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I use one most of the time in my prog/space-rock jam project because with fuzz, octave, chorus and filter sweeps you can make it sound really synthy...
"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
A lot of Seventies and Eighties John McVie stuff is fretless but he doesn't overdo the glissandi. e.g. The Chain outro bass motif is fretless. Listen carefully to the first note and you can detect the slide from open E to A at the fifth position.
https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Epiphone-Jack-Casady-Bass-Metallic-Gold/19CP
I have a decent end of service payment from work so potentially happy to spend a decent bit to get something that could potentially stay with me forever. I'm honestly still tempted by that EB2 in Nashville, but the braz rosewood makes it a pain
And @Bridgehouse has just sent me a pic of something *very* tempting...
My main squeeze is my P Bass, and I had considered selling my Jazz for a while as I was getting so comfortable on the P. But I did a little experimenting and ended up stringing the Jazz with heavier flats than I would normally use, and it really came alive. It's a Mexican Roadworn Series, and I'm now considering a pickup upgrade as I have grown to like it so much to play, but it still lacks a little something when amplified compared with the P (I know it's supposed to be different, but I'd like a bit more output and weight to the tone).
I've found moving between the Jazz (38mm nut) to my vintage P (41mm nut) quite easy, but it is a bit of a leap up to my AVRI P bass (44mm nut). I'm still on the fence about a 44mm nut.
Rob
Then I missed having two basses, so I bought a J.
Be smart, be like me :-)
If you're worried about switching between the two, you could always put a P neck on a J body. Normally the other way round is more common, but it would be easy to do, especially if you are MJTing.
The other obvious alternative to a J is a Stingray. I've always wanted one, being a fan of Bernard Edwards and Tim C but in person I find I don't really like the tone they make.
As for Ricks, spectacularly marmite. I'd be playing some before buying.
I can definitely see myself having 4 or 5 in total eventually, but no hurry
As I said in the PM though, this is a 38mm Jazz neck but it's a more chunky as it's a bit wider at the 12th than others I've played so less 70's pencil and more early 60's "narrow P"
My 60s vintera is clearly smaller than my P neck but its still a decent handful.