Fender Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass fretless Pt 4

The FINAL VERDICT on LeoQuan Badass bridge, Duncan Basslines Active PU, pan & master vol
changes to the bass.
From "Great guitars for under $200 bucks," a series reviewing guitars & basses costing $150-$350, that aren't crappy. Please leave a comment, rate it (5 stars is good) or ask question and hopefully we artists can dialog, and the manufacturers listen - the good ones do.

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[KamiDisturbed]

what is that song you play at 5:30-->? is it yours? can i have the tabs, it sounds so cool :P

[paapakobe]

@KamiDisturbed Hello, yes that's from an original song so like the the improv at the end it has no tabs, charts nothing. I write & play by ear/feel. I wrote the line by singing it first.

[soniclens]

Great vid. great playing and practical knowlege for we who are frugal. Just ordered one today and plan on making similar mods, thanks to your video. thanks again..

[paapakobe]

@666patrickbateman666 Not much yet - it's scratched about the same amount. I can see it noticeably wearing a after a few years but stilll much less than a real wood board. I still prefer real wood but this this sounds great live & in studio.

[Jamsessionroom1337]

What amp?

[phredbass]

Too much talking just play the bass.

[666patrickbateman666]

@paapakobe

That 47MFD cap is really good for finding that sweet tone spot !

[paapakobe]

@666patrickbateman666 Get you. My fave KSM looks better on Peavey than F-Jazz. Babicz is chunky & LeoQuan looks more nat. The mass:material ratio is what we play with, manipulating the resonant frequencies of all the materials: strings, bridge, body, neck, RELATIVE to each other. It's like car tires. If the body is too light(tone) a heavy bridge can beef-up. But a 'transparent' bridge allows more body vibes. The BIG missing is tuning key vibe trans research!! thanx for info re: pots & caps.

[666patrickbateman666]

@paapakobe

Have you noticed any wear on the Ebonol fingerboard yet ?

[666patrickbateman666]

@paapakobe

I wanted to retain the exact vintage look of the Fender bridge and the only one who stated what the material was made out of was KTS Titanium.

I believe that the less mass the better tone transfer

HipShot, KSM & Babicz have their own design and does not appeal to me.

Apart from changing the bridge saddles and base plate I also replaced the potentiometers and capacitor with Bourns 250K and a 47MFD cap.

Now it definately doesn't sound as the cheap bass it really is.