I finally got to play the bass at rehearsal and ... it kills :-) Simply it's the best instrument I've ever had. Clear, sweet, punchy, deep, atc. all the possible tones I could ever want in one package.
I bought set of gotoh tuners from Howard and I got them instantly. Paid friday, received them monday. Wow! Can't recommend him more.
Btw: tuners are great.
The bass sounds really nice with those mods.
And about the headstock? Well, at least not everyone else has the same shape, right? I didn't like it too at first, but then realized it is kinda cool. Smaller = less mass = less weight = more balanced instrument.
I just wanted to show you my new bass. It is Cort "Elrick" RB5 and I absolutely love it... This one has been upgraded by previous owner, now features nordstrand pickups and electronics and nicely matched maple knobs.
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What do you say?
Although I'm not native speaker (and far away from acting like one) I had a really nice time reading this whole thread.
And the seller of this amazing piece of Fender Jazz Base must be either liar or blindfolded and dumb.