[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1446454084' post='2899394']
I have a RW Jazz in sunburst, and I keep telling everyone that it's my favourite bass ever
It's just so well balanced, so comfortable to play and the neck profile is the most comfortable I've ever played
I also love the sound - but I did change the pickups, purely because someone local was selling a pair of DiMarzio Jazz pickups
and I fancied experimenting. Originally, the bass sounded great, but maybe a tad quiet, in comparison to another jazz I had
The DiMarzio's certainly gave me a bigger output, which has more "punch" than the original pickups. Sometimes, I think the bass now sounds more like a PJ. And maybe it has lost just a bit of the softer Jazz tone. I may swap them back again - just for comparison.
The original pickups certainly sound like vintage Fender to me
Great bass, and another convert
I must say, I've owned 2 US Fenders, and my RW knocked spots off them both (I've since sold both US basses, but I'm never parting with the RW, unless I get a Bass Centre Norman Watt-Roy Jazz, and maybe not even then!)
EDIT: As Rumple points out - the reverse tuners are sometimes an annoyance, but the bass seems to hold tune really well
So I think I'll leave mine alone
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Thanks a lot mate! Well, if one day you do a sound sample with both pickups I would be delighted to listen to it...
[quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1446452016' post='2899377']
I replaced the pickguard on mine for a mint one.
The only thing I'd do to change the bass if money were no object is replace the reverse tuners, not a major problem they are just a bit annoying.
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The tuners are the one thing I would never change!
[quote name='dave74200' timestamp='1446449978' post='2899369']
I know someone who had a RW Precision and upgraded to Seymour Duncan SPB-1 saying it was an improvement.
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Actually I'm considering a gold one to change sometimes