ped Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, gjones said: My opinion has changed over the 4 years since I wrote that post. Now I think a preamp pedal would be a better option, because then you could get your musicman to sound like a Jazz Bass 😂 in between your original post and that last one you were probably bang on, maybe around 2018 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegummy Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 On 01/07/2020 at 16:02, ped said: No amount of EQ will make a Jazz sound like a Stingray. There's no substitute for changing the location of the pickup. Personally I like basses with active pre-amps if the bass sounds perfect with everything flat, leaving me with options to adjust if required. I wouldn't want to rely on a preamp for the bass to sound it's best. When I bought my first bass I fell for the "if you do such and such it will make it sound like a different bass" that I read people saying on forums. It was only after getting several types and a lot of experience playing and hearing them that I found out the truth that one bass isn't going to sound like another type no matter what you do to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 (edited) Have a bass with switchable Active/Passive modes and use a pedal if required. My ACG is fitted with a John East pre-amp with this option and I use a Dave Hall VT1 just to 'warm' the sound if required. Generally meets all the requirements I need especially a battery fail. Edited July 3, 2020 by naxos10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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