Ibanez Mezzo Upgrade Path

[OnlyFlats]

I absolutely love the neck of this bass but my luthier said it is of poor quality when he set it up and made it play the best it could by relief and fret file I think , My mods so far are nordstrand J blades and Nordstrand pre amp I still not able to really getting a good sound I am happy with out of this bass , I play through a Stomp xl , I still prefer the sound only of my Fender JB62M 2012 resissue stock , argh I wonder if a bone nut off eBay and hipshot and high mass bridge will help it ? feeling frustrated

My guitar tech was impressed with the playability of mine and had no issues setting it up. I use it for gigs stock, with TI flats.

If you're not happy with yours, and the tone your chasing is else where, there's nothing wrong with calling it a day and flipping it. More mods are unlikely to help if the foundation of the instrument isn't a good fit fit for you.

However, if you have only played it through your stomp, you should consider how much that device is impacting the sound and feel. I'd take it into a music shop and pretend you're amp shopping. Play through a few amps and get a feel for the instrument that way.

Ps It's not fair on the mezzo to compare it with your fender medium scale jazz. Just because they both have medium scales and jazz bridge pu, doesn't make them comparable. Very different necks and body feel.