Recent content by sorganism

I see a lot of comparisons between the Aerodyne J and a Fender P, but how does it hold up as a jazz bass? I'm looking into getting a new bass, and my decision right now seems to be between a used aerodyne J for 450$-500$ depending on haggling and a MIM J for 600$ new. I like a very punchy tone...

For me its the physicality of playing those fat strings with your fingers. I mean I love playing guitar but it just feels so flimsy and almost emotionless. Bass feels like you put more of yourself into it - its less detached and mechanical than guitar.

I have to say, it's brave of you to put yourself out there like that. I've been working through a similar situation I think, just from a different perspective (whenever I feel my playing is garbage I end up practicing for 4 hours straight :P). I'm slowly coming to realize that it's not so much a...

I definitely think Arcade Fire has a place here. They seem to me at least to have really been one of the first bands sort of splitting rock apart, if you will. Arcade fire kind of led the charge or less guitar driven indie rock. In the other direction, hard rockers/metal people I think will find...

I'm a high school student who's been playing for about a year, with 8 years or so of piano background before that. I try to get in between 1 and 3 hours of practice every day, but I feel like I'm not advancing (or rather not advancing fast enough). Currently the peak of my abilities is probably...

So I was listening to the new U2 album and while I found the whole thing to be very good, one song in particular stood out for me. The song was called "This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now" (you can find it on Grooveshark if you don't own it already) Anyway it struck me because it's so clearly...

I love it too! I asked the same question a while back about the blacktop and the general consensus seemed to be that it wouldn't get quite the same tone. Here's the thread, if you'd like: http://www.talkbass.com/threads/geddy-lee-tone-with-blacktop-jazz-bass.1102975/

Awesome suggestions all, thanks so much! I'm on a bit of a tight budget so I'll definitely look into the Squier 70's Jazz and maybe the Modern Player Jaguar, or better yet see if I can find a used MIM standard. I checked for used Geddys as many suggested and I can't really find one under 600$ so...

So I've played bass fairly obsessively for about a year now and I'm thinking of upgrading from my crappy used squier bronco to something more substantial. I'm a huge fan of the geddy lee bass tone (post counterparts) and I've been learning to do the flamenco plucking thing he does. I've read...