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Short scale tone monster
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Ah! The righteous indignation of a member of six months. (BTW - the phrase is "full-blooded" not "full bloodied."
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Dimarzio One pickups are among my favorite pickups of all time. I have an EB-2 that had a Model One pickup in it when I got it, along with the stock late '60s bridge pickup. It has a warm, woody sound that nothing else can touch. Scoop the eq and it turns into a nasty, snarling menace, only with an underlying organic quality. It's hard to describe in words.
Another overlooked classic model that is now an Asian made reissue is the Hagstrom Swede...
Anyone familiar with the Hagstrom Swede?
The new ones may be an improvement over the originals from the 70's in that they are true set neck; OG's were this weird set/bolt hybrid. I've got an early 70's that supposedly was owned at one point by STP's Rob DeLeo; solid chunk of wood, tone is similar to the Guild JS series(another favorite of mine, build is superior to EB's). Heavy, of course, the bridge is a bit fiddly, thin comfortable neck, 3 position tone cap switch. Here's an older TB thread...
Anyone familiar with the Hagstrom Swede?
If you're patient, you can snag an old one for reasonable $$$; I got mine in a right-time/right-place price of $650, the reissues don't go for much more new.
Anyone familiar with the Hagstrom Swede?
The new ones may be an improvement over the originals from the 70's in that they are true set neck; OG's were this weird set/bolt hybrid. I've got an early 70's that supposedly was owned at one point by STP's Rob DeLeo; solid chunk of wood, tone is similar to the Guild JS series(another favorite of mine, build is superior to EB's). Heavy, of course, the bridge is a bit fiddly, thin comfortable neck, 3 position tone cap switch. Here's an older TB thread...
Anyone familiar with the Hagstrom Swede?
If you're patient, you can snag an old one for reasonable $$$; I got mine in a right-time/right-place price of $650, the reissues don't go for much more new.
I guess it depends on the tone you want. I get complements a lot on my bridge Tone. I dropped one of these into the rear bridge position:
Amazon.com: DiMarzio DP148 Ultra Jazz Bridge Pickup Black: Musical Instruments
The good news is that I play short scale basses exclusively, so the string spacing difference between the bridge pickup and the strings didn't seem to matter. People say it sounds like Jaco's tone, even though it's fretted.
Amazon.com: DiMarzio DP148 Ultra Jazz Bridge Pickup Black: Musical Instruments
The good news is that I play short scale basses exclusively, so the string spacing difference between the bridge pickup and the strings didn't seem to matter. People say it sounds like Jaco's tone, even though it's fretted.
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Well I mean Gibson kinda did: Gibson.com: Gibson USA SG Standard Bass
Though they're the more modern TB pickups. And one is a Mini-bucker.
Also OP, like others said, depending on your budget, on of these is a great investment: Invalid Link Removed
I have the same model and can attest to it being quite awesome.
I have the same model and can attest to it being quite awesome.
Nice. If I bought one of those, I'd have to play it sticking up like Bill Wyman just for the vibe.
I played one of these on Saturday and it was wonderful. Really exceeded expectations (which were nonexistent since I play long scale 5's exclusively). If I were in the market for this sort of thing, I wouldn't hesitate to grab one.
Ah! The righteous indignation of a member of six months. (BTW - the phrase is "full-blooded" not "full bloodied."
Wow.
Six months on this forum doesn't equal six months around basses. Thanks for the spelling correction, though, seriously.
Good point. Chalk up my mild annoyance to somebody who has a slightly less than half a century in on bass. And most of it playing Gibson basses, a brand which I'm one of the bigger advocates for around here.
Because I disagree with you on your somewhat dismissive blanket assessment of current Epiphone basses as compared to "full-blooded" Gibsons.
But that's a topic for yet another thread on something that's already been discussed (to death) several times on TB.
Not a prob. Although "full-bloodied" in a different context might have actually made a rather clever joke considering the amount of bashing Gibson basses have gotten over the years - including here.
I'm attracted to the look and sound of an EB3 but I sure don't want to deal with neck dive. Plus, I'm just not sure how the mudbucker is going to sound in the mix of anything I play.
How's the neck dive on the Gretcsh Junior Jet 2? How's the fit and finish?
I'm looking at having no more than $500 to spend.
How's the neck dive on the Gretcsh Junior Jet 2? How's the fit and finish?
I'm looking at having no more than $500 to spend.
I know I'm going to sound repetitious but there's plenty of SG Basses - not the original EB-0/3 ones - going around for not much more than that, and I don't see the neck dive as being a serious issue on them, unlike their long-scaled siblings. Likely the best bang for the buck, at least IMO.
Haven't tried the Gretsch that you're interested in so I'll stay quiet on that one.
I think the fit and finish is fine. And it has zero neck dive. If you do decide to get one, see if you can find the older model with the single pickup in the sweet spot on the used market. They run between $150 and $200 in very good condition used. That pickup was designed for Gretsch by TV Jones and it has a really nice tone. I like it slightly better soundwise than the dual pup model which has the Gretsch mini humbuckers - although that one sounds really good too.
I've just added a Dimarzio Model 1 in my Epiphone EB0 and I couldn't be more pleased.
No more annoying microphonic stock pickup. Minimal string noise through my amp and no feedback at volume. It's now really balanced across the fret board and it's tightened the tone up nicely. Fat and smooth yet clear!
I converted this bass to play leftie. I cut out all the controls and wired direct to the output jack.
No more annoying microphonic stock pickup. Minimal string noise through my amp and no feedback at volume. It's now really balanced across the fret board and it's tightened the tone up nicely. Fat and smooth yet clear!
I converted this bass to play leftie. I cut out all the controls and wired direct to the output jack.
I have a new mustang and it is great. Very usable tones and it plays great. Very good build. I like it more than my deluxe jazz.
30 scale is the only way to go. Coming from a guitar background, the 34 scale hurts my first knuckle because I am straining it too much, and I don't want to have to develop some ergonomic claw technique to sweat a 34 scale.
30 scale is more musical and fluid because your hands are more easily doing what they want.
