Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass drop C tuning

[fotisbass]

Hello,
i want to modify my bass for the best result at drop tuning,
the music i play is psychedelic rock.

Is it worth it to try or its better to sell it and buy another?

if its worth it what changes and mods i must make?

thanks.

 

[joel406]

What "mods" do you think you need?

 

[fotisbass]

a good set up,
i dont know the "right" size of strings(now i have DR Strings Drop-Down Tuning) but i dont like it.....
maybe a bridge.
i just want the best result but i dont know what to do

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

You will need to cut the nut, the bridge will be fine. I personally do not think the bass sounds good tuned that low. I have a student that used to rock his VM in C, it was muddy and sloppy. Mind you, I am sure some folks here will swear by theirs. For what it's worth, my student stopped tuning the Squier low once he got other basses. He had an Epiphone T-bird that neck dove like a son-of-a-gun but it actually played and sounded really good in C but now he has a Dingwall.

 

[The Chuck]

Maybe put some CS60s pickups in it, see how that goes for you.

 

[fotisbass]

so , i must change it?
i have no hope with jbass at drop c tuning?

your advice is to buy a t bird?
what about a pbass?
or some other advice....

thanks for your replies...

 

[lavmonga]

Why not buy a 35" scale 5 string? A 34" scale 4 string is just going to sound floppy in drop C.

 

[fotisbass]

Why not buy a 35" scale 5 string? A 34" scale 4 string is just going to sound floppy in drop C.

any suggestion?
for trade or something with low budget not more than 400euro.

 

[honeyiscool]

Any Schecter 5 string.

 

[fotisbass]

Can a 5 string bass make vintage sound ?
I ask that because I havent see a psychedelic rock band to play with a5 string

 

[Daweedfx]

Did you do the mod to your bass?How is a jazz coming along in c?