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Which One Of These 3 Basses Would You Keep
- Thread starter jefft54
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Well this is a bass player forum and if Fenders rule here than that must tell you something.
Keep the Jazz!
I voted for the 44-02. I have two US 4-94 Deluxes and they're versatile without being fiddly. I've been searching for "my Jazz bass" since 1997 and haven't found one yet that sounds awesome, feels right, and says "Hi, Honey- I'm home!!". That's after playing every American Standard, American Series, American Standard v2, Vintage Series, Geddy Lee, (MIM) Standard, HiWay 1, and Time Machine Series I could get my hands on.
So, given the paucity of data here, I'm voting the one that seems to have the highest consistency from bass to bass. Now, if I could PLAY all three of the specifi basses you have, the vote could very well be different. Then it's not about broad characteristics of these different models, but it's all about this specific chunk of wood and metal in my hands.
So, you got the basses, you tell us which one speaks to you.
jte
So, given the paucity of data here, I'm voting the one that seems to have the highest consistency from bass to bass. Now, if I could PLAY all three of the specifi basses you have, the vote could very well be different. Then it's not about broad characteristics of these different models, but it's all about this specific chunk of wood and metal in my hands.
So, you got the basses, you tell us which one speaks to you.
jte
Jazz because if stranded with only one bass..... my choice for versatility and all around sound.
Jazz. At this poiint I have three of them in various varieties (4, 5 and fretless) out of a total of five basses...I guess I really do like Jazzes.
Man, I hate to say this but from what you said in your second post, its sound like the $$ is what you really ought to keep. ANd obviously you have just seen what kind of a market to expect for the jazz judging by this thread (you sly son of a gun)
i just bought a squier jazz standard wow the neck is nice thin at the top i recently bought a fender jazz v active pick ups and controls from ebay im gonna install....i never played a jazz before mostly my fender usa p bass and my fender sting bass and squier p-bass with upgraded active emg's..i mostly use my ibanez sr800 but im digging the jazz neck very nice!
Jazz, as someone else had stated, because...though you really ought to sell all 3 and then get a Precision....
As a rather big Warwick fan, my vote has to go with.....the jazz.
If you can only have one bass, you're going to want the jack of all trades, I can't think of a single kind of music you can't use a jazz, sure, there might be genres where the $$ or Lakland will sound better, but theres gonna be a lot where they sound worse too, the jazz can manage everything.
If you can only have one bass, you're going to want the jack of all trades, I can't think of a single kind of music you can't use a jazz, sure, there might be genres where the $$ or Lakland will sound better, but theres gonna be a lot where they sound worse too, the jazz can manage everything.
Sell the Fender first since you like it least, then I'd flip a coin, or put all three for sale and keep the last one.
