FINALLY!
I decided not to do anything job related today, and failed, but did manage to get the bass put together, shielded and wired. It is now a fully assembled and fully functional bass. It needs setup, but I plugged it in and noodled a bit, and it seems to sound just like it should. The EMGs are pretty idiot proof to set up...but I didn't let that stop me from creating a little bit of a birds nest with the grounding wires...which I then sorted out. Hoping the setup goes well. It's not bad now, but the action is a bit high. Pickup heights need adjusting as well.
Biggest surprise so far is that it's a bit over a pound heavier than my paulownia precision. I am guessing that's due to the added wiring and pickup at one end of the bass and the Gotoh Res-O-Lite tuners at the other end. The neck also feels good, but a tad chunkier, so that might be part of it too. Still the Res-O-Lites are probably worth it. They are by far the smoothest and most precise bass tuners I have ever had. The Jazz pickup is probably worth it as well. I really like the P-bass pickup solo'd with the EMGs, although not quite as much as the quarter pounder style pickup on my P-bass. But EMG did a nice job of matching the output and creating a pretty silent J pup to go with the P in the Geezer Butler set. The J pickup adds some snap.
It has some flaws, but so far nothing I don't think I can live with...and perhaps now I can get to the next things in the cue ;-)
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