Notable J-Bass with Flats recordings

[BullHorn]

Are there any? There is James Jamerson playing funk on a P. There are Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden playing rock/metal on a P.

What about a J?

[JustOpenYourMind]

Led Zeppelin was a J if I'm not mistaken...

[monroe55]

Jaco?

[old-fashioned]

Familyman.

[M0ses]

John Paul Jones played almost exclusively on a Jazz with rounds with Led Zeppelin. And his second most often used was I think the Alembic. The only time I know for sure he used a P was on In My Time of Dying, and it was fretless.

[Nashrakh]

Check out any Hendrix recording with Redding on bass.

[J. Crawford]

Noel Redding for sure. And most anything old school reggae. If it werent a P, it was a J.

[interp]

Pretty much everything Joe Osborn ever recorded. Look up his discography and see if there's anything notable on it. :-)

[Blues Bass Man]

Noel Redding used Rotosound Roundwounds on his Fender Jazz. When Noel got the gig with Hendrix he asked John Entwistle what strings he was using, Entwistle told him Rotosound Roundwounds so that is what Redding used.
I know John Paul Jones has said he used Rotosound Roundwounds on his Fender Jazz,but in an old Guitar Player Magazine from the 1970's he said he used Rotosound Flatwounds on his Jazz....sure does sound like flatwounds to me.
Jaco also used Rotosound Roundwounds on his Fender Jazz Basses.

[Jonathan1990]

Originally Posted by monroe55

Jaco?

I thought he used rounds, or do you mean on a particular recording?

[interp]

Just to get started, here are the tunes Joe Osborn recorded that reached position 1 through 5 on the charts. I am fairly certain most or all of these were played on a Jazz bass with flats. You may have heard of some of them.

1961 - Rick Nelson - Travelin’ Man - 1
1965 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys - This Diamond Ring - 1
1965 - Barry Maguire - Eve Of Destruction - 1
1966 - Mamas & Papas - Monday Monday - 1
1966 - Johnny Rivers - Poor Side Of Town - 1
1967 - Association - Windy - 1
1969 - Fifth Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues - 1
1969 - Tommy Roe - Dizzy - 1
1970 - Carpenters - Close To You - 1
1970 - Neil Diamond - Cracklin’ Rose - 1
1970 - Partridge Family - I Think I Love You - 1
1970 - Simon And Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water - 1
1972 - Helen Reddy - I Am Woman - 1
1973 - Carpenters - Top Of The World - 1
1973 - Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn – 1
1974 - Carpenters - Please Mr. Postman – 1

1964 - Johnny Rivers - Memphis - 2
1965 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Count Me In - 2
1965 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Save Your Heart For Me - 2
1967 - Mamas & Papas - Dedicated To The One I Love - 2
1968 - Association - Never My Love - 2
1968 - Richard Harris - Macarthur Park - 2
1970 - Carpenters - Superstar - 2
1970 - Carpenters - We’ve Only Just Begun - 2
1970 - Fifth Dimension - One Less Bell To Answer - 2
1971 - Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays - 2
1972 - Carpenters - Hurting Each Other - 2
1973 - Carpenters - Yesterday Once More - 2
1976 - England Dan & John Ford Coley - I’d Really Love To See You Tonight – 2

1966 - Johnny Rivers - Secret Agent Man - 3
1967 - Johnny Rivers - Baby I Need Your Lovin’ - 3
1968 - Fifth Dimension - Stone Soul Picnic - 3
1968 - Monkees - Valleri - 3
1969 - Bobby Sherman - Little Women - 3
1971 - Carpenters - For All We Know - 3
1973 - Carpenters - Sing - 3
1973 - Helen Reddy - Leave Me Alone – 3

1965 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Everybody Loves A Clown - 4
1966 - Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin’ - 4
1967 - Scott Mackenzie - San Francisco - 4
1974 - America - Tin Man - 4
1975 - Carpenters - Only Yesterday – 4

1962 - Rick Nelson - Teenage Idol - 5
1962 - Rick Nelson – Young World - 5
1966 - Mamas & Papas - Words Of Love - 5
1967 - Mamas & Papas – Creeque Alley - 5
1968 - Grass Roots - Midnight Confession - 5
1968 - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In - 5
1970 - Bobby Sherman - Julie - Do You Love Me - 5
1974 - Neil Diamond - Longfellow Serenade - 5
1975 - America - Lonely People - 5
1977 – Kenny Rogers - Lucille – 5

[KPJ]

The bass solo in "My Generation", Jazz Bass with Labella flats.

http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/gear/b...066.html#s1964

[Spencer!]

Old Sly Stone was a jazz with flats.

[Blues Bass Man]

Originally Posted by interp

Just to get started, here are the tunes Joe Osborn recorded that reached position 1 through 5 on the charts. I am fairly certain most or all of these were played on a Jazz bass with flats. You may have heard of some of them.

1961 - Rick Nelson - Travelin’ Man - 1
1965 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys - This Diamond Ring - 1
1965 - Barry Maguire - Eve Of Destruction - 1
1966 - Mamas & Papas - Monday Monday - 1
1966 - Johnny Rivers - Poor Side Of Town - 1
1967 - Association - Windy - 1
1969 - Fifth Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues - 1
1969 - Tommy Roe - Dizzy - 1
1970 - Carpenters - Close To You - 1
1970 - Neil Diamond - Cracklin’ Rose - 1
1970 - Partridge Family - I Think I Love You - 1
1970 - Simon And Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water - 1
1972 - Helen Reddy - I Am Woman - 1
1973 - Carpenters - Top Of The World - 1
1973 - Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn – 1
1974 - Carpenters - Please Mr. Postman – 1

1964 - Johnny Rivers - Memphis - 2
1965 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Count Me In - 2
1965 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Save Your Heart For Me - 2
1967 - Mamas & Papas - Dedicated To The One I Love - 2
1968 - Association - Never My Love - 2
1968 - Richard Harris - Macarthur Park - 2
1970 - Carpenters - Superstar - 2
1970 - Carpenters - We’ve Only Just Begun - 2
1970 - Fifth Dimension - One Less Bell To Answer - 2
1971 - Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays - 2
1972 - Carpenters - Hurting Each Other - 2
1973 - Carpenters - Yesterday Once More - 2
1976 - England Dan & John Ford Coley - I’d Really Love To See You Tonight – 2

1966 - Johnny Rivers - Secret Agent Man - 3
1967 - Johnny Rivers - Baby I Need Your Lovin’ - 3
1968 - Fifth Dimension - Stone Soul Picnic - 3
1968 - Monkees - Valleri - 3
1969 - Bobby Sherman - Little Women - 3
1971 - Carpenters - For All We Know - 3
1973 - Carpenters - Sing - 3
1973 - Helen Reddy - Leave Me Alone – 3

1965 - Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Everybody Loves A Clown - 4
1966 - Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin’ - 4
1967 - Scott Mackenzie - San Francisco - 4
1974 - America - Tin Man - 4
1975 - Carpenters - Only Yesterday – 4

1962 - Rick Nelson - Teenage Idol - 5
1962 - Rick Nelson – Young World - 5
1966 - Mamas & Papas - Words Of Love - 5
1967 - Mamas & Papas – Creeque Alley - 5
1968 - Grass Roots - Midnight Confession - 5
1968 - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In - 5
1970 - Bobby Sherman - Julie - Do You Love Me - 5
1974 - Neil Diamond - Longfellow Serenade - 5
1975 - America - Lonely People - 5
1977 – Kenny Rogers - Lucille – 5

Joe says he always recorded with just the neck pickup on his Fender Jazz Bass.

[BullHorn]

Great replies guys, I'll check out all of these when I get home.

[corinpills]

Originally Posted by J. Crawford

Noel Redding for sure. And most anything old school reggae. If it werent a P, it was a J.

Unless it was really early Robbie Shakespear or Aston Barrett and then it was a Hofner violin bass- the same one, actually.

[BullHorn]

Originally Posted by old-fashioned

Familyman.

Wow.


Slowly going over the list. Familyman is AWESOME!

-EDIT: I just looked at the video clip and the bassist is playing a precision.. Nice try. :/

[old-fashioned]

Originally Posted by BullHorn

Wow.


Slowly going over the list. Familyman is AWESOME!

-EDIT: I just looked at the video clip and the bassist is playing a precision.. Nice try. :/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdFTtOAXd5s

[dubstylee]

Gotta Third Family Man. Aston Barrett steadily used a Fender Jazz Bass from the "Catch A Fire" album up until Bob's passing. He did use a Yamaha BB-? (P pickup and J pickup in the bridge)when the Wailers were being endorsed during the Positive Vibration tour (I have the DVD). Familyman sings with his J and sounds incredibly deep.

[BullHorn]

I'm sort of disappointed in the J with flats. It sounds good in reggae but outside of that I don't think I liked it anywhere else. :x