Any bada** looking jazz basses around?

[BassWaffle]

I own one of these, maybe not a jazz bass in the strict sense, but the pickups and sound are certainly very jazz-y to me.

 

[BassmanM]

If this isn't badass then I don't know. Unknown body, unknown neck, unknown Mudbucker, unknown bridge.
Wilkinson tuners and volume only. Got it for free from the son of my best friend, action was a mile high and it was littered with stickers. After cleaning and setup it actually plays like butter and sound is OK too. But it weighs a ton...View attachment 2802366

Mutt.... hg Thorr fretless neck ... duncan vintage pickups ... body made in japan jazz ....
played the chicken feathers out of it....

Gigged a plenty ... across America

Highly bad mother...
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Yeah, these certainly are my kind of bada**! Keep em comin!

 

[wes stephenson]

Most jazz basses I see (regardless whether Fender or not) seem to either have a classic look (sunburst, black, white, tort etc.) or a boutique look (no pickguard, table top with fancy woods etc.).

I therefore wonder whether any really bada** looking ones are around, for example like Dusty Hill's basses compared to a regular P bass.

Bass mods

 

[CaseyJ]

I like to think mine are pretty BA IMO
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I like to think mine are pretty BA IMO
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Is that orange? awesome either way

 

[Pandastylebass]

Is
Is that orange? awesome either way

it is Capri Orange

 

[SJan3]

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Looks like a slab of raw steak! Yummy!!

 

[bassdude51]

Not the best photos in the world.................... One piece Warmoth ash body with black stain and open grain finish. Allparts neck. Thin one ply white guard Eight pound range. Kind of has a "cowboy" vibe to it or an Eric Clapton "Blackie" Jazz Bass.

 

[Dluxe]

What can you tell us about it?. I’ve never heard of the guy or his bass.

It was in the 1997-98 Fender Japan catalog. I found out about it after getting a Noel Redding Jazz. It took 18 years but I finally found one for sale on the Yahoo Japan site and used From Japan to purchase and ship it. I'm glad I got it when I did due to the CITES regulations.

He is big in Japan. Was featured in Bass Player Magazine in the March 1992 issue. He endorses Sugi basses now.

 

[Mannyinnewyork]

Here’s mine. Medium scale. Love it. A bit unusual color.

 

[Mark76]

Not the best photos in the world.................... One piece Warmoth ash body with black stain and open grain finish. Allparts neck. Thin one ply white guard Eight pound range. Kind of has a "cowboy" vibe to it or an Eric Clapton "Blackie" Jazz Bass.

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Did you ever think of getting pickups without exposed pole pieces in those colours, just for the effect?

 

[discreet]

 

[dmac1961]

Just built this fretless. Duratex finish, Hipshot bridge and tuners, Kent Armstrong pickups. Fretless neck came from an old PeaveyT-20FL. It is badass!

 

[B-line]

 

[SubNoizeRat3691]

Lives life on the edge...

 

[TemplesOfSyrinx]

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2015 Squier Vintage Fretless Jazz

• TemplesOfSyrinx
• Jun 9, 2016
• fretless jazz

My only fretless. Was writing a song that I needed it for. Great bang for the buck.

 

[corndog]

Daryl Jennifer's Jazz.

 

[Fender_Bender]

It was in the 1997-98 Fender Japan catalog. I found out about it after getting a Noel Redding Jazz. It took 18 years but I finally found on for sale on the Yahoo Japan site and used From Japan to purchase and ship it. I'm glad I got it when I did due to the CITES regulations.

He is big in Japan. Was featured in Bass Player Magazine in the 1990's. He endorses Sugi basses now.

He’s certainly got the slap bass technique down, and talk about a Funky Drummer. The whole CITES thing is a pain in the ass, I wished that they’d have given some sort of warning ahead of time.

 

[Mantis Tobaggan]

Daryl Jennifer's Jazz.

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You know, i was just wondering if any punk players rocked a jazz

 

[Dragonback13]

I love my Carvin LB75AP. AAAA Flamed Curley Maple with a Deep Black finish, Blackburst edges and matching headstock. Just wish my stupid little hands would work with the wider neck. Guess she is gonna have to go but such a sad decision.

 

[Westsailor]

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Maybe it's just me but it's beyond imagining to me the skill a luthier requires to build a bass like that. Exactly how does one go about calculating exact bridge angle needed, each fret placement/angle, etc. to keep everything in proper intonation