Fender Blacktop Jazz Bass Custom.

[P. Aaron]

Nope, had Terrapin Guitars out of Eugene, OR cut it for me... Yeah, it sounds great! So many different tones. I now can get the relative sound of a P-Bass, J-Bass and Rickenbacker with the playability of a J-Bass.

So, this isn't stock from Fender. You had this done?

Congrats on your new bass! Hope it rocks your world.

 

[Hand of Doom]

I'm liking the redish Pickguard!!!! Here is me & mine....

Yeah, I debated between a MOP blue but decided on the red because it accents the off-white almost cream color of the bass. But I know that's just being vain. =)

 

[Hand of Doom]

So far, the only one I know of in existence... for now.

 

[Filip Burdon]

Any recordings maybe?

I'm actually thinking about sellin' my P bass, getting a bass like that and maybe generally change to J bass necks

 

[PBASSTONE]

Here's my Blacktop Jazz

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[Stinsok]

I think the QP route is the way to go with mine. Just haven't been happy with the stock tone.

 

[danielvillabass]

hi guys , i have one j bazz ( the pearl one) its sounds awezome for me. The guys in the store have the P blacktop and the J blacktop. I played the two basses and for me the J are more powerfull than P.

Where do you get the pickguard?

 

[Baba65]

Did you have to change the pots when you changed to quarter pounders? I love the sound of the sd3s. (I bought a Blacktop Jazz body and put a p bass maple neck on it.)

 

[odie]

Yes I am curious if you changed pots and what the sound is compared to your stock pups.

 

[ggvicviper]

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Fender Blacktop Jazz Bass, 2 Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders, fully shielded, Red Pearl custom pickguard!

It looks BEASTLY! I never had any interest in this Fender until I saw this pic with that red pickguard.

 

[ShadowVampyre]

I just bought a white chrome pearly Blacktop Jazz also. Love the feel (my first Fender Jazz), and still kind of getting used to the tone. It is good, I just can't exactly find what I am looking for. I have a Digitech BP-355 to help.
I am wanting to customize the pickguard also. So please do share where you got the pickguards.

Can you repost your sound bites with the QPs pup?

Thanks!

 

[unclebass]

Here's my Blacktop Jazz

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I have the same bass with the original pickguard, and looking for a way to spice it up. This is the look I am going for. Where did you get this pickguard, and is that red or brown tortoise?

 

[Gary_Rock]

That is such a pretty bass!

So what I would love to know is if you noticed that the body has a big hole upto the pickup under the scratch plate or if going naked is an option with this bass?

Thanks in advance!

 

[4001]

I'd love to hear that bass wired in true stereo and play it through two amps.

 

[ShadowVampyre]

So does anyone have sound bites with different tones with other non stock pups, like the quarter pounders?
Something I don't like about mine is that the volume knobs are too sensitive. It seems that if you just barely roll it off, it may as well be totally off. What I mean is that it is nearly on or off, hard to get a decent blend.

 

[MitchC]

Where can we get that red / tortoise pickguard for our Blacktop bass ?

 

[Madasterlrd]

Yeah where is the best place to get a pickguard for a blacktop jazz? I have the black and want a white pickguard I can customize

 

[MitchC]

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[emdsd]

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...and a big THANK YOU!

 

[SBsoundguy]

Yeah thank you very much for the link. Now i'm stuck on which one to order.