Hot Rod P and Deluxe Jazz Berkley Music Co

jersey bluesdude · **Posted:** November 8th, 2013, 12:29 pm

On Gbase under Left Basses.( Having trouble posting direct link,sorry)

jayceofbass · **Posted:** November 8th, 2013, 1:15 pm

I love these. I know, I know. It ain't vintage and is kinda uncool. But, I like the P body better than a Jazz. (Which this has.) I also like the J neck better than the P. (Which this has.) And, I love the added versatility of a second pickup in the bridge position. (Which - you guessed it - this has.) Hmmmm, 3.5 hour drive from Toronto eh...........

Matt R. · **Posted:** November 8th, 2013, 1:53 pm

Why are they uncool? Those are really killer instruments.

bobjones2260 · **Posted:** November 8th, 2013, 2:04 pm

Here is the link for their inventory

http://www.gbase.com/stores/the-berkley-music-company/inventory

I love the Hot Rod P, the Orange Hot Rod P is on my would love to have list.

jayceofbass · **Posted:** November 8th, 2013, 2:12 pm

Haha. I know Matt. I was just being... glib? I think that's the word.

My apologies if it was taken the wrong way. I really love these basses as well. I was just playfully poking fun at that side of all of us here that puts so much weight in matching date stamps and perfectly placed headstock decals. For that part of me/us, there's really nothing to dissect here. It's just a players bass. Therefore, in some peoples eyes, probably a little boring.

Still not gonna stop me from seeing how much the shipping to Toronto is.

Matt R. · **Posted:** November 8th, 2013, 2:57 pm

bbl · **Joined:** July 9th, 2008, 4:39 pm **Posts:** 939

The pickups were specially made for the Hod Rod, so keep in mind that the HR isn't traditional P - you won't get the same P sound with the J pickup rolled off.

It is, however, a great tone with both pickups completely open.

jayceofbass · **Posted:** November 9th, 2013, 9:37 pm

Well, I now know exactly how long it takes to drive from Toronto to Berkeley, MI. (About 3 hours 15 minutes.)

This one was too good for me to pass up. Looks way better at my house than at a music store surrounded by a bunch of righty basses! :mrgreen:

Jim_k · **Posted:** November 10th, 2013, 12:52 pm

It does look good there.

Sec-Def · **Joined:** February 20th, 2013, 4:42 am **Posts:** 217

all I see is a bunch of fly ass lefties.
from the purple jazz to the gun-metal-funk through the hollow body.
we a need "strut your stuff" thread...

jersey bluesdude · **Posted:** November 11th, 2013, 6:15 am

Another lefty bass finds a good home. It warms my heart.

Matt R. · **Posted:** November 11th, 2013, 6:49 am

Congrats on the score. That thing is sweet

tallboybass · **Joined:** March 12th, 2008, 9:40 pm **Posts:** 242

bbl wrote:

The pickups were specially made for the Hod Rod, so keep in mind that the HR isn't traditional P - you won't get the same P sound with the J pickup rolled off.

It is, however, a great tone with both pickups completely open.

How does it differ from the traditional P sound? I just got one of these off Ebay, it'll be here later this week!

tallboybass · **Joined:** March 12th, 2008, 9:40 pm **Posts:** 242

My Hot Rod came in and I can answer my own question...it's more trebly and less punchy than a standard P as far as I can tell. Anyone else want to weigh in?

bbl · **Joined:** July 9th, 2008, 4:39 pm **Posts:** 939

That sums up my impression.

I played my HR on my band's final gig and I absolutely loved hearing that high end come through. And it had enough low end for me, too.

This is a great bass for modding, too. An aftermarket P/J set with a 3-way switch seems to be popular.

There are some good discussions about it on da interwebs, like this one:

http://forums.fender.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=75044

bbl · **Joined:** July 9th, 2008, 4:39 pm **Posts:** 939

This is what I did with mine:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2769&p=19324&hilit=folly#p19324

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