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Bass player wannabe
I am a guitarist. Hence I am no expert on judging a bass. But I think that I know what to look for. I have chosen the Dakota Red model and it has a stunning vintage look. I think it is really cool.
Here is what I found:
* Long live CNC, I took off the neck and it fits in the neck pocket like hand in glove
* Frets, almost have no sharp ends, I did a little grit 400, 1000 and steel wool 0000 in order to smoothen up things
* Frets, were not in level, so I leveled the frets, this step requieres a fret file and a crowning file
* The tuners, from what I can see these tuners are the same as the ones on JB-75 and all the Marcus Miller J-basses. My first intuition was to get better tuners (better than what). But they hold tune. They may not be the highest ratio or the lightest material. But the hold tune. I have decided that neither Kluson or Schaller is good enough for an upgrade. Gotohs are good enough, but the are too expensive. I have decided to keep the tuners.
* The weight, is about 4.0-4.1 Kg, I actually preferred the JB-62 over the JB-75 because of the poplar body, although the JB-75 has some nice visuals
* The pickups, long live Roswell, they sound really good, there is absolutely no reason for upgrading them, I have adjusted them to 3.3 mm on the bass side and 2.5 mm on the treble side. That is a little above factory specs
* Electronics, Small 250k pots, they work, nice cables, nice soldering, no electric shielding, green cap, I have change the output jack to a Switchcraft
* The bridge, seems solid, Ill keep it, the only thing for me is that the vintage saddles are a little rough on the hand. That may be reason for a change. But I am not sure.
* The neck, the profile is in between C-D, and it has a very nice satin finish to it, the neck feels high-end, impressive
What are the drawbacks?
* You have to be able to setup the instrument yourself or have a luthier doing it, I stress using a luthier if you cannot do it yourself (it will be more fun to play)
* I may suspect soft fret wire. However, on every instrument that I have owned, time did show some fret wear
* The neck construction may not be as solid as on high end instruments, but I am sure it will be solid enough for me for years or I will change it to a Mighty Mite neck
Final verdict:
So can I be true really that a HB-JB-62 is as good as a Squier Classic Vibe? I am 100% percent sure that it is superior to a Classic Vibe. Alone the neck construction, satin(-ness), and that it has a perfect fit in the neck pocket is enough ground for me.
Here is what I found:
* Long live CNC, I took off the neck and it fits in the neck pocket like hand in glove
* Frets, almost have no sharp ends, I did a little grit 400, 1000 and steel wool 0000 in order to smoothen up things
* Frets, were not in level, so I leveled the frets, this step requieres a fret file and a crowning file
* The tuners, from what I can see these tuners are the same as the ones on JB-75 and all the Marcus Miller J-basses. My first intuition was to get better tuners (better than what). But they hold tune. They may not be the highest ratio or the lightest material. But the hold tune. I have decided that neither Kluson or Schaller is good enough for an upgrade. Gotohs are good enough, but the are too expensive. I have decided to keep the tuners.
* The weight, is about 4.0-4.1 Kg, I actually preferred the JB-62 over the JB-75 because of the poplar body, although the JB-75 has some nice visuals
* The pickups, long live Roswell, they sound really good, there is absolutely no reason for upgrading them, I have adjusted them to 3.3 mm on the bass side and 2.5 mm on the treble side. That is a little above factory specs
* Electronics, Small 250k pots, they work, nice cables, nice soldering, no electric shielding, green cap, I have change the output jack to a Switchcraft
* The bridge, seems solid, Ill keep it, the only thing for me is that the vintage saddles are a little rough on the hand. That may be reason for a change. But I am not sure.
* The neck, the profile is in between C-D, and it has a very nice satin finish to it, the neck feels high-end, impressive
What are the drawbacks?
* You have to be able to setup the instrument yourself or have a luthier doing it, I stress using a luthier if you cannot do it yourself (it will be more fun to play)
* I may suspect soft fret wire. However, on every instrument that I have owned, time did show some fret wear
* The neck construction may not be as solid as on high end instruments, but I am sure it will be solid enough for me for years or I will change it to a Mighty Mite neck
Final verdict:
So can I be true really that a HB-JB-62 is as good as a Squier Classic Vibe? I am 100% percent sure that it is superior to a Classic Vibe. Alone the neck construction, satin(-ness), and that it has a perfect fit in the neck pocket is enough ground for me.
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