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12-26-2007, 04:13 AM
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Hey guys,
I wanna see how many metal players we can find that use jazz basses.  Specifically Fender Jazz's, but other brands are welcome too. The only two that I know of are Martin Eric Ain (Celtic Frost) who uses a Warwick Streamer JJ, and whatever his name is from Opeth who uses a Fender Marcus Miller 5. And JPJ if you wanna call Led Zep metal.
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12-26-2007, 04:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Duckenfield Nsw Australia | | | most of the guys who play metal around my area play jazz or p basses, mostly kit basses, but some fenders
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12-26-2007, 04:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Belgium (Antwerp) | | | I played on a Hondo jazz bass while I was ina thrashmetalband
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12-26-2007, 04:36 AM
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12-26-2007, 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Beskyd  Jason (Sadowsky) | How could I forget! 
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12-26-2007, 05:06 AM
| | | John Outcalt from God Forbid has been a always been a Jazz user afaik.   
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12-26-2007, 07:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia | | | Martin Mendez from Opeth uses a Marcus Miller signiture Jazz, you don't get much more Jazz than that! |
12-26-2007, 09:14 AM
| | | | i know plenty of metal players that use jazz pickups (emg more often than not), but not many who use jazz basses
frank bello has his signature jazz bass, but its really more of a aerodyne
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12-26-2007, 09:31 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Myrtle Beach,SC | | ............wasn't there a guy named Geezer that played a J bass?
He was in a band called Black something or other......or was that not "Metal"??
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12-26-2007, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by John Webb ............wasn't there a guy named Geezer that played a J bass?
He was in a band called Black something or other......or was that not "Metal"?? | Nope
1968 fender Precision bass for Geezer
sunburst, rosewood fretboard, black pickguard.
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12-26-2007, 09:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Richmond, VA | | | When I saw Megadeth a few months ago, James LoMenzo was playing a Marcus Miller signature.
And not that it's of too much merit, but I play jazz basses exclusively with my metal group. |
12-26-2007, 09:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego, California | | | I really dug the sound of a jazz bass that one of my friend's brought to a metal band practice, but I don't own one. |
12-26-2007, 09:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Somewhere in the maritimes. | | | my peavey millennium has jazz pups, and i play in a metal band. bridge jazz pickups with lotsa mids are one of the best ways to cut through two guitarists. IME (which is honestly quite limited)
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12-26-2007, 09:52 AM
| | | | ian hill played one right to the metallion album! almost 20yrs. |
12-26-2007, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by colorblindbass Nope
1968 fender Precision bass for Geezer
sunburst, rosewood fretboard, black pickguard. | Although I usually think P-Bass when I think Geezer, I have seen old footage of him from the mid 70s playing a Jazz bass.
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12-26-2007, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Alan Vorse Although I usually think P-Bass when I think Geezer, I have seen old footage of him from the mid 70s playing a Jazz bass. | theres also early 70's with some weird double cut thing
and 1978 with a Ric 4001
but the first 3 or 4 albums and all live shows around 1970
or there basic coming of popularity
was from what i know that Precision
ive seen lots of interviews and he talks about the precision but no mention of a jazz
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12-26-2007, 10:36 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: BROOKLYN | | | Mike Dean of Corrosion of Conformity plays Fender and Sadowsky J's now.when they were a Hardcore band he played P's.
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12-26-2007, 10:47 AM
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12-27-2007, 01:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia | | Also forgot to add Ian Hill of Judas Priest.
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12-27-2007, 02:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Dharmabum When I saw Megadeth a few months ago, James LoMenzo was playing a Marcus Miller signature.
And not that it's of too much merit, but I play jazz basses exclusively with my metal group. | Yep, I saw him playing that exact bass also. I guess he usually uses Warwick but for whatever reason on that last tour busted out the Marcus Jazz- which played and looked great!
I too play a Jazz bass tuned to Drop C in my metal band and I think its setup great. I put some EMG's and a Badass III on it and it's perfect for metal. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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