Lozz196 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 The 77 gets it. Ash/maple combination just gets that aggressive growl that`s so pleasing - to me and looks like a few others above as well. Love my 78 for that reason, growl-mungus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarbank Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 we decide to choose bass by its color.. well.. brown 77 =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMX Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Both the US jazz and precision came out on top, for me. Sounded much sharper than the mexican equivalents. Do want that '77. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 77p sounds much better than the others. Not surprised at the similarity in sound between the US and Mex P - I find US standard Js and Ps pretty uninspiring after going through a few. It's a shame really... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacey Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 The 77-79 P had a clean tone, but then weighed 44 Tonnes . Exaggerated that a bit, but the pick ups had less bass and more upper mid and the choice of woods added sustain. Notice how the Mex sounds like a £99 junk store bass.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 [quote name='spacey' timestamp='1412872860' post='2572892'] Notice how the Mex sounds like a £99 junk store bass.. [/quote] To me that would say that the US Fender is only a sweeter pickup away from a £99 junk store bass. The mexican one was boomier and less defined but you could fix that with a £100 set of pickups. Which would make a £99 junk store bass a veritable bargain compared to a US P. By the way, I'm listening to these in HD through a Focusrite Forte interface and studio headphones so it's the best quality listening I can muster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) Is the "£99 junk store bass" sound you're identifying due to the ceramic pickup in the MIM? I know some people like them, but they are one thing the the MIM has in common with your typical cheap copy. There are some great sounding ceramic pickups on the market, but they're probably not the ones designed by bunging steel poles and a ceramic magnet onto an existing design to save on the cost of alnico... Edited October 9, 2014 by Beer of the Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacey Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1412885517' post='2573066'] Is the "£99 junk store bass" sound you're identifying due to the ceramic pickup in the MIM? I know some people like them, but they are one thing the the MIM has in common with your typical cheap copy. There are some great sounding ceramic pickups on the market, but they're probably not the ones designed by bunging steel poles and a ceramic magnet onto an existing design to save on the cost of alnico... [/quote] Amazed how bad it sounded, a £550 bass should not sound like this, neither should you have to start buying pick ups that "work" in a bass badged a Fender. Think this needs some more investigation, a quality issue here. Must admit the last Mex I triedin PMT was very dull and lifeless, the Squire classic put it straight down on sound and quality of finish for half the money. The Mat freeman Squire they had in whooped the £1200 USA in my opinion, no contests, finish was precise, neck pocket was tight, the USA had room for a pick in the neck pocket ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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