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No Jazz Bass

Dr. Cheese

Dr. Cheese

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Mar 3, 2004
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#1
I haven't been without a Jazz bass or a bass capable of Jazz tones in maybe seven years. I think it may be time to go in another direction. I thinking of keeping my modern tone (Spector Rebop,) and a P5 (55-64 Skyline.)

This will be switch because usually if I don't a Jazz, I have Stingray or ATK.
 
#3
The funny thing is that went through a long period of not playing my Spector, and was seriously considering letting it go. Now that I have the action totally dialed in and I got the amp at church fixed, sings! I think I could be happy without that tone, and I think a P5 will offer a real contrast in tones.
 
#5
NOBODY should be without a "jazz type" bass. I play Spectors all day, but when/if i get a gig with a band that plays music popular in the 60's-80's, i grab the jazz.

I put NOBODY really big to stress my point. This is fact. Internet=won by me.

It also doesn't take much to just roll the blend knob to the neck pickup.
 
#11
austentaciousC said:
NOBODY should be without a "jazz type" bass. I play Spectors all day, but when/if i get a gig with a band that plays music popular in the 60's-80's, i grab the jazz.

I put NOBODY really big to stress my point. This is fact. Internet=won by me.

It also doesn't take much to just roll the blend knob to the neck pickup.
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I see your point. Except for church, I don't gig. If I were actually making money, I would tend to agree with you although P-basses tend to work fine is almost every setting too. The 55-64 could be the commercial axe if lightening struck and I became a gigging musician.
 
#13
Dr. Cheese said:
I see your point. Except for church, I don't gig. If I were actually making money, I would tend to agree with you although P-basses tend to work fine is almost every setting too. The 55-64 could be the commercial axe if lightening struck and I became a gigging musician.
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Could be tomorrow! P-basses are great, even thought ive never agreed with one, could be "your" sound.

There has to be a reason p-basses are still around even though you can buy a P/J setup.
 
#14
austentaciousC said:
Could be tomorrow! P-basses are great, even thought ive never agreed with one, could be "your" sound.

There has to be a reason p-basses are still around even though you can buy a P/J setup.
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I'm not a big P/J fan, especially when it comes to slap tones, unless the P pup is reversed. The old BB2000 has a monster slap tone. I also played a reverse P/J LEJ six string that had a ridiculous slap tone! I would rather have just a P pup and have a retro slap tone although I don't think this bass is destined to be a slap machine, instead, I expect a nice round wound P-bass tone with the benefit of a booming B string.
 
#17
austentaciousC said:
Hey hey hey, woaaawww hold on there, don't let anybody round these parts catch you putting rounds on that precision! :rollno:
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I'm not trying to be Duck Dunn. When I think P-bass, I imagine Byron Miller with George Duke or Robin Duhe with Frankie Beverly and Maze, or John Wetton/John Entwistle. The round wounds with a bit of high end make a well-defined sound that works well with the low mid fundamental of a P-bass.
 
#18
Dr. Cheese said:
I'm not trying to be Duck Dunn. When I think P-bass, I imagine Byron Miller with George Duke or Robin Duhe with Frankie Beverly and Maze, or John Wetton/John Entwistle. The round wounds with a bit of high end make a well-defined sound that works well with the low mid fundamental of a P-bass.
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I hear that. I like the modern pop-punk p-bass sound ala green day or rancid
 
#20
I play in a Blues Trio and the only bass to play is a Jazz or a Precision with flats. Nothing else gets the sound we are looking for. The high end rolled off, a little mid boost on the amp and a lot of low end.
 

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