joel406 Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago Let me explain. I have... well...9 basses. The current stable started with a Jazz and exploded from there. Out of all of these instruments only one. Has never been modified. Other than strings. All my instruments have had pickup changes. Except one. This thing was born with perfect tone. With my favorite strings installed it plays like a dream and the tone is amazing. Behold my magic bass! Does anyone else have a magic bass? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago (edited) Many of my 10 basses are stock and sound great: Epiphone Jack Casady G&L L-1000 G&L Tribute LB-100 Yamaha BB1200 Reverend Triad Sire D5 Sire Z7 Does that make them all magic? Edited 19 hours ago by neepheid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel406 Posted 18 hours ago Author Share Posted 18 hours ago 39 minutes ago, neepheid said: Many of my 10 basses are stock and sound great: Epiphone Jack Casady G&L L-1000 G&L Tribute LB-100 Yamaha BB1200 Reverend Triad Sire D5 Sire Z7 Does that make them all magic? Perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obrienp Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago So far, I’ve not messed with my Nordstrand Acinonyx; Guild NS Starfire 1 (although the writing is on the wall for the tone circuit); Sire U5 Fretless Short Scale. Are any of them magic? Well not really but they are good enough to be left alone, despite my local luthier saying the pickups on the Acinonyx are really badly made; I respect his opinion because I have one of his custom basses with his own pickups and they are brilliant. The Acinonyx pickups sound good but the thread for the adjustment screws is cut into the metal baseplate, which is made of cheese (according to said luthier). He has had to repair several after little use and it’s difficult to do without completely rebuilding them: so much for US manufacturing (the pickups not the guitar which is built in China). Also the wheel truss rod adjustment at the neck heel was completely maxed out on mine. Turns out the retaining screw can be loosened to allow more adjustment but you have to remove the scratchplate complete with electronics to do this. Close to magic IMO, is my Maruszczyk Elwood Active medium scale but I did replace the stock bridge. I bought it used, so if I had done the specification, I wouldn’t have chosen the stock bridge. Apart from that, the standard pickups are really good, ditto the active circuit (although I use it in passive mode most of the time). If I had the cash, I would probably spec up a medium scale Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago All my basses are magic. And lots of the basses I do not own but pick up to play are magic. I am a bass tart and will go with any bass. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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