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"I just don't like Jazz Basses."

#21
Huge said:
Sure, there's lots of evidence to support that. I mean it's impossible that someone just doesn't like how a Jazz bass sounds. It's far more likely that their dislike of Jazz basses is related to their own insecurities.:rolleyes:
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I bet 200 bucks that she can't differentiate a Jazz with the neck pickup soloed from a PBass in a blind test.

Hell, I'll give you 20 bucks if you can do it...
 
#24
Huge said:
Irrelevant as to whether or not someone might like the tone.


No one did, as far as I can tell.


Sure, there's lots of evidence to support that. I mean it's impossible that someone just doesn't like how a Jazz bass sounds. It's far more likely that their dislike of Jazz basses is related to their own insecurities.:rolleyes:
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My wife always boggles me when she accompanies me to a GC or elsewhere and EVERY time says she hates the sound of the Jazz Basses.

Hate is a very strong word. Also when I referred to one of the greatest bass players to walk the face of the earth I was referrring to Jaco, not Geddy Lee :-) I guess one should know his audience. I made a mistake I admit it. IMO if you think a bass should just go boom, or bloom a JB would not fit the bill.
 
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MarthaSamira said:
I bet 200 bucks that she can't differentiate a Jazz with the neck pickup soloed from a PBass in a blind test.

Hell, I'll give you 20 bucks if you can do it...
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1st, I'll agree with you that some people can't tell the difference. It's absurd to suggest that nobody can tell the difference--we have some very sharp ears on these forums!

2nd, the OP didn't say "she hates J but loves P" it's possible for example that she prefers the modern active sound to the Fender sound...
 
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I never used to be a J-bass fan. I was always a P-bass.
That was, until I picked up a Geddy Lee sig. That thing was gorgeous. If I had the money, I would have bought it on the spot!
5 years later, I have a MIM Active Deluxe J that is slowly becoming my mainstay.
I'm also looking at picking up a used MIA Jazz Standard.
I'm hooked on that sound.
 
#37
I have always been a J fan but that is as a player as I like the necks better. Recently I got a HH gibson (flying V) and a PJ (Godin) and I prefer both to my EMG-HZ equipped J. My wife likes the J sound better but I suspect that has more to do with the growly HH and the brighter PJ sounds being more harsh in general than the J. This may be specific to the type of J pick up as the EMG's are "duller" and the J has flats where the other two have roundwound. Of the three I prefer the PJ sound but the flying V is more fun and has better playability for me. I think it is as much about the carchteristic of the specific pup as it is the type of pup.
 
#40
Ok, how about this?

Perhaps she heard you play a poorly set up Jazz the first time you picked one up at a music store. Fret buzz, backbowed neck, maybe through crappy amp and whatever else we can think of. This set the "tone" of what she saw as the Jazz Bass sound.

Some people hear something once and then say that this is IT, and close their mind off forever from it possibly being any different. Some people are like that with styles of food (despite trying one dish and nothing else). Maybe she's like that with a J.
 

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