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dead spots in all fender jazz basses???

#121
Even Jamerson's Pbass had the dead spot, but he got over it (he even referred to the P in Pbass as standing for 'pussy'. His words, not mine. He was an upright player. Listen to Whats going on' and you'll hear it (the dead spot). Especially if you listen to the isolated bass version. Great song either way. Great bass playing. He sounds almost human. Which he was. But dead spots are just a part of playing bass. Especially on old basses. You just have to pluck harder there or play the note off of the D string if you've a problem with that. Dead spot Schmead spot. Its ok. The alternative is the boutique bass with the sterile tone. Which is ok if you like that.
 
#122
My dead spot is the typical C# on G on my fender RW. It still sustains long enough.

I think it was mentioned here, but if you have to sustain that note for some bizarre reason (id just play the C# on A in that case), you can hold the octave down and the high note will resonate longer.

Seriously not a big deal.
 
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#123
I have no dead spots on my 2012 American Standard Jazz. A few basses with dead spots out of all the Jazz basses Fender has sold does not make the Fender Jazz a bad bass for the masses.
 
#126
All I know is, on all of 3 of my basses there appears to be no dead spots, at least I can't discern them. I figure, if I can't hear them (and I've actively tried to find them), then for all intents and purposes, they don't exist (on my basses, anyway).
 
#127
Squier P Special (J-width neck) - no discernible dead spots. OR at least I haven't found them yet.

I've also had no trouble with the two 5-strings I've owned (one 35", one 34"). The only dead spots I've had were on a Yamaha RBX, on the fourth to sixth frets of the E string - unusual and inconvenient.
 
#130
The worst "dead spot" I had was the open G string on a Fender telecaster bass that I played in the 1980s. I didn't notice it until I was playing a gig at The Bamboo (Toronto) and played the open G while I adjusted my amp. Zilch, nada, silencio. It was otherwise a very cool bass, exceptionally light.
 
#133
My Fender Jazz has the classic Dead C on the G string. Dead C.....Dead Sea, I smell something punny.....

Anyway, it's only noticeable if I try to use an octave pedal or similar effect on that particular note in that particular position. Pedals can't seem to track that note, and just spaz out.
 
#137
My 09 MIA jazz has one. I think most fender style basses have one in some form. Whether or not it's noticable is another matter. We bassists need to learn how to work with them and they do matter to some of us. Sometimes it's very inconvenient to modify your fingering patterns due to a single dead note, sometimes not. You can hear Jamerson play his dead note on "What's going on". That one note sounds like garbage. Distinctively different from every other note.

Something I get a kick out of are the folks that say they don't matter because they don't neeed that much sustain. :D You guys play bass right? :p
 
#138
My Road Worn Jazz has no dead spots, at least none I can hear.

I had a Squier Classic Vibe Jazz that was a real freak, it had 4 dead spots in a row: 2nd through 5th frets on the A string. I took that bass back to the store and returned it.

The Squier Classic Vibe Jazz I have now has the "classic" 6th fret G-string dead spot, but it's very slight, and I just ignore it.
 
#139
I found a dead spot on my brand new Warmoth lined fretless neck (Wenge/Ebony). Wow! Right at the 8th fret of the G string! This is going to drive me crazy. I purchased a fatfinger for $10 on ebay. I'll see if this helps. If not it's into the fire with this POS!:bawl:
 

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