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Anyone have issues with sharp edges on the pickup of the JB-2? It gets really uncomfortable to play on after a little while. I don't notice this with my fender jazz bass. Anything I can do about it?
I've been trying to find a set of Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders for a 5 string PJ, but I can't find them anywhere. Do you sell them? if not, where. They are not on the Seymour Duncan web site.
Hmmm. Yeah, I can't find them, either. I wonder if G&L has some in with Duncan to get them made special, or maybe they're just assuming they exist and haven't run into the issue yet...
darn. I've had them on a 4 string P (Fender CV) and I really like the sound. I guess I'll have to look elsewhere. Any suggestions? They are for a Harley Benton JP-55OP.
(waiting and hoping G&L will over a 5 string L100.)
Why not call Seymour Duncan to see if they'll make you one? It might be prohibitively expensive, or maybe not. Or maybe they just can't do it. If you don't call, you'll never know. I've called them several times with questions about both their pickups and preamps, and they're always courteous and helpful.
What @jglunt said above. I know Lull uses a Duncan pickup in their P5 model, though it's listed as "custom". Mike had probably asked them to tweak the windings or something back in the day. But the shells and magnets exist, so I'm sure they could do something for you.
Tried a set of Fender 9050ML 50-65-85-100 flats on my SB-1. Unfortunately too much tension for the truss rod, but they were sounding very good for the brief while before I saw where the neck was settling. Excellent clarity of tone, even across all 4 strings
Despite the actual weight, the strings are relatively non-stiff — they felt much easier on the fingers than my 45-105 set of Chromes, which are heavier in actual tension.
I would love to try the 9050CL set 45-60-80-105 — but that's discontinued
Despite the actual weight, the strings are relatively non-stiff — they felt much easier on the fingers than my 45-105 set of Chromes, which are heavier in actual tension.
I would love to try the 9050CL set 45-60-80-105 — but that's discontinued
I did that and talked to Chris. Nice guy. It is actually very simple. You just by a 5 string P and a 5 string J and install them. It is that they just don't sell them as a set.
Thanks for the advise.
What garbled nonsense. I'll try again! —
The 50-65-85-100 9050ML are relatively non-stiff for flats — they felt much easier on the fingers than my 45-65-85-105 set of Chromes, despite being heavier in actual tension on the neck.
I've had the 9050ML set on my LB-100 for a little over 9 years now. Same set. In that time, I've tried a few other sets on the bass, but keep going back to the 9050s. They just really feel like home on that bass. I don't find the tension much different than Chromes, and haven't had any tension issues when putting them in the LB-100 or moving them around on any other basses. Also similar to Chromes, they're more mid-focused than traditional flats (like LaBella, GHS, etc.).
Oddly, as much as I like them on the LB-100 and I have liked them on other basses (L-2000 and Jazz) when I've tried them, I have never bought another set…
Have you found that the Fenders take a few weeks to break in? I recently put a set on a highly-modded jazz bass and they sound a little thin. I hadn't used Fender flats in many years, in fact, I hadn't used any flats for many years until about two years ago when I started coming back to flats from the various rounds I'd been using. I put a set of GHS Pressurewounds on another bass several months ago and they were thin at first, then after a few weeks they really started sounding rich and full. I'm hoping the Fender flats on this jazz bass will be like that.
It's already been hacked and stripped of its orig finish. Break out the router and blast away!...can't hurt the value any. Cheers.
Well, I don't remember the break-in period 9 years ago… but I give any flats a few months before they really settle into their sound. I will say the Fenders can be a little thin in the low end compared to some flats, but at the same time, they avoid being muddy down low because of it.
Congratulations on not having as poor performing a truss rod as I have on my SB-1. Mine is maxed out, and peer pressure is doing nothing to make it rethink its ways.
I'm not that bothered, as I like the bass's character, but still, it has limits, and a set of 9050ML is beyond them.
Good news, because mud is not my style. I just put these on this jazz bass a couple weeks ago, so I was hoping they would break in. Actually it's probably been 40 years since I played a set of flats, so it's like getting a whole new toy.
