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  1. That looks like a fantastic bass, would definitely love to have one. Can't find any online but going by the price of the fretted version I think it's sadly out of my price range. I actually just did something that should have been obvious earlier - looked on YouTube for covers of Wherever I Lay My Hat and there are a few on basses with bridge soap bars and even one on a jazz bass and I'm pleasantly surprised with how right they sound. So maybe I don't need to be so specific and just get a fretless that suits me.
  2. Ibanez do have a few nice looking fretless models at good price points. I'm quite interested in that Pino sound though. As @Dazed mentioned, effects are a big part of it and even putting chorus on any fretted bass goes a way to evoking that feel. But it's unlikely I'll ever want to have more than one fretless so will try to find one with at least a close pickup. The MM seems to be in the middle of where the pickups are on HH models. Also being parallel makes me wonder if a normal bridge humbucker would actually be that close.
  3. There can be some crazy price differences for the same product in different countries. Not just with instruments - I've heard of clothing brands that get sold as budget gear you'd wear around the house in one country but premium designer in another with the massive markup to match. A good reminder to never make assumptions about a bass based on the price, the exact same bass can be selling for a lot more/less in another country.
  4. I did think about that but with the price they charge for something as easy as a setup, I wonder if it wouldn't cost a fortune to have a bass defretted.
  5. Oh nice one, can't find any on Google but I'll defo need to keep an eye out. If I ever got a G&L I'd have to sand that wee pointy bit off the headstock though lol.
  6. Big Pino fan and love his iconic 80s fretless tone. Unfortunately it doesn't seem possible to get a fretless stingray for less than a couple grand. Anyone suggest a fretless bass under a grand that could sound close enough to that tone? Or if anyone knows a stingray copy in that price range, even better.
  7. That is a good price! If whoever buys this hasn't played one before I think they'll be in for a pleasant surprised at the quality.
  8. I know, that was what I was saying - it's not like a mixer. I had written an explanation about passive circuits and hearing perception then realised it's like trying to tell Corgan why his white finish doesn't matter. I fear the thread's already been too derailed.
  9. Funny how you assume I've only got one and have only ever played or heard one Jazz bass... Just like Corgan is convinced his white finish sounds different, you're convinced that when you turn a knob you're hearing a difference. The reality is that a passive pickup circuit is nothing like a mixing console. Changing the resistance to one of the pickups isn't like mixing its output in at a different level.
  10. Fancy putting money on if you can tell the difference in a blind test?
  11. lol the idea of someone from The Sex Pistols being concerned with the subtle minutiae of tone. Was worried this might be one of those things where some people swear blind it makes a difference to the sound while others say (admit?) that they can't hear any difference. My situation is that I'm going to convert a Jazz bass to a PJ and if it did make any difference at all I'd get a selector switch with a master volume while if it didn't I would save the money and just use the existing 2x volume knobs. To be honest I doubt I would hear any difference personally; some people talk about blending one of the pickups in at 80% with the other on full and things like that but when I turn one of the pickups down any amount it sounds the same to me as when it's all the way off. But selector switches aren't massively expensive and I'll be using the bass for decades so if there was technically a difference I'd go for it. Was hoping someone might know from a factual electrical point if the output signal would be any different or not.
  12. Does a PJ pickup config with the J's volume turned all the way down sound exactly the same as the same bass with just a P pickup in it? I.e. does the J pickup being in the circuit affect the output of the bass even when its volume knob is all the way down? Thanks
  13. Ah somehow managed to miss this until it was just quoted. Actually had this website bookmarked for years but I didn't know they did what I'm looking for.
  14. Just received the pickguard today - sadly the pickup is nowhere near in the right place, it's way closer to the neck
  15. It better be sized for a Fender! Mine is actually a Schecter but it's the same dimensions as Fender so it's Fender-sized pickguards that fit it. I would be very surprised if they were sized/shaped for anything other than the standard Fender design and didn't specifically mention it.
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