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I've tried the carole Kaye method of taping on felt but never was able to get it right, not sure what I was doing wrong.

On my PRS SE guitar, I actually really like the pickups. I went back and forth between the stock and a Seymour Duncan and really liked both but ended up preferring the stock ever so slightly. They were different types of pickup (hot ceramic vs vintage alnico) so it wasn't apples for apples but I think it still looks good for the stock pickup. The electronics went bad quickly so I agree there. Stock tuners were replaced right away so can't comment there. Out of interest, what pickup size is that on the Kingfisher; MM, soapbar, other?

Always wanted to try one because they look so great and my PRS SE guitar is very good. Surprised how little I've heard about them. Hopefully if you get one you can post a video or some pics and some opinions.

Such a nice looking bass, congrats

I've heard quite a wee bit over the years from engineers that often bassists are requested to use a P in the studio, even if they use something else live, because it fits so well and the engineers know how to use it. Has that been anyone's experience?

That's always the tripping point when trying to find how to get a sound on a record. There could be all sorts of fairly extreme processing done in the mixing. Not so much with bass, but with guitar the track is often double tracked very tightly which changes the sound so much. The bass part may well be doubled with a synth for example.

Can't say about the jazz bass but I'm about to buy a new 22 fret guitar because the differently spaced neck pickup in my 24 fret guitar sounds a lot different so I'd believe the different placement of the j bridge pups could well be quite different.

I do the same but back off the neck slightly. Either way, the tiniest backing off of either really changes the sound quite a bit; the term "opens up" seems to fit with how it sounds.

I searched Google news to see if there were any stories about Gibson being in trouble and found a story that they're suing Funko (collectible figures) because a the Slash and James Hetfield models are holding Gibson guitars! I really hate that, almost makes me consider my upcoming purchase of a Gibson.

Just seeing that I said that tort only works with rosewood fretboards. Since posting that I took a risk and installed one on my Strat with maple fretboard and it is one of the nicest looking instruments I've seen.

Are they better?

Man that is one amazing looking bass. Doesn't seem to be any information on the pickups though. Any indication of price?

Nice one, love those early precisions. Merry Christmas! P.s. Hilarious username lol

When I watched some of it before, it seemed like he was trying to convince people that it's more ethical to pay a lot of money to someone to build a bass than buy one from a company who may not pay their workers as much. Apart from not agreeing with his political opinion, it made it sound like he was almost admitting the Asian factory instruments are actually on par with his, hence having to introduce this other incentive to buy his. Couldn't watch it all though, it was too long and I wasn't liking what he had said so far. It's a shame it wasn't a textual article that I could read a lot faster.

What else does he talk about if he doesn't actually talk about the basses themselves?

Don't think I'd buy into the idea that the higher paid workers would be more motivated to be better. The factory in Korea that made my J has a very good reputation for consistently putting out very well made instruments whereas the Gibson USA factory will pay higher wages but not necessarily have that same reputation. Just to clarify, I'm not trying to decide between a Mexican and American Fender; I already have a Schecter J bass and would like to know specific things that would be different if I bought a more expensive bass to see if it's ever worth doing it. Not that that nullifies your advice, just clarifying

Sub-optimally placed tuning pegs? *hides*

Never heard that name, I should check him out

Listening to Xmas songs while doing my wrapping and the bass on this Jackson 5 one is great, anyone know who played on it? Carol Kaye?

I've actually watched some of that before and really didn't like it. Does he get into physical differences or is it all politics?

Nice one, cheers for helping me out with my queries about various instruments!

Thanks a lot for the info. If you don't mind me asking, what do you mean by the stability of the bridge?

The only thing I said to discount is pickups and electronics. It's just that vague terms don't give me any information whereas specific things like the ones mentioned so far in the thread do.

That last sentence is interesting. I've always thought it quite hard for a lot of people to really know what exactly they're getting for extra money. I personally have bought expensive things based on the idea that I'm unsure if the cheaper Model X could be upgraded and finished up to be as good as Model X Plus, but I know that buying Model X Plus will definitely get me that level. (Hope that makes sense)

Thanks very much, great info. The weight thing makes sense as the body of the Schecter J I have feels significantly heavier than a Fender P I have that cost more than double. P.S. Are you the same funkfingers from "the fret board" forum or just the same name?