Learn Your Tone Choices On A Jazz Bass | Fingersyle & SLAP
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
- In this video we talk about how to write different tones for a passive Fender Jazz Bass. We talk about passive controls on the Jazz Bass, how to use them and how different techniques sound like with different pickup configurations. Of course there methods apply to all J type instruments from other brands as well. Strings on this bass are Sadowsky Flatwounds, connected directly to Mesa Boogie Walkabout Amp which is connected into UAD interface. There are no post process on bass sound as well. Everything is DRY.
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Yes sir, You can never go wrong with a Jazz Bass!
Really enjoyed this tutorial - thanks for sharing. Just got an American Pro 2019 and really just getting used to it. This opened up some interesting possibilities. Thanks for sharing.
Great! Thanks!!!
Welcome!
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i think there is supposed to be a tutorial on my page as well, go for it!
@@BassSeries Will do! Thanks! And awesome job yet again!
im glad you called out the all or nothing way the pickups work. thats my experience too
yet some people are angry with me for calling out :)
@@BassSeries Yeah, I recently replaced all of my 250k pots with 1meg linear pots. Although the tone is a lot less subdued and more aggressive, the transition between pickups seem to still be all or nothing even with linear pots installed. My ear could be playing tricks on me tho. 🤔
@@eknight101 it is really obvious when the transition is smooth, i don't think your ears are deceiving you.
If you dial back the maxed out knob a bit, you'll be able to fade in the other pickup. At least that's how it works on mine. Max out either volume knob, and it's all or nothing. Dial back either by an "hour" or two and you can blend.
Nice tutorial, thank you!!! One question: the part between 06:58 - 07:23, is it your riff? Sounds familiar, like I've heard it somewhere before....I like it :-)
Thanks ! It's a version of forget me knots, patrice rushen.
Thanks!
What would happen if I roll down both knobs (neck and bridge) the same amount? Theoretically, would I still get a 50/50 mix of pickups (but I guess at a ...lower volume overall? )
On a P bass I can imagine rolling down the single volume knob if for some reason I wanna quiet down the bass, while...on a Jazz how would you achieve that?
You do get exactly that, 50 50 mix of pickups, but you do not get the same tone with that setup. It's like changing gain knob on your amp, volume changes but tone changes as well. So if you want to quiet down your bass, you do that via amp or you get a jazz with active circuit. You can lower the volume without affecting your tone with modern ultra/elite/deluxe series basses.
@@BassSeries Thank you for the super clear answer!!
Wanna start by saying thank ya for the review! I've taken an interest in a 5 string bass, for more low end options. The thing was that it was a J bass, so i felt compelled to research the tone options some more because tone versatility was one of the key features of the J bass. So I appreciate this vid.
I got a few questions. First, from what I'm gathering from the vid, the J bass (without EQ) effectively has 9 tones, due to its "hidden" all or nothing nature. 3 pickup options times 3 tone knob options. (I say "hidden" because the knobs make an all or nothing function counterintuitive imo.) Is my interpretation accurate?
Second, between the J bass and P bass, could I ask if you favor the J bass and why? Admittedly, I'm biased in favor of the P bass because I like the way it looks, the fullness and depth of its sound, and its simplicity. But I'm curious to learn from your point of view, so I won't bite. Lol.
Also, what do you think of the PJ bass? I wound up getting one because surprisingly, it was easier to find a PJ in my budget and in my preferred style than it was to get a P alone (don't ask me why, because I don't know either. Lol). It seems to give the best of both worlds in a way, but I want to verify this.
My apologies for being long winded. Being concise is a skill I'm working on. Lol. Thanks in advance.
You are accurate but don't try to put a number on it. You can change your hand positions, strike velocity and techniques to produce different tones as well.
I like the Jazz bass because of the versatility and midrange growl. If you like the p bass bottom end, there is no bass like it. Simplicity can be a beneficial thing as well, if it makes you concentrate on the playing aspect more.
Well, PJ basses are cool, they are supposed to be best of both worlds, but for that might not be the case some times especially lower tier basses, Try to compare them to a std J and P bass before purchasing. I have a court action V demo on my page, which is a PJ bass but sounds nothing like a J bass at all. You can check that out. Best of luck !
@@BassSeries Heard, heard, and heard. Thanks for the feedback and reply. I'll have some J bass experimentation to do. I generally prefer to pluck the strings in the middle, but I could branch out a little more. I'll try different playing positions out and see how they sound.
I'll check out that V bass demo to. Thanks for putting me on.
Probably you are using logaritmic pots, instead of linear ones, that’s why they are working that way. Also, you may consider using a single, master volume pot, and a blend/mix pot. You’ll find it more useful, and easier to go back and forth between pick mixes that you like.
You need to get your bass fixed. The wiring or the pots must be wrong. I have 3 jazz basses and they all allow complete control over the relative volume. You can have 50 50% , 0 100% or anything in between.
all the jazz basses that I have played over the years, that I have binge played in stores etc., and ppl in the comments have the same response. Pls, shoot a video demonstrating that, no offense but I do not believe you atm. Cheers!
Coming from playing the guitar I wasn't aware of the all or nothing mentally of the two volume knobs. Thought my potis were broken :) Now I feel stupid but I never played a Jazz bass before.
No need to feel stupid. Lol. It's not like you didn't have your reasons.
I'm a budding guitarist who has plans to make music on CZcams singlehandedly one day; that means I need to learn bass. I started with a 4 string PJ setup, but got interested in a 5 string J bass setup after trying one today. I came to this vid to learn how versatile the J bass was, and I was blown by the all of nothing setup too.
I say all this to say I'm right there with ya. 😅