George wrote:truth be told deep down i want the tones from a 60s p bass split coil, but this has maplez and a pine body so something nice and different
brandonwinmill wrote:Is this the one that you said the neck was bothering you George?
i don't know a lot about basses but i love the one i just got. I think you can see it in some of the pics i posted lately.
yeah, although i think it's just i need to get used to it. i'm probably trying to run before i can walk, doing 4 fret reaches with my index and pinky etc.
the neck does feel deep and the nut is wider than a jazz bass but i'm sure i'll warm up to it
I don't know shit about basses. Mine plays like a guitar to me. The transition wasn't bad. I went get the specs because i wasn't sure...Here's what i have..
Squier by Fender Standard P Bass Special Edition Black Mirror Rosewood Fretboard
agathis body with a maple Jazz Bass neck. The rosewood fretboard has 20 medium-jumbo frets and a 9-1/2" radius for buttery-smooth playability. The black mirror finish is accentuated by the chrome hardware and pickguard. A split single-coil pickup in the center and a Jazz Bass pickup in the bridge give you loads of tonal versatility.
It seems to be a mix between a p and j bass i'm understanding..It has a volume control for each pickup and master tone.
cur wrote:I need it to be smaller or I get shitty messages from mezz telling me my junk's too big.
Chico Malo wrote:This thread just went down the toilet. Bye
yeah, i'm hoping ill get used to the neck - it is exactly the same as a strat but it's deeeep .
what's harder than the neck though is consistent finger and thumb use. that's gonna be hard. up to this point i've always flopped through with a pick but i'm determined to try this properly
brandon that bass looks fantastic. there's a fender one in production that i was actually looking at but it's £600. i might actually look out for that squier version now! it has the perfect configuration: jazz bridge pickup and neck taper, and precision split pickup and body.