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a passive 4 string P/J w/ good build consistency???
- Thread starter Nyarlathotep
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I just picked up an '03 Fender P-Bass Special ('04 and earlier were passive) for $350. It needs a bit of love because the last guy let it sit and get rusty, but it looks like it's going to pretty nice once I get it buffed out and set-up right.
I remember that pic of your bass, Mr. Tulip. That was scary! My nephew's bass is like that but he has BEAD strings tuned EADG. I think his neck is just going to snap off one of these days. Have you tried adjusting the truss rod or saddle height? Unless the strings are yanking the neck out of whack (like my nephew), it should be able to adjusted for decent playability.
I remember that pic of your bass, Mr. Tulip. That was scary! My nephew's bass is like that but he has BEAD strings tuned EADG. I think his neck is just going to snap off one of these days. Have you tried adjusting the truss rod or saddle height? Unless the strings are yanking the neck out of whack (like my nephew), it should be able to adjusted for decent playability.
You know ... I have always found these to be really consistant ... http://cgi.ebay.com/G-L-Electric-Ba...10QQihZ009QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
... Usually sell for under a $1000.00 too! ... atleast on the used market.
... Usually sell for under a $1000.00 too! ... atleast on the used market.
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Just did some measuring and I'm now quiteEricF said:
about the bass...The measurement of nut->D string saddle = 34+1/4" and the nut->B measures 34+1/2... is this normal for a 34" scale length????
I think that the reason I have so much action problem is that the nut is too low. I have the slots cut right (I've looked a multiple sources, both books and the net), but I still get buzzing. And it doesn't matter how much releif I have. Right now I have only a little. It's not backbowed either, as that was the 1st thing I checked.
It's pretty much a POS anyways. Maybe if I got a 5 string I could get used to the neck.... But I really like the growl of a passive, and none of the 5er basses carried by the local shop seem to be passive, except the real cheapies. That's why I asked about build consistancy, as my only other choice in online. Oh, and though I'd love to consider an Ibby, all of them are active in one way or another. Even the most basic Ibby has an active bass EQ boost, which means batteries. And before anyone says "but batteries last a long time", I have more of a pref for a compleatly passive bass, as no active that I have heard has had the natural growl of the open B of my passive.
If you do want a passive 5 with the PJ setup the Yamaha BB415 is the one.It has a volume,a tone knob and a three way pickup selector.Nice bass.
As a die-hard 4-stringer, the only 5 that seemed easily playable as soon as I picked it up was a G&L.
For $1000 you're going to have lots of options, and anything in that range is going to be a well-built instrument. Play everything you can and go home with the one you just can't put down.
For $1000 you're going to have lots of options, and anything in that range is going to be a well-built instrument. Play everything you can and go home with the one you just can't put down.
