tauzero Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 [quote name='beerdragon' post='158302' date='Mar 16 2008, 03:08 AM']This is whats left of Jacos bass of doom. believe it or not.[/quote] I think the term for that is "extreme relicing". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 wonder if it sounds any better than a squier VM fretless now, what with all the glue holding it together.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantdosleepy Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I bet if you tried to play [i]Portrait of Tracy[/i] on the real Bass of Doom, ghosts would come out of it like in [i]Raiders of the Lost Ark[/i] and royally mess your stuff up. 'It's beautifullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_u_y_* Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Cantdosleepy' post='158974' date='Mar 17 2008, 03:02 PM']I bet if you tried to play [i]Portrait of Tracy[/i] on the real Bass of Doom, ghosts would come out of it like in [i]Raiders of the Lost Ark[/i] and royally mess your stuff up. 'It's beautifullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!'[/quote] Sorry to stop your dreaming mate, but I'm pretty sure PoT was played on his fretted Jazz. Edited March 17, 2008 by s_u_y_* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantdosleepy Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I'll be honest with you champ, all I know about Jaco is that he made music I don't much like and got uppity with bouncers. I shall defer to your knowledge on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 [quote name='s_u_y_*' post='159012' date='Mar 17 2008, 04:28 PM']Sorry to stop your dreaming mate, but I'm pretty sure PoT was played on his fretted Jazz.[/quote] Aye, it was indeed. He also liked getting a bit chopsy with peeps too, later in life so the story goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Well, well, well [url="http://www.bassplayer.com/article/jacos-1962-fender/mar-08/34267"]http://www.bassplayer.com/article/jacos-19...er/mar-08/34267[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 The article is a very interesting read. Just goes to show that no matter what bass you play, or how much you spend on it, some instruments feel just right & sound just right. I really like the new flamed laminates that hold it together as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnzy Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 I dont give a monkeys admitting it!!! I would spend all the money i could kill for to keep this bass!! its jaco's bass of doom for F%$k-sake!!! but i'm a fan and bass player!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Could not give a toss TBH, but if we were talking about the Funk Machine....................... Dont know where these people get off with the bass of doom being the most famous, amongst bass players maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 [quote name='bass_ferret' post='165850' date='Mar 29 2008, 01:52 PM']Could not give a toss TBH, but if we were talking about the Funk Machine....................... Dont know where these people get off with the bass of doom being the most famous, amongst bass players maybe.[/quote] You're probably right in that last sentence, but I'm pretty sure the same would apply to Jamerson, due to the practices of the time he was probably less credited on albums/singles than Jaco. (a crime IMO) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 (edited) [quote name='bass_ferret' post='165850' date='Mar 29 2008, 01:52 PM']Could not give a toss TBH, but if we were talking about the Funk Machine....................... Dont know where these people get off with the bass of doom being the most famous, amongst bass players maybe.[/quote] [quote name='jakesbass' post='165855' date='Mar 29 2008, 01:58 PM']You're probably right in that last sentence, but I'm pretty sure the same would apply to Jamerson, due to the practices of the time he was probably less credited on albums/singles than Jaco. (a crime IMO)[/quote] Until a few years ago I would have been inclined to agree with you, but Standing In The Shadows has been on TV quite a lot recently and a lot more people know about Jamerson. Plus of course lots more people have listened to Jamerson even if they did not know it. I have found the Top 10 Fender Basses article and put it in the wiki. Dont blame me if you dont agree - I did not write it. Edited March 29, 2008 by bass_ferret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 I can understand "the funk machine", but anyone know why jaco's was called the "bass of doom"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 [quote name='bass_ferret' post='165895' date='Mar 29 2008, 03:12 PM']Plus of course lots more people have listened to Jamerson even if they did not know it.[/quote] That is certainly true and has a certain deliciousness about it. He moved more feet than anybody... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 I agree without Jaco Playing it's just an old knackered Jazz, however, If Jaco's bass was auctioned with good provenence then i'm sure it would go for way more than any of John Entwhistle's basses, and some of them went for seiously daft money ! No doubt it would end up in a glass case in Japan ! Stanley's Brown Bass, Miller's 77 Jazz are both just lumps of wood to..... I'm sure there are better examples of Alembics and Fenders, but their connection to the players give them their value and desirability. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 With all the repair work done while he was using it and after he'd lost it, there's probably not much 62 left in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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