Does it qualify as NBD?

[Homatron]

Does it count as NBD if a single change to a bass you've had for 25 years transforms the sound and makes you fall in love with it again?!

 

I just swapped the pickups in my MIM fretless Jazz bass from stock to CS60s, and... Holy moly!

 

 

Picture doesn't do justice to the colour. It's a lot "creamier" than the off-white it looks here.

[Baloney Balderdash]

NPD (New Pickup(s) Day) maybe?

 

Anyway, congratulations.

 

I've personally made a NOBD (New Old Bass Day) thread before, with a rediscovered bass I'd already owned for years.

 

Edited June 6, 2024 by Baloney Balderdash

[Lozz196]

Those CS60 pickups, be they Jazz or Precision are great, really transform a bass.

[Homatron]

7 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

NPD (New Pickup(s) Day) maybe?

 

Anyway, congratulations.

 

I've personally made a NOBD (New Old Bass Day) thread before, with a rediscovered bass I'd already owned for years.

 

Thanks! Its good to appreciate the old ones, even if they need some sprucing up from time to time.

 

NPUD has a certain ring to it.

[Homatron]

@Lozz196 I wasn't quite sure what to expect as I haven't played another bass with CS60s.

 

I'd agree that they have transformed the bass into something much more than it was before!

[OliverBlackman]

I changed the standard US pickups in my P bass to Lindy Fralins and it significantly improved the sound. Once you make the change you think why didn’t I do it sooner!

[miles'tone]

11 hours ago, Homatron said:

Thanks! Its good to appreciate the old ones, even if they need some sprucing up from time to time.

 

NPUD has a certain ring to it.

"The boy's of the NPUD choir were singing happy day, and the bells were ringing out...for New Bass Day"

[miles'tone]

1 hour ago, miles'tone said:

"The boy's of the NPUD choir were singing happy day, and the bells were ringing out...for New Bass Day"

The dad jokes roll even worse before morning coffee! Wow...apologies! 😳

[Homatron]

Haha... it was well received by this particular dad whilst preparing his morning coffee!

[Homatron]

I was going to ask how many sleeps but I thought better of it.

[Homatron]

20 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Those CS60 pickups, be they Jazz or Precision are great, really transform a bass.

That's the trouble... its got me looking at my Precision too. Though I'm generally happy with the tone I get from it I wonder what it could sound like 🧐