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Thanks, good advice I guess as I have a couple of keepers already so it will probably end up on the market here.

Hi, I have a Philippe Dubreuille custom jazz bass from the early 2000's and it just isn't my sound. I'm more of a P bass or Stingray guy. What I want is more roundness and thump I have been looking at alternative pickups on line and haven't found a decent comparison to help me choose. Q1. Any suggestions on pickups? Note: If possible I would like to keep it passive but guess that I could go active as there appears to be space. Q2. I know nothing of the existing electronics and couldn't see a name on the pups so will put a picture. Any ideas of what they are? The control system is a passive Vol, Vol tone but the front volume pops up to select both pickups. Q3. I haven't changed a bass like this before...would it be more sensible to trade or sell it and buy another? Here it is

Yes that cracks me up every time, and the slight clumsiness and of the girl dancing was all I could think of when I saw that GAGA vid.

It took me a couple of views to figure out what was wrong with this and it is just that Gaga isn't very good at dancing. It must have cost mega bucks too. It reminds me of the brilliant spoof by Darvid Brent/RG's Lady Gypsy below.

+1 as thats the way that I like to set up a Ray. Cuts though lovely without too much the pic or finger noise, although there is a place for that as well.

Hi all, I'm excited about this one. Here is the Spitify pre-save: https://show.co/37b8q4Z The actual track will be up on Youtube on Sunday night. I'll post the video if I remember. Thanks for the support/looking

Yes always on the look out, when not creating my own. I'm pining to see live music at the moment as I love to go and see what oroiginal music is being made in and around Bristol. If it's recorded I like it I like to have the whole album or CD. Single tracks are just like flags that attract me to go and listen to more.

Hmm maybe try a USA SB2, I had one that I rated as the best I had played. If I remember right it was between an Jazz and P and super smooth, especially with flats. A great bass all round.

A big thumbs up from the band 😁 and good review here too.

Thanks for answering. When I'm excited about a bass normally tap into the expertise in BC with a search or a post to get an idea of what others think and maybe tips on settings, which strings they like on them. This time I got zilch! I may as well be up front that I have tried and failed to get on with several Jazzers. I love G&L's and have had several of the L series and a wonderful SB2. The L's were too liveley and never worked in my band-the rest of the band didn't rate them at all. What have worked best are Stingrays and more recently a passive Dimension bass. I'm naturally drawn to precisions and considered my SB2 my "best bass" but as I have exclusiveley use 5 strings for several years I recently sold it. If only they made an SB5!!! So having sold my Stingray and SB2 I was lookling for an alternative sound to my Dimension Standard 5 for recording and to play live. The MJ5 will do that. The bridge in particular has a similar sound to the SB and the neck pickup gives warmth and low down thump in a very natural way. There is also plenty of aggression in reserve if needed. I guess you are right dub_junkie, lots of competition even within the G&L brand, in addition to the two mentioned there is also the M2500 and the Kiloton 5. I had seen and looked into the L5500 and also the L5000 too. They both look like nice basses. Just pointing out that the MJ5 is very different from the JB-5 and has unique pickups. The tone and sound is exceptional especially for someone like me who plays with a pick. Check out bass whiperer when he starts dialing in the lows and uses the pick. That is my sound that is Thanks for the replies.

I'm very happy with a G&L MJ-5 that I bought this week from the BC adds and it got me thinking. A great bass and one of the most musical that I have owned. It has great balance is etremely light weight (3.52KG). Both pickups sound great solo or when combined, silent electrics, the EQ is great, can dial in decent, P and J tones that I like. Bass wisperer likes MJ's too, here's him talking about the MJ-4. To my ears the tone is exceptional and smooth and powerful so I don't get why do MJ-5's hardly appear in any searches on here? Didn't they sell them in the UK, maybe people don't like em or is it that didn't people buy them? Maybe all three! opinions?

Actual video now added see below. I'm singing in the vid but play the bass on the recording. I hope that you like it.

Here is my latest and there is more in the pipeline. If you like it please subscibe. Enjoy!