thunderbird vs jazz

[anonymous278347457]

yes, this is yet another thread about me choosing my second bass.

ive narrowed it down to 2 or 3 basses

tokai thunderbird
epiphone gothic thunderbird
Fender jazz bass MIM


i usually play rock and metal with my friends. however i also play in a big band at school.

 

[Lewi_wilko]

fender jazz by far

 

[anonymous278347457]

even for metal, and other non jazz styles?

 

[ganga]

What is your first bass?

I'd go with the jazz though, it's a lot more flexible tonewise than the thunderbird.

And it does get used for metal too, so yes.

 

[anonymous278347457]

my first bass isnt that good. a beginner bass with P+ J pickups

i think its plywood or something aswell.


can you get t-bird and P tones out of a jazz (with or without modding)

 

[FeelTheGroove]

The Jazz bass is great for almost any genre, from jazz to metal and lots of stuff in between. You cant really say the same for an Epi T-bird.

 

[bassist 4 life]

Yup you can use a jazz bass from metal, melodic metal band "Opeth's" bassist uses a Marcus Miller Jazz Bass... Jazzes sound awesome! Thery're great for everything...

here are some metal/rock bands that used a jazz bass

Rage Aainst The Machien
Metallica
Opeth
Audioslave
Sepultura

there are a lot more but I forgot them .

 

[anonymous278347457]

i love commerfords tone.
i think im going to get a jazz.
screw thunderbirds



Does any wiring go under the pickguard like on P basses? or could i take the pickguard off leaving just some holes

 

[steve21]

Yup you can use a jazz bass from metal, melodic metal band "Opeth's" bassist uses a Marcus Miller Jazz Bass... Jazzes sound awesome! Thery're great for everything...

here are some metal/rock bands that used a jazz bass

Rage Aainst The Machien
Metallica
Opeth
Audioslave
Sepultura

there are a lot more but I forgot them .

In fact Metallica was pretty big on J-bass tone, Cliff stuck a J-bass bridge pickup in the bridge of his Rickenbacker, Jason used Sadowsky J basses, and Rob uses JJ Fernandes basses with EMGs.

 

[anonymous278347457]

i didnt know cliff (one of my fave bassists) had a j pickup. i didnt know rob had Js either (dont like him as much).

however i did see jason do a bass solo with his sadowsky once on a video.