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Hello, Thinking of buying pickups and just wondering if anyone has any experience comparing these. Compared to stock pickups in parallel, both add mids and cut treble—is it six in one hand/half doze in the other, or totally different impacts on tone? Thanks, John

Very good condition Xotic Effects Bass RC Booster preamp pedal. Made in the U.S.A., it makes all of my instruments sound fantastic and helps my rig work in any room. $100 shipped to the contiguous U.S.A. Thank you for looking.

Hello, I'm midway through applying a dozen or so coats of Tru Oil to a swamp ash jazz bass body that was pore-filled, primed, and then had the primer sanded off, which left a smooth surface from which to start (note: it arrived this way, so I'm not sure what was used at any stage). I'm putting...

Hi there, In my research on this I’ve seen both of the above recommended for sanding back Tru Oil as a bass finish. (I’ve also heard to sand it every coat as well as every 2-3 coats.) Any insight/anecdotal evidence as to which is preferred would be much appreciated! Best, John

Hello, After much useful wisdom on this thread, I've decided to go over this pore-filled Jazz body with Tru Oil. My first question is: the body has a few remaining spots of primer on it and I'd like to rub them off before finishing the bass (photo below). Might there be any recommendations on...

Howdy: Used G&L MFD humbucker; this came installed in a pre-Ernie Ball Stingray I bought, and I took it out when I put it a step closer to stock by installing a Nordstrand. It sounded great in the Stingray, but I just don't need it anymore. In good condition; the green lead came off of the...

Hello, Plan on finishing an unfinished ash body in the coming month or two, and am wondering what the difference is between a great many coats of Tru Oil and several coats of nitrocellulose lacquer (aside from color options). Related: the previous owner of this body had covered it in primer and...

A lovely vintage thunderstick. Thought it would be a good compliment to my P-bass and Stingray, it turns out it covers a lot of the same territory and then some. Neck is straight as an arrow, and weighs in at a meaty beaty big and bouncy 10.4 pounds according to my luggage scale. With OHSC...

Howdy: Excellent digital recorder that can record up to 8 tracks at once. In great shape, comes with box, power supply, and USB cable, and mini-SD adapter; the only thing that's missing is the SD card cover that's somehow vanished. Great for home recording or having a demo setup in your...

A modified 2008 Fender American Standard Jazz in automotive-inspired Charcoal Frost Metallic. The mods are: Transformed into a PJ (Fender '58 Pure Vintage P in the neck, Dimarzio Model J in the bridge) Pure Vintage pickup flipped so the raised pole pieces are under the G (improves punchiness...

Hello, I have a spare MFD pickup that I'd like to throw in an old bass I've got. I have experience routing with templates, but have no idea where to find a good MFD template, if such a thing even exists. Any advice for the hobbyist tinkerer? Best, John

Hey there, Just wondering if anyone in their wisdom knows of a place to get an aftermarket neck that will fit on a 3-bolt, 21-fret pre-Ernie Ball Stingray (1978). I've put about as much work into this bass as possible, and it looks like the truss is maxed out. I'd love to replace it with...

Hello, I read that swapping to an aluminum bridge and tuning keys can shave up to a pound off the weight of a bass. I have a 2008 Fender American Standard Jazz bass with Fender's lighter, smaller-footprint tuning keys and "hi-mass" bridge—I'm wondering if switching to Hipshot aluminum hardware...

A modified 2008 Fender American Standard Jazz in automotive-inspired Charcoal Frost Metallic. The mods are: Transformed into a PJ (Fender '58 Pure Vintage P in the neck, Dimarzio Model J in the bridge) Pure Vintage pickup flipped so the raised pole pieces are under the G (improves punchiness...

Hello, I have a Fender American Jazz bass I've modded to be PJ, which I'm digging just fine. The bridge has the original single-coil Jazz pickup, and so it hums a lot. I'm either going to swap it out with a Dimarzio Model J or, because I happen to have one, a G&L MFD. My question is: is there...

Howdy, I'm looking to see if it's possible to hard wire my Jazz bass in series with a single volume and single tone, and if so whether anyone might be able to share a wiring diagram with me. Thanks for your time! -22

A few months ago I successfully routed my Jazz bass to have a Precision pickup in the sweet spot. I'd been favoring the neck pickup for years, and decided to take the plunge; I went with Fender's Pure Vintage '58 pickup as the lower windings seemed like a natural step to take from a Jazz pickup...

Hi there, I recently routed my Jazz bass for a Precision pickup (in the sweet spot) and installed a Fender Pure Vintage '58 in there. I like the sound, but having gotten the '58 sight unseen, I suspect it's not the pickup I was going for, and am considering getting something hotter. I'm going...

Hello, I have a Fender American Standard Jazz bass that I've routed for a Precision pickup (in the sweet spot, per the Warmoth pickguard I bought). I'm new to soldering and wired the P pickup exactly as the J neck pickup had been. Now the Precision pickup works, the bridge J pickup works, but...

Hi there, I'm going to routing a pickup cavity to install a Precision pickup in the neck position of my jazz bass. I've ordered a pickguard from Warmoth, and my question is if I can use that as a template with a top-bearing router bit, or if I need a sturdier acrylic template. Any advice would...

Hey there, I'd love to get your thoughts on this: I've got a Jazz bass I've had for a number of years, and I'm looking to tweak the character on the tone a bit. I like the way the midrange sits on a Precision bass, and the breadth of the treble frequencies. That said, I'm not strictly looking...

Hello, I've got a 1978 Pre-Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray for sale. It's a player's bass and looks like it was played a lot in the forty years of music that's been made on it. Here are the details as best I know them: The Good I'm pretty sure it's original with the exception of the pickup (it...