About two or three weeks ago, I went to a local music store to check out a Sandberg Ken Taylor 5-string active bass I had been sneaking around for a while, with the intention to buy it, if it "spoke" to me. It did not, although there was nothing bad to say about it.
I then plugged in the (used) bass shown on the pics below and ended up buying it. I do not "need" another jazz bass, as I own an incredibly nice 5-string Maruszczyk Elwood, which also happens to have my now preferred 32 inch scale.
Apart from obviously shaving the back of the neck, the previous owner installed Di Marzio model J pickups. They have a lot more low end than you would expect from a jazz, giving it a "I wanna be a p bass" tone, which I like a lot. I am very tempted to put flats on it in the future.
Yes, it is from Fender's "Road Worn" series, which I don't mind, but was also not looking for. A few fret ends have been taken care of, the initial grounding issue the bass had too. Everything that can be shielded in a jazz is now shielded.
Not sure whether I will keep it forever, but imho this is certainly one of the "good" jazzes out there. Built like a tank in Mexico in 2015, so it has a rosewood board (no pau ferro).
The only thing that could have prevented me from buying it would have been a sunburst finish.
Here are the pics.
I then plugged in the (used) bass shown on the pics below and ended up buying it. I do not "need" another jazz bass, as I own an incredibly nice 5-string Maruszczyk Elwood, which also happens to have my now preferred 32 inch scale.
Apart from obviously shaving the back of the neck, the previous owner installed Di Marzio model J pickups. They have a lot more low end than you would expect from a jazz, giving it a "I wanna be a p bass" tone, which I like a lot. I am very tempted to put flats on it in the future.
Yes, it is from Fender's "Road Worn" series, which I don't mind, but was also not looking for. A few fret ends have been taken care of, the initial grounding issue the bass had too. Everything that can be shielded in a jazz is now shielded.
Not sure whether I will keep it forever, but imho this is certainly one of the "good" jazzes out there. Built like a tank in Mexico in 2015, so it has a rosewood board (no pau ferro).
The only thing that could have prevented me from buying it would have been a sunburst finish.
Here are the pics.
