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Anyone else hate how bulky the Fender Jazz's are?
- Thread starter Tupac
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It's not a troll just because it doesn't agree with you or others.
Like I said... I've personally sold several basses that had traditional size Jazz bodies. One of them a $3000+ custom from Regenerate guitar works that I 'thought' would be perfect for me. The main reason I sold it? Yup... the body size was traditional Jazz size and it felt to large and awkward for me when playing it. So much so that I sold it.
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Personally, I love a bigger body on a Jazz bass. I cant stand those slim Dinky bodies. Also, I like a wide neck although I never considered J's to have a wide neck.
If he is then he's a successful one. He starts a pretty obvious troll-like topic at 1:00 AM, and without making another post he's gotten almost 50 replies already.
This is fun. Might I suggest a De Armond Ashbory or a Kala U-Bass? A washtub with a thin broomstick? No scratch that, the washtub is definitely bulky. How about a jug, perhaps you could find a light one in aluminum our carbon fiber? Still too bulky? How about bass clarinet- it's about the thinnest, least bulky low register wind...
If you look at it historically, prior to Leo's creation of the Fender P and J electric basses, the low end of musical pieces were filled by the lumbering double bass. Proportions wise, the Fender J is anorexic.
Looks more like a 5 string slab P to me. Course it would be "bulky".
Here's what it should look like:
No, it's a troll because the OP is a new-ish member with low post count who made a controversial statement in the first post and hasn't come back since.
Granted, it's been about 10 hours, but this thread got to 3 pages pretty quickly.
I've gotta agree, I've never liked the "feel" of a Jazz Bass, although I am partial to the narrow neck.
If you want an alternative that's low on cost, check out a Peavey Foundation. Very similar sound, and a smaller body.
If you want Fender, there are several varieties of Precision Basses with an added J in the bridge position, check them out. PJ's with narrow necks made me a Fender player; before they were introduced I wasn't interested in Fenders at all.
If you want an alternative that's low on cost, check out a Peavey Foundation. Very similar sound, and a smaller body.
If you want Fender, there are several varieties of Precision Basses with an added J in the bridge position, check them out. PJ's with narrow necks made me a Fender player; before they were introduced I wasn't interested in Fenders at all.
Me too. There's no contour and no off-set waist. I'm not a fan of that kind of body style either.
I started playing bass in '74 straight using my bought second hand block/binding '72 jazz bass. Spent next ten years or so exclusively with that bass: huge neck diver, bulky neck body joint, some occasional hum when pickups were soloed, rather cumbersome axe for a rather short one like me, neck off line with the bridge: every time I dismounted, after I had to push it sidewise while tightening the screws to have it in line with the bridge!
Then, later on in life, I discovered hundreds of objectively "better" basses: lighter, active, more comfortable etc. So, I have quite a bass stable hangin' on the wall at home (15!).
Yet, if I had to be forced on a desert island with one and only one axe I would have no hesitation whatsoever: a '77 reissue with rosewood board bocks and binding!!!!
Then, later on in life, I discovered hundreds of objectively "better" basses: lighter, active, more comfortable etc. So, I have quite a bass stable hangin' on the wall at home (15!).
Yet, if I had to be forced on a desert island with one and only one axe I would have no hesitation whatsoever: a '77 reissue with rosewood board bocks and binding!!!!
This. One cannot make a comment about one's personal feeling about Fenders if it isn't 100% positive on TB. You can bash any other brand you want. You can start as many Fender love threads as you want but try to start a thread about another subject that has been talked about to death you get 50 people yelling at you to use the search function. There is no doubt about it, this is a Fender forum for Fender fans. All others are sorta tolerated unless they dare speak ill of Fenders.
Total BS. Prove it to yourself and start a thread bashing EBMM, Lakland, Sadowsky, AC, etc, and measure the response!
btw, I think a Jazz body is just about perfect; Although, I'm a normal size fellow
After playing an SG forever, the Jazz neck is both narrower and thinner. The body is fairly thin and the shape is really comfortable and "organic." Looking at the front of the bass, the lower left extension gives me the ability to tilt the body with the front of my right thigh. The upper left curve is something to rest my forearm on. The upper right protrusion provides a fairly balanced place for the strap to connect. All in all, it appears this bass' shape is dictated by function.
On the other hand, it is somewhat heavy and the headstock would make a good canoe paddle.
On the other hand, it is somewhat heavy and the headstock would make a good canoe paddle.
