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The Official MARUSZCZYK CLUB!
- Thread starter ulasengin
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From 20.01.2021 it is now...
He played other basses that day, and the others did not sound as good as the Frog. I know he is a great bassist, but the Frog tone is special.The tone is also coming from some of the best handsAnthony Wellington is an amazing player too
You know it's funny, I have those same pickups on my Elwood 4 and really am not sure about them. Overall I LOVE the bass, but I have been thinking about selling it just to reinvest in another Elwood or Frog with new pups. The versatility is amazing with the series/parallel/single coil switches and the pup blend, you can really do a lot, there's just something about the inherent tone in mine that I'm not sure about. I haven't played it in a while and made a mental note to make sure it wasn't the strings first. 
I am no Anthony Wellington either!
I am no Anthony Wellington either!Yes, Anthony Wellington, can make any bass sound better. However, that’s not the reason the Frog sounded better than the other basses he demoed that day!
Different bass same day, and it’s not in the same league as the Frog tone!
Of course. My point was that I believe (although I understand many others do not) that given a well built instrument of a given type, (string number and scale length), the pickups/ placement, electronics/ preamp and strings have so much more impact than other factors on tone, so as to dwarf them.
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Completely agree. I actually get a little triggered when people say it's all in the fingers. Give Joe Dart a P-bass, a Jazz Bass, and a Stingray and he will sound different on all 3, and you will instantly know which one is which.
Yup. And, he will still "sound like himself", because elements like note choice, attack etc will still be unique to the player.Completely agree. I actually get a little triggered when people say it's all in the fingers. Give Joe Dart a P-bass, a Jazz Bass, and a Stingray and he will sound different on all 3, and you will instantly know which one is which.
Absolutely! But to me, when people are talking about "tone", that is uniquely how the bass "sounds", and completely independent of the player's style. A Stingray will sound like a Stingray in the hands, of Joe Dart, me, or a completely beginner.
Don't be too sure about that. Scott of Scott's Bass Lessons did a comparison of a P-bass and a Jazz, challenging the viewers to listen with their eyes closed and try to tell them apart. (I'm sure others have done this as well.) I failed the blindfold test. As he had them set, the sounds of the J and P were almost the same -- slightly different, just barely, and so I had to guess, and I guessed wrong.Completely agree. I actually get a little triggered when people say it's all in the fingers. Give Joe Dart a P-bass, a Jazz Bass, and a Stingray and he will sound different on all 3, and you will instantly know which one is which.
With the huge variety of pickups available, there is overlap in the tonal ranges of Ps and Js. Maybe it used to be true that you could instantly tell them apart, but it's not automatically true any more.
Interesting for whoever is interested in a Maruszczyk with Roasted Maple neck. I asked Adrian about it and they do offer two type: “caramel” and “chocco” (chocolate).
Especially if you pan towards the neck on the Jazz, it can be very tricky. I took that test when the video came out a while ago and passed, but they are not too far away.
That chocco!
I think once the Jazzus configurator comes out tomorrow, Adrian will get more of my money. 
Jazzus configurator online!
Never seen a 6 string jazzus, but I love it
Damn those racing stripes, if only it was short scale, don't know if medium scale will cut it for me.
