JamesBass

Think the point of my thread has been missed which is my fault! I'm planning on building/commissioning a Jazz bass soon. I know enough to go buy off the shelf, but I'm interested in building a jazz that is "The ultimate Jazz" basically a jazz like the Fender 50th Anniversary jazz but even better! So far I know I want matching headstock. Bound rosewood neck, undecided on dots or block inlays, I'd like it to be a stack knob but don't know about body pickup positions and their pros and cons, what about neck shape/specs? Or how has the body shape and contours changed and what's the consensus on the best neck shape and dimensions and body shape and contour? I'm looking for it be sound balanced, articulate, and 60s inspired as I play soul, blues, jazz, and funk.

So I'm thinking of buying/building a jazz bass soon, but I know next to nothing about Jazz basses in General! So if you could spec the ultimate Jazz, what would you do?

[quote name='Bronner' timestamp='1426924024' post='2723434'] But for the average player, who maybe buying their first bass, I'd just say look around before you buy a Rick because [color=#282828][font=arial, sans-serif]₤1,500 will buy you a lot of bass elsewhere. [/font][/color] [/quote] Who in their right mind goes 'You know what, I'm gonna learn to play bass, I'll go and spend £1500 on something right now.' You seem to be talking about the older Rics, have you played the new ones? The new ones have a fantastic array of tones, especially if you take the time to learn the bass and your amp when you get them together. I can get my Ric to sing through absolutely any amp! I've recorded with it before using just DI and VERY little mixing other than light compression and some light EQ to remove the unnecessary frequency regions, i.e. above 7.5KHz and below 75Hz to allow the other instruments some room to breathe. And before you even ask, no I won't record any sound clips for you as I don't have any home studio gear and I'm certainly not going to go out and rent a studio to record something for a narrow minded arse.

[quote name='M@23' timestamp='1426878712' post='2723119'] Very nice, I had to google that one, but did have a Strat that colour a few years back! Will Mark do pretty much any colour?! [/quote] Give him a message and see what he says, when I asked pre-new year, he wasn't able to offer a 3TS finish, though that might have changed now, other than that he pretty much said name a colour and he'll tell me if it was doable!

[quote name='tks.se' timestamp='1426693725' post='2720903'] There are no cabinets with crossovers/mid range drivers (like the 1126). All cabinets have been made to be a good match for the drivers used in the test (they're all vented, different tuning frequencies, no random drivers thrown into a spare cabinet). More comments to your posts has to wait until after the results are posted. It's hard commenting further without giving too much away. What do you say, is one week about right, or should we wrap this up sooner? [/quote] What amp was used by the way?

[quote name='Thump' timestamp='1426871891' post='2723009'] Agreed! single 12" for me. It's not a brand I'm familiar with , where will they be available from? [/quote] I'm after the 15! BassGear is the only UK stockists currently

[quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1426847552' post='2722568'] Bars 8 to 10 [/quote] Thank you very much! Most appreciated!

I only went and got it bloody right! One things certain, I cannot wait to try a TKS!

So when's the big reveal?

So when's the big reveal?

[quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1426842424' post='2722466'] Is that 'standing in the shadows'? may be a more accurate transcription in the Hal Leonard book. [/quote] It is standing in the shadows, it's a great book but a few mistakes here and there! I'll check out the Hal Leonard book later today

[quote name='mikeycrikey' timestamp='1426784616' post='2721950'] Good luck in nailing this. I have been attempting this on and off for ages. Get so far then give up again but every time I come back to it a I get a little bit further [/quote] I can certainly understand why you'd stop and start aha It's a bloody tricky track but when you begin to nail it it's so worth it!

[quote name='Mike' timestamp='1426510759' post='2718598'] The Fender Adam Clayton model. Is it the colour? Matching headstock? Blocks? Butterbean tuners? It's £1467 from GAK. Why do I want it? Am I mad? I don't even like U2. What do you people think? [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-adam-clayton-jazz-bass-sherwood-green-metallic/103163"]http://www.gak.co.uk...metallic/103163[/url] [/quote] I've gotta say this bass keeps catching my eye! I'm not sure what it is about it though! I'm quite tempted to spec a Limelight out to get something similar done. Though I'd probably look to have reverse tuners, an old style bridge, bound neck as well as blocks, and stack knobs. Question is, do I go for Sherwood Green Metallic, or Burgundy Mist Metallic? ...

Any Ibby, Yammy, or even an Warwick will have the ideal sort of profile for you!

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1426776891' post='2721832'] Hey guys, I'm having an on going debate with myself in regards to a new bass and I was wanting some opinions from you knowledgeable folks on Bass Chat. Just to give you some context, I've been a guitar player turned bassist due to a band not being able to find one and I was asked if I wanted to do it, I begrudgingly said yes and found that it isn't as easy as I first thought! Anyway: I predominantly play five strings, so I'm wondering is there any need for me to have a four string at all? Considering I can do much more with the extended range of a five string, than what's available to me on the four. However there are some passages I find tricky due to the wider neck on my five strings than the four's that I have tried. Is it worth getting a four string or is this a technique issue? I've been wanting to try a four for a while as the only four string I have hasn't been played due to an unfixable neck and I just thought it might be worth getting a higher quality one as I've been taking my bass playing seriously lately. So TLDR: Five string user, is it worth me having a four string too? [/quote] It could be a technique problem as far as struggling to play the lines on the wider neck, or it could be simply the neck is a little too wide for your hands, what is your 5 string? A thinner necked 5 might be your ideal next buy? Personally though, I've only ever used 4 and that's all I need! I have an octave pedal to take me lower if I want/need it, plus an octave pedal sounds super cool!

Decided I'd learn this today as it's in my Jamerson book, but the bloody 8th Bar is totally wrong! Anybody know what that 8th Bar actually should be? Also, what a bloody awesome line this is! I know Bernadette is considered Jamerson's finest line, but not for me, not with what he's played on For Once in my Life!

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1426772643' post='2721770'] They sound great - but I have no cash to make up the difference at the moment... unless you are talking about a straight trade of course? [/quote] Sadly, I'd need the cash difference to let me buy my new cab otherwise I'll have an expensive but light paper weight!

[quote name='Thump' timestamp='1426776192' post='2721817'] A: 10" B: 15" C: 12" If its not i'll eat a tramps socks [/quote] Video proof of course!

Didn't yo get a Sunburst Jazz not too long ago? Or am I getting you confused with someone else on here?

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1426754517' post='2721483'] Used the TH500 again last night, and the result was much better So maybe the power supply is (at least part of) the problem? I still played the entire set with the gain set at zero. I find this perplexing!! Couldn't try the guitar lead as the amp only has speakon outputs. Couldn't try other cabs as I only had a speakon-speakon lead with me and all the other cabs had either jack or XLR inputs But maybe my ears are just getting used to the sound through this amp? It was still (what I would call) a bit distorted, but I'm starting to think that maybe this is just part of the characteristic tone of the amp. Some call it "warmth" or "vintage character" and so on - but I hear it as mild distortion! I'm still coming to the conclusion that this is not the amp for me... so anyone who is interested in one, form an orderly queue! [/quote] If Matt doesn't want it, I'd love it if you're interested in an Ashdown CTM 300?

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1426763880' post='2721630'] You want to hear the production cabs for real. BassGear isn't that far. [/quote] A trip is planned as they sell the ToneHammer 500 as well so I get the perfect chance to try them both together, I won't lie I'm positively excited!

I'm so damn interested to know which is which! A TKS is what I'm 99% certain to buy within the next few weeks and this has REALLY piqued my interest!