That Evil Woman ...

[Denis]

Beautiful bass, Uwe!

[uwe]

"Led Zep ain't bad" LMAO Nice Uwe very nice. I guess seeing as you have a Jazz Bass now you'll be woodsheding on some JPJ

JPJ is an excellent bassist, very musical. And his songwriting contribution is often underrated with Zep. But neither the sound of his bass nor the way he played ever struck me a inspirational to copy. I find it difficult to emulate him. If you'd ask me play something typical for Glenn Hughes, Geezer Butler, Roger Glover, Jim Lea, Martin Turner, Neil Murray or Gary Thain, I think I could manage, but if you asked me to play a signature JPJ mannerism I'd be dumbfounded. For 2011 I will listen to him more closely though! I liked what he did on the Them Vultures debut though I found it quite different from his approach with Zeppelin.

When I think of Jazz Bass in a rock context I tend to think of Noel Redding, Mel Schacher and funnily enough Ian Hill of Judas Priest first. Hughes has been playing more Jazz Basses of late too.   

[Highlander]

First to mind for me is Jaco... but a different beast...

[godofthunder]

JPJ is for me very difficult to emulate. It has been a learning experience for sure.

[nofi]

since i have been playing like him for years jpj is easy for me. it's all those other guys i know nothing about.

[jumbodbassman]

Beautiful bass Uwe.  I as a fender man,  that dabbles with Gibson's more for collecting,  see it from a different perspective.  I  have well over 40 fender (clones included) and each and everyone has something different for me whether it be the wood combinations or pickups. For decades I was always a pbass man but the jazz bass sexiness started in the early 80's and has grown.  Probably 60 % jbass now.  and i come about in between on the nut size....

Enjoy the bass.  Sounds like a great woman too !!!  If you are handy i recommend putting a push pull pot for the series/parallel. Very nice pbass tone and a volume boost when you suddenly want one   Not a vintage instrument so won't hurt the value. 

[Psycho Bass Guy]

If you are handy i recommend putting a push pull pot for the series/parallel. Very nice pbass tone and a volume boost when you suddenly want one   Not a vintage instrument so won't hurt the value.

Wasn't that standard on the "American" series Fender Jazzes before they reverted back to the "American Standard" specs? My Diamond Anniversary Jazz has it.

[Dave W]

Wasn't that standard on the "American" series Fender Jazzes before they reverted back to the "American Standard" specs? My Diamond Anniversary Jazz has it.

It was. Apparently not enough buyers found it useful.

[Psycho Bass Guy]

I never noticed much of a volume difference when using it on the Jazz. The series/parallel switch on my G&L, OTOH, makes a huge difference in volume.

[Dave W]

Does it sound noticeably different even though there's not much increase in volume?

[Psycho Bass Guy]

The sound is slightly thicker in series and a little more articulate in parallel. It's pretty subtle though. I have to say though, that that bass is, by far, the best off-the-shelf Fender I have ever had in my hands and I wouldn't hesitate to compare it to USA Lakland or Sadowsky basses.

[uwe]

PUBLIC APOLOGY!!!

DEAR FENDER PEOPLE: I AM AN IDIOT, YOU ARE THOUGHTFUL AND DILIGENT. THE 7/64 HEX KEY WAS IN THE CASE ALL ALONG; I FOUND IT THIS MORNING. YOU HAD ME CONFUSED WITH THAT OVER-ABUNDANCE OF CASE CANDY. NEXT TIME I WILL LOOK MORE CLOSELY AND NOT AUTOMATICALLY DISMISS A PLASTIC BAG WITH APPARENTLY JUST A MANUAL IN IT AS USELESS PROPAGANDA.  

[uwe]

First to mind for me is Jaco... but a different beast...

Jaco to me is not rock by a stretch. I find Stanley Clarke sounds like Jimi Hendrix in comparison, very manly while Jaco is an artist. That's not knocking Jaco, he was in a class of his own, but that bridge pup, rapid-note-burst sound never did anything for me. I need more beef with a bass sound.

[Highlander]

If it was purely rock it would be Mr Schacher in a heartbeat...

PUBLIC APOLOGY!!!

Senile dementia has finally caught up with you, err, Uwe, isn't it...?

[Highlander]

... and utterly taking the p*ss in a solo...



(hardly surprising this bass ended up in pieces...)