Graham50 Posted December 25, 2025 Posted December 25, 2025 I’ve never owned a Strat, but on the occasions I’ve played one I find the position of the volume knob is right in the way and I alter the volume probably turning myself off as I play. I am only a strummer. So it’s definitely not on my wish list.
EdwardMarlowe Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago On 15/12/2025 at 14:58, EliasMooseblaster said: I wouldn't worry: I have the same problem with Jazz basses. LOTS of players - be it people I know, or well-known bass-heroes - have played great basslines on them. But I can't seem to make the sound work with my playing style. Give me a Precision or a Thunderbird and I'll be happy as Larry, but for reasons I can't fathom, I've never been satisfied with the tones I get out of a Jazz. It's just something I've had to accept! That said, have you ever tried a "super-strat"? I've seen H/S/S setups, and twin HB setups - the former might do something for that "shrill" bridge pickup, and you still get the look and feel of a Strat. I hear you. I'm definitely a P Bass man.... but that neck on a J bass.... My first bass (still owned) was a Squier Precision Bass Special. I realised quickly I can well live without the J pickup, as long as the single split P pickup has a decent tone knob, but the J-style neck on that guitar is a joy. One day I would adore to build a P bass with a J neck, P-set-up, and a firebird or RD shaped body (but other than shape, entirely in the Fender P style).
EdwardMarlowe Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago On 19/12/2025 at 09:59, ezbass said: Filter-trons are an interesting ‘bucker option. Unlike PAF types, they don’t have that muddy honk. Oh, yes. A couple of Gretsches are very much on my wants list, but it's gonig to be a while before I can raise the cash. 5xxx series - I doubt, shy of a stupid lottery win, I could justify the 6xxx series.
ezbass Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 2 hours ago, EdwardMarlowe said: 5xxx series - I doubt, shy of a stupid lottery win, I could justify the 6xxx series. Same. To be fair, the 5 series are really, really good and the price difference between a 5420 and 6120 is huge and the law of diminishing returns says you’ll not be getting an awful lot more. 5420, plus some TV Jones pickups and you’ll be pretty much 95% of the way there, for a fraction of the cost.
