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Can a J Bass "cut through?"
- Thread starter MisterMagician
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It's "brah" where I'm from.
Cheers.Back off the bridge pickup just slightly, and you get a lot of low-mids. Cuts through a rock mix just fine. Or, back off the neck pickup just a bit and you get lots of upper-mids. I don't find that that tone works so great in rock/metal, but I'm sure many will disagree.
I went through several jazz basses before realizing that the character of the mids (read: how the bass cuts through a mix or not) is all in the balance between the two pickups. Now those always great feeling basses actually sound like I want them to as well.
It might be.
Wha?
Steel strings and GK amps, I will look into those.I use a Geddy Jazz with steel strings and believe me it cuts through. It doesn't hurt that I run it through GK gear.
Wow, that does put things into perspective.
Is it possible to annoy your guitarists by playing audible basslines and make car alarms go off?
Yeah, I need to stop listening to other people about Bass info.
How so?
+1
Also talk to JPJ & Geddy they may have some thoughts on the matter too.
Seriously though - nothing wrong with a J in rock. Nothing at all, IMO.
as a proud owner of a geddy lee
+10000000000
It says on wiki that the jazz is more 'forward' in the mix, I guess that means it likes to cut through, I have my pups rolled off a bit for a thumpy sound though.
Mids and high mids are your friend.
Aye, they cut through better in my opinion. Whereas P basses have that sort of ambiance that has presence but no real voice in the mix. PJ ftw.
I was just sitting playing my J and wanted to hug it for it's ability to cut through. I'm very confused by this question.
Nope, they can't. Total pieces of crap, j basses are. Just ask Geddy Lee, Flea, Les Claypool, Geezer Butler, Frank Bello, Janis Tanaka, Mike Levine, Duff McKagan and a whole host ofothers that a jazz bass can't cut it.
Then send all jazz basses to me, I'll put you out of your misery....
turn one volume down a little bit and they open up and the phasey mid scoop is gone.
why arent the words single coil and cut synonymous?
why arent the words single coil and cut synonymous?
I use a Geddy Jazz with steel strings and believe me it cuts through. It doesn't hurt that I run it through GK gear.
Haha same here. You will never have an issue cutting through with steel rounds and GK's already mid-heavy sound.
I played mostly my Jazz last weekend while up in Raleigh recording with my buddy, and it cut through the mix like a farkin' knife. Jazz bass bridge pickups own. Mids are your friend if you want to cut through, though. I found that giving the 900Hz range an extra boost helped a bit, too. I guess the fact I had a brand new set of strings helped as well, but I'd say it has a lot more to do with your EQ.
i tend to take a different approach to cutting through with a jazz than most. i find the bridge pickup to be anemic and gross, so i turn it off. no more phase, no more thin nonsense. dial in a crap-ton of high mid on the neck pickup and remove lows or low mids as necessary to reduce boom.
touch of overdrive and played aggressively, im in heaven and bulldozing my way through the mix.
touch of overdrive and played aggressively, im in heaven and bulldozing my way through the mix.
