Jamiroquai Bassist

CiRRuS~BaSS · #1 02-11-2008, 12:39 PM

Does anyone know what type of bass Paul Turner from Jamiroquai plays? From some of his videos and the sound he gets it looks like a music man or maybe a fender but i cant tell. if someone knows for sure im just curious.

alfredpunkjazz · #2 02-11-2008, 06:04 PM

He plays many basses, but lately he has been using an Alleva Coppolo... awesome bass.

PocketGroove82 · #3 02-11-2008, 08:26 PM

He uses vintage 60-70s Fenders, a 70s stingray, an Alleva-Coppolo LG5 w/ aguilar preamp, and I'm pretty sure I've seen him with a more recent EBMM stingray. Also, with annie lenox he uses some kind of electric upright.

Phil Mailloux · #4 02-11-2008, 08:37 PM

I've seen him with a Nordy and an F-bass too

CiRRuS~BaSS · #5 02-12-2008, 12:39 PM

thanks. whatever they are, they sure are nice...

liquid-dream-ex · #6 02-12-2008, 01:11 PM

He's listed as an Endorser of Clover Basses.

Petebass · #7 02-12-2008, 01:35 PM

Makes you realise just how much of your sound comes from your fingers, doesn't it?

ksandvik · #8 02-12-2008, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Petebass

Makes you realise just how much of your sound comes from your fingers, doesn't it?

Yes, yes! There's so much you could do tone-wise just by the fingers and the pressure hitting or plucking. --Kent

CiRRuS~BaSS · #9 02-12-2008, 02:23 PM

^^ +1...if you want a great example of this look up "ric fierabracci xotic bass" and watch him review the new xotic bass. in his opening playing he gets a ton of different sounds out of the bass without changing anything on the bass or amp. its all in his hands...

Petebass · #10 02-12-2008, 06:53 PM

I didn't realise how relevant this was until I started working in a bass store. I'll hear someone auditioning a bass and think "Wow that sounds great. I wonder what it is?". Often it'll be an instrument I've auditioned myself previously and didn't really like. So I'll give it another audition and once again, I don't like it, and it doesn't sound so good as it did a second ago when the customer was playing it. Different fingers!

It works the other way too - a customer may be audition one of my beloved Stingrays and it'll sound like ass. There's something about the way I play that makes Stingrays sound, well.... perfect for me.

Kinda explain why one person can love a particular bass and another will hate it.