Chiliwailer Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1460967499' post='3030132'] My current Jazz GAS involves a Jazz body, a P neck and La Bella 760FS flats. And possibly a good Pre of some sort. [/quote] Series / parallel switch too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Herbie Flowers? My ears tell me that on the early Tom Petty stuff, Ron Blair probably used flats on his Jazz too... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO2-4YAV8sM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 [quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1460967787' post='3030134'] Series / parallel switch too? [/quote] Yes, why not..? And an active/passive switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1460970100' post='3030157'] Yes, why not..? And an active/passive switch. [/quote] Starting to get GAS envy over here... EDIT - in keeping with the OT, TI's for me though please. My fingers are too naturally dubby for those lovely LaBella's. Edited April 18, 2016 by Chiliwailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 [quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1460970343' post='3030162'] Starting to get GAS envy over here... [/quote] Put your wallet in the safe, walk carefully to the sofa and read a book on an unrelated subject for an hour or two... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I've never tried flats on a Jazz, tried them for a short time on a Precision but did't like the feel or the dull sound, now all my basses are strung with D'Addario rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1460970546' post='3030165'] Put your wallet in the safe, walk carefully to the sofa and read a book on an unrelated subject for an hour or two... [/quote] Good advice there, though picking up my Lull generally eases any unjustified GAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 [quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1460970826' post='3030170'] Good advice there, though picking up my Lull generally eases any unjustified GAS [/quote] Thanks for that, now I have Lull GAS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1460972113' post='3030181'] Thanks for that, now I have Lull GAS. [/quote] There is a solution (and it's great with flats...) [url="http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Mike_Lull_M4V.html"]http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Mike_Lull_M4V.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 [quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1460972263' post='3030184'] There is a solution (and it's great with flats...) [url="http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Mike_Lull_M4V.html"]http://bassdirect.co...e_Lull_M4V.html[/url] [/quote] Oh God. Though I'd prefer this one... http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Mike_Lull_mv4_OW.html Thankfully the neck width is too narrow, so lucky escape there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckydog Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 OK, I'm tempted and must try them. You had me at Joe Jackson........ LD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalker Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Squier CV Jazz with TI Jazz Flats - lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 [quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1418778172' post='2633372'] I have two J basses. One strung with rounds and one with flats. I like to switch between depending on the feel I have in my head for a tune.They both get outings to rehearsals. I prefer rounds on my P bass with the tone rolled back. [/quote] I'm going to show this to the wife next time she asks why there's a new guitar in the house! I had flats on my jazz a while back as an experiment and to reduce fingertip blisters. I loved the old school "hollow" sound it gave. And kept flats on it for about a year. My jazz now has very light stainless steel rounds (pyramid funk ss, enjoying them a lot!) And it brings out different nuances in the bass and makes me approach playing it differently. The jazz is just a very versatile bass, and for me strings are more important than pickups and tonewoods etc. They're the first point of contact for the tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 [quote name='project_c' timestamp='1460927254' post='3029933'] Listen to these tapewounds on a jazz, I have them on 2 p's and assumed they would sound bad on a j. But I think I'm going to give them a shot on my jazz too, that tone is pretty magnificent. [media]http://youtu.be/Y6JfR_ReGuw[/media] [/quote]I like that. How do you find the 'grip' of the tapewounds compared to rounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
project_c Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1461180342' post='3032281'] I like that. How do you find the 'grip' of the tapewounds compared to rounds? [/quote] I can only comment on the the tapes I use (D'Addario ETB92's) - when they're fresh, they have a slightly 'papery' texture to them, which I love. Still really smooth and easy on the fingers, but there's a little bit more texture to them than flats - not grip as such, but just a subtle texture. They feel less grippy to me than brand new flats sometimes can. That goes in a short time and they become smoother the longer you play them, and their tone also gets fatter. You have to like a dry thumpy tone to enjoy these strings, but compensating by playing more dynamically and with a bit more snap is really satisfying. Try them for motown / dusty old funk / straight ahead jazz. I wouldn't use them for slap tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetBlue Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Love the chromes on my Squier VM Jazz, although it has been relegated to second bass by my Chowny, due to the latters less weight. Chromes will likely be fitted to the Chowny in the future too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1418570274' post='2631247'] Joe Osborn, Jazz bass with flats - lots of Simon and Garfunkel, 5th Dimension, and other West Coast sixties pop.[/quote] This. I put LaBella Deep Talking flats on my jazz when I realised that Joe Osborn played on so many tunes of that era that I thought had an amazing bass sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 D'Addario Chromes on my Jazz. Sound great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 [quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1461229677' post='3032597'] This. I put LaBella Deep Talking flats on my jazz when I realised that Joe Osborn played on so many tunes of that era that I thought had an amazing bass sound. [/quote] ... and played with a pick I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 [quote name='project_c' timestamp='1461190980' post='3032404'] I can only comment on the the tapes I use (D'Addario ETB92's) - when they're fresh, they have a slightly 'papery' texture to them, which I love. Still really smooth and easy on the fingers, but there's a little bit more texture to them than flats - not grip as such, but just a subtle texture. They feel less grippy to me than brand new flats sometimes can. That goes in a short time and they become smoother the longer you play them, and their tone also gets fatter. You have to like a dry thumpy tone to enjoy these strings, but compensating by playing more dynamically and with a bit more snap is really satisfying. Try them for motown / dusty old funk / straight ahead jazz. I wouldn't use them for slap tho. [/quote]Thanks for the reply - I'm gonna try some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cachao Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 TI flats on a Sire Jazz sound good to my ears. I also have Pyramids on a Peavey Zodiac. I took in a friend's Jap Jazz for an overhaul, and strung it with some old Chromes I had lying around. Sounded great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 D'Addario chromes on my old MIJ '62 RI Jazz. Sounded incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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