All the Right Fenders

[1coil]

To your mates I guess you are a fine four-fendered friend.

 

[Kipp Harrington]

L-R: early 90s MIJ PB57, vintage 1962 Jazz Bass (slab board), 2019 Geddy Lee Jazz, '91 US AVRI 62 P bass

The 57 is heavily modded to make it more like a real '57. I bought it new as a teenager, did a few mods, sold it, then found it last year in a local music store. The rear pickup is disconnected. Just dropped a Duncan SPB-1 in it. This one stays tuned down a half step, strung with rounds.

The '62 Jazz came to me via the guy replacing our roof. It had EMGs, and was missing the pickguard. But it played great and the neck is VERY stable. It now has 5% overwound Lindy Fralins in it. Strung with rounds.

The Geddy Lee is a 2019 MIM I snagged via craigslist for very cheap. I swapped out the pickups for a set of 20-year-old US fender pickups given to me by a famous bass View attachment 4914126 player (last name rhymes with curly). Sounds great. Bonus: Turns out the pickups that came in it are Fralins. Setting those aside for future use. Strung with rounds.

The 62 Reissue (US AVRI) was another craigslist acquisition, from over a decade ago. Again, very cheap price. Was having problems with the set up so I made the decision to do a very expensive complete re-fret. It's freaking perfect now. Strung with black nylon tapes.

That's more purdy than a California sunset!

 

[Kipp Harrington]

these can be insured against custom relicing.

Looks like that belongs to a '69 Camaro.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

No fiver, no fretless???
Nice collection!

well, these are just my Fenders. I have a fretless Fender parts bass that's currently disassembled. My five is a Lakland (of which I have four).

 

[stevensivak]

Is a Sean Hurley CS any different from a 2023 American Professional II?
I ask because as a lefty, the Hurley would be a custom build....
I can see that the Hurley model has a nitrocellulose finish, which in my mind is very desirable....
but other than that?

 

[Groove Doctor]

It now has 5% overwound Lindy Fralins in it. Strung with rounds.

How do you like the Fralins?
What do you notice different with the 5% overwound?

I’ve got early EMG’s in a Jazz bass, was looking to get a nice growly J sound for my Disco band. (‘62 reissue, might need the 70’s spacing instead).

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

I like the them all, especially the sunburst one!

 

[Deleted member 394181]

I wish that someday a great bass I gave up comes back to me.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

Is a Sean Hurley CS any different from a 2023 American Professional II?
I ask because as a lefty, the Hurley would be a custom build....
I can see that the Hurley model has a nitrocellulose finish, which in my mind is very desirable....
but other than that?

I've never played a Hurley bass; I know the neck shape, neck attachment, tuners, bridge, pickup and finish are all different from the American Pro II. It's basically a Custom Shop '60 or '61 P bass. People love the Hurley. Both are great choices although a custom built lefty Hurley would probably cost like 3x more than an American Pro II.

 

[stevensivak]

I will find out shortly, but I wonder if a left handed instrument built in 2023 that follows the Hurly specs will be a "Hurley"? Not sure it matters, but...

 

[Smooth_bass88]

How do you like the Fralins?
What do you notice different with the 5% overwound?

I’ve got early EMG’s in a Jazz bass, was looking to get a nice growly J sound for my Disco band. (‘62 reissue, might need the 70’s spacing instead).

Love the Fralins. I actually had a set of standard-wind Fralins in the bass briefly before settling on the overwound set. The 5% makes a difference IMO- more lows, a bit punchier, more output. With new roundwound strings and with an aggressive plucking hand technique (think Geddy Lee) that bass can definitely growl.