EssentialTension

Saw them outside GAK busking in Brighton today.They are playing at the Hydrant tonight but I can't make it.

[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1141758' date='Feb 25 2011, 08:59 PM']a little too much dont ya think? joni's music didn't really need a lot going on. great playing though nonetheless. jungle line is one of my favourite songs. 'hissing of summer lawns' and 'blue' are both great albums.[/quote] I'd agree with what you're saying but the point I intended was that, nonetheless, I still preferred it to the solo stuff.

I've not seen these before:

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1140963' date='Feb 25 2011, 11:03 AM']This whole thread could have been avoided if Pete had finished typing after the first line of his OP. That would have summed it all up.[/quote] Fair enough indeed.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1140919' date='Feb 25 2011, 10:30 AM']I think the point was some people slag of his tone but shouldn't because it is iconic. I think there is sometimes something of the anti-hero thing going on here. 'Everyone likes X so I won't' kind of thing. Happens with all the great technicians on every instrument.[/quote] Rob, I take that point but surely one can recognise Jaco's historical importance and influence, his iconic status, his technical ability, but still not be personally enamoured of his playing or of his tone - which I know was not always the same. Those other people you mention - Hendrix, Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Miles, Jimmy Blanton and Scott LaFaro - all move me much more than Jaco ever did.

[quote name='purpleblob' post='1140907' date='Feb 25 2011, 10:21 AM']Was going to say much the same - aren't 90% of all threads on the internet a "bit silly" [/quote] Probably 99%. However, I'm confused about the thread title and the OP. Is the implication that it is unkind not to like Jaco's tone?

[quote name='SteveK' post='1140710' date='Feb 25 2011, 12:39 AM'][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMXz7FUi4-I"]Jaco's "burp"[/url] in all it's glory. The guy deserves respect from each and every member of BC[/quote] I much prefer this one:

[quote name='Marvin' post='1140537' date='Feb 24 2011, 09:58 PM']Suffice to say if DD come on the radio I always hurriedly change station, I dislike their music that much. And damn it I've clicked on your for sale link again [/quote] Well I can't say that I listen to them either. Which sale link is that?

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1140642' date='Feb 24 2011, 11:22 PM'][/quote] It does if you tick the box asking for outside cover.

Looks very nice condition for a 62 and still has the mute. Also +1 on the Zombies and Chris White.

You should note what Jean-Luc Pickguard says in your other thread that the JF324s may even be too long for the 30" EB3. I've used them on a 30" Dearmond Starfire but that has a longish distance from bridge to tail piece. Try measuring it up first.

I can't see what the problem is.

Socks are available too.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1140418' date='Feb 24 2011, 08:58 PM']I've recently noticed that some people are not fans of Jaco's sound. Fair enough.[/quote] Yes, I'm one of them. Fair enough, as you say. [quote name='Pete Academy' post='1140418' date='Feb 24 2011, 08:58 PM']Have these people judged this on Youtube clips or have actually listened to his sound on the albums?[/quote] I've listened to the albums. I tend to like him with Weather Report and with Joni Mitchell but not the solo stuff. [quote name='Pete Academy' post='1140418' date='Feb 24 2011, 08:58 PM']The back pickup sound on a Jazz bass cuts through a mix. It allows you to be heard.[/quote] Maybe, but it's neither the only thing that cuts through nor the only way to be heard. [quote name='Pete Academy' post='1140418' date='Feb 24 2011, 08:58 PM']It also requires a lot of pressure on the string, and good technique.[/quote] I bow to Jaco's technique which is way way ahead of mine but you don't have to play like he does to have good technique - and why exactly is requiring a lot of pressure on the string a good thing? [quote name='Pete Academy' post='1140418' date='Feb 24 2011, 08:58 PM']Try listening to Bernard Edwards, too.[/quote] Now you're talking - Bernard I like a lot.

[quote name='ezbass' post='1140189' date='Feb 24 2011, 05:47 PM']Ooh that's nice, but is that Logo in the right position?[/quote] That's just about where it is on my 62 reissue - which probably proves nothing.

[quote name='dickandjill' post='1140317' date='Feb 24 2011, 07:30 PM']Is it ok to shorten a set of 34" bass strings to fit them on a short (30") EB3 type bass? I'm after a 2nd hand set of TI JF324 Jazz flats 43-106 and most of the sets that I've seen on sale are JF344 ones 43-100. I've looked on the Thomastik website and the AD and G strings are the same diameter as the JF344's just the E string is a little thinner than the short scale one . Also I've just measured the TI Jazz Flats on my Fender Mustang and the E string is JF344 thickness (.100") I presume thats because the strings go throught the body on a Mustang? Thanks Richard PS If anyone does have a spare set of these strings please let me know. Thanks[/quote] I don't have a spare set of JF324s but I think it would generally be unwise to put JF344s on a shorter scale bass. If you string through body or if the bass has a trapeze tailpiece it might be fine but you risk a broken string if you find your self winding the unsilked string around the tuner peg. The 30" EB3 will really want the 32" JF324s I think. The JF344s may work on a Mustang but I would have thought that JF324s would be better Are you saying you can't find the JF324s for sale on line? If so, try here: [url="http://www.lordofthestrings.com/lots/RAPRD/Thomastik-JF324-Jazz-Flat/11001620.html"]http://www.lordofthestrings.com/lots/RAPRD...t/11001620.html[/url] or even here: [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/2370-thomastik_jf324_jazz_short_scale_bass_43_106"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/23...ale_bass_43_106[/url]

[quote name='farmer61' post='1140000' date='Feb 24 2011, 02:35 PM']Just reading the post about the guitar stolen in Poland and got me thinking. I really must take some quality close up pics of dings, special marks and must note down the serial numbers of my basses in the event of any of them being stolen from home, gig etc That's all![/quote] Yes, and at least two copies of all of them.

[quote name='silddx' post='1130610' date='Feb 17 2011, 09:25 AM']Put what you like best on it. Tort only looks good on white basses, mint is nice, pearl white is really nice and would match your bass well. Pearl black is horrible.[/quote] I like black pearl.

[quote name='loudandclear' post='1128506' date='Feb 15 2011, 04:11 PM']Sh*t how do those fit in a bass?[/quote] They just clip onto the headstock.

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='1138940' date='Feb 23 2011, 06:02 PM']The flea basses do sound like what Flea plays now because he does actually play one! Though the pickup is a bit wooly and only has one real sound, but swap the pickup and its a good versitile bass, the stock one is by no means bad though[/quote] I doubt that the one Flea plays, if he does, is the same as the cheap ones in the shops.

I'm considering a P-Retro too.

[quote name='silddx' post='1139659' date='Feb 24 2011, 10:04 AM']I just noticed the nut on my Japan Fender Jazz I got a couple of weeks ago is cut incorrectly. The G slot has a wider spacing from the D slot than the others are from eachother. Off to The Gallery to get a new one fitted I reckon. Typical. You can see it here, but in the flesh it's more pronounced. [/quote] Nice headstock though.

Thanks for the invite Jack but I'm not going to be able to make that night. Have a good one.