Recent content by Toso2121

I am at 18. Many Fender Jazz and Precisions, couple of Musicman basses, Mike Lull, Ken Smith, Ibanez, Guild, Hofner. I was thinking about this the other day because I gravitate to the same few basses all the time. It might be the feel and the tone combination. Some basses just stand out to...

Very nice!

Thanks. It is a big ol mess of electronics in there for sure. Obviously this is a project of interest and love as the money spent wouldn’t be a great investment. However, improving the sound for such a fast playing bass would be nice.

Great. Thank you. These are the only Nordstrand PUs that I own so I wasn't sure which component would make the biggest difference. I was looking at the Aguilar OBP3. The majority of my basses are passive Ps and Js. The only active basses that I own are a StingRay and a Ken Smith. This...

One of the basses that I love is my Ibanez SR1900E. I love the wood and playability. I have never been particularly blown away with the tone. It has the stock Nordstrand Big Singles passive pickups with the stock preamp and controls. I was looking to upgrade the bass to a beefier tone. To...

I have owned many basses over the years. The two finest have been Ken Smith and Fodera. I sold both because they were just so expensive. Nothing played like those two basses, period. I have always missed them and just bought another Ken Smith. It will not be sold this time.

"Popularity" is a zero-factor in how I choose basses. I could not care any less if the brand has a million devotees or none. One thing I like about Ken Smith basses is that you do not see a bunch, so they are a bit unique. Also, besides being excellent musical instruments, I consider them...

A lot of interesting comments here. As an owner of many, many Fenders I have always found them to have individual variability. I always bought American and Custom Shop. They have always impressed me with better overall quality. I once bought MIM P Bass that I hated the tone, so I swore off...

I have many Fenders and keep bridge covers on a few for looks. I also keep some foam under them for dampening purposes so there is some function as well. I have only one of my old Jazz basses with a bridge cover. The bottom line for pickup covers in that they just get in the way of playing so...

I love passive basses and in that vein have been a Fender guy for years. I just prefer the sound and don't have to worry about batteries. I do own several active basses that are great however. I ran into a Caprice when they first came out and was impressed. Fit and finish are perfect. I...

You have a good eye! I used to really try and keep a lot of my guitars and basses exactly period correct, but I decided that I am more interested in playing and collecting than just collecting. so I do some changing and swapping of things when I want. Funny that you spied the Silver P Bass...

Haha Good guesses. Red is '79 original P Bass that the pickup just failed on. I just replaced all pots, wiring and pickup with a custom shop '63 pickup and upgraded CTS pots etc. The next is a '59 Relic P Bass. The black one is a "parts assembled" Frankenbass P Bass from various basses. It...

Oddly enough, it worked fine wired directly to the jack. That threw me off and I went back and redid all the wiring and checked everything again with multimeter. Still sounded bad etc. Finally out of frustration, I tried the new pickups with the wiring and viola'. It worked beautifully.

Thanks. P Bass with Jazz neck. I love the sparkle Blue. Fender Custom Shop.

Of all my basses, I tend to love my Fenders, They just play great, and always sound good in the mix. I have many others, but here is the Fender Family. Tried and true.