Jay Turser 54 Precision Bass....Pics

[Bassamatic]

Regarding the HUM from the single-coil pickup - Has anyone that owns one tried shielding the Pup and control cavities to reduce the hum?

I have found that shielding 3 sides of the Pup and the control cavity seems to eliminate most of the problem.

 

[Pilgrim]

The pickup is extremely sensitive! Getting just the right pickup height is an adventure with this bass! Took me a while. And it loves flats.

Labella Deep Talkin' flats are a perfect match for this bass. No hum, no noise, no problem.

And here's how I balanced mine - added adhesive tire weights under the bridge cover and the bass still only weighs 7.5 pounds.

 

[Philbiker]

Regarding the HUM from the single-coil pickup - Has anyone that owns one tried shielding the Pup and control cavities to reduce the hum?

I have found that shielding 3 sides of the Pup and the control cavity seems to eliminate most of the problem.

Iv'e never opened it up, but this bass is probably well shielded from the factory, hum has never been an issue for me. As a matter of fact it impressed a lot of people at my recent GTG when I plugged it in and turned the volume on my amp way up. It is amazingly non-noisy for a single coil configuration!

Labella Deep Talkin' flats are a perfect match for this bass. No hum, no noise, no problem.

I love D'Addario Chromes on mine, I'm sure I'd love LaBella DTFs also, I have had great experience with them in the past.

 

[VincentGrim]

Definitely not plywood - see my post above http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6329979&postcount=182 . My guess would be Agathis. Whatever it is, it sounds great and is lightweight.

Looking at your pic, it does have a agathis vibe and definitely is not plywood. I foresee one of these basses in my future.

Rock On


P.S. Always been kinda hoping Essex would make a 51-54 p bass. can't wait forever though =P

 

[Rugaar]

P.S. Always been kinda hoping Essex would make a 51-54 p bass. can't wait forever though =P

I emailed Kurt @ Rondo about that about a year ago, along with a link to the Turser model. He replied back that it was interesting but that's about all he said. I ended up buying a Squier CV 50's P to satisfy my scpb itch.

 

[watspan]

Has anyone A/B'd with a Squier Vibe 50's P ? I have the Vibe and think it's a great value.

 

[Philbiker]

Has anyone A/B'd with a Squier Vibe 50's P ? I have the Vibe and think it's a great value.

I would love to do this! If the Squier 50s vibe had come out earlier I would probably have one of those instead of the Turser model. The only thing I don't like about the Squier is the color. I love Lake Placid Blue, but it doesn't look right on this style of Precision Bass to me.

 

[VincentGrim]

The CV 50's P is certainly a great bass. I've also come close to pulling the trigger on one a couple times. But that color...To each his own but I am definitely not a fan.I enjoy my Electron Blue MiM though

 

[watspan]

It's not a real LPB to me, and I would prefer a rosewood fb, but for $300, mine was set up like a total dream and plays and sounds great!...and I typically prefer a jazz neck!

 

[gunny]

For some reason, it took me years to discover that the SCPB style is the one I love the best. I've owned a mid 60's Fender Precision (in the day) and owned the 62RI P Bass too. I've had a slab body 72 Telecaster Bass with the large humbucker. I've got rid of all those and now gig with a Sting bass. In November I landed a JTB-401 on eBay (same colour as seen at the start of this thread...sunburst). I thought the Sting was light! The JT is even lighter. Tuners aren't top of the line, but no big deal. I use it for at home play and band practice. Lovin' it and the price I paid. For no particular reason the nut broke at the E string last night. I fixed it today with Krazy Glue. Again, no biggie. Pots were OK but I switched to 250 K Ohm from 500 K and changed the cap. I hear no difference at all. Added shielding and that was a good improvement. I love the Jay Turser and think it looks and sounds great. Like I said the single coil bass made in the style of the original Fenders is my fave.

 

[timendous]

Heads up to anyone interested: Guitar Center has quite a few of these for sale on their "Used Gear" portion of their site for $89.99. Just search "Jay Turser" and "Bass". Lots of different colors, including the Ivory. At first I saw them at just one store and thought it was a fluke that they would have gotten 3 in used at that location, but there's a bunch at stores all over the place. I dunno where or how they got all of them but with so many popping up I'm assuming these are "Used". Just ordered mine from Columbus, OH to get shipped to Cleveland, OH for a grand total of $113.13.

Just thought I'd share the good news.

 

[BackToTheGroove]

Well, since heb9_28 has resurrected this thread recently, I'll pitch in.
Here's my JTB-401. I've copper-shielded it (silent now); replaced the crap nut with a bone one and replaced the saddles with Tusq saddles (very nice chunky improvement); replaced string tree with a roller tree; new 250k pots and capacitor; presently rewired direct from p'up to jack (Shazam!); added covers and customized the p'up cover for better play but keep p'up protected (perfect thumb rest and now palm-mute pickable); black screws and pearloid topped black knobs. DR flatwounds (great strings!).

My next project for my Thump Honey is: adding a Bill Lawrence P46 the way Carl Radle re-configed his '68 Fender, wiring both pickups together in parallel bringing the pots back into play; Hipshot ultra-lite Lollypop tuners; will reshape the headstock and pickguard to my own design; and replacing the bridge with an OEM string through heavy duty and drilling the body for the ferrules. Not sure, but think I will also 'satinize' the finish and hardware.

So Thump Honey is going to be even more of a beaut very soon, tuners/bridge/ferrules are on the way, Bill's P46 got here last Friday. Looking forward to this work.

 

[klejst]

My first bass ever was a Jay Turser Jazz, looked just like a Fender Jazz. Good bass, however the only complaint I had was the bass was pretty heavy. Sadly, I ended up selling it about a week later and bought the Fender Precision I have used ever since. That was years ago though.

 

[BackToTheGroove]

As prep for my JTB Radelization, to understand proportions and placement etc, I set up this bass image chart. I resized the most similar images I had on hand, to make each body appear in equal proportion (there is camera lens distortion to consider, and the angles are not all exact, but I've got them very close, and the relatives are accurate IMHO).

Interesting to note is the JT's placement of their neck and bridge. Fender has more body behind their necks, but the JT's upper fret access is better. The bass scale distance looks the same though, as both bridge and neck placement looks to be the same amount forward, from the Fender design. Also interesting is how pickups line up, and the difference in pickguards.