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J Bass in rock?

#24
Metallica even. Newsted definitely played like a Sadowsky or something and Trujillo plays Jaco's actual Jazz Bass.
Interpol, the Beatles (in studio as I recall), Anthrax, Coldplay, U2, The Who, The Beastie Boys, Foo Fighters, and so on, and so on.

You can use damn near any playable bass in any genre of music.
 
#32
I have used my poor abused Squier Classic Vibe jazz for all kinds of rock, thrashy stuff, heavy metal and more. works great for me.

(i play fingerstyle, sometimes with overdrive or distortion. it also sounds really good with a pick for rock stuff, but i'm set in my ways...)

YMMV :)
 
#34
knumbskull said:
I have used my poor abused Squier Classic Vibe jazz for all kinds of rock, thrashy stuff, heavy metal and more. works great for me.

(i play fingerstyle, sometimes with overdrive or distortion. it also sounds really good with a pick for rock stuff, but i'm set in my ways...)

YMMV :)
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one question do you use a pick and overdriven or distortion because it can't rock enough on its own like can you still get a good rock sound playing it clean with fingers?
 
#36
Flea4ever said:
one question do you use a pick and overdriven or distortion because it can't rock enough on its own like can you still get a good rock sound playing it clean with fingers?
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the clean tone with fingerstyle playing is great for rock, IMO. the thing about jazz-type basses is you can get a wide variety of sounds, including some nice heavy rock tones. you've just got to dig in a bit.

...i play with quite a heavy attack, which helps (think, Steve Harris, Geezer Butler. only not as good).

i use the dirt pedals mostly to fill out the sound during guitar solos, when playing with just the one guitarist. the tone from the bass is fine.
 
#38
Flea4ever said:
would you say it lacks "balls" in heavier genres as someone else commented earlier on?
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Here's a scratch track with a cheesy drum machine, a past band was sharing ideas via email.

But, the track was recorded with my MIA Jazz with EMG's

http://soundcloud.com/bassplayermykk/killigans-w-bass/s-Fo6ym

Here is a different band from years ago. This was recorded with the same J-bass

http://soundcloud.com/bassplayermykk/analogue-lush-2004/s-nwi0p

A vid from another past band, live. Using the same J-bass. However, the low end breaks up from the camera mic.

 
#39
knumbskull said:
the clean tone with fingerstyle playing is great for rock, IMO. the thing about jazz-type basses is you can get a wide variety of sounds, including some nice heavy rock tones. you've just got to dig in a bit.

...i play with quite a heavy attack, which helps (think, Steve Harris, Geezer Butler. only not as good).

i use the dirt pedals mostly to fill out the sound during guitar solos, when playing with just the one guitarist. the tone from the bass is fine.
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sounds really good! can you set them up differently for agreesive playing because I am quite a hard player myself and when I played a jazz in the shop it buzzed when I played would that be because of low action do you think? and can you get enough low end or would it be too bright and substanied at times? sorry for all the questions but just out of interest what's a dirt pedal? Thanks,
 

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