Hey man, great tone....Ive wanted one of these for years but everybody says the preamp is weak. Is John East the best one to keep that Marcus tone without any coloring? I like the way the stock bass sounds on other clips I've listened to, but everybody complains about the preamp. Thanks
I honestly believe the John East delivers that tone - though of course there are many other variations in the pre-amp settings. The playability of this bass has always been fantastic, but I was disappointed with the preamp. In fact I did another RU-vid video comparing a Sire V7 and this bass when it had the stock preamp, and I have to admit the Sire won out for me (tonally - not playability) and that's when I researched and found the John East. It wasn't cheap though. The preamp, along with some new Dimarzio Ultra Jazz pickups, and the installation came to around £500. I don't regret it though. I was delighted with the end result.
@@bern207Thanks. I watched your Sire comparison...great playing and song choices...especially the Luther and Whispers tune....those were both great examples to hear the slap/fingerstyle tone. I might just go with the Sire. One last thing....my GF has an OLP MM Stingray copy. I want to upgrade the PUPs and preamp, and if she decides to get a real MM we'll transfer the electronics to that. I noticed you also played a Stingray, I was going to drop in a Nordstrand PUP. Do you have a John East in that bass as well? They get good reviews over on talk bass, I was thinking that would be a good preamp for her rig. Thanks again
Thanks. That's a Marcus Miller model Fender Jazz. It's been modified though, with a John East preamp and Dimarzio Ultra Jazz pickups. It has a lot more output and tonal range than the stock version.
@@justinwill1163 Roundwound. Flats would never be so bright and responsive for slapping. Nickels are great for that, even more so that steel in my opinion, but they begin to deaden quite quickly.
