Suggestions Please (I know this is dangerous...):

[CereBassum]

Chris and that bass are a marriage made in heaven.

Great stuff! Seriously great player. (The other guys too.) If I didn't see it, I'd have to listen twice to know for sure if that was an upright or not.

But this beats all - I'm still not sure it's not an upright....
1986 - post Bass of Doom days - looks like some kind of J with P Bass neck - and I think it's fretted... I've seen a bunch of late clips where he was playing a J with a fretted maple neck (different than this one)


So another vote for P/J...

 

[Michael lucas]

Wouldn't be switching songs - a different gig/outings/groups/material. No problem switching - I take the Ray when I need it, or the other one.

I really am leaning towards a P of some sort, with a good set of rounds - I like NYXL's. I've found that combination, when you roll back to the treble end, sounds good.

I mean if you are going for a p I would go for a pj set up just so you could get the mmixture of p and j it may not be exactly what you want but depending on how much eq control you can get you could get a nice upright sound also you said you were against a cheaper one but maybe try a fretless or have the frets removed from a cheaper bass I'm sure that with decent pickups you could make it sound great but if you are dead set on one of the brands above maybe see about a fretless version one last thing then I'll sjut up when I first started playing in jazz we did not have a decent upright so the director told me to play the bass with upright technique (the way i palm musted and strummed etc) sorry if i didnt get at what you wanted

 

[REMBO]

Sounds like you want a precision. Everything else brought up you countered. Get the P bass.

They can be easily customized to your exact liking if you want as well

This for sure......

 

[CereBassum]

You’re welcome:

Rick Turner Renaissance RB-4FL Natural Satin | Guitar Gallery

Interesting looking piece. What is that black thing stick on the back - cigarette holder?

 

[mobdirt]

get a P bass add a J bridge pup

 

[CereBassum]

the mmixture of p and j it may not be exactly what you want but depending on how much eq control you can get you could get a nice upright sound also

Yes.

 

[CereBassum]

then maybe 4003s might be within your price range.

4003s can be had for $1600 new - that's fine. I've played Rics a lot in stores and studios but I never owned one and played it for more than an hour or two at a time.

It would be nice to have a Ric and I do think it can work well for this application with a little experimentation. I have to sit with one and really focus on the egronomics/comfort factor.

 

[mobdirt]

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Moon PJ Precision Jazz pickup Bass Natural | Guitarplant

 

[GreyBeard]

Every bass player should have at least 1 good p-bass.

 

[mobdirt]

Every bass player should have at least 1 good p-bass.

feel the exact same way about JB's

 

[king_biscuit]

Didn't read all of the posts. Get a P or J bass -- passive.

 

[mdogs]

Interesting looking piece. What is that black thing stick on the back - cigarette holder?

Rick calls it a dingus, but it’s just an extension for the strap pin to improve balance.

 

[mobdirt]

theres also this

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[foolforthecity]

Respectfully disagree. You can get a variety of tones between treble and mud and it doesn't require that much work...

Plucking hand placement and tone control can yield many different tones. I am speaking from my experience with my 4003.

My .02 of course as I know Ric's have a polarizing response here.

Good Luck OP!

Agree with this. I rotate through a 2015 4003w (avatar) and 2016 4003sw gigging; both can achieve most any tone I’m looking for. And I understand the tone spectrum fairly well as I also rotate through Ps, Js, PJs, T-Bird, Stingrays, and Sterlings.

 

[CereBassum]

theres also this

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I see.... drool

 

[CereBassum]

both can achieve most any tone I’m looking for

OK - thanks for that. You're speaking from a lot of experience. But do you think the Ric is best for this application?
I'm hunting down a P or P/J at the moment.

 

[mobdirt]

I see.... drool

looks awesome

 

[CereBassum]

a dingus,

That sounds dirty....

 

[CereBassum]

Didn't read all of the posts. Get a P or J bass -- passive.

I read all the posts. I'm thinking the same thing. In fact, I'm on the hunt already.

 

[mobdirt]

I read all the posts. I'm thinking the same thing. In fact, I'm on the hunt already.

one more suggestion, check out the MIM pau ferro fenders and the roadworn and deluxe series