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Best looking jazz bass?

#282
andreaska said:
Here we go... These pictures were done by Guido Karp while the Soul Cages Tour in 1991. (Don't talk about copyright and be quiet) ;)

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These pictures been offered by request for concert visitors. I have some more.
This bass was also played at the 1986 reunion:

Regards from Germany
Andreas
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OMG, the you gotta love Stewart Copeland. That was at break-neck speed. His cross-stick was on steroids - in fact everything was on steroids. Great clip.

Thanks
Davo
 
#286
While I'm here; 'Jazz Bass' refers to a configuration of pickups and electronics, that's all.
Yes Fender invented it and makes great ones, but then Leo Fender invented pretty much all electric basses, other brands can only adapt and refine the concepts.
Besides, you need to define what 'Fender' actually means if you are going to be particular about it. Is it Corona California only? Or any factory that knocks out Fender logo basses (there's a lot)? Do Squiers count? Many Squiers are built better than some Fenders.
(Oops, did I hear another can of worms just open?..)
 
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Nick303 said:
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So far as I can see the only electric bass that owes nothing to Leo Fenders designing is the Audiovox model 736 bass fiddle from the '30's by Paul Tutmarc, which was highly influential on designers but pretty unpopular with musicians.
I'm keen to find out more though.
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Gibson had one too around the same time, I think.
 
#293
Without meaning to whack the hornets nest too hard though, we all agree that modern basses owe their existence to Leo Fender - even though he was influenced by previous attempts by other manufacturers at making electric basses - right?
He is the guy who made it practical, got the layout right and made it stick.
 
#295
RedHotFuzz said:
I asked if they had considered a Skyline Decade short scale and they responded they have no plans to offer such a thing. Which seems crazy in my opinion. I would buy one in a heartbeat and I'm sure plenty of others would too. Sure seems a better idea than the Skyline Hollowbody 30 they're selling.
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Yeah, it seems really silly sometimes. I don't know much about their short scale necks - but MANY builders these days - unlike Fender - are keeping the neck width exactly the same as their 4 string full scale neck. In that instance it is stupid - you have the body - you have the neck, with a little pocket adjustment and bridge adjustment it is seriously no big deal.

Where it gets rough is that some builders - like Fender - really like to narrow the neck to keep the exact proportion in neck dimensions as their full scale - around 6% (from 2.5" wide at the pocket to 2.25") so then, it only makes sense to shrink the body 6% so they don't have any neck pocket issues and the narrower neck will slide right in.

If they narrow the neck, I understand their reluctance - a lot of times that is reprogramming a lot of equipment to be able to knock out the smaller body. If they don't reduce the neck width from their long scales - they are simply being lazy. As I mentioned - at that point - they make the necks, they make the body, just make a slight adjustment to the neck pocket and the bridge and it is done. I wonder if anyone has the width at the pocket of their long and short scale basses? It would be good to find that out.

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