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What Fender American should I get????????

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DiFroscia86

Nov 4, 2009
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#1
I currently have a G&L L 2000. Great bass. Giving me awesome tone but the lows are mainly low mids. And it begins to fart a lot. on the lows.

I need something with more punch BUT with lows that have more sustain and have something in the lower region of the eq spectrum while giving great punchy mids.

I was thinking of Fender American Jazz. I dont know about the Pbass because I think it mainly just all low lows. I want character and versatility.

Please tell me specific basses you think are right for me guys!
My set up is below:

Mesa m6 carbine head
I use 1 each time:
4X10 Ampeg PR HLF cab 600rms 4ohm
4x10 Mesa cab (custom powerhouses in it) 600 rms 4 ohms
g&L l 2000 active
 
#2
I can easily say that the Fender American Deluxe (AmDlx) Jazz Bass and the Fender AmDlx Jazz Bass FMV are 2 of the best basses Fender has ever released. They embody versatility and really give you a lot of tonal options. Along with these two I would probably put the Victor Bailey Jazz in there too but I haven't played one yet :p
 
#4
Do what I did: American Deluxe P-Bass. Anyone here will vouch for the versatility of these axes... traditional P sound, but mix in the humbucker and there's boatloads of punchy mids. Like a jazz bridge pickup, but a bit more body to the sound (not as thin).

Besides, you get two more frets, a lighter body, better tuners, awesome preamp, and all the other wonderful things about the new MIA line.
 
#5
+1 Fender American Deluxe Precision is the best bass Fender has ever made, imnsho. Great range of tones, and to top it off, the basses feel better than your average P. Highly detailed neck and frets, slightly slimmer body, and packs a serious punch. Check one out, you'll be sold.
 
#8
Mi amour

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#10
Hmmm... a J bass with the bridge pickup soloed is the epitome of low lows, IMHO. A P bass is much more mids focused. P basses in my opinion are the very soul of versatility and character! So many sounds and so many styles of music covered with just one pickup... Compare Geezer Butler, James Jamerson, Rocco Prestia, and a lot of John Entwhistle's stuff. None of it sounds the same, and it's all P bass.
 
#14
On a Jazz maybe you really should go active, I dunno.

My new American Standard Jazz has the most disappointing, thin tone I can imagine and I don't know why. I'm no tone nut -- it's either good enough or it's not, and I don't sweat the small stuff -- but this Jazz's just isn't. Man, that ba$$ has been a disappointment in so many ways! :(

Got a Jaguar yesterday and it has amazing tone, though needs better shielding.
 
#16
landry.bass said:
Considering how I thought the MIA Standard Jazz has the best tone, and Bongolation's post above states the opposite, it just goes to show that you really need to try the stuff out for yourself. We all have varying opinions, and good tone is subjective.
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It certainly is, but there are areas of broad overlap, which is why mine seems so mysterious to me. I'm perfectly willing to accept the premise that mine is a lemon, somehow. Sure seems like one.
 
#17
I would recommend going passive, i tryed a few Dlx jazzes and none of them really did it for me, they lacked the really organic,warm sound I was looking for

I then tryed a standard jazz and was blow away by the difference, sooo much warmer and soulfull.

that was in '08 and my american standard jazz is still my number 1
 
#18
In retrospect, two things that probably account for at least some of my deep dissatisfaction with my new Jazz's tone is that new "High Mass" [spit!] bridge compounded by a maple neck/fingerboard -- both enemies of a full, organic, woody tone in favor of a more fundamental/highs "modern" sound [spit!].

Maybe flats will save it. Let's hope. :hmm:
 
#19
I'm surprised you have issues with the low end of an L-2000. G&L's MFD humbuckers have a full-range response, with lots of low end. And I don't understand how the bass itself "farts," unless perhaps the pickups are too close to the strings. Moreover, if the speaker is "farting," the bass is probably producing lots of low end. So I'm confused. The bass itself might not be the issue.

Nevertheless, you might reach your objective by replacing the G&L preamp with another that has fully active EQ. Some have gotten good results with Audere in their L-2000s.

Also, if you do want more low end than an L-2000, you probably don't want a Fender. (Well, maybe an American Deluxe Jazz.) Get a dual-humbucker Stingray or something similar, like a Warwick Corvette $$.
 

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