IMO a soloed bridge pickup will get a decent slap tone on a 4001 (sans cap), 4003 or 4004, but the neck pickup placement can seriously mess up the ergonomics if you're using a "thumb up" slap technique. Solution - convert your 4001/3/4 to a 4000!sloop_john_b wrote:Pickup placement is not ideal IMO. I think a lot of slap players would agree that the Jazz Bass pickup positions are far better suited for achieving that sound.squirebass wrote:I'm surprised that 4004 models are not more used for slapping styles, especially since it has humbuckers, and the decks are so much clearer for slapping than your average 4003, 4001v63 or c64...
So, no more 4004?
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Re: So, no more 4004?
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Re: So, no more 4004?
Or use a toaster pickup and lower it a lot.antipodean wrote:IMO a soloed bridge pickup will get a decent slap tone on a 4001 (sans cap), 4003 or 4004, but the neck pickup placement can seriously mess up the ergonomics if you're using a "thumb up" slap technique. Solution - convert your 4001/3/4 to a 4000!sloop_john_b wrote:Pickup placement is not ideal IMO. I think a lot of slap players would agree that the Jazz Bass pickup positions are far better suited for achieving that sound.squirebass wrote:I'm surprised that 4004 models are not more used for slapping styles, especially since it has humbuckers, and the decks are so much clearer for slapping than your average 4003, 4001v63 or c64...