Davebassics

Yeah, obviously I am not expecting miracles, The P pickup is always going to be a compromise. The J pickup is also in the 60s position rather than the 70s so its is all going to be a bit of a compromise. The P pickup is in the P sweet spot which is a few cm closer to the bridge than on most Jazz basses. For that reason, a traditional jazz scratchplate won't cover the P pickup route/screw holes. Unless I get a replacement scratchplate made which I guess is an option. General recommendations on the internet are EMG and Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders. EMGs are active which doesn't suit me as I already have a preamp installed. Not sure on the QPs, nothing on Youtube is screaming Marcus Miller to me about them. When I say Marcus Miller, I just mean modern. I'm never going to sound like Marcus! But its a good reference point.

Ive come full circle. Back in my youth I was really into my hifi Marcus Miller tone. I has a jazz bass fitted with DiMarzio Ultra J pickups and a Sadowsky preamp. Unfortunately I long since moved it on. I cant stretch to a new bass so I am looking for pickups to drop into an existing PJ jazz bass. Can anyone recommend a P pickup to pair with a Ultra J bridge pickup or A PJ set that will get me closer to that Marcus Miller sound? The bass has a John East J-Retro fitted. Can't stretch to changing that. I'll be back in 6 months when I want to swap out my hifi pickups for the excellent DiMarzio Area PJ set i currently have in.

Eagerly looking forward to the android app!

Here are the colours in the running from @LukeFRC's fantastic pdf. Many thanks for this Luke, really useful tool. I'm thinking Aged Vintage White is going to take it. Aged Vintage White: Aged Shell Pink: Sonic Blue: Surf Green

Thanks for the heads up. What's the logic behind the darker primer coat?

What a fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing. I'm currently leaning towards vintage white .... that'll change a few times before I order the lacquer.

I didnt mention how colour blind i am in my OP did I? Funny, I've craved a fiesta red jazz for years but now its coming round to it, its not even on my hit list!

Insomnia + Pay Day = time to start a new build! In truth, I haven't built a bass in 8 years (where has the time gone?!) but its been on my mind for a long time to do another and it seems like the opportunity has arisen to get started! As I don't currently own a passive jazz bass, and jazz basses have always been my thing, seems logical to build a Jazz. I figured I had best start a thread for the many questions I will have for the experts. I had thought about being very particular and building as close of a replica to a specific bass as possible but I've decided against that. I am going to have the the 60s in mind but I'm not going to worry about making sure everything is period correct. I haven't decided on "relicing" yet. If I do, it will be very light. I'll definitely be going for nitro lacquer, I'd love a bass that ages gracefully. I have a Neck and a Body on the way, and I have a wiring loom and some other bits and bobs knocking around too. I think the only major purchase left is pickups. More on that to follow. So the first major decision is .... colour! I was thinking vintage white but having just been browsing manchesterguitartech and I'm now torn between 4 options. Happy to hear your opinions! Sonic Blue: Sea Foam Green Shell Pink Vintage White So that's enough to start of with, next update will be when the parts start showing up I guess!