I always thought the Streamer was mor of a jazz bass than the corvette, I'm talking about warwick basses of course.
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Great jazz basses besides fender?
- Thread starter JustinTheKnight
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Whilst I still think that most any bass can be used for most any kind of music as long as the player is up to it, I'd have a look at japanese fenders before coming off the fender idea completely( the best fenders by far imho), you might have a look at Nordys - a friend used to have an excellent one.
Magnusguitars also makes very nice ones(<www.magnusguitars.de>), as does Christof Kost. His are ridiculously well made instruments(<http://www.christof-kost.de>).
Human base also make ver nice instruments(<Link Removed>)
Sooo many other builders do too, of course.
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I'm just gonna fan the flames a little (and I RARELY do). I started on Fender Jazz basses. I can totally understand why someone would go elsewhere. Biggest reason, I'm not a fan of Fender necks. I'll take a Precision if I must, but the Jazz always left me wanting. Depending on what the OP is looking for specifically, there may be good reasons to go further away from "Fender and the Clones"
I'll just say this: Know (or discover) which things you prefer. If you like a round neck with a small (round) fretboard radius with a bolt-on, then Fender and similar designs will deliver. If you want a different nut width / neck profile / string spacing / fretboard radius / pickup options / preamps, etc... it's worth looking around.
And don't forget to search "best Jazz bass for METAL"!
I'll just say this: Know (or discover) which things you prefer. If you like a round neck with a small (round) fretboard radius with a bolt-on, then Fender and similar designs will deliver. If you want a different nut width / neck profile / string spacing / fretboard radius / pickup options / preamps, etc... it's worth looking around.
And don't forget to search "best Jazz bass for METAL"!
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Main reason I went from Fenders was the neck. It was hard to find anything else I didn't like, but getting one without a ski jump that bottomed out around the 15th fret was not easy. For me, Lakland's sound just like a Fender, and have much better necks.
Thanks for all the responses guys! I really appreciate it.
And for the questions about why I don't want fenders. Well, I'm just not too fond of the p bass headstock, it's just too generic for me. I'm also recording an album next month, so something that can bring out that jazzy tone with a hint of metal can really light up my day.
And for the questions about why I don't want fenders. Well, I'm just not too fond of the p bass headstock, it's just too generic for me. I'm also recording an album next month, so something that can bring out that jazzy tone with a hint of metal can really light up my day.
I haven't tried one, but Spector makes a Jazz bass copy called the Coda. They're pretty sharp looking. I don't know if they make a holoflash finished one yet but it never hurts to ask.
+1 on the Warwick Corvette. They have a very nice growl to them that I haven't found in anything else. You can probably get a nice used German made one for around $900-$1,000.
+1 on the Warwick Corvette. They have a very nice growl to them that I haven't found in anything else. You can probably get a nice used German made one for around $900-$1,000.
Another vote for Hamer cruise bass from the 90s with a 2 tek. Love mine.
Reverb has a sunburst one w/barts & an active pre for a decent price atm (Just over $600 delivered to your door)
Reverb has a sunburst one w/barts & an active pre for a decent price atm (Just over $600 delivered to your door)
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Really warmoth is a good deal for quality stuff. You can save about 40% on the cost if you do the finish yourself and there's a ton of ways to do it. You don't even need to spray it. There's dozens of tutorial videos online where you can learn how to stain a bass or guitar.
As for different companies making basses. One bass that's always in a way visually reminded me of a jazz that might not get mentioned here is the warwick dolphin. Because it has that offset body.
As for different companies making basses. One bass that's always in a way visually reminded me of a jazz that might not get mentioned here is the warwick dolphin. Because it has that offset body.
Which begs the question, what is the best bass for that jazzy tone with hint of metal?
Ignoring the 'jazz bass' bit in the title, if you are looking for something like this for a prog band, and you also later said you like a bass that's 'flashy', I would say go straight to the happiness that is the Bongo 5. It will absolutely do all flavors of prog (and everything else), as Dave LaRue and John Myung would attest. Incredibly versatile, pretty flashy, and just over a grand used if you're patient, though more like 12-1300.
Absolutely worth waiting on as it meets all of your criteria except for the 'jazz bass' you put in the thread title, and then abandoned with the L2500 mention in the first post
Like the jazz and L2500, it is 2 pickup, bolt on neck bass and like the L2500 has 2 humbuckers and a very well respected preamp.
That's beautiful.I have an 2004 (?) Ibanez BTB600e, which I gutted and replaced the electronics as a straight-ahead Jazz. I like it better than a lot of Fender Jazz'es I've played.
