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Title: Jeff Ament's bass
Post by: ack1961 on February 08, 2013, 08:53:37 AM
I'm just curious about the jazz bass he's using in this video - it looks like an ESP headstock.
I read somewhere that he became a Mike Lull convert.
One thing I do know - he has cool hats.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEfMhZp8uyc
Title: Re: Jeff Ament's bass
Post by: uwe on February 08, 2013, 10:39:45 AM
Is that a hat? I thought Sponge Bob was playing Alien Monster on him!
Title: Re: Jeff Ament's bass
Post by: TBird1958 on February 08, 2013, 12:29:57 PM


 I think that's pretty old footage, the GF and I watch "20" recently and I recall it as being from a show early on. He has a lot of basses - nothing wrong with that.
He does have a Lull signature Thunderbird which differs from Mike's stock one, here are several that I've seen at the shop............

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/veronicasteed/1328218643.jpg)

I really like this one!
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/veronicasteed/1328218884.jpg)

Here are two more.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/veronicasteed/1332535154.jpg)

And this was the first one he had done, he's a big guy the most notable differences are a larger body and a reverse headstock.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/veronicasteed/JeffAmentTBass2.jpg)

Here's a Hamer rebuilt as a Thunderbird.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/veronicasteed/lull12.jpg)
Title: Re: Jeff Ament's bass
Post by: Pekka on February 09, 2013, 04:46:13 AM
I'm just curious about the jazz bass he's using in this video - it looks like an ESP headstock.
I read somewhere that he became a Mike Lull convert.


It's a fretless ESP neck with a Warmoth body, put together by Mike Lull. They started working together before Pearl Jam.
http://www.bassplayer.com/article/jeff-ament-and-mike-lull/14450 (http://www.bassplayer.com/article/jeff-ament-and-mike-lull/14450)

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc7ges1F3d1r8h20jo2_1280.jpg)
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc7ges1F3d1r8h20jo1_1280.jpg)
Title: Re: Jeff Ament's bass
Post by: ack1961 on February 09, 2013, 05:23:27 AM
Cool.  Thanks for the replies and the info.