Abit of help needed

[Yaz]

Hi softies, I currently own a Fender Deluxe J-bass, which have stock parts and electronics.

Any recommendations to upgrade stuff like bridge, pickups or maybe others?

Been eyeing badassII and sd q-pounder

[e4t3n]

there are a lot of things you can upgrade. For the bridge baddass2 is nice, provides a lot more sustain. For the pickups, can get quarterpounders, basslines, ultrajazz etc. You can consider upgrading the preamp too. It makes a lot of difference.

[Yaz]

Thanks for the assurance on badass, definitely will be on my next to upgrade list. ahah

[cherns]

Why do you feel there's a need to upgrade anything in the first place?

[Yaz]

I guess i'm looking for more sustain in my bass. Pickups are rather wacked too, whenever i turn to bridge its dead as night.

[cherns]

I'm guessing you don't really know what you're after - what exactly do you mean by more sustain?

Also, what do you mean by "dead as night" when you turn to your bridge? Do you mean to say that your bridge pickup isn't working? If so, just check whether there's a broken connection somewhere. Pickups don't break unless you've tried to pull them out forcibly or mess with the copper winding or something like that.

[Yaz]

My meaning of sustain would be notes that are able to hang longer without me turning the volume on the amp loud.

Oh, and i've never messed with the pickups. I also think that its the wiring problem, just dont have the time to visit the 'doctor'.

[shinobi]

sustain is the rate of decay of the note. if the note decays quickly, the sustain is considered to be long. you are never gonna play a 16 second note in reality, but even for shorter notes the sustain is noticeable.

consider the fact that the harder your attack, the shorter the sustain. so be gentle on the right hand and you could have better tone. after all, the tone is in the fingers

[audie]

Don't be caught up in a rush to upgrade or change stuff to your guitar. Pickups wise, you should have a general idea what type of sound you are going for. For my precision bass, i upgraded the pickups to SD Quarter-Pounders only to realize its a bit too 'rock' for my liking ( Got SD Antiquity for my Jazz which I LUUURVE). Installed a Badass II Bridge to my P Bass too and the sustain can go for days heh. Anyways, to summarize, take your time to research and be definite of what you want before you start upgrading. It's better than rushing to upgrade only to somehow regret it later on.

[Yaz]

Thanks for all the replies, i'm not in a rush anyway. Will be going around and taking note of the pricings.