MusicMan/Jazz Bass name?

[madjazzbass]

What is? or Is there a proper name for a Jazz Bass that has a Musicman pickup in the bridge position? Is it considered an M/J? (like a P Bass with a J pup in the bridge position is called a P/J Bass) or would it be a MMJ? or What? I happen to own a (SX) Bass like this, it sounds fantastic! The MM pup in the bridge position sounds So much fuller, warmer and has a lot more growl than the standard J pup; My next purchase/build will most definitely be another one with this configuration. Anyone else experience this at all?

 

[two fingers]

It's hard to say.

I have seem "J/MM" before.

There is no formula per say. Because an HS bass or an HSS guitar goes from bridge to necl in order. But a PJ is from neck to bridge.

Interesting. I honestly don't know.

 

[Bassist Jay]

Him bucket in the bridge and a jazz near the neck. A jazz body with a H/J configuration. Plenty of builders not just Music Man, use a humbucker style pickup on their basses.

 

[Reedt2000]

Isn't HS what music man calls it? I've got a Warwick with that configuration and I love it

 

[mmbongo]

Warwick calls it a JazzMan.

Nordstrand is a RayJay.

 

[madjazzbass]

Just came across this Beauty and I'm in Love

 

[2cooltoolz]

EBMM calls it HS.

 

[bigtone23]

I would lean towards MM/J or J/MM.
My 99 US P Dlx is a P/JJ since it's a dual J for a bridge PU.

 

[andruca]

This guy (apparently does such mods a lot, both on Ps and Js) calls them "Fenderman".

 

[madjazzbass]

This is my SX "MMJ", it sounds fantastic

 

[bigtone23]

I do love those Lakland 55-02/55-94. I have a 55-01 fretless, but would love to have a black 55-02 someday. My catch is the MM PU looks slightly shifted to the bridge from the traditional Stingray sweet spot. Can anyone confirm?
I really want a 5 string Stingray, but gotta have the wide spacing and properly located PU.

EDIT: Did some digging and found out that the MM PU on a 02/94 is a touch more bridge side vs a SR. Seems they are favoring a 60s/70s Jazz bridge tone with the coil selects.

 

[BobKos]

I would call it with neck pup first then all others moving towards bridge. True that EBMM calls them backwards, and coil numbering on their basses runs bridge coil #1 & higher towards the neck. Kinda backwards IMO.

 

[tomersg]

Isn't HS what music man calls it? I've got a Warwick with that configuration and I love it
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warwick call this JAZZMAN. seems legit.

 

[mikeswals]

Musicman calls it the HS.

Before that, like when Lakland came out it was JMM or MMJ

 

[Reedt2000]

warwick call this JAZZMAN. seems legit.

Yup, the FNA Jazzman (the plain FNA model is just the bucker). I like being able to blend the J pickup in, it mellows the aggressive tone of the MM PU.

 

[tb4sbp]

That is a nice looking bass
Nicely done!

 

[Manticore]

Henceforth it shall be known solely as "Phred."

 

[Fender_Bender]

I would think that J/MM would create the least confusion with people.

 

[Bassist4Eris]

I always called it J/MM. But "RayJay" is the coolest name to pop up in the thread so far. I may have to start using that.

Here's my main player:

 

[twinjet]

What is? or Is there a proper name for a Jazz Bass that has a Musicman pickup in the bridge position? Is it considered an M/J? (like a P Bass with a J pup in the bridge position is called a P/J Bass) or would it be a MMJ? or What? I happen to own a (SX) Bass like this, it sounds fantastic! The MM pup in the bridge position sounds So much fuller, warmer and has a lot more growl than the standard J pup; My next purchase/build will most definitely be another one with this configuration. Anyone else experience this at all?

The hairsplitter in me despises the "P/J/MM" colloquialisms, because the pickups are not sold or actually labeled by those names.

I use them occasionally because folks know what they mean. However, what EBMM calls them -- Humbucker/Single -- would be the most technically accurate label.

However, I do realize nobody else really cares. Except @Killed_by_Death ... maybe.