Tone riders are what they are, they work fine good tone control very clear output no issues with that a all Im just used to my Pbass with its extra punchy output.
and back to a note more related to the topic.......bone nuts can be dyed, so Jetblack if you want to continue a black theme you can dye the white bone nut black. or get a black tusq nut ....
Yeah Rabbit I ordered a black nut with the kit, trying to keep with the Jetblack theme but I didnt like it, It made the first fret look like it didnt exist strings kind of disappeared over the top of the neck, if you know what I mean, so decided to go back to using the white bone nut. Im super happy with the way it finished and the chrome "bling" helped to highlight it.
@fender3x : I used Rit liquid charcoal and followed the instructions which involved hot water or boiling I think for the nut on Dora I think.. or maybe the japan black spirit based Feast and Watson wood stain... not sure which and I couldn't work it out from my build thread, but there is a pic of the dyed nut.
I put a set of EMG Geezer Butler PJ pickups in my Frankenjazz. They are a passive set with alnico magnets (unusual for EMG). I don't know what they did to make the bridge pickup quiet, but it is. It's also hotter than a standard Jazz pickup to balance with the P pup in the neck position. I think they sound killer.
Of course, I should note that I am not really a jazz bass guy. I pretty much never solo the bridge pickup. I tend to use the bridge pickup as an a kind of tone control. Up when I want a bit more sass or honk. Down or off when I want P bass sounds. Usually down more than up.
Tone riders are what they are, they work fine good tone control very clear output no issues with that a all Im just used to my Pbass with its extra punchy output.
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