Well ... to me the important part is playability, if the bass play very well and has like 24th fret and I can have it in 4,5 and 6 format ... it is good because the tone can be changed with different pickup, different EQ etc ... too easy to color the tone and end up making every bass sound the same.
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Good basses that arent fender?
- Thread starter GuyMcee
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I still say, it's the bassist and not the bass. If, playing the basses that I have, I sounded like Jaco or, any other great bassist, I would be happy and, there would be no desire to look for another brand. to hopefully improve my sound. Yes, there is a slight difference when going fretless or adding strings or going to an upright but in the end, we end up sounding like ourselves and the only way that will change, is with practice, practice and more practice. I get bored with the basses I have and gas over new instruments but the reason is, that I am bored and know that if I purchase a new bass, I will soon become bored again. If I practice enough, something new, and can hold it together on stage, the feeling of satisfaction I get, far exceeds that of purchasing a new bass. At jams that I attend, I see and hear many bassists playing many different basses, usually through the same house amp., and, while they may sound a bit different if the bass has more strings or is fretless or an upright, I can close my eyes and know who is playing, by their style. Fender or, another brand of bass being played at the jams makes little difference, but to me, a good/great sounding player does.
The Sadowsky Metro UV70 is a great Jazz Bass, in my opinion it's better than the Fender. You can check it out here: New Sadowsky Metro Ultra Vintage Bass 4 Strings Maple Board UV70 MB4 Natural | eBay
Um....all of them?
I don't know what to tell ya, I don't care for Fender basses at all. If you are looking for a good jazz tone Lakland and Sadowsky are the most common alternatives. I think Yamaha makes some decent, inexpensive jazz basses. A lot of people are huge fans of Carvin. The Pedulla Rapture is a wonderful jazz bass. Warwick Corvette basses are nice if you can get past the ergonomics. If you don't need a classic jazz tone the Ibanez Premium series basses now use Nordstrand Fat Stacks.
CosmicRay
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I have two Fender J's - re-issue '64 & original '70's that I always go to, but I do like my Modulus Q4 and Pedulla Buzz.
It's the thickness of the neck that brings me back to the Fender. The tapered neck is more comfortable for me.
The Pedulla has a tapered neck similar to the J, but the Modulus has more of a wider P style neck.
It's the thickness of the neck that brings me back to the Fender. The tapered neck is more comfortable for me.
The Pedulla has a tapered neck similar to the J, but the Modulus has more of a wider P style neck.
I heard a Spector on YouTube this weekend and that B string ruled! I have never heard a B string sound so powerful. I am going to have to consider checking into a Spector now. I really my heart set on a Zon Legacy but now I am going to have to reconsider. Is there a Fender out there with a B like that???
I always found myself going back to Fender. If you're getting tired of the sound of your Jazz Bass, try a new set of pickups. I threw in the original EMG Jazz Bass set in mine and they gave it a new life.
So you bought a cheaper US made bass? Please enlighten us about which bass that might have been. Then please tell us about resale value of said bass, history of the company, history of famous players using said bass. Then please tell us about the high quality parts being used on said bass and details about why those parts are better than anything used on a Fender.
Basses are not cheap and good US basses are definitely not cheap, but to say this about Fender just shows a lack of knowledge about the facts of the industry as it stands today.
I have other basses. I just don't use them nearly as much. Besides, as I've come to find out over the years, it's perfectly fine if you don't understand why someone else uses something you don't care for. I don't understand how people can walk into a random theater and shoot everyone in it, either, yet they do.
I have a soft spot (or a hard spot) for the Aria SB-1000. When they arrived 1980-ish they were a revelation. Modern but not really stupid-looking like so many basses are.
What's that tiny little car cost, bro?
Jimmy, I paid cash 6800 bucks off the lot, tax tags and the whole bit.. Cheap if I may say so..
I believe if I remember correctly, Dealer Lot price at the time was 34,950.00 back in 1999, but I got mine used!
Wow! Good price! Bet it wasn't that good a price new
