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Buying back an old bass

Go back to an old bass?

  • Yes

    Votes: 74 34.4%
  • No

    Votes: 38 17.7%
  • If I really know what I’m getting into.

    Votes: 55 25.6%
  • Think about it, the notion will pass.

    Votes: 48 22.3%

  • Total voters
    215
Oh, well. There’s always ‘faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, and more money.’ —Tom T. Hall

As I said a few times, this was a bass I did not regret letting go. It was a good active Jazz that I liked, but did not love because it was heavy and it had a full size body that is not as comfy as 3/4 size basses like a DJ5 or most Sadowsky’s. I tried a Sadowsky MetroExpress JJ and I really liked the sound, but the only Jazz style bass I have played with a neck I disliked more was a Spector J5 I played a few years ago. The new MetroExpress JJ5 has neck as fat as a vintage P-bass. I figured this bass could do the active J-5 with a less obnoxious neck. As it stands now, I am just going to keep playing my sweet passive J4 and keep playing the fives I already have.