What would a beefier Jazz Bass be?

[ToddB1963]

Never say never, but it's gonna be tough at that price. One of the reasons I have a Lakland USA Joe Osborne is because of this. And yeah, he's playing with a pick.

Carol Kaye.
Midnight Confessions - Wikipedia

 

[ad9000]

A beefier Jazz Bass would be.. your Jazz Bass through one of these. Why not look to outboard gear to get what you're after? No need to mod a bass to death. There are lots of other preamp/DI pedals out there as well.

 

[Bunk McNulty]

Carol Kaye.
Midnight Confessions - Wikipedia

I got Osborn's name from his Rolling Stone obit.
As a member of the Wrecking Crew, Osborn contributed to hit singles like the Fifth Dimension’s “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In,” Tommy Roe’s “Dizzy,” Grass Roots’ “Midnight Confessions,” the Association’s “Windy,” Richard Harris’ “MacArthur Park,” Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Only Living Boy in New York” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” America’s “Ventura Highway” and the Carpenters’ “Close to You.”

"Contributed" could mean anything, I guess. I'm inclined to believe Carol Kaye's claim, as do many of the stories I read. But also because Fender never offered a Carol Kaye artist model.

 

[ToddB1963]

I got Osborn's name from his Rolling Stone obit.
As a member of the Wrecking Crew, Osborn contributed to hit singles like the Fifth Dimension’s “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In,” Tommy Roe’s “Dizzy,” Grass Roots’ “Midnight Confessions,” the Association’s “Windy,” Richard Harris’ “MacArthur Park,” Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Only Living Boy in New York” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” America’s “Ventura Highway” and the Carpenters’ “Close to You.”

"Contributed" could mean anything, I guess. I'm inclined to believe Carol Kaye's claim, as do many of the stories I read. But also because Fender never offered a Carol Kaye artist model.

Hi Bunk. Lifelong Joe Osborn fan here. He's one of my favorite players with arguably the most recognizable tone in the entire bass world. Now if you listen to those other hits, his signature tone is all over them - there's absolutely no mistaking that he played on those, and that's why I could never understand how 'Midnight confessions' came to be attributed to him. It's an anomaly; it sounds nothing like him - and just like Carol Kaye.

 

[jamro217]

Try a compressor and bit of tube preamp. EQing can fix a lot of headaches.