Funny how things work out...

[Josh Emmons]

Well, in January, I decided to get my self a bass. This bass is by far and away THE best fretless I have ever played in my 8 years of playing bass, and also, it was the easiest buy I have ever made. What is this bass? A cheap end Fender Squire Jazz 4 that I payed $200 for. I have played lots of fretless basses, including fretless Warwicks, Laklands, Pedulas and lots of other fretless Fenders that cost more than $5000, and my little Squire beats them all for me! The interesting bit, it is brand new, and I played several other identical squires just like this one, and none of them have the sound of this bass. My favorite bit: I can achieve an amazing Jaco tone, and reach orgasmic harmonics. And it looks just like the Bass Of Doom to. Never know what basses are out there...

Here are the photos:

 

[bassteban]

I approve.

 

[meatwad]

Nice sunburst on that one.

 

[Big_Daddy]

 

[unclejane]

I played one of these in a GC about a year ago; so far it's the only jazz bass I've ever played that I actually liked and was able to get a good sound out of. I'd say the secret is the ebonol fingerboard, it's more or less a hard plastic, which can give a very velvety, muuaah'ey, tone....

But it beat by 100 miles any other jazz bass I've ever played in terms of tone, which is kind of sad I guess. In fact, I nearly walked out of there with it, but didn't have even the $250 at the time. It's one of the best deals around for a JB tho ....

LS