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Old 01-30-2007, 08:23 PM
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What songs/artists have the perfect JAZZ (not P) with Flats Tone?

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I'm looking for some artists/songs that have a good jazz with flats tone. Got any recommendations?
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Old 01-30-2007, 08:37 PM
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ben kenney of incubus uses flats on his JO's
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Old 01-30-2007, 09:00 PM
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LA Woman by the Doors. Even though the Doors didn't have a bass player per se, Joe Osborne played bass with a Fender Jazz w/ flats.
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Old 01-30-2007, 09:07 PM
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any bob marley song displays that tone perfectly.
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Old 01-30-2007, 09:19 PM
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Robbie Shakespeare
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Old 01-31-2007, 09:18 AM
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Most tracks by Meshell Ndegeocello.

I think that sound is totally wrong for incubus, BTW.
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Old 01-31-2007, 09:42 AM
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any bob marley song displays that tone perfectly.

Were those flats, or just massively dead rounds? I know Barrett almost never changed strings.
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Old 02-06-2007, 09:32 AM
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Flea used a Fender Jazz with flats for all of Stadium Arcadium.
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Old 02-06-2007, 12:03 PM
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check out "Who Round Here", this was recorded with a 62RI with flats.
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Old 02-07-2007, 06:03 AM
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Flea used a Fender Jazz with flats for all of Stadium Arcadium.
... and that's how flea's worst tone was born

I'll give my vote to Robbie Shakespeare
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Old 02-09-2007, 02:26 PM
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Most tracks by Meshell Ndegeocello.
+1 I love her tone.
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Old 02-09-2007, 02:31 PM
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Joe Osborn's sound pretty much defines it for me.
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