JwK94 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Hi there, On the fretted side of my basses I currently use a modded Squier VM Jazz and a Yamaha TRB1006. I'm looking to cut this down to one bass that sort of combines elements of the two as I cant really ever justify taking both to gigs but I always want to use both. So basically, a 5 string, active but with a passive switch, two pickups are a must and all that sort of stuff. Looking at the price range of around £700-£1000 and ideally looking for second hand. Been looking at your typical active 5 string USA Jazz and also Lakland 5 string jazzes, also the higher end ibanez SR basses. Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for basses that fit these parameters that I may have overlooked. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) Cort A5? It's very likely Cort will have put together your Squier VM Jazz. The A5 has a through neck, 2 pickups, 3 band EQ with an EQ defeat switch (but this won't have anything like a passive tone control, it'll just be the unadulterated signal from the pickups). Like this one [url="http://www.promenademusic.co.uk/cort-a5-opn"]http://www.promenade....uk/cort-a5-opn[/url] EDIT: Just seen the G&L Tribute L-2500 that looks like it has all the options you need http://www.glguitars.com/instruments/TributeSeries/basses/L-2500_new/ Edited July 14, 2014 by HowieBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JwK94 Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Cheers, Used to have a Cort A6, really well made bass and played great, I just didnt really get on with any of the electronics though. And certainly been looking at G&L stuff too, although not a massive fan of MM style humbuckers After a bit more shopping around i've come across the ACG Graft J type 5 strings, not active but i'd certainly be willing to forgive for one of those. Wonder if anyone has any experience with these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) Hi The Graft J Type can have an East 2 band active EQ added or an ACG SEQ dual filter pre-amp added but once active they don't have a passive option.. These are both options above the standard passive setup all the details can be found on my website. Alan Edited July 14, 2014 by skelf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JwK94 Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Hi Alan, I've just noticed that whilst drooling over your website for the past half an hour. You may get an email from me soon with a few more enquiries. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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