Dad3353 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Now that I look, I find a Fender Japan Thinline. Hmm... Rare, but they do exist... 2012 Fender Japan Thinline Jazz Bass VMH ... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: Now that I look, I find a Fender Japan Thinline. Hmm... Rare, but they do exist... 2012 Fender Japan Thinline Jazz Bass VMH ... So....you are happy now. Take Your bag with clothes and become a pilgrim to travel the world to find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: Now that I look, I find a Fender Japan Thinline. Hmm... Rare, but they do exist... 2012 Fender Japan Thinline Jazz Bass VMH ... I was just about to share one similar to that, I think there was one for sale here once like this 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, nilorius said: So....you are happy now. Take Your bag with clothes and become a pilgrim to travel the world to find one. Nah, I'll stick with my Hofner, which has all the bass sounds I'll ever need, thanks all the same. My globe-trotting days are over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Phillips Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 I'll stick with my circa January 1967 Jazz in well-gigged Olympic? white (inc headstock). It'll probably end up in my estate; that and my Pelham blue EB-3. The four Thunderbird"76"s can go including a red one which belonged to a fellow in East Lancashire who used it in the studio. Roger 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, Roger Phillips said: circa January 1967 Jazz in well-gigged Olympic? white (inc headstock) Sounds nice, any pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) '62 spec'ed neck, set neck rather than the clumsy bolt on, slab rosewood board, Seymour Duncan weather report custom pups, and a contoured body. Is it still a still a jazz? Well the neck and pickups say so, as does the tone, just way more refined than a Fender. Edited January 8, 2023 by Boodang 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 OK, Fender Jazz bass guys. . . . What are the best sounding Fender Jazz bass pickups? I might be looking for a set. Did any particular pickup model make anyone stand up and go, "Wow"? Were they passive or active? I'm currently thinking Fender, but if someone else made a better set of Jazz pickups, let me know, I'm also favouring passive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, chris_b said: OK, Fender Jazz bass guys. . . . What are the best sounding Fender Jazz bass pickups? I might be looking for a set. Did any particular pickup model make anyone stand up and go, "Wow"? Were they passive or active? I'm currently thinking Fender, but if someone else made a better set of Jazz pickups, let me know, I'm also favouring passive. Seymour Duncan weather report set for that Jaco sound, or EMG JV52; Rob Turner designed, passive, alnico 5 neck and alnico 2 bridge, hum cancelling. I had a similar set done by Creamery pickups (alnico 5 & 2 magnets), but single coil, not hum cancelling, and can thoroughly recommend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 A Sandberg TT4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 52 minutes ago, Boodang said: '62 spec'ed neck, set neck rather than the clumsy bolt on, slab rosewood board, Seymour Duncan weather report custom pups, and a contoured body. Is it still a still a jazz? Well the neck and pickups say so, as does the tone, just way more refined than a Fender. "weather report custom pups" - what planet is that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) 48 minutes ago, chris_b said: OK, Fender Jazz bass guys. . . . What are the best sounding Fender Jazz bass pickups? I might be looking for a set. Did any particular pickup model make anyone stand up and go, "Wow"? Were they passive or active? I'm currently thinking Fender, but if someone else made a better set of Jazz pickups, let me know, I'm also favouring passive. I've got a couple of Fender Jazzes. One has got Barts (the original 'darker' sounding version) and the other is a 2015 US Std with the Custom Shop p/ups, the first Fender bass that I've had where I haven't felt the need to change the p/ups. Both are passive. I like both of them. Edited January 8, 2023 by peteb 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 31 minutes ago, Boodang said: OK, Fender Jazz bass guys I find the custom shop 1960 pickups very good and the noiseless ones in my jazz elite are really good, I’m not too sure on the electronics of those though as it’s an active jazz, but it has passive mode, would they work? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 26 minutes ago, nilorius said: "weather report custom pups" - what planet is that ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, Boodang said: You mean - you order those pickups and automaticaly sound like Jaco in heavy weather :)))))) ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 1 hour ago, chris_b said: OK, Fender Jazz bass guys. . . . What are the best sounding Fender Jazz bass pickups? I might be looking for a set. Did any particular pickup model make anyone stand up and go, "Wow"? Were they passive or active? I'm currently thinking Fender, but if someone else made a better set of Jazz pickups, let me know, I'm also favouring passive. I really like the Custom Shop 60s ones that come in my US Standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 8 minutes ago, nilorius said: You mean - you order those pickups and automaticaly sound like Jaco in heavy weather :)))))) ??? Yes!! Put these in my bass and all of a sudden 'Teen Town', not a problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) 45 minutes ago, peteb said: I've got a couple of Fender Jazzes. One has got Barts (the original 'darker' sounding version) and the other is a 2015 US Std with the Custom Shop p/ups, the first Fender bass that I've had where I haven't felt the need to change the p/ups. Both are passive. I like both of them. I should also add that I also have an active Xotic Jazz that has Lindy Fralin pickups, which sound ace and are well worth looking into. Edited January 8, 2023 by peteb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Boodang said: Yes!! Put these in my bass and all of a sudden 'Teen Town', not a problem! Then you need to start a new thread, called - "Guys, you are all wrong. Jaco is alive !!!" :)))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 1 minute ago, nilorius said: Then you need to start a new thread, called - "Guys, you are all wrong. Jaco is alive !!!" :)))) Yes, the magic flows out of the pups. The magnetic field flows into the fingers and imbibes you with that weather report magic direct from Jaco.... it's science in action! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, Boodang said: Yes, the magic flows out of the pups. The magnetic field flows into the fingers and imbibes you with that weather report magic direct from Jaco.... it's science in action! Good luck, we will be waiting !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dclaassen Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Mine has Seymore Duncan bass lines…a bit noisy, but the sound is lovely! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, nilorius said: Good luck, we will be waiting !!!! Yep, I'm the veritable Jaco now! Comes at a price though, I'm currently homeless and living in a basket ball court. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Boodang said: Yep, I'm the veritable Jaco now! Comes at a price though, I'm currently homeless and living in a basket ball court. Upps, just try to not loose your SD magic pups !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwilym Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Fender Victor Bailey JB would be mine... there was one for sale here recently, which didn't sell. Then turned up at the Gallery where I got to play it. It was a very good bass, and sold within a few days, sadly not to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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