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I have no argument with this, and indeed, I had one done immediately. The bass arrived with flats, which covered a multitude of 'sins'. After the setup and fret leveling, it played beautifully. But still. It's on the heavy side, and the neck is a bit wide. That's not a deal breaker. What I dislike most is the placement of the controls. They're a bit of a reach to get at. But, that too is not a deal breaker. But taken together, I just couldn't fall in love with it.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not trashing them. They are indeed fine basses. And I have no intention of getting rid of mine. But for me, the Jazz is just a better fit.
Since no one's mentioned it yet...
I split the difference with a Sandberg TM-4. Love it.
(not mine, but so you get the idea)
I split the difference with a Sandberg TM-4. Love it.
(not mine, but so you get the idea)
Since no one's mentioned it yet...
I split the difference with a Sandberg TM-4. Love it.
(not mine, but so you get the idea)
Since no one's mentioned it yet...
I split the difference with a Sandberg TM-4. Love it.
(not mine, but so you get the idea)
I wish you hadn't done that.
I *need* one of those.
I can't speak for the Sandberg, but my Schecter gets pretty close to classic MM territory using just the bridge pick-up and a fair amount of bass boost on the preamp. Definitely gets the "burpy" Stingray tone
The Leo Trifecta. One day.....
It's worth mentioning that the OP made a decision
NBD on the way...
I have a Stingray, a J type, a P type, and some others. The J type gets about 90 percent of my play time. I've got a soft spot for the ray when I'm feeling brash, but the J just suits me better most of the time. As was said upthread, go play some and see what works for you. MM basses are really well made and consistent bass to bass. Fenders a little more hit or miss, but when you find a good one, it will be a lifetime friend
I actually sought out a 2 band when I bought mine. Maybe the EQ points are in better places, maybe I'm two stupid to work 3 knobs, but I just prefer that set up
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I might have posted this already, but a Stingray HH will come pretty close to the J when switched to use the outer coils of each pickup. Bridge PU is in the same position as a regular Stingray, so nothing is lost in that regard by adding the second pickup.
Get the Jazz.
Run the neck pickup by itself with some high end rolled off and it pretty much sounds like a P Bass.
Run the neck and bridge pickup together with the neck pickup rolled off a hair and pluck over the bridge pickup and it pretty much sounds like a 'Ray.
And then, there are other blending options for other sounds.
Ya wanna slap it.............SLAP IT!
The J is an almost "do all" bass!
Although Bassdude51 doesn't like the 1 1/2 inch nut and the thin neck profile nor the off set body. So, he goes this route...............................A "P" with J pickups. Also, dump the dual volume controls and go Volume, Blend, Tone.
Run the neck pickup by itself with some high end rolled off and it pretty much sounds like a P Bass.
Run the neck and bridge pickup together with the neck pickup rolled off a hair and pluck over the bridge pickup and it pretty much sounds like a 'Ray.
And then, there are other blending options for other sounds.
Ya wanna slap it.............SLAP IT!
The J is an almost "do all" bass!
Although Bassdude51 doesn't like the 1 1/2 inch nut and the thin neck profile nor the off set body. So, he goes this route...............................A "P" with J pickups. Also, dump the dual volume controls and go Volume, Blend, Tone.
That is true. It doesn't quite get the P-bass thing, but it's pretty close.
If only!
Here I disagree entirely.
Well, here we agree again!
Here's mine:
and another one of mine:
although the latter has now been converted to this:
That is true. It doesn't quite get the P-bass thing, but it's pretty close.
If only!
Here I disagree entirely.
Well, here we agree again!
Here's mine:
and another one of mine:
although the latter has now been converted to this:
I have a couple Js with active electronics (97 US Jazz Dlx V and a 72 with JRetro). I can sort of simulate a P with the neck pickup soloed, a small cut in highs, a small boost of bass and mids while plucking towards the neck. I also simulate a SR by panning a touch towards the bridge pickup, boosting a little lows and highs and plucking towards the bridge. Yes, it's not dead on, but close enough in a live setting. All that and the classic J tones, hence my love of the active J bass.
LOOOOOOOOVE that collection!Since this thread is still going....
The only constructive criticism I could offer is that the jazz needs some tort.
Unfortunately not!
It sounds... it's a little hard to describe. The 'neck' pickup alone is a bit Precision like but less fat and sharper. Both pickups together have a very pronounced midrange 'honk' that I was not aiming for. Sometimes I've experimented with pickup positions, but usually just one pickup, not two. I though maybe it'll have some degree of 'Stingrayness' but with the coils farther apart... I could not predict the result. I went for it anyway before testing, as I could just revert to "Jazz" configuration by putting back the other scratchplate in 5 minutes. It is not a bad sound, but the mid 'honk' needs taming a bit. I roll off the passive tone control and we're in growly funk territory easily. I want to put a 3-band preamp on it to adjust the sound better, but I haven't yet decided which one. I also want to try wiring the coils in series, that might bring the low midrange up and balance the sound a bit better... but who knows?
The pickups are DiMarzio Area J.
