Mr Rabble

I can check my Fender Bass Book this evening, stay tuned

IMHO you're getting too paranoid. Have you ever tried a Jazz Bass? Every decent, plain simple, traditional Jazz Bass can either cuts through the mix or sit within, and can be full and deep but also growly and defined.

[quote name='HMX' post='1035748' date='Nov 25 2010, 12:09 AM']and I don't like favouring the neck pickup.[/quote] Do it. You just need to cut a bit back the bridge pickup, from 100% to 95% output or even less cut. Of course a powerful tube amp would be great

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1032880' date='Nov 22 2010, 05:57 PM']Your could hear your bass, and it wasn't just the dull, farty P sound.[/quote] One can prefer either a P or a J, but as a matter of fact the P-sound isn't dull by itself.

[quote name='Bassman Sam' post='1025786' date='Nov 16 2010, 01:54 PM']I was wondering if a refinish would be worth it?[/quote] No, if you want to sell it anyway

I wouldn't do it. Moreover I'm afraid that a neck joint pickup + actual neck pickup would sound horribly together

What was the original finish? Is the pickguard made ot plastic or metal?

[quote name='keeponehandloose' post='1011306' date='Nov 3 2010, 09:22 PM']A single 15 pushes more air than 2x10s ,as it has more surface area,so 2x10 + 1x15 should seem louder[/quote] 2x10" have more surface area than a single 15"

rehearsal room rig: circa 1973 Ampeg SVT + Bergantino NV610 home rig: old GK 800RB + old (200 watts) Ampeg 410HE mountain's home rig: 1992 SWR Baby Blue

[quote name='paul h' post='1017648' date='Nov 9 2010, 04:11 PM']This is complete guesswork but a lot of Japanese instruments come with ceramic pickups and US ones with Alnico.[/quote] I didn't know, but I'm more than confident that this doesn't apply to Japanese vintage reissues too

Warwick basses, had been a very important part in my life as a bass player. I'm actually Warwick-less, and I don't have (yet?) the plan to go back. I still think however that the 1989 Thumb NT I used to have is the best bass I ever had/played

I think is just an important aesthetic factor

Alder 99% Fender used almost exclusively Alder during the sixties

Stack knobs = 62RI (MIA only) Block inlays = 75RI model (both MIJ-CIJ and MIA)

I simply compensate with the volume control on my amp