Linus27 Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 I have an old ESP 400 Series Jazz bass. I bought it new in 1989. It is modelled after a 1962 Fender Jazz and looks exactly the same as a Fender. Even the headstock is an exact copy. I changed the pickups in it from the stock ESP ones to Bartolini's way back around 1990. It is the best sounding bass I have ever heard. It blows away my Musicman Stingray, my Fender MIA 75 re-issue jazz, my old Lakland Darryl Jones, my old Lakland Duck Dunn and all the other basses I have owned. Others who have heard it say its my best sounding bass. The only other bass that has matched it in sounding so good was my old 1977 MIA Fender Precision. So my question is, is the amazing tone down to the construction of the bass and the wood or all down to the Bartolini Jazz pickups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duarte Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 I doubt it's down to the pickups...most Barts I've played sounded like crap. Or my definition of crap could be your definition of AWESOME. Does it have a preamp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 [quote name='Duarte' post='675230' date='Dec 5 2009, 08:10 PM']I doubt it's down to the pickups...most Barts I've played sounded like crap. Or my definition of crap could be your definition of AWESOME. Does it have a preamp?[/quote] Nope 100% passive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokl Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 It might just be that because you know the instrument so well you can easily get good tones out of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 [quote name='Mokl' post='675246' date='Dec 5 2009, 08:41 PM']It might just be that because you know the instrument so well you can easily get good tones out of it?[/quote] Maybe but I always run everything flat. Don't do anything to my amp and the bass has both volume dials on full and tone dial either on full treble or half way. I do this with all my basses. Everything run flat. I like it simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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