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#21
Originally posted by tkarter
Thanks all. I love my MIM Jazz and not only do I love the sound my band mates appreciates it as well. Been playing only a year transferred from Rythm guitarist to the bass. Love the bass got some acoustic guitars for sale. I sold my three Strats.

I will save up for the Sadowsky. I may play the Fender 5's some and see what I think but I am pretty sure I heard enough Sandowsky's here to convince me.

For those that think Fenders aren't the bass I don't know what to say. I have seen more of them than I have any other. Maybe that is why I don't know.

Any way I do thank all of you for your input it helped my feeble mind make a decision.

Thanks


tk
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Heh, welcome to the light side :) . Just remember that instruments are very personal things. For some, a little 300 doller bass could be what gets their sound, and to them it is more valuble than say an 8000 doller alembic. Ok, that may be pushing it, but you get my point. :bassist: Every pro bassist in the world could use a fender, and I still probably wouldn't buy one. I know they are fine basses, and very popular, but they just aren't for everyone.
 
#22
Every pro bassist in the world could use a fender, and I still probably wouldn't buy one. I know they are fine basses, and very popular, but they just aren't for everyone.

Understand Thanks.

I don't know every pro bassist nor do I know one even close.

I like the Fenders for everything but back breaking wieght.
I may just be the happiest in reality with the used MIM Jazz I got for 200 dollars. It was used and not very long but who ever set it up did not know dink about dat. I think every guitar or bass I ever played I could do some work on the action and get the sound and make it work like I wanted. I don't spect I wouldn't want to do much to a bass costing 3grand.

In fact if I spend that much I hope it will keep me warm a night cuz the wife won't for a long time.

Thanks again this is a great forum.

tk
 
#24
When I was looking for a 5 er, I tried a Fender deluxe PB 5. The salesman told me it was the best bass he had ever played(you know salesmen....:rolleyes: ).
The sound was crappy, the neck was crappy, the LowB was crappy.
That is a crappy bass, for the price!
I tried the JB V also. It was better, sounds like a good jazz but the low B was poor also.
 
#26
The "B" string on my Jazz V kicks major booty. It sounds amazing and fantastic, and the neck feels nice. It's a bit chunky, but I like chunky necks, as do many other players.


Is that with the Fender strings on it from the music store?

Could be strings make the B as much as the bass? I ain't sure but sure do wonder.

tk
 
#28
That's with Fender nickelwound strings.

It's the player, moreso than the bass or the strings, that makes for a good "B" string.


Since I have never really spent time on a 5 what would the difference in playing the B be to the 4 string E?

I too stick with Fender nickelwounds on my 4 string MIM Jazz. I love the sound tone and ya know .

tk
 
#29
Originally posted by Philbiker
That's with Fender nickelwound strings.

It's the player, moreso than the bass or the strings, that makes for a good "B" string.
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On a good 5-string, the difference between the B and the E is no more than the difference between the E and the A. Sure, a good player can compensate for a floppy B by altering their technique on that string. But a good 5-string will feel consistent all across the board.
 
#30
I would think that the sloppy B from what I think I know about it is due to not enough break over the nut on a bigger string. Maybe just simply add a loop to push that B string down between the nut and the tuner would fix it?

I do understand that you can play slightly different to compensate for a poor setup.

tk
 
#31
On a good 5-string, the difference between the B and the E is no more than the difference between the E and the A. Sure, a good player can compensate for a floppy B by altering their technique on that string. But a good 5-string will feel consistent all across the board.
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A good player understands that each string behaves differently, E, A, D, G, they all are different ffeling and sounding, and should be approached on their own levels. Adding a "B" to the mix just means another string to approach. A "C" would mean the same thing.

There's actually a really good thread about that here archived somewhere where lots of people including me pontificate at great length. A good read.
 

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