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  1. Everybody has got a different view on this, but here are a couple of thoughts: - The jazz bass is the "classic" fretless bass, because of jaco etc... I'll probably go CIJ if I had to buy a new one. - Some people like having a fretless version of their main fretted bass - to help with the transition / muscle memory. - I've found that a good set-up is vital for a fretless, even more than a fretted. If you want the mwwwaaaa, you need seriously low action and little neck relief. So worth spending some money with a good luthier to get the neck perfectly straight etc. V.
  2. Have a bump on me. These are great basses at a very good price.
  3. [quote name='Lorne' post='841882' date='May 19 2010, 11:51 AM']If I had the cash it would be mine,Vigier are GREAT basses, [b]even if they are French[/b],but alas,too many projects,too little money,best of luck mate [/quote] You'll probably find a lot of French bass players on Basschat, so I don't think this kind of language is appropriate. Thanks, V.
  4. These early BB serie yamahas are amazing. I've got the bolt-on 4 string version (BB1600) and the sound, finish and playability is second to none. From what I've read, the BB5000 neck is basically a BB3000 4 string neck, which explains the tight string spacing. Highly recommended!
  5. Rhythm changes is one of these chord sequences where having a couple of well rehearsed licks to outline the chords really works. Probably a good return on investment as you'll probably always play rythm changes in Bb anyway. My approach would be to think in Bb major, think of the important notes to target outside of Bb major (like B natural on the second chord) and mix long / melodic phrases with these "text book" licks. +1 for transcribing existing solos. Ray Brown is probably a good start - his solo playing is very logical and lick based.
  6. You could argue they are different types of double bass sounds as well - gut/high action is thuddy and with no sustain where as steel strings/low action/pick up can sound almost like a fretless with plenty of mwah (listen to Brian Bromberg for example). For a traditional sound, things to try (in order of importance) would be: - Think and play like a double bass player. If you walk use the kind of rythm variations an upright player would use (some good articles by John Goldby on this) - Palm mute - the double bass has a stronger attack than electric bass, palm mute helps you to emphasise it. - Flatwound strings - possibly with a mute alla Carol Kaye - I would use the neck pickup / ideally a Precision type pickup rather than a jazz - I would experiment with picking the note closer to the neck (the opposite of a Jaco type approach where you pick near the bridge) - Roll off some highs on your bass with the tone knob - EQ on amp - probably need to get rid of some highs - Piezzo pickup to get some of the acoustic sound? - never tried it though - Use a fretless Please note I personally rank "fretless" as the least important factor - IMO
  7. Great playing Steve! I see what you mean about the strings - the sound of the bass is bit bright, I'm sure it will mellow after a few weeks of playing the strings. The rest is spot on though :-) [quote name='Steve Amadeo' post='778591' date='Mar 18 2010, 01:53 PM']Hi, I just thought I'd record a few bars of nonsense into Garageband using the internal microphone on my Mac, having just put some Innovation Honeys on my Michael Poller Romanian bass... it's not a great instrument, I only paid about £900 for it so it's definitely budget compared to some... but, it's reasonably comfortable to play and is a decent workhorse 'til I can afford something better. I like the strings, I think they'll sound great when played in a bit, but this recording is a fairly good impression of what I'm hearing in the room. Please excuse all faults, clanks, heavy breathing etc....! (The text message received in the middle of the recording was John Patitucci. The message read 'HA HA HA HA HA HA....' Cheeky git!) Hope this might be helpful to someone... Steve[/quote]
  8. On my page at [url="http://www.valeresperanza.com"]http://www.valeresperanza.com[/url], there's a version of "How Insensitive" that starts with bass only. It's a carved, 12 years old, Korean bass with Helicore Hybrid strings, medium action. Recorded with a realist + SM57 at bridge level. [quote name='Steve Amadeo' post='778591' date='Mar 18 2010, 01:53 PM']Hi, I just thought I'd record a few bars of nonsense into Garageband using the internal microphone on my Mac, having just put some Innovation Honeys on my Michael Poller Romanian bass... it's not a great instrument, I only paid about £900 for it so it's definitely budget compared to some... but, it's reasonably comfortable to play and is a decent workhorse 'til I can afford something better. I like the strings, I think they'll sound great when played in a bit, but this recording is a fairly good impression of what I'm hearing in the room. Please excuse all faults, clanks, heavy breathing etc....! (The text message received in the middle of the recording was John Patitucci. The message read 'HA HA HA HA HA HA....' Cheeky git!) Hope this might be helpful to someone... Steve[/quote]
  9. This tuning is used as far as I know by Dominique di Piazza, Matthew Garisson, Tony Grey and Janek Gwizdala. Strangely enough, these four players all use a four fingers right hand technique and play fodera basses. [quote name='TGEvans' post='782365' date='Mar 22 2010, 08:36 AM']Hi all. Does anybody here tune their 5 string E A D G ( is it high C)?I want the traditional EADG tunings but on this bass if that makes sense! Any info would be cool. Also if you can think of any pro players that do this kind of thing so I could check it out somewhere! Thanks, T[/quote]
  10. I've got two Yamaha BB1600. One black, fretted, Made in Japan - all original apart from knobs and machine heads (replaced with Schallers) One red cherry, fretless, Lane poors pickups, Gotoh 201 Bridge, Schaller machine heads. Converted to fretless with an ebony fingerboard. Fantastic basses. [quote name='Moos3h' post='686643' date='Dec 16 2009, 06:34 PM']Just received yesterday my second Squier Classic Vibe Jazz! I've recently realised that the CV Jazz is without doubt my favourite bass to play and I love the sound! So when searching for a good bass to use as a backup, it was the logical choice! The rest of my band think I'm weird (I'm not going to disagree), but if something works, why not! Anyone else in the same boat? Cheers, James[/quote]
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  13. I guess if I had to design a bass with ultra versatility in mind, I would probably go for a 5 strings, P/J pickup configuration, active with passive mod switch. That said, is there any style of music that hasn't been played with a precision or a jazz? I think we - bass players - are the only ones who can hear a major difference in sound between basses, even a precision and a jazz. I think the difference is more obvious for guitars between, say, a telecaster and a 335 than between basses. My point is, you could use pretty much any bass for any style of music, and get away with it if you *play* the right way. [quote name='Golchen' post='763736' date='Mar 4 2010, 10:19 AM']I was going to ask for a pic of the G&L out of interest, but I just found the for sale thread. Very nice looking bass (although I'd brefer a less bright colour personally) On versatility, my current bass is very good. It's a Reggie Hamilton custom V, both passive or active and both jazz and precision pup. The one thing it lacks for me maybe is that I loved the active tone of my old Status S2 and I can't get the same amount of 'zap'. Also very versatile: Martin Sims basses (Enfield basses). I was down at SIMS a year ago to get some LEDs put on a Chapman stick, and he went through the features of the bass with me - lots of different pup switching combinations.[/quote]
  14. Sunburst, fiesta red, aged white + tortoise shell pickgard White pickgards look wrong on a jazz bass IMHO [quote name='EBS_freak' post='760608' date='Mar 1 2010, 12:09 PM']What's your favourite Jazz bass colour scheme? I'm a sucker for white jazz basses, white scratchplate, maple neck, white headstock... ....also loved the surf green/maple necked, white scratchplate Nordstrand (Kevin Lindseys I believe) that was for sale on the forum not so long ago.[/quote]
  15. Rosewood for tone - definitely warmer, less bright. The look of maple is nice though, and I can understand why some bassist would prefer a maple neck for a brighter tone. It's just not for me.
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