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Might be a daft question but here goes.
I recently bought a MIM jazz to replace an old P-copy and the jazz is not as loud the P.
Any ideas why this would be and if there's anything I could do to get more volume from the jazz?
(I have the pickups as close to the strings as I can).
Thanks all.

Anything by Willie Dixon. Well known and you'd find any number of versions to listen to.
I ain't superstitious.
Little red rooster.
Spoonful.
Back door man.
The list goes on, covers by a lot of well known sixties bands.

Recently got a jazz after having a p-copy for years. Really like the slimmer neck, still find myself twiddling with the knobs looking for the best sound though. All down to what feels right to your hands and your ears. In an ideal world I'd go for a jazz neck and a p body.

I bought roto's for my first change of strings in years. Was looking for a 70's sound so thought I'd buy strings that have been around since then. Do seem to be hard on the frets and I don't have much fret left in places. Anyone recommend a 70's sounding string that's kinder to the frets?

You could try VERY careful use of cellulose thinners (if you can get it these days). It's a strong solvent that might lift the black paint before it eats the old finish. Nasty stuff but used carefully might be better than sanding.

Thanks for the replies. Would love a custom scratchplate but might be dressing mutton as lamb in my case. Will take a punt on the ebay guy. Thanks guys.

I'm looking to get a new scratchplate for a fender style bass, the fender ones seem to be about £40, but there are unbranded ones on ebay for more like £12. Are the fender ones really £28 better? Don't want to buy something that looks like crap, but then again £40 is a lot of money for a bit of plastic. Anyone got any advice? Thanks.

I've found that with rehearsals it's not beers that's the problem. It's focus, or the lack of it that makes the difference. With the band I played in last year we almost always had a few drinks during rehearsal, but if we had no gigs booked then more often than not there was a lot of chat and not much practice, if we had a gig at the weekend we practiced like nobody's business. There's no harm in a social rehearsal now and again, but you want to feel you're getting somewhere.

Very pricey "buy it now" for a standard mex then!

Was looking at this;
[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-Mexico-90s-Ri-62-/180855151962?pt=Bassi&hash=item2a1bce9d5a#ht_1649wt_1175"]http://www.ebay.co.u...#ht_1649wt_1175[/url]
If it's a reissue shouldn't it have the period decal on the front and the s/n on the back?
I'm no expert so I might be just plain wrong.
See what you think yourselves!
Been trying to buy a bass for a while, and at this stage I just don't trust anything I see on ebay anymore.

If you get a good join and insulate them from each other it should work fine.

Thanks for the reply, didn't realize anyone used them at all. I'm more used to auto electrics, where you can solder, use connectors or even just twist them together. I thought there might be a solid reason not to use connectors, I find them very handy to use, and of course really easy to disconnect.
Cheers.

Hi, just have what is probably a really stupid question, but still want to ask it.
Why is the wiring in guitars always soldered, is there a reason not to use spade connectors?
Just seems that it would make changing pups an pots much easier.
Anyone know?
Thanks all.

PM'd

I'd say sell it and buy one you do like the sound of. You could easily shell out for more mods and still not like the way it sounds, where if you can try a new one out you'll know what you're getting before you spend anything. Lots of debates on here about what really makes a difference to the sound, strings, pick-ups, bridges, tone woods, paint finishes and so on. I'd say if you don't like it, you don't like it, so change it.

Let me know if it isn't sold and I'll PM you. Thanks.

Would you be willing to ship to ireland?

Saw this on Thomann a couple of weeks ago before it was available. Really like the look of it.
If anyone buys one will you let us know what it's like.
Looks too good to be true.

My first bass, bought for me at the age of 13, was a secondhand franconia jazz copy, sunburst. Soon joined by a 25w lead amp that somehow didn't tear it's self apart. Total cost, less than a hundred quid. Hours of fun, jamming, letting rip when no-one else was home. Was a really crap set-up though. No wonder I gave up for years.
Anyone even heard of franconia?

Thanks for all the replies, I'm in the arse end of nowhere so unfortunately whatever i buy i wont be able to try before hand.
Just want to get something better than what i have really. I'd lean towards japanese, never known them to build anything badly.
Got to decide on whether to go for a p or a j as well.
Must be great to be able to go into a shop that has more than two basses in it!

Just to throw in my inexperienced ha'penny's worth. I'm trying to decide between a p and a j for my next bass so I've been listening to some of my favorite bassist recordings. First, john paul jones on lemon song, he's playing a jazz and it sounds like what you'd expect from a jazz. Then billy cox on band of gypsies, low booming muddy sound, but he's also playing a jazz (as far as I can see).
Lastly larry taylor on tracks like time was, sounds like a jazz put he mostly played a precision.
Seems to me the sound you get to hear is a combination of the bass, the amp, the recording set up and possibly the most important is actually the technique and style of the player.
Go on, shoot me down in flames.......I'm already bailing out!

Hi, I bought a gear4music acoustic (4 string), was ok but it buzzed on more frets than a bubble bee in a guitar shop. I made a new bridge to bring the action up and it was fine. Then one of the machine-heads broke (which they replaced with no questions asked).
All in all I got what I payed for, a cheap guitar to take to the pub.

Thanks for the reply, I'm playing a mid-eighties Hohner p-copy. Not a bad guitar but in need of work and worth half nothing!
I'd be looking at a second-hand mid range fender as a replacement, too many mixed reviews of the mexican ones for my liking.
Thanks for the suggestion.
I know it's daft but I couldn't get past having squier on the headstock.

Hi all.
I'm looking to upgrade my bass and I'm trying to get one of the cheaper fenders.
There two I'm considering at the moment, an eighties japanese model and a newish highway one.
Anyone got any thoughts on which might be a better buy, or which of the other lower end fenders might be worth looking at.
I'd be playing quite old school music so just looking for solid passive sound from a well playing guitar.
Thanks for any ideas you might have.

Thanks, will have a look. How do you think a mex Fender would compare to my Hohner? Have read such mixed reviews and not had a chance to play one.