Metal bassists that use jazz basses?

[ROON]

Hey guys,

I wanna see how many metal players we can find that use jazz basses. Specifically Fender Jazz's, but other brands are welcome too. The only two that I know of are Martin Eric Ain (Celtic Frost) who uses a Warwick Streamer JJ, and whatever his name is from Opeth who uses a Fender Marcus Miller 5. And JPJ if you wanna call Led Zep metal.

 

[Kalyptic]

most of the guys who play metal around my area play jazz or p basses, mostly kit basses, but some fenders

 

[perogato02]

I played on a Hondo jazz bass while I was ina thrashmetalband

 

[Beskyd]

Jason (Sadowsky)

 

[ROON]

Jason (Sadowsky)

How could I forget!

 

[Pearldiver]

John Outcalt from God Forbid has been a always been a Jazz user afaik.

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[f'nar f'nar]

Martin Mendez from Opeth uses a Marcus Miller signiture Jazz, you don't get much more Jazz than that!

 

[UPTHE1RON5]

i know plenty of metal players that use jazz pickups (emg more often than not), but not many who use jazz basses

frank bello has his signature jazz bass, but its really more of a aerodyne

 

[John Webb]

............wasn't there a guy named Geezer that played a J bass?
He was in a band called Black something or other......or was that not "Metal"??

 

[colorblindbass]

............wasn't there a guy named Geezer that played a J bass?
He was in a band called Black something or other......or was that not "Metal"??

Nope

1968 fender Precision bass for Geezer

sunburst, rosewood fretboard, black pickguard.

 

[Dharmabum]

When I saw Megadeth a few months ago, James LoMenzo was playing a Marcus Miller signature.

And not that it's of too much merit, but I play jazz basses exclusively with my metal group.

 

[Beast]

I really dug the sound of a jazz bass that one of my friend's brought to a metal band practice, but I don't own one.

 

[El-Bob]

my peavey millennium has jazz pups, and i play in a metal band. bridge jazz pickups with lotsa mids are one of the best ways to cut through two guitarists. IME (which is honestly quite limited)

 

[Major Havoc]

ian hill played one right to the metallion album! almost 20yrs.

 

[Alan Vorse]

Nope

1968 fender Precision bass for Geezer

sunburst, rosewood fretboard, black pickguard.

Although I usually think P-Bass when I think Geezer, I have seen old footage of him from the mid 70s playing a Jazz bass.

 

[colorblindbass]

Although I usually think P-Bass when I think Geezer, I have seen old footage of him from the mid 70s playing a Jazz bass.

theres also early 70's with some weird double cut thing

and 1978 with a Ric 4001

but the first 3 or 4 albums and all live shows around 1970

or there basic coming of popularity

was from what i know that Precision


ive seen lots of interviews and he talks about the precision but no mention of a jazz

 

[SKATE RAT]

Mike Dean of Corrosion of Conformity plays Fender and Sadowsky J's now.when they were a Hardcore band he played P's.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Jason Newsted

 

[ROON]

Also forgot to add Ian Hill of Judas Priest.

 

[FloydianAnimal]

When I saw Megadeth a few months ago, James LoMenzo was playing a Marcus Miller signature.

And not that it's of too much merit, but I play jazz basses exclusively with my metal group.

Yep, I saw him playing that exact bass also. I guess he usually uses Warwick but for whatever reason on that last tour busted out the Marcus Jazz- which played and looked great!

I too play a Jazz bass tuned to Drop C in my metal band and I think its setup great. I put some EMG's and a Badass III on it and it's perfect for metal.