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Bass #1: The picture in my avatar shows Andre Cymone in 1980 playing a natural finish Fender Jazz. A couple things I notice: The chrome knobs - Jazz basses usually come with the plastic top hat knobs. The pickups - Those don't look like standard J pickups. Andre says, “Me and Prince used to go...

If this has already been discussed (I searched. Promise.) then close this thread. Back in fall of last year Fender Japan made some instruments for a girl band from Japan that call themselves The Chilli Beans. One of those was a Mustang Jazz bass. They call it the Fender Chilli Beans. Maika...

New discovery for me. I'm very familiar with the artist. I only wish I knew who the bass player was. The tone is KILLER.

I don't need any more 4 string J basses but I am in the market for my first 5 string. I decided to pull the trigger on the MV-5JB for a birthday gift to myself. I go on the Thomann site and I notice a lot of the MV series basses are gone. And not just because they're popular and sold out. I...

Got a Frankenbass? I just got my first one. The backstory: My goal was to have a backup for my #1 Jazz bass. I have other Jazz basses but they don't sound like my #1, which has the vintage Jazz tone locked. My #1 has Rotosound tapes on it. I wanted the backup to have rounds. I've had my eye...

I'm looking for a gold mirror pickguard for a Jazz bass, like the examples below. I can find the clear or silver ones, but no luck on gold. The guard on the P bass pictured below is less reflective, but that would work too. I would prefer to be able to just buy it without having it custom made...

Clark Singleton. He's playing a Nash PB57. This is the second video I've seen of him playing it and comparing pickups. The pickups alter the tone in various ways but the basic tone remains. I'm very particular about P bass tone and I've heard some good ones in these YouTube videos, but that is...

If you were trying to get someone to consider a Stingray, what song would you play them to give the best idea of how the instrument sounds? One caveat: You can't use Get On The Floor. ;)

Hear me out! And yes, I posted this question in the Yamaha Club post.👻 Here's the backstory. Recently, I set about putting myself in the market for one of my favorite basses: The Yamaha BB3000. I became familiar with it because I'm a huge fan of Jonathan Maron, particularly his work as a...

I was super excited to watch this because Freddie is such a master and he seems so damn cool to boot. I was sorely disappointed because Scott copied Freddie's interview with Mason from Vertex Effects almost exactly, but with less depth. With the exception of I Like It by DeBarge, Scott has...

I heard the the Affinity line has leveled way up as of late. Didn't expect this. MIJ - $802.00 Amerivan Vintage '62 - $1,548.80 '62 body with a '66 neck -$13,676.00

Sometimes we can be big boys and girls and exhibit some self control. I could have snapped these up but logic prevailed. What have you passed on? Squier Sonic P - People were giving it great reviews and it's dirt cheap. It didn't have the sound I wanted from a P bass, though. Squier CV 70's...

When you see something you want and you know you can get it, how long do you wait to pull the trigger? For me, the best practice is to pull the trigger right away. Sooooo many times, I've seen something, weighed out the pros and cons (a process that can take days weeks, or months), then once I...

Jazz bass is my default setting. I got 5 Jazz basses. I'll rank them. Favorite to least favorite. 1. 2002 MIM Fender - Stock except for strings and pickguard. Strung with EB Hybrid Slinkys. I thought I would have to mod it when I bought it. Nope. It gives me exactly the vintage tone I want. 2...

No, Sires don't count.:laugh: How did that work out for you? Easy or pain in the tookus? What did shipping hit for? With my bass from Japan, I dealt with a shop directly and it was pretty seamless. Took about a week to arrive.

Don't ask me why but I am trying to account for all of Larry's Fender Jazz and post-Jazz basses. It's strange to me that a bassist so revered has very little ink about his gear. Usually anything you find is talking about his Moon basses, which are my least favorite of his. This fascination...

I've got a BB2000 on the way. It's a beater but the price was right. Not really concerned about the cosmetics but the bridge needs to be swapped out. Google search didn't turn up much. The original bridge has 9 screw holes. I may swap out the tuners at a later date. It's not a priority now. Do...

The guy they've assigned to me says he's "a bass guy". He called me last year because I took the Sire V5 out of my cart. Sweetwater was backordered and I got it from CME. I asked him what he plays and he said that he just got an Aerodyne. I asked him what he was playing prior to that and he...

I know a lot of TBers hate thumb style playing. (I don't like the term slap for some reason. Probably because Larry Graham doesn't call it that) *shrug* I never tried my hand at this line and decide to give it a go. It was more challenging than I thought. Most of it is about staying on time...

The gentleman in the clip is bassist/singer/songwriter Jerry Knight. Jerry started as the bass player and vocalist in Ray Parker, Jr.'s late 70's band Raydio. He went solo and scored this hit in 1980. Jerry found his biggest success as a songwriter. One of the songs he's known for is Crush On...

New Families - Harley Benton 5 string and lefties available P basses added to the series Caramelized maple necks Same colors as before. They've added a natural finish. White pickguards instead of tort on the pink, blue and green ones. Burgundy mist stiil has tort pickguard. The natural has a...

I would say no. Focusrite would likely say the same. I've seen this talked about here and elsewhere, but I wanted to make it clear to hopefully save someone from wasting time, money, and stress. Hook your bass up to this audio interface and no matter how much you turn your instrument or input...

I used to have a 70's Cortez (now Cort) bass that filled my P-bass needs but unfortunately, I don't have it anymore. It sounded great. The picture below was found in the Cortez bass thread. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/cortez-bass.384530/#post-25684016 Trying to get my Squier Classic...

Good for him, I say. Prince fired Wendy, Lisa, and Bobby Z. He asked Mark to stay. Prince took a liking to Alembic basses around this time, so he had Mark playing a Spoiler. Mark says he didn't care for it. Timestamped

We get it. You don't like it. Go somewhere and do what makes you happy. I don't ever hear anyone asking guitarists not to play with distortion. It's not going anywhere. Please get over yourself. That's all. *steps off soapbox*

Been running all over the internet to find reviews and demos of these pickups. All I keep finding is reviews of the PJ configuration. I'm curious about these pickups because they come in the Fender American Performer Jazz Bass. I became interested in that bass after seeing this clip: Love his...

Fred started with the Ibanez Musician bass. Then he started alternating with the Ibanez and this bass before retiring them both in favor of his Ken Smith. I'm usually good at identifying basses but this one has me stumped. Anyone know what kinda bass this is?