OutToPlayJazz

I had the Rotosound jazz bass 77's on my Hofner & it sounded immense. Lovely strings.

I'm always looking at these on vintage sale sites. Really fancied one for a while. Seems a real alternative to a Precision.

Congrats, very very nice

Try adding some treble and bass. Depending on the frequency of the boost on your Schecter, you should be able to get a much nicer sound. I usually run my eq at 75-100 percent. Try boosting both treble and bass all the way and then back each off to your personal taste. The eq on my Status basses is at a very high frequency, so I usually use treble and bass set at full as it gives a very sweet sound The DR strings are much softer in feel and they seem much brighter and punchier.

New strings will definitely help. Yes, I have the BassPod XT Live and it's fine. Try some DR strings on it. They're expensive, but they do give you a much nicer tone. Also, is your Schecter active? Perhaps try adding some treble and bass on the preamp if it is. Sounds very dull and flat to me.

Try the new American Standard LH. I have the RH model and it's the lovliest jazz profile neck I've ever played...

Hi Dave, I've been reading this thread with great interest, as I did with your original P5 thread, too. Are you really going to have the gallery rout out the lovely new bass out for a P pickup at the neck position? P & J combinations are usually great sounding, but have you thought about an inboard/outboard preamp as an alternative to getting this lovely bass butchered? Personally, I'd go with the Sadowsky outboard everytime, but I've also seen excellent results on a jazz with the audere internal pre as well. Rich.

Yes, I use DR fatbeams exclusively on my jazz. They seem to last forever as well. Still very bright and zingy several months later...

The previous comments about production methods are very true indeed. At the end of the day it's not down to the price. I was recently at the Gallery where a 'lowly' Squier Classic Vibe jazz bass blew away all of the Sadowsky basses I tried out. At the end of the day it's down to what fits you, as opposed to the price. As for my relationship with Status-Graphite which has been on-going for the last twenty years, I can absolutely guarantee the quality there, as every bass goes through one man's hands for final assembly and setup. Some things are worth paying for Rich.

[quote name='XB26354' post='595296' date='Sep 11 2009, 01:08 AM']As a long-time player of 5 and 6-string basses I never found a Fender with a decent B until I tried a maple board USA P-5 standard. However it needed a pretty good working over to play right. 1. Dump the Fender strings - I don't know who makes them but they sounded crap on every Fender I've played. 2. Set the pickup right - make sure that the B and E have enough volume to match the naturally loud A and D strings. 3. Once you've chosen your strings, make sure they're not tapered - this bass loves non-tapered strings, and the natural P-bass sound seems to be preserved better. 4. Make sure the strings are properly bent at the tuner, the nut and the bridge. This seems to account for a lot of "duff" strings I have come across. They just need a nice sharp witness point. 5. Don't bother stringing through the body. It makes no difference to my ears and just invites premature string breaks 6. Give the strings room to breathe - if the action is mega low the B and E seem to lose their tone A great bass nonetheless - tuners are very good, balance seems better and the HMV bridge works a treat! Shame you can only get it in Candy Cola and Black (I wanted the sunburst!)[/quote] [b]In reply... Some interesting preferences you have here 1. Yes, quite agreed here. Modern Fenders do sound rather good strung with DR's. Just my preference, though. 2. Quite correct. The split coil pickup should mirror the curvature of the board/string settings. 3. Never noticed this one, personally. 4. Does this really make a difference to the sound? To my mind, you only hear the string from the nut to the bridge, or am I wrong here? 5. Through-body stringing makes a massive difference. Increases sustain and bottom end loads. 6. Action should be just high enough not to cause fret buzz, not high enough to take the skin off your fingers.[/b]

[quote]I earn my living from playing too,and love expensive gear,but let's be honest,you could do the job perfectly well on a simple Fender. Like I say,I love boutique Basses but they are not essential for a professional career.[/quote] Quite true - And I have a humble Fender - Which these days I count as an expensive bass

I suppose I like my expensive gear because it's what helps me earn my living & there's a certain sound and feel I'm looking for. Which usually only comes at a price, unfortunately. There's nothing wrong with cheaper gear, but I need to rely on something that is guaranteed to be of top quality and operate as it should every single time I pick it up to play it. ... And I have impeccable taste, LOL

I'd also keep the five, but if you find it clumsy, perhaps the string spacing is too narrow for you. You mentioned a Status 5 in your original post & that's an interesting thought, as they have 18mm spacing on all the 5-string models apart from custom orders.

Just checked - The 3 control model is active, yes.

The Ibanez sounds like a good deal to me... And you won't go far wrong with the Yamaha, either. Tough one. Personally, I'd go for the Ibanez over the others. Lovely basses for the money & the P&J pickup configuration gives a great array of sounds, too.

Sounds great, mate... But I'd send it back and get a refund. It's all scratched and chipped! Just goes to show they don't make 38 year old basses like they used to!

Sorry to har about your preamp, mate. Is this on the 2000? The active/passive switch on the S2's is the one thing I really miss compared with my old SII basses....

Usually it's graphite and headless all the way for me, but more recently, I'm moving towards a little bit of a change with exotic timbers and multi-laminate set necks...

As said above, the anodized gold looks really good. Go for it.

Best one I saw was last year when a pro pianist I work with in theatres turned up with what he thought was an Empire catalogue store bass that he'd picked up at Crack Converters for £80. It turned out to be a $2500 Fodera Empire NYC! Sadly whenever I go to CC's, there's only ever cheapo new Chinese stuff knocking around. None of these amazing bargains people keep finding ever seem to be there. But then again, it is usually the Grimsby branch I drop into... Rich.

It originally took me a long time to find a 5-stringer that suited me as well. I found my original TRB (back in the early 90's) too slow and cumbersome compared to my Status SII so sold it. A veritable plethora of basses later & I'm now playing 5-stringers a lot of the time, in particular my two Status S2-Classic 5's. A lot of it is due to the type of music I'm playing these days, but also because I actually need the extended bottom end range for a lot of jobs. Next 5-string is a used ACG I've just agreed to buy and that Fender Am.Std Jazz V is calling my name for the end of the year as well...

As I said on statii, this is one hell of a find and a real piece of history! Take care of it Rich.