mcnach Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I bought this '94 Korean Squier Jazz here a while ago because I wanted a cheap Jazz and I wanted it red. The first one that came along was purchased. The electronics were not working and needed some general attention, but nothing terrible. I have two other fretted Jazz basses. What was my first real bass (a Vintage clone I sold and managed to buy back) and a CIJ75 RI Fender. This one did not have the sentimental value or the quality... but it was red , and the neck was delicious... so I kept it and gigged it a few times, trying flats, tapewounds... also trying different pickups (the original ones went, they were not very nice). I have used it with Seymour Duncan SJB-2 pickups for a while, but they were a bit too dark for my taste. I wanted something a bit more brighter and "traditional" and the DiMarzio Area J looked interesting, being humbuckers too (ok, so not that traditional after all ). And a J-Retro preamp appeared for sale, with Jazz-like concentric knobs. I bought that one too. Finally, last night, the deed was done. I replaced the pickups and fitted the preamp. I also have been using this bass without pickguard but I had this mint green in my collection, so I put it on. It sounds great! I have a gig tonight, and this red beauty is coming with me, giving the Stingray a rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh2 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Cor! What a beaut! The J-Retro looks great with the Jazz knobs... must fit them to mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 That looks lush. How did sound live? I bet it was great given the mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Frankly, having had one fitted to my Jazz in the past, there's not much a Jazz with a J-Retro can't do. It can sound like a P or a Stingray if that's what you want. Or even a bog standard Jazz..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted September 22, 2013 Author Share Posted September 22, 2013 [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1379800536' post='2216985'] Frankly, having had one fitted to my Jazz in the past, there's not much a Jazz with a J-Retro can't do. It can sound like a P or a Stingray if that's what you want. Or even a bog standard Jazz..... [/quote] A Stingray is something a Jazz cannot even begin to approximate, J-Retro or no J-Retro. Not that it needs to!!! Played it live last night. It sounded great. I really like these preamps... but I have to accept I'm a Stingray man at heart: whatever I play, I try to make it sound close to one. I love the Jazz and even P basses... but when it comes to playing live, I just feel a lot more at home with a Stingray. I guess it's mostly because of familiarity. When I use a Jazz, I tend to use the bridge pickup alone the most. I think one of the reasons I like a J-Retro in a Jazz is that it allows me to fatten it a little bit, as it can sound a bit thinner than I'd like by itself, on a passive Jazz. But the main reason I like the J-Retro is that semiparametric mid-sweep control. The ability to tweak the mids just right from the bass is so useful. Another gig tonight... hmmm... Red Jazz or Stingray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.