King Tut Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Has anybody had a chance to A/B the Fender designed pickups on the 2013 range of VM basses as compared to the Duncan Designed pups on the earlier models? I bought a 70's VM yesterday - the maple bodied model. Incredible amount of bass for the dosh. I've set it up with a low action. The body wood is nicely matched down the middle rather than one third / two thirds as often seen - well pleased! Pics . . . [url="http://s1326.photobucket.com/user/Curvylovedog/media/P1020008_zps6de435af.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1326.photobucket.com/user/Curvylovedog/media/P1020009_zps2994d036.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1326.photobucket.com/user/Curvylovedog/media/P1020006_zps781d458c.jpg.html"][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Can't help with the pup comparison but nice bass. I had one for a while, did plenty of gigs with it. The Seymours were good enough to gig with but it really sang when I put in a set of Wizard 64's. My daughter put Wizard 84's in her one. Both jobs were a worthwhile upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 I've got Wizard 84's in a different Jazz Bass - very rawk sounding!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 It looks like the headstock is gloss finished? If so, is the neck board gloss as well? The old one I had was matt finished. Nice looking bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 [quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1380106423' post='2220795'] It looks like the headstock is gloss finished? If so, is the neck board gloss as well? The old one I had was matt finished. Nice looking bass. [/quote] Yeah gloss finish neck, board and headstock. This is another change. Got a set of proper Jazz knobs on order, otherwise I'll probably keep it stock, at least until I've gigged it a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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