Stewart Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 All my Fender P necks and associated parts: WD music body with most recently purchased Japanese neck (bought from member dmz - and a pleasure to deal with). The bridge is from a 1979 Ibanez, pickups DiMarzio [attachment=22426:P3080006.JPG] [attachment=22427:P3080008.JPG] Warmoth alder Jazz body with Japanese neck, Dimarzio pickups, Hipshot bridge [attachment=22428:P3080009.JPG] [attachment=22429:P3080010.JPG] Japanese '59 (?) reissue, alder, US pickups, replacement pickguard and pickup covers, Hipshot bridge and (reverse) tuners - Tru-Bass strings. [attachment=22430:P3080018.JPG] [attachment=22431:P3080019.JPG] Mexican body, 1979 USA neck, Kent Armstrong Hot Vintage pickups, Hipshot vintage bridge and tuners [attachment=22432:P3080021.JPG] [attachment=22433:P3080022.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Nicest looking basses on Basschat. Except for mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fudge Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) cracking. Edited March 20, 2009 by Mr Fudge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 [quote name='Stewart' post='440666' date='Mar 20 2009, 09:47 PM']Warmoth alder Jazz body with Japanese neck, Dimarzio pickups, Hipshot bridge [attachment=22428:P3080009.JPG] [attachment=22429:P3080010.JPG][/quote] that would look excellent with a black pickguard methinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Very nice collection.. How do they sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 Hi [quote name='silverfoxnik' post='440801' date='Mar 21 2009, 01:22 AM']Very nice collection.. How do they sound?[/quote] All strung with Tomastik flats except the '59 (which makes more difference than any other feature) The fretless sounds amazing (though my playing doesn't) - The DiMarzio is very bright and suits it well. Sounds much better than it has a right to, I reckon! The Jazz is typically jazz-sounding, detailed, plenty of growl - completely hum-free - sounds great recorded (especially with a bit of compression) but the E and G are a bit hotter than A and D, and it seems to 'disappear' a bit on stage... The '59 is closest to a standard precision but those Tru-Bass strings make it the real odd-one out tonally It suits Trad blues very well - quite a bit more top-end than you might expect. This one hasn't yet been to Bernie at GB to have it's frets fettled, so it's my least favorite to pick up and play currently - though it gets gigged the most. The US '79-necked is my favorite fretted - the neck just feels great and has amazingly low buzz-free action. The tone is much darker than the others - lots of bottom/lower mids. I'm not sure the bridges contribute anything much tonally, but I hate the standard item and like quick-loading. Hipshot stuff is all nice anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 The Jazz is typically jazz-sounding, detailed, plenty of growl - completely hum-free - sounds great recorded (especially with a bit of compression) but the E and G are a bit hotter than A and D, and it seems to 'disappear' a bit on stage.. I had the same problem with my Jazz, so I put some EMG J pups in. They have radiused blades as oppossed to flat pole pieces and as such, pick up the A and D much better, giving you a much more even output, instead of the classic Fender "fade" of the middle strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmz Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Great stuff Stewart, Glad your happy with the fretless neck - looks to be a fine combination. Just keep on at it. Play along with lots of records - not necessarily with fretless players. Do lots of gigs if you can too - the neck will become familiar in no time at all. All the best Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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