NBD: Am Pro II Jazz

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T.I. Jazz Flats

 

[JForest]

Such a great sounding bass !!
I had the exact same model but in Sonic Grey.
The pickups are awesome !
Neck only is good for old school stuff.
Both pickups with compression and a pushed amp is rock/hard rock heaven !

 

[Smooth_bass88]

nice bass. fiddle around with the knobs until it sounds good!

 

[Baker69]

With Jazz Basses I personally don’t like both pickups at 100%, I roll one of the pickups back a touch to get my ideal sound out of them, or the neck pickup at 100% and the bridge at 0%. I find the neck pickup too wimpy to use on its own.

 

[Killing Floor]

Spent a bunch of time just playing with knobs tonight. I’ll try your faves next time. Lots of variety for sure. I’m learning to navigate the 60 cycle hum which I didn’t know could be a thing with basses. My other bass has active humbuckers. Luckily, I have a strat and jazzmaster so am not in totally new hum territory. Haha. Found out tonight that turning my oscillating desk fan off cuts about 75% of the hum.

Adding in both pickups even partially can help with the hum. 2 single coils act like a humbucker.

 

[Lync]

Love the color....why no 5 string jazz in this color? Fender out to lunch again.

 

[Mark_70]

I just got one in a different color (some grey metallic). I replaced the black pickguard with a perloid grey/black PG from Fender. Much improved look in my opinion.
It has actually impressed me beyond expectations. Great gigging bass. Comfortable to play and relatively light.

My favorite sound when playing fingerstyle:
- bridge pup full, neck pup 70-80%
- tone control rolled off a bit
- play above the bridge pup.

In the unlikely event I would slap: all controls full open..

Congrats - these are great basses!

Regards
Mark

 

[Dave Leighton]

For me and punk, neck full on bridge off tone full on
or all dimed. Both with SS rounds and a pick. YMMV

 

[vindibona1]

Some nice basses.

 

[rashrader]

That’s a snazzy looking jazz bass. Love the color!! Enjoy.

 

[ELG60]

Oh, and personal favorite is about 60% neck and 40% bridge. Or both 100% and then back off the bridge a little so the neck is dominant but there’s just a little bite in back. Have fun!

Was going to suggest something similar.

 

[MidlifeBeginner]

For punk and metal, you need to spend some time experimenting with a pick. Try different positions, and different amounts of palm muting. Pick a riff, and repeat different ways. At some point, you smile when you hit the right tone. In my opinion, pluck/pick/attack on a bass make a bigger difference on tone than with a guitar.

 

[Sam Dingle]

Only advice is do a good setup on it and check out the options pickup wise: both pickups up, just neck, just bridge, neck and 50% bridge and Bridge with 50% neck. If you stick to those and then adjust the tone knob you’ll basically understand everything it can do

 

[JC BASS 91]

I got my Am Pro II Jazz V back in December and have been loving it! I leave my pickups both at about 75% and the tone at 75%. If I need a volume boost, I will run up the neck pickup. It hasn't happened yet, but if I need it, it is available.

Once my warranty from Sweetwater is gone, I will replace the neck pickup volume with a push/pull knob and rewire for series/parallel. I have had that in the past on jazz basses and love the additional tonal option it gives.

 

[MonetBass]

If you don't want a mid-scooped sound, don't dime both pickups. Turn one or the other down a bit depending on the sound you're going for. Play around with different volume and tone settings. Have fun!

 

[viking power]

So much great advice here. Thanks all of you!
So glad I posted. You guys have really helped me get a leg up on my time explorations.
Loving this bass!

 

[dedpool1052]

View attachment 4762270 I’m coming back from guitar to bass and thought I could really use an instrument to inspire me to play. Landed on a new J-bass. Strongly considered a P but the J’s sweet little neck won me over.

I’m new to passive pickups and new to Jazz basses. Any tips, tricks, advice all appreciated. I like to play punk, metal, surf, and blues.

I'm not sure which I like more.

The bass, or the Marty Robbins influenced painting.

 

[viking power]

I'm not sure which I like more.

The bass, or the Marty Robbins influenced painting.

An unintentional yet awesome match of aesthetics!

 

[Malak the Mad]

The one thing, perhaps best thing I did to my 4 string passive jazz bass is wire it for both parallel and series with a push/pull pot. It really expands the tonal palette without compromising the tranditonal sound.

Once my warranty from Sweetwater is gone, I will replace the neck pickup volume with a push/pull knob and rewire for series/parallel. I have had that in the past on jazz basses and love the additional tonal option it gives.

This! A thousand times this!! Series mode brings the thunder, so much so, it's like there's a second bass hidden within! And it's not a huge modification. A good, push-pull pot, a little rewiring and you're done. A simple mod for a guitar tech or oneself if you're good with a soldering gun.

 

[Malak the Mad]

I just got one in a different color (some grey metallic). I replaced the black pickguard with a perloid grey/black PG from Fender. Much improved look in my opinion.

They call it "Mercury" and like "Dark Night", it is a gorgeous finish!