Fender

Play the US deluxe and the Standard, and see for yourself which you prefer. The head, play both, and again, see what you like.

 

i suggest you to buy the passive standard bass. when you'll have the money you could add a j retro preamp. they are awesome.

www.j-retro.com

 

I say go with the passive. I tend to prefer the passive ones over the actives. That's just my preference. But whoever said to get the passive and later on get the j-retro is sooooo right. I've heard nothing but good about that setup. Also, the j-retro pre amp is prolly better than the ones that come stock in active j-basses. Or at least that's MY understanding of it.

 

Okay.. you've got my attention. i've heard so much bla bla over this Retro thingy.. i want no more bla bla.. i want the works.. let me hear that thing g.damn..

 

Yeah, for the asking price, I sure hope they (J-Retros) are better than the stock active Jazzes. I like mine a lot, did some real nice things for my Jazz. My only complaints are the steep steep price and that dialing in more treble tends to add noise.

At any rate, I agree with those who say get a passive and add a preamp later. I've read good things about the OBP-1. Plus it retails for only $139, so it's probably a steal at street price. They also have a 10 yr warranty! Go passive and get the Aggy.

 

And the J-retro does have a passive mode, so you wont lose the passive sound either. Plus, you can get the bass soon cause it wont cost as much, and upgrade when you have the money!

 

I've heard the Aggie installed in several Jazzes... liked my stock JD5 much more. $250 ''is" a lot for a preamp, that's why I thought long and hard before buying a J-Retro. It's worth it.

 

Let me hear it..

grmbl.

 

you better change you avitar, adollo. the chickens are getting restless!