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Just wanted to sing the praises of the John East J-Retro pre-amp I've just installed on by Jazz bass. Sound is great and I now have a massive range of tonal options. It's also a really nicely put together piece of kit and not too difficult to install, following the super-helpful instructions and advice from John.
My jazz is a Limelight custom with a old-school fat neck, like a baseball bat that I just love playing. I was never totally happy with the sound, so I put a pair of DiMarzio Model J pups on a while ago, which was a notable improvement, but still wasn't quite what I was looking for. But the J-Retro has made a huge difference.

Pearl white MIM Fender P-bass body, Jazz neck - Duff McKagan signature model with Fender hard case. I've fitted a Hipshot Drop-D tuner on the E string, otherwise it is as standard..alder body, Seymour Duncan J-pup, etc..,
I still have the original tuner too if you don't want the hipshot Drop-D, I wouldn't be without one though, they are genius!

Plays great with the skinny jazz neck. Good condition, bit of light scuffing on the back (belt buckle area) only visible when you catch it in the light, tried to take photo, but you can't see it on pictures.

I have the Gallien Krueger combo and haven't got close to half volume in any pub gigs so far. Doing a few outdoor beer festivals this Summer myself and can't imagine there will be a problem with the sound. For a small combo it really does have plenty of output. It's really lightweight too, so minimal pain lugging it around for gigs
Martin