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Metal: Precision vs. Jazz

#43
Waspinators said:
So I've been checking out the Frank Bello signature which looks righteous, but the lack of a tone control kinda irks me (plus I haven't heard many good things about MIM Fenders, especially at that price).
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Since I mentioned the Bello, I'll add that I've been impressed with the higher end MIM Fenders of late. I've never played the Bello, but I've tried the Reggie Hamilton (another great option for you btw), 50's Classic Precision, and some others, and they're great basses. The Bello also has a BadAss III bridge, which eliminates a prime weak spot on many MIM Fenders. The only higher end MIM Fender I didn't like for the price was the Big Block "Precision," which came off as a cheap copy of the G&L L-1500.

I used to balk at basses without tone controls, but I haven't found it to be a problem with my G&L SB-2. The tone's character changes with adjustment of the volume knobs, and cutting treble on my amps works just fine too. It really hasn't been a big deal at all. It's easily worth it for the massive dose of whoop-ass dished out by that MFD split-coil! :bassist: I think it would be worth it for the Quarter Pounder/noiseless J combo on the Bello. Besides, adding a tone control is much cheaper than having to change pickups, which you might do on a Highway One.
 
#51
This bass is important but so are these things:

Pick or fingerstyle- When I played metal I always used a pick for a little more "bite". However Steve Harris uses his fingers....

Strings: Who says you can't put flats on a bass and crank up the distortion? It sounds really dark....

F/X: I love a clean sounding bass in heavy music. But, adding a little phazer, chorus, flanger, delay and so on can be a hell of a lot of fun.

I say, choose a bass that you like clean and play with the options. For what it's worth I feel like I can dial in a nice P-Bass sound with my Jazz... I turn down my bridge pick up and dial back the tone knob a bit. I couldn't do that with my old PBass...

Good topic.
Bummer
 
#53
flipper_gv said:
I love you ;)
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I think that's the Wizard talking:cool:

Kgoodrich said:
a few things about this thread.

1.Geezer, Cliff, and Harris all have one thing in common- They do not downtune.

2."Death Metal" does not always downtune

3.He said nothing about needing a 5 string.

4.Stingray > P Bass anyday
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Uh, actually, Geezer does downtune. Listen to Master of Reality.

And Metallica's The Thing That Should Not Be is in Drop-D :hiding:
 
#54
Between your two choices, i would suggest the Jazz. It is IMO geared toward metal a little more. It also has the thinner neck of the two. Is there any reason you are going with the Highway One series though? The badass II bridges are an improvement over stock Fender!
 
#55
blubass said:
Between your two choices, i would suggest the Jazz. It is IMO geared toward metal a little more. It also has the thinner neck of the two. Is there any reason you are going with the Highway One series though? The badass II bridges are an improvement over stock Fender!
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I'm going for the Highway Ones because of the lower price, the finish (better resonance and it ages nicely), and the BadAss bridges. Although right now I'm considering:

-Highway One Precision
-Highway One Jazz
-Deluxe P-Bass Special
-Frank Bello Signature

Ahh... choices. :hmm:
 
#57
I'll throw in a little more love for the Aerodyne Jazz. I think the PJ is really working out for me. I did put in EMG's and a BAII, though. This bass is light, looks the part, and has some thump AND some growl. CIJ, too.
 

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