Someone explain this...

Well, some people think Budweiser tastes better than, say, Sam Smith's Nut Brown Ale.....

Apparently, this Bud's for you!

 

IDK man, but I have a MIM jazz 4 that I just upgraded the bridge to a Badass... I would live in a box before I would part with that bass. I think its just the time in your hands, and you're more used to that bass... Money spent doesn't mean a better instrument, its all about the mojo, or soul, of the bass

 

Yeah, it sounds better because your ears like it better! Nothing to be ashamed of! Go with what you like, and use your 5 whenever your girl is watching!

 

If you can't determine what it is about the feel that's different it's going to be hard to do anything about it.

All my basses are tuned down a half step, sometimes when I seriously try a bass in a store I'll drop the tuning(knowing full well that the intonation/set-up won't be maximized whatsoever) and find that some strings don't handle the slack that well. If it's a string tension thing than you might try some higher tension strings next time you change.

Also, I like a good Budweiser on tap every once in a while on a hot day

 

Different tuning = different string tension = ease of playing (or lack of)

 

Well IME any new bass takes quite a while to get comfortable with to the point that it fits like an old shoe and feels like it speaks my language, whatever that is. I got a 2nd hand Overwater 2 1/2 months ago, a very good bass by all means, sounded fantastic and like nothing else i've ever owned when I tried it in the store. Only now, 2 1/2 months later after playing it every day exclusively does it start to feel and sound like an extension of myself.

The 5 might still be that dream bass - give it some time

 

I'm with Jen. My MIM Jazz 4 just agrees with my hands more than any other bass I've played, and I would have no qualms playing it in front of 20,000,000 people. It allows me to sound like me just the way I want to. IMHO, it's the intangible elements in your relationship with an instrument that take priority over all else.

 

Sometimes, that's just the way it is...

A while back, I went out to buy an American Fender Jazz. Played a bunch of Jazzes in the shop, then came home with a Squier Classic Vibe Jazz. Sometimes you just bond with an instrument, regardless of the name on the headstock.

 

Theres been several basses whose lower price but better pups and electronics for me have got me to get them over more expensive models. This goes for my Jackson JS3 over the more expensive elliefson sig model version. Same for Ibanez when I loked at SR's. I liked the sound of the sr300 better then the 500 of the time.

 

Give the 5 some time! It's not going to feel as good because you're simply not used to it. I believe the only difference is the EBMM necks are treated.

 

Hey man just so you know... you're not alone, I'm actually in (sorta) the same spot, I'm looking for a bass, but no bass can compare to my Ray34, even the real Rays wont work for me, the only ones I actually liked were the classic rays but still.... nothing feels like home

and as mentioned before, it's all about the special conection you make with your bass, I will NEVER let go of my bass(es), they are a part of me, as much as I'm part of them