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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
IMO, the important aspect of any "gold foil" pickup is the design eccentricity of its innards. Their appearance is secondary.
But generally I just don't get the obsession with gold foils lately.
(e.g. list price on the Jason Isbell signature Tele is over £1400 now)
Anyway, back to the bass... I wish they did a short scale of some description with this pickup. A Mustang bass perhaps... I think that would fit the vibe a little better.
I'd rather have a Sandberg. Actually I'd pick a Sandberg over a US Fender as well.
https://soundcertified.com/speaker-ohms-calculator/
https://configurator.sandberg-guitars.de/?code=CANT4-TM:D-N-4S-34-SA-VW-ALD-NOT-RWF-F-DTA-NOM-ANIH-CLT-2EQ+SSW-TP-X-RH
When I started playing a US Fender was £600. :-(
Very nice - apart from the tort, obviously!
I've got 2 Sandbergs with another on the way in about April.
I've had 2 others in the past that I moved on as they were too heavy. They were the original California series. The 2 I have are California II series and are a big improvement.
They are just fantastic.
Their take on the Telecaster looks really nice. I've not seen one in person but I'd love to give it a try. They'll make it with the Superlight wood options too.
https://soundcertified.com/speaker-ohms-calculator/
Like:
P pickup position and controls
Matching headstock
Don't like:
Single coil pickup (likely to hum)
Bound neck (personal taste)
Those knobs
I can't see Jazz Bass aficionados wanting one of these because they can't do that pickup-balance-jiggling malarkey.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Depends how one regards the Jazz Bass.
Is it a body outline?
Is it a narrow neck?
Is it about having two pickups?
Is it a specific sound palette?
Several Fender signature Jazz Bass models have featured non-JB electronics in the familiar chassis. Is the Mark Hoppus model a misshapen P Bass? Is the Active Flea model a misshapen Stingray/Modulus?
What would a Jazz Bass with two Oil City Overkill pickups sound like?
https://soundcertified.com/speaker-ohms-calculator/
Such a shame. I think it looks awesome and I like the tones (e string aside, obviously). Not quite sure how Fender have managed to let this out the building.