Laura Lee from Khruangbin uses Chromed on her SX and sounds pretty good. In this band there's a lot of space in the mix so you can her her tone very clearly:
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Fender Jazz bass with flats...examples?
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I have always been in love with Tim's tone. From the records to the live stuff. I love what he sounds like on the Hell Freezes Over show... just perfection to my ears.
I'm sure I've read in recent interviews that he uses Slinky rounds live on the jazzes these days.
I just bought a "Frankenstein" Jazz Bass from an old bandleader friend. Its an early 2000's American Fender Jazz Bass (through the body string mount) with a maple finger board Fender Precision bass replacement neck. It has the original light gauge Fender flat wound strings. OMG! This bass is a gift from heaven. I love the tone. I used it on a gig for the first time with a C+W band on Sunday (Instead of my five string American P Bass). Everyone loved the tone. All pickups at full volume, Tone all the way up. No one missed the low notes (I did a little). Yesterday I used it on a gig with a Soul/R+B Band (Think "Soul Man", "Hold On Im Comin", "Superstition" , etc..). The female vocalists were completely gassed by my tone and playing. I usually use a MIJ 62 reissue P Bass on that gig (with flats). I have owned three other jazz basses and this one is special. It is the first time I have used flats on a jazz bass (always used em on the P). Only 1/3 of my gigs are on Fender Bass (the other 2/3 being on upright bass) but this new Jazz Bass is something else. Also, I have been getting arthritic pain in my right hand when I play too many gigs in a row on Fender Bass. The light gauge strings on this one resulted in approximately a 50% reduction in pain by the end of the gig last night. I had no pain on Sundays gig. I dont have any pain whenb I play upright. So that is a real plus as well
The only down side is that the lighter gauge strings have a slightly "thin" tone when I play in the higher registers. I got a fuller tone on high notes when I would play them on a lower string at a higher fret. For example, instead of playing a second octave C on thje fifth fret of the G string I would play it on the tenth fret of the D string. Its an adjustment but not a big one.
I think the larger thicker P bass also makes the tone a little darker and richer as well. More mass vibrating..... Being mainly an uprigbht player I prefer a P neck to the standard thin Jazz neck. I think Fender should make a bass like this. Jazz with P neck and light gauge flats!
Attached is a pic of the new bass. On the left is a MIJ reissue of a 1951 P bass. I find myself not using that one very much. Don't know what to do with myh thumb on my right hand!
The only down side is that the lighter gauge strings have a slightly "thin" tone when I play in the higher registers. I got a fuller tone on high notes when I would play them on a lower string at a higher fret. For example, instead of playing a second octave C on thje fifth fret of the G string I would play it on the tenth fret of the D string. Its an adjustment but not a big one.
I think the larger thicker P bass also makes the tone a little darker and richer as well. More mass vibrating..... Being mainly an uprigbht player I prefer a P neck to the standard thin Jazz neck. I think Fender should make a bass like this. Jazz with P neck and light gauge flats!
Attached is a pic of the new bass. On the left is a MIJ reissue of a 1951 P bass. I find myself not using that one very much. Don't know what to do with myh thumb on my right hand!
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Early 2000's American Fenders did not come with flats from the factory. I'd be curious to find out their actual make and model.
Do they have silks at both ends? What color are they?
This is my 60s Vintera Jazz Bass. I wanted to stay true to the 60s vibe so she's wearing LaBella Gold Flats.
As far as I know, La Bella didn't offer "Gold Flats" (= 80/20 brass) back in the 60s. If you want the 60s vibe, you need the Deep Talkin' Bass Stainless Steel Flats.
Fender also didn't offer Pau Ferro fingerboards in the 60s. It's mainly an aesthetic thing but other than them matching, they play and sound very well. That's enough for me.
Light blue silks at the tuning peg end only. I will be honest, we are all guessing as to the origins of this instrument. My old band leader bought used (it was on consignment) from a music store on Colorado ten or so years ago. It’s an unusual instrument. I assume somebody bought it originally as a stock Jazz Bass and then had the P bass neck installed later. As far as the strings ….a guitar player buddy of mine who has ordered a number of Telecasters from the Fender Custom Shop had us I 35 year full time pro seemed to think they were Fender strings based on the color of the silks (light blue). All I know is I don’t see myself using any of my five other Fender basses very much! This bass is special in a number of ways.
Jazz bass with flats. Great tone? That's for the ears of the listener to determine.
