Johnzy

Active jazzy style bass, light gauge strings and dig in over the front pickup! Compression will tighten it up, but it will only be a approximation of Zender. Tone IS in the fingers, so dont hurt you wallet trying to be like him.

[quote name='jph98' post='1150781' date='Mar 5 2011, 06:09 PM']Looking for a bass tutor near Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, specifically looking for jazz theory tuition/lessons. Also interested in rhythm studies, odd time signatures.[/quote] Hi there! I'm a Bristol based Bass teacher, and have noticed your post request. At the moment I'm taking on more students and would like to inquire if you are still looking for lessons. I teach alot of different styles and skills, but Jazz is one of my more common requests. I'm flexible and willing to travel (but can also offer skype lessons). I'm full time professional who graduated at Trinity in London, and am now signed in a International touring band. If this sounds good and you still fancy lessons drop me a Txt on 0797 4863556 or email me direct dbjohnzy@ gmail.com Hope to hear from you soon Dave Johns

I currently own both a SR5 and a warwick streamer stage II let me say first both basses are excellent. everything that has been said on here is subjective, one man's floppy B is anothers dubtone!!! The streamer is my everyday bass, and has been for 5 years. its got the jazz bass tone kinda happening but its the warm punchy mids that I love and I often roll of the treble to get a darker sound. its great at finger style and is constant, never lets me down. having said that I have done a hell of alot of work on the bass. Replaced the preamp with Aguilar OBP3 and swapped pickups for Nords Singlecoil jazzes. this has taken this bass on to the next level. I've installed a ramp between pickups to ease the fingers and this really helps. I've wanted to have the neck skimmed by mr peterson for a long time but I dont think I'll bother, I'll hang on for the Fbass!!! The stingray is the badboy... Right out of the bag its killer, no messing... I can get flea's, Nard's and Louis Johnson's tone straight away with little work. The tone is sooo distinct that it just doesn't fly in every situation like the warwick. The slap on this this is amazing!!! so much easier than on the streamer, just because of the body shape. the stingray body isn't contoured at all, ala fenders and when slapping my hand hits the lower horn and stops. personally I love this as my area of attack is reduced and i can work with alot less energy. the warwick body is curved and the body falls away from the neck join, thus kinda making it harder. this only person taste, and will probably never bother you. marcus miller has a similar concept with his vintage pickup guard. Both are really good basses, one requiring a little more work than the other, but I think it should come down to your taste. what are you going to use this bass for? what are you going to play on it? the issues with the neck, body, etc etc are all up to you and there really isnt a right or wrong. just make sure you are comfortable, no point having a instrument that is fighting against you, even if its the sickest thing since the Bass Of Doom!!!

I've got a 05 streamer stage II as my main work horse, and I've noticed it change over the 4 years I've owned it. the sound has matured a little, but its more the stability and tuning i've notice become more and more consitant!! give it another 5 years and might be in the same league as those status basses!!! the feel is getting better. hated the warwick frets at first, but they've "spread" a little and work really well. I guess every bass has to learn who's the boss!!!!

I use the dunlop lemon oil on the front and back of all of my bass necks now. If its really dirty I will apply the warwick wax and leave to soak the impurities out, then wipe down and lemon oil it! maple fretboards are completely different bag of frogs. never clean mine, just give a wipe down with a clean jiffy cloth when changing strings. love the way maple necks get dirty. but I'm a sucker for vintage and relic gear!!!!

I would have a guess by saying 70's Jazz bass, strung with heavy roundwounds, medium action, plucked heavierly over the front pickup. Mr White's tone is a real growler!! on tunes like fantasy and september the bass has a real cutting quality, sounds like DI signal to me, not much "tone compresion" (associated with recorded bass amps). A good bass with front pickup soloed, and heavy plucking should do. the tone is in the hand though dude!

Anthony Jackson is the best know endorsement for this style of thinking. his fodera has no controls, just pickup straight to output jack. Direct into a power amp (no eq at all!!!) signal sent to a pair of high quality PA speakers, Full range!!!! he uses a volume pedal (sometimes!!!) hes fearless!!!!

have lots of water!!! nerves and muscles dry out quickly when your body is even slightly dehydrated!!! have a pint of water to quaff when setting up and strapin on the bass. make sure both of your feet are evenly grounded, you dont want to throw your weight off to one side. Relax!!! bass playing is fun, and should never be tense or painful. I had the same problems as you when i was making the change from electric to upright. you have to get it right with double bass or it WILL SCREW YOUR BODY!!!

its definately a phase issue. either one of the cables has been wired the wrong way round or there was a polarity switch engaged, some di boxes have this. surely the engineer should have noticed this!!!!

Would love to have played with Santana, 69-79era. Now I would love to work with someone like Dr Dre or Prince, PHAT GROOVES

i try to practice always with an amp, but this tricky on the road. Why dont travel lodges rooms have b15's as standard I ask??? One thing i've been working on is making my amp sound as bad as possible, scratchy highs & no lows, just for practice. this does work. if ive got the slightest amount of sloppy technique it is amplified 10fold than a nice sounding amp. having the amp on loud and playing with the least amount of effort is great for endurance.

Tonight!!!! Anyone else going?

they are just as flat, which is a little weird. I although the neck seem so much slimmer. it made me realise just how JUMBO those bell brass frets are!

My first Musicman bass was a original SUB. A/B it with 3 band stingray at the time and I didnt see the differance. I love this bass to bits, its a pig to work with but when you get it right its fab. playing it is easy, but the painted neck does get very sticky if not wiped down after gigs. I hate the lack of control with the 2 band eq, its a little drastic and its either flat off or full on! I bought a 5 string stingray a couple of years to tour with and its a cool bass, but I've some pet hates. The bass eq is voiced too close to 100h, so when its full on it just blows everything up and is undefined. the mid is a little pointless, and the treble is very clanky. I find I have to fiddle alot more to get a great tone to work with a band. although this bass is KILLER for reggae and dub!!! its gonna have flats on soon to turn it into a DUB beast. One thing I have notices when touring alot is the necks are very unstable. Every month I have complete setup the bass because the neck moves, and therefore I have to intonate etc. this pisses me off as my warwick rarely moves, didnt even wobble when I went from cold Bristol to sunny havana!!! I wouldnt tour for long periods with a musicman, because they are just too unreliable. but I'm gonna keep my two because I love the sound soo much.

Deconstructing the lines and harmony opened my ears to his playing. Jamerson was such a clever player, managing to flex cross rhythms and jazz lines into Pop is amazing. Its not a technical thing, its all feel. he was a jazz player who took work playing sessions, and was given a little bit more freedom to creative brilliant sub-hooks. check out marvin gaye' Aint no mountain! thats some serious stretchin!!!!! He's like the God father of bass. You dont know of him personally, but your role models might do, and their role models definately do! Chuck Rainey, Willie Weeks, Anthony Jackson, Marcus Miller, Jaco, Stanley, Bootsy all saw him as a massive influenance!

My tone is really dependant upon the situation. I play lots of afro beat and highlife music and the tone required is heavy and suby. My ideal tone is that of dougie rauch, defined and greasy. those who have heard Billy Cobham' Life and Times album will know what I mean. its a unusual tone, very heavy and growly, think Anthony Jackson!!!! this works in most situations for me, I do have to tone it down a bit for ballads. Maybe we should post our recordings to make sense of it?

Live & Dangerous!!!! Best Live rock album ever????

the man's voice and soul are all in his basslines! Bright size life is absolutely amazing record with jaco killin it!

If your not going to slap the fretless, then i would recommend using heavier strings. i find it easier to play a fretless with 45-135 strings as the tension keeps my hand/strings moving in one direction!!! playing with a louder amp and lighter touch also vastly improves any b string!!!

up until recently I thought fodera were the be all and end all for bass. I had tried out the wooten model and fell in love. it was the first 4 string that actually made me consider sell all my 5's!!!! but then last week i went to the gallery to try out the 5 string nyc jazz they've got, man was i disgusted!!! I didnt plug it in, didnt need to. it sucked!!!! for a couple of years i've had high hopes of saving up for a 5string fodera, but now I'm not going to order it blind if at all. lets just say fbass blew my mind!!!!

try soloin' the front pickup, playing heavy over it and turning down the tone. this bassy tone is where you need to start. try to imagine that the bass tracks have been heavily processed at every stage. the tone is probably made up of a DI signal post fx, a mic'd signal straight from the rig (which is probably compressed and eq'ed up). on travelling without moving, his tone and playing is very similar to early bernard edwards, cosmic girl anyone??? hopes this helps, apart from buying a maple warwick bass and trace elliot, there is nothing really solid i can offer you!!!

Dougie Rauch!! The dude invented double thumping! played on: Carvanseri, Welcome, Love Devotion and Surrender albums by santana Venusian Summer by Lenny White Life and Times by Billy Cobham Was so perfect and sooo greaseeyyy, heard noone like him!!!

I'm just working on stuff from the real book at the moment. learnt Naima last night (chords, melody, and typical b-line) and have spent the last week or so trying to get the specific phrasing for wes montgomery solo on "4on6" (massive standard for jazz blues guitar) its a b#st#rd!