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[quote name='thumperbob 2002' post='712609' date='Jan 14 2010, 02:39 PM']Rang Mark at Bassdirect yesterday- was thinking about ordering an East Pre-Amp for my Fender MIA Jazz 5 Deluxe. The bass sounds great as it is but I would like it to sound fabulous- I am never satisfied I know! He advised me to purchase a set of Nordstrands - the split coil ones - as he said the standard Fender items could be improved upon and this will give more tone than a new pre-amp- The fender is Active anyway. They were delivered and fitted today. I am frankly amazed at the difference- more clarity, midrange, bass- fantastic tone when the bass is EQ`d flat. They were expensive at £210 but really worth it. Can`t see my self buying the East pre-amp now unless someone on here has some further advice!! Cheers Bob[/quote] Hey Bob...did the same with my CS Jazz, was also very impressed...way way better than stock Fender pups...I put in the NJ4 se's...I also got the Redeemer curcuit from Mark and that was even better....

well the pickups are passive, there is no preamp, so the biggest factor is the wood?...a good passive pickup should only amplify the sound of what the bass is made of...so the process is different to an active setup

QUOTE>>>You can of course engineer out some inconsistancies with using very good hardware and electronics, but to say that the signal chain doesn't make as much difference as the wood or vice versa, is I'm afraid frought with self conflict. What about say, a passive Jazz?

[quote name='wavey_davey' post='711722' date='Jan 13 2010, 06:42 PM']Marketing can be an evil thing......[/quote] He He

Somebody mentioned Wal...What was there slogan? "The Sound of Wood"..., im not sure how much there electronics color the sound...i hate the thought of getting your bass sound just from the electronics....Bass sounds are suppose to be an organic thing... I would agree it is the sum of the parts,and im a big fan of preamp's etc but the starting point is the Wood...surely its the biggest factor, the whole instrument is made of it? iv had a bad day...

[quote name='henry norton' post='709728' date='Jan 12 2010, 09:24 AM']+1 on all that but I would add, if you're having a bass designed and made by a good luthier I would choose the woods I liked the look and feel of rather than trying to 'tune' the sound by wood choice. 'Tune' the sound by pickup, string and electronics choices as they are far more consistent than wood will ever be. Some luthiers go to extraordinary lengths to pack in loads of different woods in order to get a certain sound yet others (Mike Pedulla on his classic basses for instance), will just use one type of the best wood in the best way they can. There's no right answer but a well made bass should sound good in maple, ash, bubinga, walnut, ebony, whatever.[/quote] I really dont think you should be getting the tone of your instrument from the pickups or preamp...it is after all why instruments are made of wood!... Luthiers choose these woods wether they be one or two woods, or a multiple wood combo through years of experience in tone shaping...Getting a bass to sound good in any of those mentioned woods is not really the issue..its wether you like that tone... if i was having a bass made i would certainly be asking the Luthier what sort of tone i will be getting from certain wood combos.. and they would prob think it odd your choosing woods on looks alone?...after all you may not like the sound..Weight is also an issue.... Im fairly sure NO Luthier builds a bass from the electronics backwards..there main aim is the sound of the wood pickups and preamp's are for tweaking and amplifying the sound of the wood..IMHO

I have always thought that the natural reverbaration and acoustic qualities come from the bass unplugged...the selection of woods is where the core tone come from....if a pickup is chosen, that does not color the bass in any way, the sound you get is coming from the choice of woods....Different body woods can definately change the tone of an instrument...This is where the tone starts from... its all about the way the wood vibrates...All pickups are doing are amplifying these vibrations....i would say they ae both important to bringing out a good tone.. The sound of Wood.. A passive instrument with ash or alder (lets say) is going to sound better(or different) than a passive bass made of plywood..this is a simplification but you get my point...Pickups and preamps should not and is not really where the core tone is coming from..

[quote name='Floyd Pepper' post='708246' date='Jan 10 2010, 09:58 PM']Yep, I've still got the Gibson. I actually have a Les Paul Double Cutwaway which I bought from the US. Root beer finish and gold hardware. Plus points with this one are the well balanced feel of the bass (It's not a neck diver), smaller body shape and the very boomy tone (especially from the E string). This thing rocks. The other thing is that it is a lovely looking bass (IMHO). For me the only down side is that it does feel limited with tone, hence I very rarely use it for gigs as I always use the Lakland Jazz and the Fender Precision. Then I ask myself as to why I keep it....but it's just too lovely to move on (At the moment). Cheers, J[/quote]Floyd do you have a newer model with the pickup selector, whats the weight like, how much room is in the electronics compartment, enough for a pre amp? ahh ive just noticed its not an LP standardyou have...im guessing its the LP Money?

Just spotted these Gibson LP Standards at Thomann.... 2 with Ceramic humbuckrs and one with Barts (this one doesnt seem to have the pick up switch)... [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/cat_PG_3.html?gf=misc_4_string_basses&oa=prd"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/cat_PG_3.html?gf=...sses&oa=prd[/url] after a little research i found out the one without the switch is the earlier 90's model, with barts and a bart pre..they are also alot heavier..the later ones had a pickup selector and chambered bodies for lightness and passive elctronics...I wonder if the later ones would have enough room for an Aguilar OBP1 and the batt's???

Does any one have any experiences with these two basses..Apart from the price, what are the differences...What can the tone be compared to...Do they still make the Gibson Les Paul? Any thoughts? thanks

Im sure anyone who owns one on here likes it!! :snob:

Very nice Rich...Do you mind if i ask where you got it from, did you import it...if so where from? im pretty sure they have no UK dealer...

I would swap an Ibanez for a Pedulla in a heart beat!!!!!!

Only my opinion but i think the shape is hideous and the color isnt much better...

[quote name='BossHog' post='706400' date='Jan 9 2010, 11:20 AM']Don't think thats a Moon Bass, I think it's a Pensa Suhr. It's certainly not the Moon logo on the headstock and the angle traditionally installed for the neck pickup on a Moon would make it very difficult to install a front pickup cover as seen in the clip. Also the headstock shape smacks of a Pensa Suhr to me, now just made by John Suhr. Nice basses.[/quote]Of course it is...i should have spotted the pointy headstock..dohh

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='706046' date='Jan 8 2010, 09:19 PM']=1 Great player and a great band too.. Didn't enjoy the rest of the footage though, when the band stopped playing.[/quote] im sure..but thats there thing..used to be mine until i removed my blindfold......would love to play for them though...

Yo dont see many of these in Gospel especially a four...sounds fantastic.... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izAJIt1hRuY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izAJIt1hRuY[/url]