Is a good slap sound possible with a MIM JAZZ

Is a good slap sound possible with a MIM Jazz? your kidding right? well if your not,,,jez...other than improvign your techince...maybe some compersion? and you do have mids right? if you dont. use some....other than that....im dumbfouded that someone cant get a good slap tone out of ANY jazz Bass.

 

Paint, you really need new paint. Technique and strings are what I'd look at first, good luck.

 

like what he said...

high highs and high lows...not too much mids.

too much kids makes it too harsh and you lose a lot of smoothness to your sound

 

*mids

 

Even stock, good technique and proper setup with good strings will get you an above average slap tone on a MIM jazz. Too bad guitar center (or any other place) doesn't sell technique in a can. I'd pay anything for it!

 

1) A good low Action Setup is a must.
2) Good Strings (Fresh!!)
3) Lotsa Lows and Ultra-Highs (Enable that tweeter to Full)
4) Cut some mids..
5) Use both Pickups.

 

I've never understood this logic (or lack thereof).

I BOOST my upper mids a bit when I am slapping, helps me punch through a mix well, and I've never had a complaint that my tone was too harsh. It's a matter of choosing the RIGHT mids to boost.

I've got an EMG 3-band EQ on my 6's that allows me to cut/boost and sweep the mids, so I just crank up the mids and sweep it until I find the "sweet" spot for the room (that is if I'm gonna be slapping on that gig, not much of that going on lately though). When I'm playing, I leave the mids flat for most stuff, just turn them up to cut through. Anytime I cut mids, I feel like I get lost in the mix.

 

What kind of strings are you using?

You can get a decent slap sound from flatwound or black nylon strings, but it requires more work and better technique to get it.

For in your face slap, roundwounds are essential, and if you want high end zing, you need stainless steel roundwounds.

 

id recomend u buy some stainless steel fender strings. they give a great slapping sound and they last longer than nickel ones. thats what i use. try slapping without running it throught the amp. thatll give u a better idea as to whether ur amp is crap or ur strings.

 

Do they sell courage? If they don't, i'm off to see the wiz.

 

I just slightly scoop the mids, or alot of times, not at all. I turn down the treble often, depending on the life of my strings. I don't like that brittle high end sound. I prefer a thicker, more old school slap sound. I use for slap an MIA fender jazz with a maple board and alder body, Demeter preamp, and Eden XLT 4-10.

 

Im with gard, why no mids? i make SURE i boost some mids. not all. but still mids. I thought you WANTED mids for a good slap tone?

 

me too, i don't like to cut mids. i actually like to cut the highs, because it can get pretty harsh when popping and such.

 

I guess it is different for everyone's ear and particular bass. but on my ray 5, I usually up the mids and cut out some treble.. i used to turn the mids way down, the bass way up, and the treble slightly below the bass... that sounded bad... but now i gotta have that ray sound

 

I cut a little at 800Hz, I like the way it sounds....

 

EMG jazz PUs and Badass II

that would be all

 

With the rig you have I would just back the mids down a hair, and turn up the bass and treble on the amp. Then, make sure you have good strings, roundwound, stainless, are best. Make sure you have both pickups all the way up and turn the tone on the bass all the way up. That should do what you want.

 

There seems to be two "schools" of slap tone... the hifi jazz slap (scooped mids), and the old school funk slap (accentuated mids). It's all good...