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Best looking jazz bass?
- Thread starter Guinness20
- Start date
I WISH!
It's a one-off finish with a roasted neck at Station Music in Germany. Pretty high dollar and worth it IMO.
I've been bouncing buying a SUHR around for months now...
I feel u. I've been wanting a Suhr for a long time too! And I agree that the Spector Coda has some really nice finishes. That might be my next buy, if I don't get another M Bass or a Sadowsky.
I am a sucker for figured tops and TRANS BLUE finishes
...and that one has it all!
I wouldn't throw a CODA out of bed either for that matter, but I understand the Suhr preamp punches like Mike Tyson did back in "the day"
On Fender Precision and Jazz basses I have always loved the white on white look (white body and white pick guard). The neck did not matter too much to me, either rosewood or maple. But there are a lot of other sexy color combos out there. Of course something really obnoxious like blue body and lime green tort pick guard is eye catching too.
Here are my two beauts; couple of looks that I favor.
I'm going to cause a stir by saying if it isn't a Fender, it isn't a Jazz Bass. I say that, keeping in mind that I have and play a Sadowsky, and in many ways consider the Sadowsky to be superior to the Fender, and really what the Jazz Bass should have become. But, to me, if I walk into an audition, the musicians will know the Jazz Bass and ask me what the Sadowsky is. Hope that makes sense and strictly my take. No offense intended to any other players or instruments.
Also, with the recent business moves Fender has made , I am considering for the first time in several decades moving away from the Fenders altogether. I'm not happy with that company at the moment.
I'm going to cause a stir by saying if it isn't a Fender, it isn't a Jazz Bass. I say that, keeping in mind that I have and play a Sadowsky, and in many ways consider the Sadowsky to be superior to the Fender, and really what the Jazz Bass should have become. But, to me, if I walk into an audition, the musicians will know the Jazz Bass and ask me what the Sadowsky is. Hope that makes sense and strictly my take. No offense intended to any other players or instruments.
Also, with the recent business moves Fender has made , I am considering for the first time in several decades moving away from the Fenders altogether. I'm not happy with that company at the moment.
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,591
- 221,978
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
No offense or derail intended. Just saying how I personally look at the question. Everyone else please interpret as you deem appropriate.
Hand stained ash fsr Jazz, I definitely would have if I could have afforded it.
Chef
In Memoriam
I have a 2001 American Jazz bass that I like a lot. Natural Ash body, maple neck and black guard.
This is my awesome Carvin SB5001 Quilted Blonde! THE best jazz bass I've played and one of the best looking IMHO.
