Musicman20 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 First off, ive been fighting Jazz basses for years. I love the tone, but im used to a P style neck and the P low mid kick. So, my next plan is to fatten up an American Standard. I would love the J Retro but Ive already got a Tonehammer which beefs up passive basses anyway. Im looking for a big warm low end, something to fill the mix properly. Ive seen a lot of Jazz players EQ their bass so its no mids, twangy highs and no ommphh. What do you suggest EQ wise? I like the Fender tone, so no pickup replacements. I need to learn to EQ a Jazz so it has a larger low end (maybe more concentration on the front pup volume and roll off the tone a little?) Im going to experiment once I get a Jazz, especially with the Tonehammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I suggest you try the sound of both pickups in *series* and see what you think. Of course that only works for the both pickups on situation... but it's a great sound, in my opinion, with lots of "oomph". It makes it fatter and you get a bit of a volume boost too. It would be very easy to change the tone pot for a push/pull (or push/push as I did) so you can choose which configuration to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 Maybe not the best example, but this kind of thing: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntg8o1JIBKI&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntg8o1JIBKI...feature=related[/url] Before you ask, no im not a huge Incubus fan but I LOVE his bass tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 500k (log) Vol pots. A FatFinger Flats? And a series/parallel switch as already suggested... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 (edited) IMO a Jazz is a Jazz... if you want that fat tone stick to the P..... if not.. turn up the bass on amp, roll off the tone pot to 1/4..pups on full, ..and play closer to the neck... i could get a huge tone from my old jazz, with the right EQ from bass and amp.. i take it you still want the zing but want a fatter low end.. Edited March 5, 2011 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morsefull Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 [quote name='Musicman20' post='1150541' date='Mar 5 2011, 01:35 PM']Maybe not the best example, but this kind of thing: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntg8o1JIBKI&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntg8o1JIBKI...feature=related[/url] Before you ask, no im not a huge Incubus fan but I LOVE his bass tone.[/quote] Sounds like you need a SSII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 (edited) SSII..? ahh Warwick Edited March 5, 2011 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Gareth, I'm not being funny but perhaps the issue is not within the bass but to do with the sound processing, I totally recommend you to play your jazz through a simple but very effective TEch 21 VT Bass pedal, it's guaranteed to beef up the thinnest bass possible and can make a real crappy amp sound the bollox, have a go at trying one and then report back, you will say Fran you were right, you're a f---ing genius! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoth'd Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 [quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1150930' date='Mar 5 2011, 08:26 PM']Gareth, I'm not being funny but perhaps the issue is not within the bass but to do with the sound processing, I totally recommend you to play your jazz through a simple but very effective TEch 21 VT Bass pedal, it's guaranteed to beef up the thinnest bass possible and can make a real crappy amp sound the bollox, have a go at trying one and then report back, you will say Fran you were right, you're a f---ing genius! [/quote] BUMP - I'll second that as have done the exact same thing myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassPimp66 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Just got my VT Bass yesterday ... I second the above... It's super fattening. It's like feeding kebab to your sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 My old outboard Sadowsky preamp adds a lot of warmth to the sound, jazz basses in particular sound fantastic through it. Another route might be to try different strings, I use: DR Fat Beams when I want a fat scooped sound with lots of clang Ernie Ball Slinkys for a more balanced sound with some mids Status Hotwires for a strong bassy fundamental but still with some top end clarity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 DiMarzio J's, each wired in series. That'll do it. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vibrating G String Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Don't buy anything, use the EQ like the engineer on the song did. It sounds narrow, roll off a bit of bass, a bit more treble, favor the neck pickup slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73Jazz Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 (edited) I would recommend the Yamaha NE-1, the magic weapon with a J bass, setup: shallow roundabout 1 o`Clock. Try it, you will get them cheap..the only thing a Jazzbass needs, sad thing about it..you will get them only second hand, as they are not produced anymore. [url="http://usa.yamaha.com/product_archive/guitars-basses/ne1/?mode=model"]Ne-1[/url] Edited March 6, 2011 by 73Jazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted March 6, 2011 Author Share Posted March 6, 2011 Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 I asked a similar question in a recent thread, Gareth, although focusing on replacement pickups rather than EQ. This might be of interest: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=121004&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=121004&hl=[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 I would think the TH and Sadowsky boxes would do a job, but my option would be to slot in a Retro..that will certainly beef up the low-end, no doubt, and you don't have to get far away from the classic jazz sound with it either..altho with the mid sweep, your options are huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73Jazz Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Imho just keep it as natural and passive as possible and you will find everything you are looking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggy Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Turn the back pickup off. Or stick with a P Bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 replace the fender toy pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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