djmac75

A man that thinks like me! ;-) Yeah i stuck the flats back on her today and will install the custom shop pickups... Then i will keep her for some old skool funk vibes and the like. My P bass is the work horse for everything else and when i very occasionally do theatre gigs these days pull out the 5 string MM sire. I must admit that my 1880 german flatback gets most of my attention.

Nice one guys! Great replies and its true!! The P-bass is the one for underpinning and beefing out the bottom end of the band... Still i've heard some jazz basses that have great warmth and definition...and have just ordered the custom shop pickups to replace the MIM standard alnico stock pickups in the Road Worn jazz bass. THey sound ok i guess and have that jaco burp... which is a useful sound in some situations... soloing etc and advanced tonal shaping! Lets see if it brings any warmth to it and/or higher output. Great to be a part of this community. Big respect all. :-)

Hey guys... New to the forum. Been playing bass along time and recently picked up a Road Worn jazz bass when on tour in Hong Kong. Got a great deal on it at £500. SO here's the deal! I have been playing in a rock band with my trust 2012 American Fender P bass and after playing the Road Worn in the same band? It just doesn't have the depth of the P. Now i know that the P bass is a heavier monster in terms of build and that single coil delivers a mightier punch generally... But the difference in output from the pickups is massive. Gain input the mark bass rig need to be at about 12 o clock before it starts clipping with the Road worn where as its at 3 o clock for the AM standard P bass. So here's my question? Anybody changed out the pickups on the RW to increase the output signal and give it more beef? Its a nice feeling instrument and it has a decent 60's mid bite to the sound but just not the depth of tone? IS this a general vibe with the Jazz bass in comparison to the P bass? Ok answers on a postcard... djmac :-)