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Fender are doing a duff Mckagan signature model

#3
Thats neat. Hes played that bass for 20 years I know. Wasnt that just a cheapo Fender, back in the Day ? I dont really know, I just allways assumed that.

I know hes one of the best pic players Ive ever heard.

I remember reading a long time ago, he said he very rarely practiced. Thats hard to beleive, as good as he is
 
#10
When I was 14/15 (1993) years old that was my dream bass. Loads of people I knew had one. I did eventually get a red one which I still have. I lost interest in metal quite quickly and pulled the frets out. It does make a good fretless bass as it has a loads of mids.

I don't know how much of a 'Duff' tone you'll get out of that. Duff's persoonal basses had the regular pickups swapped out for some Seymour Duncans (which might have been active, I really don't know), which may no longer be available. The standard pickups, like I said, have strong mids but not a lot of highs or lows, although I don't know if Fender will use original spec. pickups on the re-issue.

Also, the original had a basswood body. The new one is alder. Still, it is probably a good general purpose bass, an interesting alternative to an aerodyne at least
 
#11
That is just 80s as hell. It's probably a good bass, but one of the reasons that the Pete Wentz, Geddy Lee and Marcus Miller basses have sold well is that at their hearts they are pretty much just fenders with a few bells and whistles. This thing looks so different from anything they're marketing at the moment I'm not sure how well it will do.
 
#13
Birminghambass is correct. I saw them in Houston from about 10' in the pit. The reality is the all black 80s MIJ Jazz Bass Special is his signature bass although he did play the pearl one for a song maybe. His tone is nothing special (sorry for the pun) - Jazz Bass Special through GK equipment. He was solid.
 
#14
so, i think it is cool that someone that has been around and rocking this long finally gets a sig bass. BUT, like the Dirnt, Wentz, and Hoppus sigs from fender i am dissapointed. perhaps if i played it, it would be different. If i had my own sig bass and people didn't like it, that would just be thier opinion. I don't like this bass and most of the other fender sig basses but I still i have to say congrats to Duff. Keep rocking man
 
#15
Belka said:
When I was 14/15 (1993) years old that was my dream bass. Loads of people I knew had one. I did eventually get a red one which I still have. I lost interest in metal quite quickly and pulled the frets out. It does make a good fretless bass as it has a loads of mids.

I don't know how much of a 'Duff' tone you'll get out of that. Duff's persoonal basses had the regular pickups swapped out for some Seymour Duncans (which might have been active, I really don't know), which may no longer be available. The standard pickups, like I said, have strong mids but not a lot of highs or lows, although I don't know if Fender will use original spec. pickups on the re-issue.

Also, the original had a basswood body. The new one is alder. Still, it is probably a good general purpose bass, an interesting alternative to an aerodyne at least
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On the Seymore Duncan site it tells you which p/ups Duff uses, and I beleve they are available, I doubt they are active as Duff has mentioned that passive p/ups are the only ones for rock n' roll. More likely they are hot wound.

I dont know if it should be called a Jazz Bass Special though, considiring the P-Bass body and P p/up, mabye a P-Bass Special or a P-J Special.
 

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