LowEnd Jazz!!!

[Dr. Cheese]

I visited the LowEnd shop last Saturday, and got to play some great basses. Brian Barrett's LowEnd Jazzes blew me away! The are definitely more modern and sizzly than a regular jazz. Brian explained to me that he was influenced by the original Tobias as much as Jazz basses in designing the LowEnd Jazz. A special treat was that I was able to play the first P/J (reverse p) LowEnd Jazz. It was a six string, and it rocked! I am not normally a fan of P/J slap tones, but this bass was wonderful. Although the LowEnd is well beyond my normal bass budget, it is one bass that would be worth cutting back in other areas to pay in order to make the purchase. I'm in love!

 

[Marcury]

Must be a new week!

 

[MikeBass]

I visited the LowEnd shop last Saturday, and got to play some great basses. Brian Barrett's LowEnd Jazzes blew me away! The are definitely more modern and sizzly than a regular jazz. Brian explained to me that he was influenced by the original Tobias as much as Jazz basses in designing the LowEnd Jazz. A special treat was that I was able to play the first P/J (reverse p) LowEnd Jazz. It was a six string, and it rocked! I am not normally a fan of P/J slap tones, but this bass was wonderful. Although the LowEnd is well beyond my normal bass budget, it is one bass that would be worth cutting back in other areas to pay in order to make the purchase. I'm in love!

They have two used (a 5 and 6) at Low Down Sound right now.
And I think the 5 is pretty cheap.

 

[Kenny Allyn]

I really dug the Shell Pink one at the NAMM show ...


Brians booth was just behind and to the right of us at the show.

... He had a bunch of nice basses to show ...

 

[bassrique]

I am not normally a fan of P/J slap tones

I know it's sometimes difficult to put sound into words, but why?

I can think of plenty of great P slap records.

 

[MikeBass]

I really dug the Shell Pink one at the NAMM show ...

The 5 string LDS has is the fiesta red.
It looks awesome.

(I'm not in anyway affiliated with Low Down Sound or the basses I'm talking about)

 

[john turner]

my geddy-style 7 rules the school. wanna get a fretless as soon as i can afford it.

 

[MikeBass]

The 6 up there didn't do much for me.
Just lacking in presence IMO.

The 5 just begged to be slapped like it did something to your momma!!

 

[Beav]

I've been GAS free for 7 months since I got mine. Nothing on the horizon either. Brian just rewiried mine in series so I could get more low mids for a little more of the darker sound I like.

 

[cosmicevan]

something about a jazz bass with more than 5 strings that just makes me happy to be alive in times like these.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

I know it's sometimes difficult to put sound into words, but why?

I can think of plenty of great P slap records.

Mind you, I said I didn't like P/J slap tones. I agree that many classic basslines were slapped on a P bass, especially in the 1970s. The combination of P/J usually sounds too brittle for my taste, kind of line a 1980s digitaql synthesizer being played hard. Think of a Yamaha DX7.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

I really dug the Shell Pink one at the NAMM show ...


Brians booth was just behind and to the right of us at the show.

... He had a bunch of nice basses to show ...

That reverse P/J six was ridiculous! That said, I would prefer a LowEnd Jazz five if I were to ever buy one.