What Bass would Jaco be playing?

[BigAlBass69]

God rest his soul, Jaco was a legend. But if he lived and played today, what bass would be his instrument? Would he stay with the modded fretless J or would he go high end with an Alembic or even completely custom made by Unobtanium? Maybe he would grab a short scale and let it rip. Here you go TBers…. What say you?

 

[r_bnks]

P bass with tort and flats

 

[bholder]

The same one.

 

[pepj]

yep, his Jazz was his signature so unless he was bought off by an endorsement..and Fender CS would be all over him anyway..can't see him changing.

 

[Les Fret]

Fender Custom shop Jaco relic probably

 

[jbhaugh]

My guess is he would have reacquired, then retired, the Jazz, and used a variety of Custom Shop replicas of that bass.

 

[andvari7]

Being from Florida, and having experience with humidity issues, I could see him using a Modulus. Realistically, he’d be playing a Jazz Bass, probably a stock fretless live. Remember that Bass of Doom was stolen from him, so he would have to get a new one anyway.

 

[Snert]

But if he lived and played today, what bass would be his instrument?

A 6, like his son.

 

[S-Bigbottom]

He was about innovation.
It they were around he would have done much more then just 4 strings.

 

[Dlew919]

I think fretless j, 4 strings. He might have gone active, but those basses were available. Marcus Miller was using one.

He still would have been awesome of course. Look at Joe Dart…

 

[buldog5151bass]

People today are FAR too concerned about things like this. People like Jaco and Paul M. bought a bass, then they played it all da every day.

Since he didn't usually play music that was a big moneymaker (especially today), he'd probably play what ever paid him the most (think Jeff Berlin), and would still sound amazing.

 

[PennyroyalWe]

Who knows, might have switched to Sadowsky, being in NYC and all.

 

[groooooove]

A 6, like his son.

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a few years before he died, a student of his brought him a 6 string fodera to try.

he noodled for a moment, tossed the bass aside and said something too the effect of "I'm too old for this s___"

so nah. he would've stuck to an old fender i'm sure. the CS would make one for him if they had the chance.

 

[Afc70]

I think he’d have quit playing bass & gone back to his original instrument, his first love, the drums…

 

[roller]

Ibanez Mikro through a Fender Rumble, of course.

 

[Tim Skaggs]

God rest his soul, Jaco was a legend. But if he lived and played today, what bass would be his instrument? Would he stay with the modded fretless J or would he go high end with an Alembic or even completely custom made by Unobtanium? Maybe he would grab a short scale and let it rip. Here you go TBers…. What say you?

Everything mentioned and a lot more was available at the time of his death, so he would likely play a fretless Jazz as he chose while he was still alive.

 

[SteveCS]

In the weeks preceding his death he was in direct discussion with Wal. I know this because Ian (Waller) told me so the day Jaco passed away.

 

[eastcoasteddie]

Sire

 

[Dasgre0g]

The Keanu Reeves signature Fender

 

[Killing Floor]

Whatever he was paid the post to play.

and I wouldn't notice the bass because I’d be fixated on his stupid hats.