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Examples of archetypal P and J sounds?
- Thread starter bjjp2
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Classic P tone:
James Jamerson's P tone on Marvin Gaye's "What's goin' on " .[fingerstyle , not a pick]
Any other tones are subjective and only interest bassist's .
Good luck and happy bassing .
James Jamerson's P tone on Marvin Gaye's "What's goin' on " .[fingerstyle , not a pick]
Any other tones are subjective and only interest bassist's .
Good luck and happy bassing .
Ignore Gorn Captain , he's being cheeky with a red herring .
Active J in a tribute to a passive J in an un-cloneable example .
Classic J tone is Larry Graham .
Active J in a tribute to a passive J in an un-cloneable example .
Classic J tone is Larry Graham .
Good point, but I think it's the best example of an active jazz tone.
How about this?
What does this mean? He asked for an example of a classic J sound and I think the 61 jazz is a pretty good one.
Just a few off the top of my head:
60's VVT Jazz bass: both pick-ups on full...Willie Weeks
60's VVT Jazz bass: neck pick-up on, bridge pick-up off...John Paul Jones
60's VVT Jazz bass: Bridge pick-up on... Jaco (this is probably the best jazz bass tone I've ever heard)
60's stack knob jazz: sounds like both pick-ups on with tone rolled off...Tim Schmit
Eagles - 'The Long Run' (lyrics in description) - YouTube
60's stack knob jazz bass: with a pick (both pick-ups on full) Bobby Vega
70's jazz bass: (probably both pick-ups on full)... Marcus Miller
50's P bass single coil pick-up... Dusty Hill
50's P bass split coil (Jimmy Moore)
James Brown - Too Funky In Here (Live at Chastain Park, Atlanta 1985) - YouTube
50's P bass split coil (with a touch of phaser)... Duck Dunn
60's P bass split coil...Bob Babbitt
70's P bass split coil (this is THE 70's P bass rock tone)
P bass with a pick.
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60's VVT Jazz bass: both pick-ups on full...Willie Weeks
60's VVT Jazz bass: neck pick-up on, bridge pick-up off...John Paul Jones
60's VVT Jazz bass: Bridge pick-up on... Jaco (this is probably the best jazz bass tone I've ever heard)
60's stack knob jazz: sounds like both pick-ups on with tone rolled off...Tim Schmit
Eagles - 'The Long Run' (lyrics in description) - YouTube
60's stack knob jazz bass: with a pick (both pick-ups on full) Bobby Vega
70's jazz bass: (probably both pick-ups on full)... Marcus Miller
50's P bass single coil pick-up... Dusty Hill
50's P bass split coil (Jimmy Moore)
James Brown - Too Funky In Here (Live at Chastain Park, Atlanta 1985) - YouTube
50's P bass split coil (with a touch of phaser)... Duck Dunn
60's P bass split coil...Bob Babbitt
70's P bass split coil (this is THE 70's P bass rock tone)
P bass with a pick.
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It's Monday morning and I'm sleepy so maybe it's me, but I have no idea what you're talking about.
Check out The Stranglers early stuff for classic P with a plec sound.
Rage Against The Machine's second and third albums have Jazz leaning favouring bridge pickup.
Any Iron Maiden for P with flats not sounding like a Motown record.
Rage Against The Machine's second and third albums have Jazz leaning favouring bridge pickup.
Any Iron Maiden for P with flats not sounding like a Motown record.
Rogypop: Yes that's Bobby Vega playing on 'I get high on you', and that's signature jazz-bass tone. High on You - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There you go -Joe playing his stack knob jazz...
and Carol, playing her P bass...
For me its:
P Bass - She Caught the Katy by The Blues Brothers
Jazz Bass - The Lemon Song by Led Zeppelin
P Bass - She Caught the Katy by The Blues Brothers
Jazz Bass - The Lemon Song by Led Zeppelin
