NBD - "you're gonna hate it"

[scuzzy]

After tweaking the setup incrementally throughout the weekend, I'm much happier. The B string is now really nice. Playing across the neck with moderate touch yields no buzz, just over 1mm at the 12th. 1.75mm at the 24th. I don't think I need to level these frets. The last tweak was a bit of nut filing on the B and E.

Very punchy, great sounding and playing bass. I really like this neck profile for a 5. I like it enough, the baby blue 4 is on my radar.

Only other thing I'm considering is grounding P pickup poles. They buzz when touched. But they have wax on the bottom and I got lazy.

 

[dave64o]

The only thing I don’t like is the headstock. I’m generally not into pointy, 80s looking headstocks, but that’s minor. I love the finish!

I also love the Big Al (I have a 5 string version) and the 25th Anniversary!

 

[klattman]

I got one as well as they are getting cheap now.

I made new nut, fixed an electrical ground problem and made a few other mods. For less than half what they were going for new, it’s a fun bass. Very angry and frowny EQ sounding if you want it.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Congrats on your new axe Dude!

 

[J Wilson]

I love that HipShot bridge: 'By God, I bet THAT's enough travel for the B-string harmonics !'.

And yeah, I'd hate it, but I'm glad it works for you.

 

[GrooveCaptain]

Love the "Icewall" bass hanging in the back! I used to have an Iceman bass

 

[thrashingbass]

Nothing wrong with those-I prefer the 4 string versions and also wished it had an active/passive switch, but it shouldn't be that hard to modify to that effect, so I would never rule out these Jackson models for my own use. Since first introduced, I never found the looks ugly, and I most definitely do not hate it at all!

I have the kind of "non-Jackson looking" Jackson Spectra bass model, and absolutely love it. FMIC is doing good by the Jackson and Charvel brands, IMHO. The regular Concert Bass is nice, but yours has a special appeal-and that color is indeed very nice.

 

[scuzzy]

I wanted a more vintage, less crunchy P pickup, so I got the EMG P5AX. It's a beautiful sounding pickup. The alnico magnets give it a more vintage sound and the X series pickups are more open, less compressed than traditional EMG's. Better string balance, better tone for my needs!

Plus I already had the long JX pickup in a bin, needing a home.