I have the POWER!!! (jazz special) (nbd)

[rojo412]

Always wanted one, picked this off the list...

What a strangely awesome bass! The preamp is wild. It has a filter knob attached to a frequency select/ap switch, a TBX tone control, a pickup switch, and volume.
The neck is PHENOMENAL, with figuring that's just beautiful...

It certainly lives up to its name, as I had to be careful as to how hard I drove the amp. This thing was blasting out some powerful signals, that's for sure!

More to come when I have more time...

 

[yach]

Man I'm not a Fender user and I hate their design usually, but I have to admit this one is handsome

 

[GearGod]

HEY! Are you playing four strings now? That's a great looking bass, ENJOY!

 

[rojo412]

A guilty pleasure, I guess! New projects have called for new gear. And you know me... I'm always getting new stuff!

Ray says "Hi", btw.

 

[husky123]

Nice. I love me a Jazz Special. One of my favorite P's.

 

[okcrum]

It looks like the controls have been changed a bit. Is it still V-V-T? What's the added switch, something for pickup phasing?

It's a beauty.

EDIT: NM, it's a Power JB Special, not a regular JB Special.

 

[rojo412]

I think I like the idea of the electronics, but I'm not sure yet of the execution...

The TBX adds a lot of treble. And the system is pretty trebly as it is. When I was playing last night, I had the tone almost completely backed off, the frequency switch was in the bass mode (middle), and the sweep was dialed to a level where it sounded good. I made a great sound with the bass.

But I can't see myself turning the TBX on. It's got an inherently brittle sound (though the new strings don't help that).
And the frequency knob must remain in a safe place, otherwise it will boost a volume and a signal to speaker-decimating levels.

There's a lot of power in the bass, but my sound was best suited when I dialed all of that back.
It plays SO nice, though.