I installed a coil splitter for the Hum recently.
With this, I can switch between a more MM-like sound and the JB. Also, I'm playing light strings, so I do get good tops with this setup. The bridge is quite important, too (I'm using a Babicz Full Contact).
My luthier used well aged ash wood for the body, since I was looking for more "twang", I don't like this muddy bottom end sound either. All in all, it's a pretty nice setup, I'm really happy with it.
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Mastarbeiter came into your mind on, Fri 25 Jul 2014, 20:34,
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Your username is quite appropriate then
To be fair, and not sarky, your setup sounds good for what you want to do. As a matter of fact, I've gaffer-taped-up all the dials on my J-Bass to full volume, full neck pickup. I use a fuckton of pedals to alter the sound, so the native 'sound' of a bass isn't much use to me, beyond the actual 'this is a kick-ass bass sound'..
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Quiver Search for FATALISTS on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, &c, Fri 25 Jul 2014, 20:50,
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Yeah, we put a lot of thought into this project, it surely wasn't just some random guitar.
Since my Bass-God is John Entwistle, I wanted to go for a lot of treble, while still keeping the option to go down, when needed. Worked out just fine.
The JB is definitely my favourite Fender model, my bass is pretty much a '75 JB with the above mentioned hardware. Looks good, sounds good, lots of fun playing it. ;)
What's your JB model?
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Mastarbeiter came into your mind on, Fri 25 Jul 2014, 21:01,
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It's a shitty Squier JB, very beat up. Had it for nearly a decade now. Sounds like hellfire though!
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Quiver Search for FATALISTS on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, &c, Fri 25 Jul 2014, 21:19,
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Hey, as long as it works out for you, that counts.
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