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Jay Turser 54 Precision Bass....Pics

#43
So how closely does the tone match that of the Fender that it's imitating.

.....soooo tempted.... I adore the Sting bass and this thing is so damn close.....

must... resist .... don't ... need .... another .... bass ....

I tried to get a sound like this on a Jazz bass with the neck pickup soloed. It's not even close.
 
#45
optikhog said:
I have one of these in black as well with a set of webstrings.com flats on it. The neck is pretty P-bass like and very similar to the neck on my ATK. It's thinner than a Fender P's neck I think, but I couldn't tell you by how much (haven't played a Fender in over a year). Nut width is standard P spacing.

I just took it to church band practice for the first time this past Sunday and was totally blown away by its abilities/sound quality. I feel all Motown when I play it, and it has just enough mid to keep me in the mix while not fighting with the keyboard player as my Washburn P knockoff was doing. INCREDIBLE bass for the $100 I spent.

Note that I've added one of those cheap Badass-style bridges to the thing to offset the neckdive, which has helped quite a bit. I've also added a homebrew thumbrest to keep my fingers off of the pole pieces (which I've covered with electrical tape since I hit the strings so friggin' hard).
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Just curious, because I just bought one of these (in natural finish) a couple of hours ago on eBay...where did you mount the thumbrest? The only bass I have with a thumbrest has it mounted between the pickup and the neck, where the tone is the deepest (it's a hollowbody bass) and on this 54 clone, that would put it in the middle of the pickguard.

Did you mount it just above the pickup?

I'm also going to swap out the bridge with a Schaller Roller model.

Thanks,

ack
 
#46
I just prop my thumb on the side of the pickup...sticks up just the right amount. Alternatively, I prop it on the side of the neck and play there for a less percussive sound.

But if I were to add a thumbrest, I'd locate it parallel to the strings and completely on the pickguard, spanning the area between the neck and pickup. I like to keep screw holes where they can be covered.
 
#48
Pilgrim said:
In my case, I'll admit that the answer is simple - I didn't consult other pix of '54 P's before mounting it, and the correct mounting orientation is NOT intuitive. It's the only bridge cover I've ever seen on any instrument that's narrower at the top than the bottom.

If I can reverse it and the current mounting holes will be hidden by the cover, then I'll do so. If not, I won't worry about it - the only people who will ever notice are details-oriented 50's Fender fans with sharp eyes.

The poly layer on the Tursers is rather thin, and it tends to crack around the mounting holes - so I'm thinking it most likely will end up staying the way it is.

And I'll echo the comment above about setup and frets - there is less end-of-fret protrusion on this Turser than on 90% oif the Fenders I see.
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You can. I did.
 
#52
Philbiker said:
So how closely does the tone match that of the Fender that it's imitating.

.....soooo tempted.... I adore the Sting bass and this thing is so damn close.....

must... resist .... don't ... need .... another .... bass ....

I tried to get a sound like this on a Jazz bass with the neck pickup soloed. It's not even close.
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This pickup has it's own tone. It is definately different than a Precision split pickup. It has great depth with a nice crunch. You would like it....
 
#53
Here's a really bad cameraphone shot I was able to snap after playing my Turser today at church. You can kinda get an idea of how the new bridge gives the bass a bit more visual impact.
 

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#54
What you need to remember about the early P pickup is that it is essentially a 4-pole Strat pickup, even with similar impedance. Therefore, it is going to exhibit the same properties, i.e. a sharp, direct tone, and not a polished, round tone like their dual-polepiece brethren on the later P and J pickups. Being single-coil, it also hums, and there is no RW/RP pickup (as on a J-Bass) to mix it with for hum cancellation. As far as I know, no one makes a humbucking version of this pickup.
 
#57
lostrings said:
I believe the body is Agathis....I own a Squier Vintage Modified Fretless which has a Agathis body and both the grains match....
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Thanks....being light I thought NOT PLY :eyebrow:
So Agathis seems feasible. Ta.

BTW I asked ebay seller a week ago how much to send to Aus. replied with $75. Now I 'bought it now' the invoice says $110 post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad: I'm trying to find out whats going on now!:rollno:
 

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