Dapper Bandit wrote:Ugh, the Elite II is probably my one real caveat in the whole Jazz/Precision fight. They're so ugly they're sexy. Shoulda bought one when 80's Fenders were regarded as poorly made crap before they became the new vintage and were subject to historic revisionism like 70's Fenders.
I dunno - I can't say I ever thought it much different from a regular P bass while watching it being played. I mean, I know it's different, but it sounds like all my favorite post-rock/punk bass formulas from my youth, active PUps or not. And fuck me if I found out while recording that his heavy sound is a fucking MT-2. So I guess him and Ballou are unapologetic about the fanboyism...