What bassist, or bassists, have the best Jazz bass tone, in your opinion? I'm on a quest for tone, and am trying to define THE Jazz bass tone.
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Favorite Jazz bass tone?
- Thread starter Garrett151
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Anything with Jaco for the classic bridge position pickup sound. Anything with Marcus Miller but ESP the live We Want Miles -Miles Davis album for the slap tone. Tim Commorford's (sp?) work in Audioslave for an awesome rock J bass tone. GeDDy Lee on the current live album is killer also for that both pickups wide open sound.
Hahahaha I knew this was coming. You ask guys on TB to state their opinion, and suddenly they want dictionary definitions
I'm just playing, but really, I just want opinions.
Jaco on The Birthday Concert.
For anyone that hasn't heard that album, do yourself a favor and check it out. He has a fat, throaty sound that is very different from the thinner bridge tone he is normally associated with.
For anyone that hasn't heard that album, do yourself a favor and check it out. He has a fat, throaty sound that is very different from the thinner bridge tone he is normally associated with.
In no specific order
The Shark Bass - Bass of the Month August 2009 - YouTube
Panther - Marcus Miller, Lee Ritenour, George Duke - YouTube
funk "1984" classic bass solo - YouTube
Graham Central Station - Pow - YouTube
Larry Graham - Super Slapping Bass part 1 - YouTube
Pleasure Glide - YouTube
Genz Benz Shuttle Max 12.0/Uber Bass 212 - YouTube
Weather Report - A Remark You Made - YouTube
Blacktop Jazz Bass (Can't find a soundclip)
The Shark Bass - Bass of the Month August 2009 - YouTube
Panther - Marcus Miller, Lee Ritenour, George Duke - YouTube
funk "1984" classic bass solo - YouTube
Graham Central Station - Pow - YouTube
Larry Graham - Super Slapping Bass part 1 - YouTube
Pleasure Glide - YouTube
Genz Benz Shuttle Max 12.0/Uber Bass 212 - YouTube
Weather Report - A Remark You Made - YouTube
Blacktop Jazz Bass (Can't find a soundclip)
I swear sometimes I think the word "best" should be banned from TB.
imo there are lots of J bass players with great tone, too many to list actually.
imo there are lots of J bass players with great tone, too many to list actually.
Jaco Pastorius (especially his Joni Mitchell period)
Mark Egan (early Pat Metheny Group period)
John Paul Jones (early Zep period)
Some recordings I have done with a '72 AV Jazz Bass comes to mind.
What's freakin awesome with the jazz is that it can sound so different with just a few tweaks. It can go from Marcus Miller to Aston Family man ....how cool is that.
Tone : cranked
Back Pickup : cranked
Front Pickup : off
The bass is a piece of garbage with a screwed up neck though:
Jeff Berlin - Joe Frazier Solo, Bill Bruford - YouTube
Back Pickup : cranked
Front Pickup : off
The bass is a piece of garbage with a screwed up neck though:
Jeff Berlin - Joe Frazier Solo, Bill Bruford - YouTube
