Frankenstiens, customs, cheap knock offs...etc. they're all works of art to me. I have a Fender J knock off (Excel?) that I WANT to strip and mod the whole thing but, I havent got the heart,sigh...even though I also have a genuine Fender J. I hope to find a real beater one day, that I will have the heart to do as you did. Its kinda like painting your own picture...know what I mean? Its your bass, its your sound, its your work of art, if you're satisfied it doesnt matter what others think. Good for you.
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Why does my bass sounds so good?
- Thread starter Ronbeast
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Agreed: if it sounds good and you like it DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING! You will only end up downgrading the sound and regret it.
Now if you didn't like the sound that would be a different story... and definitely the price of the parts or their supposed 'performance' is really a bad indicator since besides overall quality we all have different tastes. In my case I absolutely hate modern, silent, perfectly pitched, piano-toned basses... which is why for example I crave mostly single coils, cut-only tone controls, etc. But lots of bass players have very different ideas from mine.
Now if you didn't like the sound that would be a different story... and definitely the price of the parts or their supposed 'performance' is really a bad indicator since besides overall quality we all have different tastes. In my case I absolutely hate modern, silent, perfectly pitched, piano-toned basses... which is why for example I crave mostly single coils, cut-only tone controls, etc. But lots of bass players have very different ideas from mine.
Ronbeast you have the right idea.
15 years old and building basses. Learn your basses inside and out. The information you will pick up will be priceless later in your career. Knowing how to tweak your bass to your liking is extremely important. You'll make mistakes,, but you'll learn.
Why trust someone you dont even know to set up your bass? Not me.
I know lots of top end "boutique" bass players that cant even adjust a truss rod.
15 years old and building basses. Learn your basses inside and out. The information you will pick up will be priceless later in your career. Knowing how to tweak your bass to your liking is extremely important. You'll make mistakes,, but you'll learn.
Why trust someone you dont even know to set up your bass? Not me.
I know lots of top end "boutique" bass players that cant even adjust a truss rod.
it's like how food you've cooked yourself always tastes good even as your family gags and keels over one by one.
I play my Zon Custom thru a 20W Peavy combo at home. Sounds quite good, and certainly loud enough for practice. So it's not that bad...
Hrmmm. Mean. But really though, get someone else to look at it, then you'll know if it really is a nice bass.
I have "built" a couple basses and they have been fantastic. I made a P-bass that was better than any production P I've played. Also done a couple jazz basses and defretted a neck myself which I ended up selling.
I don't have much desire to do it any more - no time or resources at this point - but I had fun when I did and as with many basses, I wish I still had a couple of them.
I don't have much desire to do it any more - no time or resources at this point - but I had fun when I did and as with many basses, I wish I still had a couple of them.
Nobody is being pissy about it as far a I see.Nobody is going to tell you that you have to own a high dollar bass to be happy. However,your statement "To most of you something isn't worth a crap unless it costs more than a decent used car."'is just flat out wrong.Sounds to me like you can't afford anything more than a parts bass,and have to put everbody down that owns a few nice custom instruments. Get over yourself.
