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Jay Turser?
- Thread starter MichelD
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They are usually cheaper replica/copy/knock-off's of different models by other manufacturers. In my experience, I had a Jay Turser Jazz bass and it sounded ok at best for what it was but what really sucked about it was it was super heavy! I sold it about a month or so and bought something better.
About 15 years ago I bought a Jay Turser "Beatle Bass". The fit and finish were excellent, Frets were good ( no sharp ends) and it played very well...however the electronics were not very good and need to be replaced in order to have a quality sound at stage volume.
+1. I got mine when they just started making them in black.
Very nicely done for this price point. As soon as I got it I invested in a set of Pyramids and haven't looked back. Yes, the electronics are borderline quality, but I have to say it still sounds pretty good!
In the late 90's I bought this JT MusicMan clone 5-er and had the frets removed and replaced with epoxy lines. Not bad but not phenomenal sounding either. With a good replacement pickup it probably would've been better. It did OK as an occasional fretless live. Sold it after that gig ended.
they make my favorite beatle bass copy.
i have and and it's a really great instrument. took lots of work to get it playing how i like, but it kills now.
i have and and it's a really great instrument. took lots of work to get it playing how i like, but it kills now.
I have two of them and they are not bad at all. One is the Warwick's corvette copy and the MusicMan Stingray copy !
