JAZZ BASS

GSPBASSES · September 2013

This is a Jazz Bass Custom I built some time ago. It had to sound and look vintage but with lots of modern sounds as well. I used Red Alder for the body finished with polyester. The rock maple neck has a AC lacquer finish with a rosewood fretboard. The rosewood board has pale cream binding block MOP inlays with Jim Dunlop 6100 frets. The tunes are Schaller Vintage with large back plate. The bridge is a Gotoh contemporary (GEB201C) its not vintage looking but they sound good has 19mm string pitch and fits under the bridge cover. Pickups are Seymour Duncan Jazz ¼ pounders. Again not vintage but back the volume off a bit on the bass and you have a near vintage sound, up the volume and you have vintage pickups on steroids. The onboard EQ system is made by East UK. J-RETRO 01. The high quality circuit uses three stacked pots active blend, three band EQ bass, treble, and variable frequency mid. One switch gives passive equal mix of both pickups the second full passive if the battery dies. I do use other EQ circuits but the East for me is the BEST! (http://www.east-uk.com). I should quantify BEST by saying they are 100% reliable providing virtually unlimited tones. I could go on and on about East EQ but I leave it there just read the reviews. The bridge and pickup covers come from All Parts, the pick guard from WD.