So....
Out running errands today and stopped by the local guitar shop. I have been in there a couple of times in the last few weeks trying the few basses they have but the only P basses were MIM and I really wanted to spend for an American made for the big year (50th birthday and 20th wedding anniversary) and already had the wife's approval for a big purchase. They had a 50th anniversary P with HB but it had a weird rattle in it somewhere, an American Professional Jazz (did I mention I was looking for a P?), and an American Ultra Jazz. Just for fun I decided to fondle the Ultra. Nice neck, plays well unplugged, but I know from my vast experience of only ever playing a P bass and only ever hearing a Jazz on youtube sound 70's "honky" that there was no point in plugging it in. Since it was raining anyway and I didn't really have anywhere else to be I plugged it in. WOW! Active/Passive both sound massive. Love the tone, did I mention that I knew I would never like a Jazz bass sound? It was a little over the original planned budget but the wife gave the nod of approval and I brought it home. I do not regret it for a moment.
Out running errands today and stopped by the local guitar shop. I have been in there a couple of times in the last few weeks trying the few basses they have but the only P basses were MIM and I really wanted to spend for an American made for the big year (50th birthday and 20th wedding anniversary) and already had the wife's approval for a big purchase. They had a 50th anniversary P with HB but it had a weird rattle in it somewhere, an American Professional Jazz (did I mention I was looking for a P?), and an American Ultra Jazz. Just for fun I decided to fondle the Ultra. Nice neck, plays well unplugged, but I know from my vast experience of only ever playing a P bass and only ever hearing a Jazz on youtube sound 70's "honky" that there was no point in plugging it in. Since it was raining anyway and I didn't really have anywhere else to be I plugged it in. WOW! Active/Passive both sound massive. Love the tone, did I mention that I knew I would never like a Jazz bass sound? It was a little over the original planned budget but the wife gave the nod of approval and I brought it home. I do not regret it for a moment.
