Absolutely slammin'!!
Did you put any processing or EQ to it? Inquiring minds want to know!
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Absolutely slammin'!!
Did you put any processing or EQ to it? Inquiring minds want to know!
This is just a YouTube video I found. It was actually on my home page after my last post and I figured it would be beneficial for @aarono2690. Reading some comments on the video it appears that he's playing through a Sansamp.Absolutely slammin'!!
Did you put any processing or EQ to it? Inquiring minds want to know!
Great playing and aggressive tone!
is this what people call a “modern” tone?
I’d call that an aggressive rock tone. It’s hard to interpret what people mean when it comes to sound.
It certainly isn’t a Jameson or Pino tone which I think are described as “vintage “ or “dark” or “warm”.
Spund samples certainly go a long way.
I would attribute a decent amount of that rock sound to the sansamp, though as previously stated in this thread, the stock stainless strings and setup are very conducive to this bright and aggressive style. I put some old Lakland flats on my white aero P the other day and they don’t match nearly as well as a traditional P bass. Will probably switch to some nickel rounds soon for a better match
Just to be clear, I thought the stock strings were Nickel-Plated Steel strings. Am I wrong?
I should have been more specific; I am considering throwing on a set of labella pure nickel rounds! I love how they tamed down my dolphin jazz. I can run either/both of the Jazz pickups with the tone fully open and it sounds great to me.
EDIT: I screenshotted a 6 string set, but the same nonetheless. Before buying another set to throw on my P bass, I am going to give these flatwounds a week or two to see what kind of sounds this pairing can offer. Curious to see what kind of results would come from lowering the pickups as well. They are quite high from the stock setup
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The ones that came on my Aerodyne were NPS strings. Fender’s site states the strings as NPS.
I totally get that. I had a '70s-style Jazz body, complete with an all-maple neck, that needed some serious taming to land within the sound in my head. Rotosound stainless steel pressurewounds were too bright and Fender Pure Nickels were a bit too muted. Ultimately, I landed on D'Addario XT coated strings. They gave me the right balance of "thump" and "growl" I was looking for. Yet one more example where changing strings should be the first go-to when trying to alter one's sound, ja?
Personally I love the tone of this P. The pups have more output than any other passive bass I own which is nice. I wasn't a fan of the stock strings so replaced them with some La Bella DTBs. After breaking them in, this baby thumps! It's easy to dial in the vintage tone I want now with the EQ. You should definitely pull the trigger on the P.
Thanks for this. I ordered the Grey Jazz yesterday and still chewing on if I want the P.
How much does your tone knob function? I ask because I think mine didn’t work on the P Bass I had for a few days, but then I saw numerous threads regarding other P Basses with people asking, “does the tone knob do anything?” I posted a recording in this thread earlier playing a G on the 12th Fret of the G string and fully moved the tone knob - almost no change in tone.
I have some La Bella LTFs coming. Was planning to put them on the Jazz. If I like them I may get a second pair for the P Bass or try the ones you mentioned.
The tone knob on my Aerodyne Precision does a lot.
I’m leaving at about 1/3 of the way from maximum attenuation because the strings are bright.
I turn it all the way down and then open it up until I hear some of the mids come back in.
Sounds great to me!
I’m leaving at about 1/3 of the way from maximum attenuation because the strings are bright.
I turn it all the way down and then open it up until I hear some of the mids come back in.
Sounds great to me!
Maybe mine was just a dud. I tinkered with EQ settings, playing different notes, recording it, etc. Almost zero change to tone.
I have to play with the tone rolled off because I notice such a change in sound when rolling it on. My Aerodyne P has a maple board. I much prefer Rosewood but I still absolutely love this bass. I drove 8 hours round trip for it and don't regret it at all. Just buy the dang thing already. You don't even have to drive, they'll bring it to your front door!
The tone knob on the one I played in store worked fine. I was getting some great darker reggae tones with it rolled off, and it was plenty bright with the tone opened up, with the rounds that came on it.
I had a similar problem with my 2012 Aerodyne (with the Jazz Bass control plate). On that bass Fender used the control plate as a common ground for the pots, with no dedicated ground wire to the jack. The ground connection between the tone control and the control plate was bad, due to oxidation. In the end I added a dedicated ground wire, and the tone control then functioned properly. In short, check to see whether the tone control’s connections are good.
Haha I know I know. I’ll just be into it for $2,400+ soon with the Strat, Tele, Jazz and Precision. That’s what is giving me pause. This dang MiM Jazz isn’t selling quickly either!
Just remember, theirs many people here who bought one of these at $1400+. Some even only got two for $2400+. I think you would be coming out ahead. For what it's worth I paid $1800+ for two Mexican Fenders and the Aerodynes blow those out of the water.
Right now it appears we're trending towards a buyers market and it's just an overall bad time to sell. However, how often do you see mint condition Japanese Fenders for under $600? Buy Once Cry Once.
