LowEnd Jazz!!!

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!

 

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.

 

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