some relief, so i guess if i put less relief on the truss rod , i will have an even lower action without touching the...

I have read that vintage basses were not as good as recent ones to hold the setup but when i see both the 62 JB JP RI and the 66 JB (in excellent shape and truss rod thread doesn't seem damaged although i haven't turned it ) , except the frets are a bit low and the fact the tuner keys are a bit...

Yes, that can be the type of answers i look like , thanks ! Not beeing a real bassist originaly and not having a lot experience with many vintage and recent jazz basses, it's not easy for me to spot exactly what i have to look for , unlike when i choose a guitar, where i know how a good guitar...

I notice the 66 jazz bass i was lent is having quite a lower output level than my 2004-2006 JP JB 62 RI with USA pu's but the output level from one string to another is more balanced (with good attack ) on the vintage one ( the pu's are setup more or less the same, anyway they seem difficult to...