Fretless Jazz GAS!

[Greg Johnsen]

well, yesterday I went into the guitar center with my friends family (he's a guitar player) and I decided that I didn't have anything to do it guitars, so I waltzed over to the bass section. After about 15 minutes of playing an American jazz, a stingray, and a Curbow (yum...but the pink finish ruined it for me..), I decided to pick up my first fretless. It was a standarj jazz, made in mexico fretless. and I absolutely loved it. I played it for over an hour until I saw a VINTAGE lined fretless in the room across from me. I set the standard down, and pick up the vintage. This thing was 3000 bucks, and looked like it got run over by a car, but it still played awesome.

I might buy the fretless standard in the future, and Id probably replace the pickups, but maybe no, it played great already.

So, all in all, I figured out that I'm in love with fretless basses.

Greg

 

[Andy Brown]

The 'vintage' you played... was it the Jaco Relic?

 

[syciprider]

Sounds like it.

 

[Snarf]

The standards are great. I love mine to death.

 

[Figjam]

Hence why it looked like hell but played great.


And 'i might replace the pickups, but maybe no, it played great already' , pickups dont affect how it plays, only how it Sounds, but im sure thats what you meant.

 

[Greg Johnsen]

lol, yah. My bad, I meant how it sounded, not played.

And yes, it was a Jaco Relic, but the tag said vintage, and today I looked at it (I went back) and it said Vintage 4 string Jaco Fretless relic $3024

I played them both again today, and still loved them. I played the MIA jazz as well (non fretless) and that thing was a beast! The S1 switch was great and I really liked it, so sometime in the future (probably next summer after I have a job) I'll get the MIA Jazz fretless w/ the s1 switch, complete awesomeness.

I got in an argument about strings today with my teacher. I told him I wanted to put flats on my fretted 4 because I liked the feel and sound, and he said it was a bad idea because they wouldn't be bright sounding. I told him that I don't want them to be bright, I want them to be dark and warm. So I might buy them, probably rotosound flats for like $30, which will be pretty cool.

Can't wait to go back and play the jazz's again, they are my favorite type of Fender, and 4 string bass.

Greg

 

[ClassicJazz]

Seriously look into the CIJ 62 Jazz Fretless. I did a review on it here on TB (The Review )

Hands down the best Fender fretless (or Fender period) I have ever played and owned! And much cheaper then the Jaco Fretless and Jaco Relic Fretless....got mine from GuitarJapan.com ($716 shipped)