This is if a random Chinese company made a jackson, then realised that they accidentally copied a rickenbacker, half way through. And kinda just went 'uhhh sure?'
it reminds me of this bong I bought off Wish that was a "travel" model that rolled up and it became the trick bong because every time you would try to use it the thing would literally collapse and you'd aspirate water as well as get it everywhere. If the water could have ever been used, it would have been a bad joke. But since the water was always clean because it's an unusable bong, it was always funny as hell. I did get it to work but only after stuffing a toilet paper tube inside of it to keep it from collapsing. I wonder what this bass does to people who try to play it? Is it kept around the house just to prank people?
You missed that it has a J pickup under the belt buckle there I mean...PJ is already a well-loved bastard, sure we can improve it! HA HA HA awwww womp womp
Like or hate you really gotta hand it to Jackson for having what will likely be the single most talked about piece of gear for this year. I'm dying to try one honestly.
As a bass noob, this is the one that spoke to me the most. Like pretty much all the basses in the bass section of guitar center look the same, and then theres this neon orange monstrosity that sticks out like a sore thumb. I love it.
@@5.56Chronicles Solar is going to wipe out the fat part of the market in metal basses. Especially if they start to offer fretless options. Get a good workhorse set of electronics on them that everyone knows and they'll fly off the shelves. Every metal guitar is starting to look like a Solar because most of the appointments and design/style notes that 85%-90% of the people in that market want, are on his instruments, and the only real upcharges are for OEM Evertune, and it's a reasonable upcharge to have the feature preinstalled. Get some detuners on those basses and they'll sell even harder.
Funny you say this cause I just bought an Aria sb-1000cb this last Friday as well as bought an orange Jacksonbacker today....plus getting a Rickenbacker bass with my tax return
This bass actually plays fantastic. It has a smooth feel, thin neck, and low action. The action is damn near perfect. The one I played was a fire burst color and I plan on purchasing one
I thought they were the weirdest thing ever, but i finally got to play one last week and it's actually really nice. The neck is super good and the pickups are hotter than hell.
I bought the hideous rocket red version. I received a great deal because they weren't selling. That said - It plays Great! Sounds great and stays in tune for ever. Jackson head stock is classic.. haha
I just bought one and it’s fucking dope! The neck is so smooth and just glides. My only gripe with it is the pick up cover that goes over the jazz pickup kinda gets in the way and makes the picking surface area feel a little cramped
FYI, Guitar Center stocks these. I've been to three different Guitar Centers in the last six months, and they've all had at least one of these in stock. The picture of the "Rocket Red" looks almost orange. That's not an error. It really is that color.
Dude I wandered into guitar Center today and discovered this bass for the first time, I was just morbidly fascinated with it... And honestly to hear that everyone else is talking shit on this bass, kind of makes me want to get it even more
I have a 2015 and a 2017 cbnxt satin black and transparent red flamed top. Both of mine are the classic dual humbucker layout and look good like 80s and 90s basses. The bridge is awesome like a bad ass 2 kind of and i like the stock Jackson branded emg copies. I put gotoh gb707 tuners on both basses (bigger posts,better gear ratio&quality, more like vintage). They are basically neck thru fenders, a "super p" like the term super strat. Both of mine also have rosewood boards.
I guess I just like weird basses, because I fell in love the second I laid eyes on that green thing. It checks all the boxes for me, PJ pickups, weird rick inspired pickguard, hideous color and pointy headstock.
Imagine going to see a local band and when you arrive the stage is loaded with this Jackson, a Gibson Firebird X, a PRS Silver Sky and a Fender Acoustasonic.
Dude, I bought one today. I got it in Orange or “Rocket Red” and it’s freaking awesome! I literally LOVE the design… head and all! 🤷🏽♂️I believe very much many people will say they hate it then Jackson will stop making them and then they’ll become a collector’s item. Kinda how people didn’t realize how some 80’s Nintendo games would cost a small fortune today!
@@pariahgaming365 yeah I can’t put it down so light weight even with on board EQ which is awesome got it sounding like some “rage against the machine” atm
The reason I want one is cause it looks so aweful its cool! Then played one at the music shop and Amazing sound, and feel! Edit: Just bought the orange one! This definately grew on me to the point of love and obsessed
I love your videos, man. I'd love to see your take on a video in which you feature not ugly basses, but basses that you actually hate or just would not buy. Keep up the awesome work!
Somebody took a standard Jackson bass and added chrome ashtrays and a pickguard to cover up the botched attempts at weight relief. I think Rickenbackers designs are a sum of the parts and that taking any element out of context and putting it somewhere else is like put the Empire State Building in the middle of the Golden Gate bridge.
I was going to say "since Fender owns Jackson, maybe you could swap out the neck, but neck-through so yeah...". Just take a jigsaw or wood file to the headstock to round off the point, it'll be fine.
I love the page on their website. Some of my favorite excerpts: "...designed for one express purpose-BRINGING THE THUNDER TO YOUR MUSIC" "...CLASSICALLY BRUTAL STYLE" "Ups the ante in the style realm" "the perfect weapon for the musician who requires nothing less than the latest in high-performance bass technology." Move over Dingwall, Le Fay, Fodera, Spector, and Mayones. Here comes the jackson Prickenbacker in Absinthe Frost! In all seriousness though, I am interested to hear how it sounds! if you can you should get the red one to give it that aliexpress Rick vibe.
I'm so glad you said the headstock from the new spectra would've been a ton more attractive.... its actually amazing how much better it looked with your photoshopped image with the spectra headstock on it
As I said on the comment in the community type you replied to, if it had the same pickup setup as the Yamaha Billie Sheehan signature with a mudbucker in the neck and p bass in the bridge it would have been an instant buy for a lot of people.
What I don't really get is the placement of that big ass pickup cover... shouldn't it be covering the "P" pickup so you can play between both of them more comfortably? Idk seems like an ergonomic nightmare, really unsurprised for now unless it comes with a great Ric-like tone or sonething
People are too critical about the looks on this bass, I actually like it a lot. It's different and you can't fault Jackson for trying something different.
Am i crazy for not completely hating the black one? I feel that if they'd have done matching headstocks on all colour options this would have become a really cool and weird instrument to see your local metal band bassist playing. I don’t know about everyone else but whenever i see a local band play anything unusual my curiosity is immediately piqued. If the stage is loaded with a post 2000s Strat, Les paul and a Jazz bass i don’t care until they start playing.
So, I just traded a concert bass that I had for another fender. What I thought when I bought it was "I'm gonna make a super P." I just couldn't play it as good as my fender p bass. The neck is 1.6 at the nut, but barely widens as it goes down the fret board. Adding that with a 12-16 compound radius 24 fret neck and I thought I would love it. No, I didn't. Just couldn't get comfortable, and the body is small like oddly small. Lastly the weight. It was too light. Like so light it maid the whole feel strange. It was great when I first tried it at the store, but lost that feel as I played it at the house. The pups and preamp didn't matter to me because I went in with the intentions to mod it. PS I couldn't get over the head stock. Every time I looked at it I felt like it was a toy and not a real bass.
I'm not gonna lie I wanted to hate that bass but I played one yesterday and it sounded so damn good. It played like butter i was genuinely surprised, because I'm a deathmetal bassist and I just felt at home on that bass.
What a trip. I see one on Talkbass for a ridiculously low price of $375 shipped, "but" it's the non-Ric version. I never heard of these until now. I find it strange since people HATE the Ric bridge and that's the first thing they change, so I HOPE Jackson made it LOOK like a Ric bridge, but made it functional.
Patrick, I do think it is an intriguing instrument for a variety of reasons. I've been working on several original basses, one of which is drawing on the 4001 and 4003 as an influence. Maybe you'd like to check it out as opposed to this Jackson. If you really want to try a good Jackson bass, get yourself a David Elleffson or about two or three other signature artists that have really decent Jackson bases. Otherwise I'll try to email you on possibly either including my build in the, "what do you bass" series or actually getting the bass to you for you if you're not too far from me. I've been playing bass and guitar for little over 30 years and building instruments for about 25 so I might know a little bit about what I'm doing
I don’t think that’s ugly at all. I kindof love it. It’s basically just a bass for , well me, someone who isn’t into metal, loves vintage stuff, but also thinks Jackson’s are really cool from staring at Musician’s friend catalogues as a kid in the 90s and hates when they try out non-Jackson-y headstocks. I’d have this in a heartbeat. Most basses are slick to the point of being lame to me, probably why I love Rickenbackers.
I personally play Jackson. I am a huge fan of the Kelly Bird basses as well as their concert basses. I personally dig the headstock. Just fells more "metal" to me and just something that attracts to me. Now, this bass is ok. Not a fan of the green one but the black, yes. If some work done to it, I think it would look awesome. I say give jackson a try. They have a david ellefson model that looks more like a fender. OR there is a chris beattie concert bass with the spectra style headstock. First bass was a spectra and I loved it and then I got my KB. I recommend the spectra as well. Maybe those sig models and the spectra may be something you would like. Idk. 😂
I played one of these today at a GC, and I liked it. It had the black paint job, seeing the green one in this vid is pretty off-putting, but that style of green on anything is off-putting, (instruments or otherwise). The tone was pretty decent, I generally don't like PJ configurations, it's either a p, or a humbucker. I guess Jackson's demographic is metal, and I personally don't care for the aesthetic of Jackson's headstock, or shark fin inlays. I really like the bridge on this bass tho, it kinda fits in with Leo Fender's bass bridge ideology which I agree with. IDK, if someone gave me the black version I would keep it.
Look, as the Punker kid who grew up on a Crescent P-Bass knock-off w/ a neck curvier than a boat hull, and loose frets, I would’ve stabbed a body for one of these, and that kid still lives w/in me, today. Jackson, send me one for all the hardship I’ve faced as an essential worker in this pandemic. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
This was like a poke in the eye... .. with a booger. I'm actually currently building a bass, multi-laminate neck of primarily maple, with a bird's eye Sugar Maple fret board (VERY hard Rock Maple), the American made Hipshot bridge, a maple body (though not heavy); with a book matched beautifully figured Walnut top, and a body shape that was very loosely, distantly, inspired by a Rickenbacker 4003. As for the pickups and electronics, I wanted it to be close to that Ric sound but not totally that Ric sound, so I'm still very much undecided as to pick up and any electronics preamp to go into it. I have a geezer Butler J pickup that I wouldn't mind loading in here, I wouldn't mind loading the Geezer Butler PJ said then it's entirety in here because it sounds so fucking good, but at the same time, I've been looking at a lot of different aftermarket Rickenbacker replacement pickups (I've looked at at least six or seven of them, probably more, and everyone I talked to had a different opinion on which of them are good, which of them are just okay, and which of them are actually very, very good).
I saw two of these on the rack at Guitar Center tonight. I saw the PJ pickups and wondered, why is this $700? The pickup locations look close to a Rickenbacker. I may go back with a tape measure to find out. There is a demo youtube video which sounds somewhat convincing.
Mom I want a Rickenbacker.
Mom: We have one at home
*Rickenbacker at home*
This is if a random Chinese company made a jackson, then realised that they accidentally copied a rickenbacker, half way through. And kinda just went 'uhhh sure?'
it reminds me of this bong I bought off Wish that was a "travel" model that rolled up and it became the trick bong because every time you would try to use it the thing would literally collapse and you'd aspirate water as well as get it everywhere.
If the water could have ever been used, it would have been a bad joke. But since the water was always clean because it's an unusable bong, it was always funny as hell.
I did get it to work but only after stuffing a toilet paper tube inside of it to keep it from collapsing.
I wonder what this bass does to people who try to play it?
Is it kept around the house just to prank people?
the point being that usually they don't even have that much thought, they just get a picture and boss man say "make some" so they do.
"The Rickson Jackcisionbacker can't hurt you, it isn't real"
The Rickson Jackcisionbacker:
It's like a rickenbacker and a P-Bass had a bastard kid and it hit every branch on the ugly tree on the way down.
Dude hahaha nailed it
Ya Dr Thunder called and want their bass back.
You missed that it has a J pickup under the belt buckle there
I mean...PJ is already a well-loved bastard, sure we can improve it! HA HA HA awwww womp womp
And yet....I'm strangely attracted to it
i think it looks badass idk i wouldn't change a thing about it except when i get one I'll take the pickup guard off
Like or hate you really gotta hand it to Jackson for having what will likely be the single most talked about piece of gear for this year. I'm dying to try one honestly.
I love it and i am 100% getting one and actually worried they are gonna be hard to find
Sweetwater keeps having to restock
I tried one the other day wow absolutely amazing. I want one.
I don’t care what y’all say that jackson bass is fucking cool especially in red
I use Jackson basses all the time. Started on them and never looked back. I jut love em
it looks badass i hadn't heard of it before seeing it I'm really surprised it's so hated and all
As a bass noob, this is the one that spoke to me the most. Like pretty much all the basses in the bass section of guitar center look the same, and then theres this neon orange monstrosity that sticks out like a sore thumb. I love it.
That thing is hideous, I can’t wait to buy one
You’ll love it got the piano black finish in Xmas day amazing quality and with the EQ in board sounds like any bass and tone you want
I like that weird stuff exists otherwise we'd all just be playing P & J basses
The ric look works for a ric because the pickguard matches the body shape. The jackson superstrat/dinky shape does not work with it
Exactly!
I don't really think the shape is the problem, it's really just the headstock.
@@marvintimke3978 the photoshop he did with the other headstock looked better, yes
I got mine. It sounds exactly as it looks, a Jackson PJ bass trying to be a Rickenbacker and I love it.
The person that designed the SuperMetalPointyGuy© headstock got promoted to executive level and everyone at Jackson is afraid to offend them, right?
he's got the best stabbys
80s style headstock is the best
Alright so there are 2 things I want to see in 2021 from this channel a review of the solar basses and a review of the jackson😂😂😂
I second the Solar basses.
@@5.56Chronicles Solar is going to wipe out the fat part of the market in metal basses. Especially if they start to offer fretless options. Get a good workhorse set of electronics on them that everyone knows and they'll fly off the shelves. Every metal guitar is starting to look like a Solar because most of the appointments and design/style notes that 85%-90% of the people in that market want, are on his instruments, and the only real upcharges are for OEM Evertune, and it's a reasonable upcharge to have the feature preinstalled. Get some detuners on those basses and they'll sell even harder.
if you get in contact with Jackson, could you tell them to change the headstock?
This bass is when you play like David Ellefson, but you wanna be Cliff Burton so bad.
Funny you say this cause I just bought an Aria sb-1000cb this last Friday as well as bought an orange Jacksonbacker today....plus getting a Rickenbacker bass with my tax return
It’s weird how you totally saved it for me with that headstock switch.
This looks like something you could find on Wish
Therapist: Voice modulated Patrick can't hurt you
Voice Modulated Patrick: *I WANT ONE*
I finally made it into one of Patrick's videos. Life complete
I love this bass, especially in that color. I would love to play it
It's a good bass, I've played one before
I've never seen something I've hated but wanted so badly
Loved your alternative headstock version, that I'd love playing too.
I bought a Rick in the beginning of December. The Al Cisneros 4003ac. If I ever make it down to Texas I’ll let ya use it for a video.
It's like that girl at the dance that no one wants to dance with but you keep locking eyes with her across a dark gymnasium/dance floor.
This hybrid looking bass is a real bad ass...love it! In black , of course (no green/orange)
I honestly love it, definitely looks different.
Am i the only one that really likes how it looks?
This bass actually plays fantastic. It has a smooth feel, thin neck, and low action. The action is damn near perfect. The one I played was a fire burst color and I plan on purchasing one
Wait! I've seen this episode of Friends, when Rachel makes the meat pudding cause two of the pages stuck together!
It literally looks like a Jackson bass with big knobs if you just take off that metal plate.
I want it till I see that ugly headstock
That metal plate is probably plastic.
I love it. When I was a young punk, Jackson's (as well as Charvel) were unobtainable.
I love it! 😍 I'd order o e today but I want to hear it first!
I does look something Fronkenstien and Igor would make in a broken down castle lab somewhere!
Only just learned about this bass today. I think the green one is absolutely gorgeous and I really want one.
am i the only one that absolutely LOVES them?
Me too buddy
No!
It’s a Lemmy-out-of-here bass!
I thought they were the weirdest thing ever, but i finally got to play one last week and it's actually really nice. The neck is super good and the pickups are hotter than hell.
I bought the hideous rocket red version. I received a great deal because they weren't selling. That said -
It plays Great! Sounds great and stays in tune for ever. Jackson head stock is classic.. haha
It looks so cool! Love at first sight here lol I love weird mashups! Fender's whole Alternate Universe series is a dream come true
Jackson's design crew : Ray charles and Stevie Wonder
I just bought one and it’s fucking dope! The neck is so smooth and just glides. My only gripe with it is the pick up cover that goes over the jazz pickup kinda gets in the way and makes the picking surface area feel a little cramped
I wonder if there’s a chrome pickup ring that would fit the bridge pickup?
I think it’s a nice visual change from the usual old man sunburst jazz/p bass look. Embrace the pointyness!
FYI, Guitar Center stocks these. I've been to three different Guitar Centers in the last six months, and they've all had at least one of these in stock.
The picture of the "Rocket Red" looks almost orange. That's not an error. It really is that color.
Dude I wandered into guitar Center today and discovered this bass for the first time, I was just morbidly fascinated with it... And honestly to hear that everyone else is talking shit on this bass, kind of makes me want to get it even more
I loathe Jackson basses, but I really want to play with one of these! 🤔
I played one in the store and it somehow captures the clank. I have no idea how but it does.
I have a 2015 and a 2017 cbnxt satin black and transparent red flamed top. Both of mine are the classic dual humbucker layout and look good like 80s and 90s basses. The bridge is awesome like a bad ass 2 kind of and i like the stock Jackson branded emg copies. I put gotoh gb707 tuners on both basses (bigger posts,better gear ratio&quality, more like vintage). They are basically neck thru fenders, a "super p" like the term super strat. Both of mine also have rosewood boards.
I guess I just like weird basses, because I fell in love the second I laid eyes on that green thing. It checks all the boxes for me, PJ pickups, weird rick inspired pickguard, hideous color and pointy headstock.
Imagine going to see a local band and when you arrive the stage is loaded with this Jackson, a Gibson Firebird X, a PRS Silver Sky and a Fender Acoustasonic.
Dude, I bought one today. I got it in Orange or “Rocket Red” and it’s freaking awesome! I literally LOVE the design… head and all! 🤷🏽♂️I believe very much many people will say they hate it then Jackson will stop making them and then they’ll become a collector’s item. Kinda how people didn’t realize how some 80’s Nintendo games would cost a small fortune today!
I also got one the piano black on Black Friday for $500 I agree it’s a one year production run will be worth twice the retail in couple years
@@OMARA.OFFICIAL I just recorded with it today and I couldn’t be happier with the results!
@@pariahgaming365 yeah I can’t put it down so light weight even with on board EQ which is awesome got it sounding like some “rage against the machine” atm
Why is this the first time RUclips recommend me this channel
I love this bass, immediately fell in love with it and bought it so quick. Easier than the $x,000 price tag for a 4001
Thank you so much for featuring my comment in your video! Love your work and gear reviews 👍🏻. Keep em coming.
The reason I want one is cause it looks so aweful its cool! Then played one at the music shop and Amazing sound, and feel! Edit: Just bought the orange one! This definately grew on me to the point of love and obsessed
I love your videos, man. I'd love to see your take on a video in which you feature not ugly basses, but basses that you actually hate or just would not buy. Keep up the awesome work!
Am I the only one who actually really likes this bass?
If it wasn't green I wouldn't have even looked.
Jackson: *relieved noises in NAILED IT*
I actually kind of like it, but you're right, the 2x2 headstock would have fit much better.
Somebody took a standard Jackson bass and added chrome ashtrays and a pickguard to cover up the botched attempts at weight relief. I think Rickenbackers designs are a sum of the parts and that taking any element out of context and putting it somewhere else is like put the Empire State Building in the middle of the Golden Gate bridge.
3:18 "look look i made this in photoshop"
Yes Patrick good job, I'm gonna put it here in the fridge so we can look at it every day
I want a black and white one with that spectra headstock..... those spectra Jackson's are really comfortable
I was going to say "since Fender owns Jackson, maybe you could swap out the neck, but neck-through so yeah...". Just take a jigsaw or wood file to the headstock to round off the point, it'll be fine.
The bass with 2-3 frets you can't reach if you have small hands.
*cries*
I love the page on their website. Some of my favorite excerpts:
"...designed for one express purpose-BRINGING THE THUNDER TO YOUR MUSIC"
"...CLASSICALLY BRUTAL STYLE"
"Ups the ante in the style realm"
"the perfect weapon for the musician who requires nothing less than the latest in high-performance bass technology."
Move over Dingwall, Le Fay, Fodera, Spector, and Mayones. Here comes the jackson Prickenbacker in Absinthe Frost! In all seriousness though, I am interested to hear how it sounds! if you can you should get the red one to give it that aliexpress Rick vibe.
I freaking want one. The green one, ofc
I'm so glad you said the headstock from the new spectra would've been a ton more attractive.... its actually amazing how much better it looked with your photoshopped image with the spectra headstock on it
Oh man! hahaha
Great Video, I was waiting for it
I don't want one, but I hope it sells well and I get to see them played in public.
As I said on the comment in the community type you replied to, if it had the same pickup setup as the Yamaha Billie Sheehan signature with a mudbucker in the neck and p bass in the bridge it would have been an instant buy for a lot of people.
What I don't really get is the placement of that big ass pickup cover... shouldn't it be covering the "P" pickup so you can play between both of them more comfortably? Idk seems like an ergonomic nightmare, really unsurprised for now unless it comes with a great Ric-like tone or sonething
People are too critical about the looks on this bass, I actually like it a lot. It's different and you can't fault Jackson for trying something different.
Am i crazy for not completely hating the black one? I feel that if they'd have done matching headstocks on all colour options this would have become a really cool and weird instrument to see your local metal band bassist playing. I don’t know about everyone else but whenever i see a local band play anything unusual my curiosity is immediately piqued. If the stage is loaded with a post 2000s Strat, Les paul and a Jazz bass i don’t care until they start playing.
I Have This Bass red sunburst I LOVE It.
I played one and then I bought it. It plays well and has good sound
So, I just traded a concert bass that I had for another fender. What I thought when I bought it was "I'm gonna make a super P." I just couldn't play it as good as my fender p bass. The neck is 1.6 at the nut, but barely widens as it goes down the fret board. Adding that with a 12-16 compound radius 24 fret neck and I thought I would love it. No, I didn't. Just couldn't get comfortable, and the body is small like oddly small. Lastly the weight. It was too light. Like so light it maid the whole feel strange. It was great when I first tried it at the store, but lost that feel as I played it at the house. The pups and preamp didn't matter to me because I went in with the intentions to mod it. PS I couldn't get over the head stock. Every time I looked at it I felt like it was a toy and not a real bass.
I'm not gonna lie I wanted to hate that bass but I played one yesterday and it sounded so damn good. It played like butter i was genuinely surprised, because I'm a deathmetal bassist and I just felt at home on that bass.
Ayyyy I've been waiting for the hulk bass video 😂
The "Prickenbacker" is a perfect name for this model, someone needs to use it for a copy bass
I love it and the headstock kicks ass🎉
Thanks for the shoutout my friend!
Fast forward to the future: "Yep - I've gigged with this bass for twenty years now, no one's ever tried steal it..."
This is what you get when Fender takes over another guitar company
Jackson basses particularly the Dave Ellefson signature is a wonderful bass. It’s served me well for many years.
What a trip. I see one on Talkbass for a ridiculously low price of $375 shipped, "but" it's the non-Ric version. I never heard of these until now. I find it strange since people HATE the Ric bridge and that's the first thing they change, so I HOPE Jackson made it LOOK like a Ric bridge, but made it functional.
Spector has indeed brought their A game!
Patrick, I do think it is an intriguing instrument for a variety of reasons.
I've been working on several original basses, one of which is drawing on the 4001 and 4003 as an influence. Maybe you'd like to check it out as opposed to this Jackson.
If you really want to try a good Jackson bass, get yourself a David Elleffson or about two or three other signature artists that have really decent Jackson bases. Otherwise I'll try to email you on possibly either including my build in the, "what do you bass" series or actually getting the bass to you for you if you're not too far from me. I've been playing bass and guitar for little over 30 years and building instruments for about 25 so I might know a little bit about what I'm doing
I feel EXACTLY the way you do about this bass, which is to say I don't know what I think.
I don’t think that’s ugly at all. I kindof love it. It’s basically just a bass for , well me, someone who isn’t into metal, loves vintage stuff, but also thinks Jackson’s are really cool from staring at Musician’s friend catalogues as a kid in the 90s and hates when they try out non-Jackson-y headstocks. I’d have this in a heartbeat. Most basses are slick to the point of being lame to me, probably why I love Rickenbackers.
I personally play Jackson. I am a huge fan of the Kelly Bird basses as well as their concert basses. I personally dig the headstock. Just fells more "metal" to me and just something that attracts to me. Now, this bass is ok. Not a fan of the green one but the black, yes. If some work done to it, I think it would look awesome. I say give jackson a try. They have a david ellefson model that looks more like a fender. OR there is a chris beattie concert bass with the spectra style headstock. First bass was a spectra and I loved it and then I got my KB. I recommend the spectra as well.
Maybe those sig models and the spectra may be something you would like. Idk. 😂
I played one of these today at a GC, and I liked it. It had the black paint job, seeing the green one in this vid is pretty off-putting, but that style of green on anything is off-putting, (instruments or otherwise). The tone was pretty decent, I generally don't like PJ configurations, it's either a p, or a humbucker.
I guess Jackson's demographic is metal, and I personally don't care for the aesthetic of Jackson's headstock, or shark fin inlays.
I really like the bridge on this bass tho, it kinda fits in with Leo Fender's bass bridge ideology which I agree with. IDK, if someone gave me the black version I would keep it.
So... the only thing Rick I see is the pickup cover. What else from this construction should make it >sound< Rickish?
Look, as the Punker kid who grew up on a Crescent P-Bass knock-off w/ a neck curvier than a boat hull, and loose frets, I would’ve stabbed a body for one of these, and that kid still lives w/in me, today. Jackson, send me one for all the hardship I’ve faced as an essential worker in this pandemic. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thanks for the amazing content Patrick!
This was like a poke in the eye...
.. with a booger.
I'm actually currently building a bass, multi-laminate neck of primarily maple, with a bird's eye Sugar Maple fret board (VERY hard Rock Maple), the American made Hipshot bridge, a maple body (though not heavy); with a book matched beautifully figured Walnut top, and a body shape that was very loosely, distantly, inspired by a Rickenbacker 4003. As for the pickups and electronics, I wanted it to be close to that Ric sound but not totally that Ric sound, so I'm still very much undecided as to pick up and any electronics preamp to go into it. I have a geezer Butler J pickup that I wouldn't mind loading in here, I wouldn't mind loading the Geezer Butler PJ said then it's entirety in here because it sounds so fucking good, but at the same time, I've been looking at a lot of different aftermarket Rickenbacker replacement pickups (I've looked at at least six or seven of them, probably more, and everyone I talked to had a different opinion on which of them are good, which of them are just okay, and which of them are actually very, very good).
I’ve played one and tbh, it was really comfortable and sounded slightly less agro then a regular Jackson bass
There is a green one on Austin Craigslist...and I want it.
I like it!
Am I wrong?
You have to get this monster on the channel!
I saw two of these on the rack at Guitar Center tonight. I saw the PJ pickups and wondered, why is this $700? The pickup locations look close to a Rickenbacker. I may go back with a tape measure to find out. There is a demo youtube video which sounds somewhat convincing.
I'd like a more traditional headstock shape, but apart from that it looks a nice bass and very functional. Good job Jackson!