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Fender Blacktop Club
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#1 StrangerDanger
#2 ShadowVampyre
#3 Fair Warning
#4 unclebass
#5 StephenDaRacket
#6 Johnnywad
#7 hillerup
#8 Auspex
#9 Paradog
#10 VoodooMagicBoas
#11 emdsd
#12 Mmoore2490
#13 Malak the Mad
#14 Rich McCoy
#15 Fernandino
#16 Aetheriac
Welcome, nice rig!
#2 ShadowVampyre
#3 Fair Warning
#4 unclebass
#5 StephenDaRacket
#6 Johnnywad
#7 hillerup
#8 Auspex
#9 Paradog
#10 VoodooMagicBoas
#11 emdsd
#12 Mmoore2490
#13 Malak the Mad
#14 Rich McCoy
#15 Fernandino
#16 Aetheriac
Welcome, nice rig!
Thanks, running a dual HyDrive 115. Although I think you might have mis-numbered me due to the page change. 
He's right. Plectrum72 is #16, so aetheriac should be #17.
Curse you, Math…and all your numbery numberness!!
Curse you, Math…and all your numbery numberness!!
Yep, Fender SKB Molded J or P Bass Case. Used to have them on MF for about $90. Now it looks like they only have the lefties for $150. I feel bad for lefties. All their stuff usually costs more.
Hey guys, I've been looking around, and I think one of these is going to be my next bass. Only problem is, I can't decide which one to get. Which do you think is better? I enjoy playing rock music, if that's any help.
I can't speak for the Precisions. I haven't had a chance to try one out yet. In fact, none of my basses have a humbucker, so talk about "limited experience".
That being said, the reason I got my Jazz is two-fold; I prefer the slimmer Jazz neck and then there is the sound. The cannon-like roar of doubled P-pickups never ceases to amaze me. If I want a classic P-bass sound, I roll off the bridge pickup. But I like a more aggressive tone, so I usually bring the bridge up to anywhere between 50% to 100%. Then I adjust the tone knob to get the "snarl" I dig.
That being said, the reason I got my Jazz is two-fold; I prefer the slimmer Jazz neck and then there is the sound. The cannon-like roar of doubled P-pickups never ceases to amaze me. If I want a classic P-bass sound, I roll off the bridge pickup. But I like a more aggressive tone, so I usually bring the bridge up to anywhere between 50% to 100%. Then I adjust the tone knob to get the "snarl" I dig.
May I join the group? Got my White Chrome Pearl Blacktop P in July '11. The guy at Cincy Sam Ash brought it to me right off the truck - I was able to dial up a sound I liked in about 3 seconds - and I've been gigging like a maniac on it ever since. Pics coming soon.
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#1 StrangerDanger
#2 ShadowVampyre
#3 Fair Warning
#4 unclebass
#5 StephenDaRacket
#6 Johnnywad
#7 hillerup
#8 Auspex
#9 Paradog
#10 VoodooMagicBoas
#11 emdsd
#12 Mmoore2490
#13 Malak the Mad
#14 Rich McCoy
#15 Fernandino
#16 Plectrum72
#17 Aetheriac
#1 StrangerDanger
#2 ShadowVampyre
#3 Fair Warning
#4 unclebass
#5 StephenDaRacket
#6 Johnnywad
#7 hillerup
#8 Auspex
#9 Paradog
#10 VoodooMagicBoas
#11 emdsd
#12 Mmoore2490
#13 Malak the Mad
#14 Rich McCoy
#15 Fernandino
#16 Plectrum72
#17 Aetheriac
Tom-Phil, you know the drill.. no pics, no bass
You could try out a Gotoh 201B bridge which is pretty similar to the stock bridge and a direct replacement.
So sick I have to stay out of these threads I lust & lust &lust
Nice job
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
I've got a 2012 Blacktop Jazz in black. My go to player for almost a year. Completely stock right now but this thread has inspired me to consider some mods. I noticed the on/off nature of the volume knobs, so I will look into 250k pots. May move onto pickups too, my neck pup is almost too round and woody sounding. I like it, but even rolling back the bridge pup a bit results in the neck going to max, with no variation between bridge at 90% and bridge at 0%. Suggestions?
Favourite setting right now is both pups on full and tone rolled off a bit. I use rotosounds 66 strings, USA SVT cl through 810, or PF-500 through 410.
Very happy with it overall. Maybe a different pickguard to make it more unique.
Favourite setting right now is both pups on full and tone rolled off a bit. I use rotosounds 66 strings, USA SVT cl through 810, or PF-500 through 410.
Very happy with it overall. Maybe a different pickguard to make it more unique.
I decided to give the Blacktop Jazz a second try. I put some D'Addario Chromes on it, and I couldn't be happier. A nice contrast to my other Jazz bass.
