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#127,762
JIO said:
Yes, mostly correct although 70's T-birds also had sidewinder pu's in the standard T-bird IV positions. "mud"-buckers and standard Seth Lover humbuckers are at the end of the day both hum-cancelling pu's. When any version of these pu's were hugging the neck heel they were truly "mud-buckers" due to the low tone pu position. 70's Tele bass also had one SL bucker very near the "mud" position. It's not uncommon to see them modded with another pu (P or J) to get some mid-definition. Also - in that period many players modded their P's and J's by adding a mud-bucker at the neck heal for more low-tones. That was back when they were going through Acoustic's with 18" drivers, or a series of 15" drivers for the same reason - more bass!
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ironically, Seth Lover designed those both, for Gibson and Fender..
 
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#127,763
PillO said:
I don't know. My daughter assures me that I am not cool. And from my recollections of being a teenager, it is impossible to be a dad and be cool unless you happen to be a real rock star (rock star, not pop star).
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At any given time there are numerous cools, many of which do not recognize the others.
 
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#127,768
What?

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#127,772
JIO said:
Yes - exactly that. The kind of bass you feel more than hear definition of notes. Jaco played a J with a lot of the bridge pu to achieve more definition, but he was one of the Acoustic 360 users (had 2 on stage) expressly for the purpose to physically 'touch' the audience. Bass is physical when you can feel it thumping against your chest. Of course now the house systems are all about doing that, but mostly the kick-drum...
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The modern over miced kick drum makes bass disappear. It sucks. You can get a whole lot more than you would expect out of a 360 if you spend some time with one. The ability to rattle ribcages is always there.
 
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#127,779
Gaolee said:
What do you suppose happened to it? The picture sure doesn't show anything.
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Pics aren't great, but it looks like it has a crack along each side of the neck just below the fretboard from about the second fret all the way to the headstock/nut area, and I think they said the nut is cracked. I suspect it took a hard blow to the headstock, probably got whacked on top of the nut.

If that's all that's wrong with it you could probably have a luthier fix it and do some touch up paint for two or three hundred bucks. But by then you'll have as much a six hundred in it. An honest person such as yourself would fully disclose to any potential buyer it had been repaired and repainted, which means the resale value would probably be about a hundred bucks less than what you have in it.

It's really a parts bass at this point. And as others have noted, the tuners might not be ideal either. I'd consider a $200 bid if I wanted the bridge and pups but not much more than that.
 
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