Swapping out Fender Jazz for something cheep and cheerful

[Volker Kirstein]

... maybe I'll go cheap and cheerful ...

 

[Malak the Mad]

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[SteffanB]

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Ok. Their is a couple of problems with that bass. It won't fit on any floor stand and if you get a wall hanger, it'll attract bees. And it will definitely attract circus clowns. Good for thought.

 

[Volker Kirstein]

Ok. Their is a couple of problems with that bass. It won't fit on any floor stand and if you get a wall hanger, it'll attract bees. And it will definitely attract circus clowns. Good for thought.

Better?​

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[SteffanB]

Better?​

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Hell yes!! Good Lord I love that bass!! My 3rd biggest regret in life is that I did not buy that bass at Gelb Music in 2004!! $500.00 was what they wanted for that!! Damn my feeble mind!!

 

[mikewalker]

flog the Fender and get yerself a second-hand Hofner Ignition ( or similar inexpensive featherweight hollowbody ) ...then you'll have a wider palette to play with

 

[Son of Wobble]

P Bass

tell us more?

 

[EmuBass]

Get yourself another WW (Streamer for example) or try a Maruszczyk.

 

[Mike N]

Lakland 55-01.

 

[charlie monroe]

tell us more?

Either I am suggesting that the OP branch out a bit - he seems to be buying and subsequently selling off Basses with two pickups

or

I am baiting the "like" harvesting apparatus and duping the TB faithful into satisfying my social media dopamine dependence

 

[Zimborg]

I bought a 2002 Fender Deluxe Active Jazz V (MIM) a couple of months ago. It was my intention to use it as my daily driver, my "best bass." I was going to knock my Warwick Rockbass Corvette $$ down to "backup bass" status.

Problem is, I did some work and setups on both of them, and now I definitely like the Warwick better than the Fender. That's good news for my Warwick, which now plays like a dream. Not so good for the Fender, which is now too good to just have sit around as a secondary instrument. That's not how I intended to use that money.

So...I just put the Fender up for sale on Craig's List for $500 with a hard Fender case and some extras.

If it sells quick (and I think it probably will) maybe I'll go cheap and cheerful and pick up a used Sterling SUB5. I see used ones going for under $300 and they're supposedly pretty good. That or something like it. Good but inexpensive.

Am I nuts?

It would be nuts to play/keep a bass because its more expensive rather than the one that feels and sounds good.

 

[ThinCrappyTone]

I would find a music store and try every bass I could, before deciding, if this were me. Hard to guess what you will end up loving without playing them. You also might end up with something that wasn't even on your radar.

 

[bhendrix]

It's heavy and I have a very bad back. (I recently started playing sitting down 90% of the set, a new thing for me.)

You should check out some short scale basses. The older I get, the more I like em!

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

I bought a 2002 Fender Deluxe Active Jazz V (MIM) a couple of months ago. It was my intention to use it as my daily driver, my "best bass." I was going to knock my Warwick Rockbass Corvette $$ down to "backup bass" status.

Problem is, I did some work and setups on both of them, and now I definitely like the Warwick better than the Fender. That's good news for my Warwick, which now plays like a dream. Not so good for the Fender, which is now too good to just have sit around as a secondary instrument. That's not how I intended to use that money.

So...I just put the Fender up for sale on Craig's List for $500 with a hard Fender case and some extras.

If it sells quick (and I think it probably will) maybe I'll go cheap and cheerful and pick up a used Sterling SUB5. I see used ones going for under $300 and they're supposedly pretty good. That or something like it. Good but inexpensive.

Am I nuts?

P bass

 

[Kipp Harrington]

I bought a 2002 Fender Deluxe Active Jazz V (MIM) a couple of months ago. It was my intention to use it as my daily driver, my "best bass." I was going to knock my Warwick Rockbass Corvette $$ down to "backup bass" status.

Problem is, I did some work and setups on both of them, and now I definitely like the Warwick better than the Fender. That's good news for my Warwick, which now plays like a dream. Not so good for the Fender, which is now too good to just have sit around as a secondary instrument. That's not how I intended to use that money.

So...I just put the Fender up for sale on Craig's List for $500 with a hard Fender case and some extras.

If it sells quick (and I think it probably will) maybe I'll go cheap and cheerful and pick up a used Sterling SUB5. I see used ones going for under $300 and they're supposedly pretty good. That or something like it. Good but inexpensive.

Am I nuts?

I suppose your looking for another bass with active electronics?

 

[Kipp Harrington]

I bought a sterling sub for practice, now its my main player. Mine is the latest version with updated electronics. Side note, dumped my fender jazz 20 years ago. Just did not have a big enough sound...

My Fender J sounded a bit "weak" also, until I started using this preamp. Now it ROARS!

 

[dbsfgyd1]

I bought a 2002 Fender Deluxe Active Jazz V (MIM) a couple of months ago. It was my intention to use it as my daily driver, my "best bass." I was going to knock my Warwick Rockbass Corvette $$ down to "backup bass" status.

Problem is, I did some work and setups on both of them, and now I definitely like the Warwick better than the Fender. That's good news for my Warwick, which now plays like a dream. Not so good for the Fender, which is now too good to just have sit around as a secondary instrument. That's not how I intended to use that money.

So...I just put the Fender up for sale on Craig's List for $500 with a hard Fender case and some extras.

If it sells quick (and I think it probably will) maybe I'll go cheap and cheerful and pick up a used Sterling SUB5. I see used ones going for under $300 and they're supposedly pretty good. That or something like it. Good but inexpensive.

Am I nuts?

i wouldn't say nuts at all. For me, it depends on how much time you are going to play the back up bass. I made it through about 35 years with only one bass until I picked up a Warwick Corvette 5 string about 5 years ago to play more modern music that required a low B.

Frankly, I never felt the need to have a back up , they are fairly durable, although having a different voice might have come in handy on a few occasions. My thought here is since you are looking to have some extra cash on hand as the primary motivator, not necessarily having another instrument you are planning to play a lot, jut sell the Fender and pocket all the cash.

 

[BassBrass]

That's super helpful, thanks.

I bought the Sterling SUB black & classic black & blond (not yet Chinese still Indonesian for what it's worth) New at CG for $300 a year ago because I felt I Had too the value was too great to pass up, I played it on over 100 hours of studio tracks last year, it sounds Great, (I don't mind leaving a $300 bass in a cold or hot city loft) Plays great, very good if not amazing low B, (I usually play 35" scale) only issue is pu is too hot for some dirt effects, I've used a Keely compressor to tame it...so then I bought a Sterling Ray 5, ($450. for home) butterscotch & maple (too sweet for breakfast), a "classic" slab body, not contoured. It has a lower output Pl, but otherwise the same excellent neck very low action and distinct mid-range accent that cuts, roll that off and you get a fine dub bass. The SUB 5 has Labella low tension flats on it now, a good match slightly lower output than rounds but more attack, and the Ray5 still wears DR nickles. believeitorNot, I never warmed up to a EB Stingray but I like these recent Sterling products.

 

[TonyP-]

My suggestion...
Text can be taken funny and this is sincere response.

Stop with being cheap.

Just go professional and stop trying to put bandaids on crap.

That is the pretty much what you are looking to do on all your threads.

Modding is fine, but going cheap gives you cheap results.

 

[Mark Ambler]

Nice. I could see me alternating between my Warwick superstar and a supporting player, like a SUB5. Just to get aggressive on a slap song. Nice to know that it isn't going to break my fragile back.

Maybe buy a used German $$ Corvette and relegate the Rock bass (however good it is, you'll probably prefer the Geman made one). I prefer the older German Warwicks, but there are good new ones, also.