Did you try typing American Fender Jazz into Ebay? You can have your pick of several for a "buy it now" price under $800, or jump on one of multiple auctions currently sittting at sub $700 and maybe get one for even less.
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If tone really is in the fingers...
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Did you try typing American Fender Jazz into Ebay? You can have your pick of several for a "buy it now" price under $800, or jump on one of multiple auctions currently sittting at sub $700 and maybe get one for even less.
I absolutely agree and I like the sound of a lot of basses. My old Gibson EB-2 has a sound of it's own that I still love, similar to my SG, but different, just like my Mustang with TI flats and my Sadowsky NYC, not to mention a fretless. That's why I have more than one.
If tone is in the fingers, I need to stop picking my butt crack................
Why I skeeve other people's basses. He's joking, of course...or IS he???
Back in the 60s ,70s , Gibson Les Paul and ES335 and Fender strats were considered 1st tier, Ibanez and Epiphone were 2nd tier. I think he might have had a Squier. Just my opinion and memories of which instruments were in the glass cases.
I don't remember seeing any guitars in the glass cases in the '70s...but it wouldn't be the first thing ever that I forgot...
As for the Squiers, they didn't come out till '82 so if Mr. Tedesco indeed played one - no shame in rocking a Squier, George Harrison did it for crying out loud - it was acquired very late in his career...
People always claim things like this, yet I never, ever see it, and I look. Maybe its because I live in Southern California where everything is expensive. I was talking about a 2014 and up Fender though. Finding a US made Fender within the past 10-12 years under $1k is nearly impossible from what Ive seen. So Im really hesitant to believe there are a bunch out there for $800.
GC online is the place to look. I've seen a ton of recent ones for $800 or less, but they usually move quick. If you're serious about getting one devote some time to the hunt and you won't come out empty-handed. And this is coming from someone who has a zero interest in buying a Fender right now, but just takes a cursory look at the listings every couple of days or so.
Literally several on eBay right now. Even one American Deluxe on there with a buy it now under $1000. Didn't have the patience to go through by year to find you a 2014 or newer but there are several that fit the last 14 years criteria. I would never pay $1200 for a used American Fender unless it was an Elite or a Deluxe or a custom shop or something like that. Otherwise I'd spend a small amount more at that price point for something new with full warranty and no freatwear / road wear. Obviously I'm not including vintage, but then again I don't pay for vintage either.
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if Hitler would have won the war, we'd all be playing the peoples bass..
wait, that's not where the OP was going with this...
When I see someone like Rob Chapman pick up a $200 guitar, and effortlessly shred on it, I have to agree that it really is the player, and not the gear... but freedom of choice is a thing, so...... enjoy what you enjoy.
wait, that's not where the OP was going with this...
When I see someone like Rob Chapman pick up a $200 guitar, and effortlessly shred on it, I have to agree that it really is the player, and not the gear... but freedom of choice is a thing, so...... enjoy what you enjoy.
My apology to all Neanderthals who play their bass respectfully.
Tone may be in the fingers, but groove is in the heart and Rock 'n' Roll is in the soul of everyone
DeGroovey!
I'm in the house band for a weekly blues jam . I let other players use my bass if they want to . And I'm the first to notice how it sounds completely different with different players . Completely different . Same bass , same amp , same settings .
Tone is a myth, sought/chased by fools. it's in between your ears, proper practice & technique are the truest way to sound better. Chasing tone is futile w/o the correct awareness & content in practice. Fools!, all y'all!
-Bruce Lee
Yeah.
Tone is in the fingers.
And with a slight finger adjustment that Gibby EBO with flats will sound like a Ric 4001 with rounds.
Tone is in the fingers.
And with a slight finger adjustment that Gibby EBO with flats will sound like a Ric 4001 with rounds.
Love TB where a regularly asked question can turn into a melodramatic fistless sparring. If you play DB or anything acoustic , it becomes easily apparent that fingers and finger technique affects tone. But musicality enhances tone or gives tone a purpose and meaning.
