NBD Jackson Concert Bass (Jackenbacher)

KreepyTeach

KreepyTeach

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Hey y'all, I recently bought a vintage bass, but after looking at the condition of the frets and thinking about the actual practicality, I unfortunately had to return it.

Instead I got a beautiful Absynthe Frost Jackson Concert Bass. It's basically half of a PJ bass mixed with a Ric. I've been looking at this guitar ever since I saw the 2019 Green Rics, but couldn't afford one. This bass was $499.97 on closeout, tags/plastic still on, not a finish scratch anywhere which is a steal!
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It plays great, looks great, and I put some new strings on it today. QC at Jackson is definitely great, I have not seen any bad Jackson's in the last 4 Years! Way to go FMIC!

I want to put a stereo jack in here and upgrade to some different pickups maybe an active set of EMGs, or some DiMarzio Relentless pickups. Any ideas?
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Check out the video and song below to hear how it sounds!
Jackenbacher

 
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lidl e said:
I will admit i was shocked when i saw this bass on the web, but damned if you arent getting the ric sound out of that. That bloopy tone we all know. Is it 34" scale or a bit shorter like a ric?
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Thank you for that new word, I love the way "Bloopy" fits!
It's got a 34" scale, but 24 frets rather than the 20? Normally on Rics?
I think but once I dropped the action it was perfect.

I heard people put flatwounds on Ric's, but I like that treble clang you get from picks too.

Coated strings feel like a good middle ground between finger slip, and bright sound!
 
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lidl e said:
Cheers, bud.

My 1972 Ibanez 2615B.

Funnily enough, it also takes much of it's style from a ric!

I think Ibanez pulled all their lawsuit parts together to make these

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Once I saw that bridge and control scheme I was sure it was Ric inspired! I wonder if we can just turn this to a place to see some wonder Ric inspired basses!

Anyone else got a bass with an homage to the 4001/4003?
 
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KreepyTeach said:
View attachment 4882620 Hey y'all, I recently bought a vintage bass, but after looking at the condition of the frets and thinking about the actual practicality, I unfortunately had to return it.

Instead I got a beautiful Absynthe Frost Jackson Concert Bass. It's basically half of a PJ bass mixed with a Ric. I've been looking at this guitar ever since I saw the 2019 Green Rics, but couldn't afford one. This bass was $499.97 on closeout, tags/plastic still on, not a finish scratch anywhere which is a steal!
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It plays great, looks great, and I put some new strings on it today. QC at Jackson is definitely great, I have not seen any bad Jackson's in the last 4 Years! Way to go FMIC!

I want to put a stereo jack in here and upgrade to some different pickups maybe an active set of EMGs, or some DiMarzio Relentless pickups. Any ideas? View attachment 4882619

Check out the video and song below to hear how it sounds!
Jackenbacher

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Is that a J under that cover? Is it in the Ric treble pickup spot?
 
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fourstringbliss said:
Is that a J under that cover? Is it in the Ric treble pickup spot?
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It's definitely a J underneath, I really don't like it too much its quieter and gives off a bad buzz. It's cool because the bass has a blend, but I find myself just always using the P pup, maybe I need to raise it up? I was thinking about upgrading the pickups to a relentless Neck and Super Jazz or Relentless J from DiMarzio, that or an EMG set?
 
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KreepyTeach said:
Once I saw that bridge and control scheme I was sure it was Ric inspired! I wonder if we can just turn this to a place to see some wonder Ric inspired basses!

Anyone else got a bass with an homage to the 4001/4003?
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Even has a bit of "Tail Lift"

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KreepyTeach said:
View attachment 4882620 Hey y'all, I recently bought a vintage bass, but after looking at the condition of the frets and thinking about the actual practicality, I unfortunately had to return it.

Instead I got a beautiful Absynthe Frost Jackson Concert Bass. It's basically half of a PJ bass mixed with a Ric. I've been looking at this guitar ever since I saw the 2019 Green Rics, but couldn't afford one. This bass was $499.97 on closeout, tags/plastic still on, not a finish scratch anywhere which is a steal!
View attachment 4882622

It plays great, looks great, and I put some new strings on it today. QC at Jackson is definitely great, I have not seen any bad Jackson's in the last 4 Years! Way to go FMIC!

I want to put a stereo jack in here and upgrade to some different pickups maybe an active set of EMGs, or some DiMarzio Relentless pickups. Any ideas? View attachment 4882619

Check out the video and song below to hear how it sounds!
Jackenbacher

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That is one, cool looking thumper! Absolutely love the green! Congrats! And yes, that was a steal!
 
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lbbc said:
Awesome bass. I've been looking at them for quite some time! Enjoy!!
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I just wish I could remove the chrome pickup cover, but they screwed it in so deep it left a dent in finish. Except for a noisy J bridge pickup it's definitely great, all it needed was a drop in saddle height.

The pointy headstock adds some length, so be careful when you swing around; you might poke somebody's eye out!
 
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