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Great looking rig! I'm thinking of upgrading the pickups in my Jazz to the Delano's in your Sandberg, how would you describe them? Cheers, Mario.

A top night in the Brickyard, Carlisle!

Hi, I'm looking to put a set of Pyramid Golds on my Jazz. I can only find sets in guage 40-100, is this the only guage they are made in? I've found some on ebay, £40 delivered, is that a good price or does anyone know of anywhere cheaper? Cheers, Mario.

Stones Music GSL5 leather link strap. Most comfortable strap I've ever used. Leather links act like suspension and look so cool! I have 2 of them they are awesome. Jimmy Page uses them, they must be good!

[quote name='markdavid' post='546907' date='Jul 21 2009, 07:26 PM']I think SD Quarter pounders with a little upper mid boost are as close as ive heard to a Ric sound on a Jazz bass[/quote] Yeah, some one else mentioned SD quarter pounders. Something to think about. Cheers!

Hi Guys, And thanks for all your comments, I take on board what you all say. I understand the differences between the 2 basses, woods, pups, etc. And I know I'll never get a Jazz to sound exactly like a Ric, without installing Ric electrics etc, etc. What I am wanting to do, is get it somewhere in the same ball park. A deep powerful ballsy tone. That's what's drawing me towards the Dark Stars. They are a powerful single coil, with a low, wide winding (pole pieces under the strings), rather than the Jazz pups which are a tall narrow winding(pole pieces either side of the strings). So it would be great to get some feedback on Dark Stars and whether or not they'll get the tone of my Jazz to where I want it. As I said I've never heard Dark Stars in the flesh, only on recordings, and was hoping some one out there might be able to give me an idea of what they sound like in real life. I understand they're not going to sound like a 4003/4001, but how do they compare to them sonically. Do they have that big ballsy sound like a Ric or do they sound more like a P or a Jazz or whatever...... I did toy with the idea of swapping the 64's for 84's and restringing with flats, that might get me somewhat closer to the tone I'm after. But I came across the Dark Stars and they really got me intrigued. I absolutely love playing my Ric and really love the Jazz to play, but would never gig with it as to my ears it just sounds nowhere near as good as the Ric. If I can get the Jazz to sound good, then I've got a choice of 2 great basses to gig with. If it's not pos, then I might have to bite the bullet, sell the Jazz and buy another Ric. I'd rather not go down the pre-amp path, right or wrongly just not a fan of active basses. Cheers Guys, Mario.

Hi There, Hope there's a solution to my problem! I gig with a Ric 4003 and absolutely love the deep piano like ballsy sound. My second bass is a fantastic 70's stlye custom built Jazz. It's amazing to play and looks a million $, but for me it's lacking in the tone dept. It's equipped with a pair of great Wizard 64's and top quality CTS pots but just doesn't have that deep, ballsy bass tone that I love. I don't really want to part with it because it's so great to play and is one of the best looking basses I've seen, so would rather change out the pups or modify it to get the sound I'm after, if it's pos. Heard great things about Dark Star pickups, but only heard clips on the net, never heard one in the flesh so to speak. I know it won't give me the Ric sound, but it's a high output single coil with plenty of depth I'm lead to believe. Will it get me closer to the sound I'm after? I know there would be some routing to do, but that's ok. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Cheers, Mario.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='541499' date='Jul 15 2009, 06:22 PM']You'll get a million different answers, but I had a LOT of joy using La Bella FLs on my J w/ Wizard 84s. Lots of bass and thump, but lots of definition too.[/quote] Cheers, I'm seriously considering swapping out the 64's for some 84's for that darker, bassier tone!

Hi there I'm sure this subject will have been covered before, but here goes. I have a 70's style custom Jazz with a pair of Wizard 64's in it. I'm looking for more of a deeper bassier sound with some thump, and thought a set of flatwounds might be the answer. But which ones do I go for? I play with a pick and fingerstyle depending on the song. Heard Labellas have QC issues and TI's are very low tension, too low for some! What's best suited to a Jazz? All the best, Mario.