Jaco is trying a Mørch bass

[Watchootognbout]

good photoshopping

I didn't make it.
Someone else did.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Unfortunately, especially later in life, he was known to play whatever bass he could get his hands on.... because his main player would be at the pawnshop.

True, the tragedy of Jaco is that he spent 12 or 13 years creating one of the most original voices in music only to have his ideas absorbed in five years. He then spent the next six years floating around, discarded. Years ago, in Downbeat, a critic said this of a Jaco tribute by bassist's, where were they when he could have used their help?

 

[jnuts1]

Look at the placement of his fingers. You can tell he had developed flawless technique.

looks like he is using 1 finger per fret...............

 

[Dr. Cheese]

looks like he is using 1 finger per fret...............

Yes, that's what I think he used.

 

[jnuts1]

Yes, that's what I think he used.

I say that because of the thread where a lot of people derided the one finger per fret method.

 

[Inara]

I didn't know Guild and Hartke were aligned at one time.

In addition to the stuff posted above about Jaco, Guild, and Hartke, Guild used to be on the badging of Hartke cabs, even. This one's at The Bass Shop Seattle right now.
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[silky smoove]

looks like he is using 1 finger per fret...............

Minus the frets

...he did play fretted periodically, but ya know... jokes, haha.

 

[Heavy Blue]

Years ago, in Downbeat, a critic said this of a Jaco tribute by bassist's, where were they when he could have used their help?

They were too busy whacking him with the mental health and addiction stigma clubs.

If someone as talented as Jaco couldn't get past society's stigma then imagine what it's like for mere mortals.

 

[devnulljp]

He also played............View attachment 3680198

Photoshop, right?

 

[Watchootognbout]

Photoshop, right?

When did the Warwick Thumb six string hit the market?

 

[rickster4003]

And a Guild Pilot and Hartke speakers.
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Look at his pinky, it is curved.

 

[InhumanResource]

4 cheeseburgers. That said, I usually need two glasses of whiskey, 3 beers and a wienerschnitzel sandwich from Del Frisco's.

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You faaaancy!

 

[InhumanResource]

I say that because of the thread where a lot of people derided the one finger per fret method.

I use it. It's the most efficient way possible unless you can cover more than 1 fret per finger like doctor j or something. If you can't reach then whatever.

 

[InhumanResource]

True, the tragedy of Jaco is that he spent 12 or 13 years creating one of the most original voices in music only to have his ideas absorbed in five years. He then spent the next six years floating around, discarded. Years ago, in Downbeat, a critic said this of a Jaco tribute by bassist's, where were they when he could have used their help?

That's a great point. The poor guy was sick. He was homeless and gigging at one point but none of the people he worked with tried to save him (that I know of). Even in the modern electric bass video he was a mess. Makes you nuts. It makes me think about how close the rest of us are to just being discarded once we are unwell.

 

[Dluxe]

He tried an Ibanez Roadstar also...

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Cool pic. It's a Roadster bass BTW.

 

[dramatwist]

...I knew Jaco when I lived in NYC... he was BS crazy by then... sleeping in a park in the Village or a basketball court... his equipment was pawned or out in the weather when he slept on the ground. I didn't know how to help... I was kind of scared of him...

 

[Dluxe]

He played a Jaydee here. Jam towards the end.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

...I knew Jaco when I lived in NYC... he was BS crazy by then... sleeping in a park in the Village or a basketball court... his equipment was pawned or out in the weather when he slept on the ground. I didn't know how to help... I was kind of scared of him...

I understand. Dealing with a severely mentally ill person is hard on professionals, let alone lay people. I just get the impression that people with resources who benefitted from his skill could have helped him more than they did. That said, Jazz, and music in general, has a long history of chewing up talented people and spitting them out.

 

[dramatwist]

I understand. Dealing with severely mentally ill person is hard on professionals, let alone lay people. I just get the impression that people with resources who benefitted from his skill could have helped him more than they did. That said, Jazz, and music in general has a long history of chewing up talented people and spitting them out.

...I agree... I think a few folks in the industry attempted to help, but at that point he was a difficult guy to deal with...

 

[diegom]

Now, who can "find" a pic of Jaco playing a 7 (or more) string, multi-scale bass??
That would be glorious!!!

Just for inspiration...