A bandmate of mine once borrowed me his jazz bass because my p-bass was in repair. Eventhough it was a Squire (Vintage modified) I felt at home immediatly. I bought his two weeks after, because he was a guitarplayer and didn't need a (longscale) bass. That was 3 years ago. This Jazzbass sadly got stolen last month but yesterday I bought a mexican J-Bass and it plays and sounds absolutely amazing.
My sister bought me my first Harmony (Sears and Roebuck) hollow body bass, which my brother took me to buy from some guy in the want ads. He invited us in for a quick pow wow and a peace pipe and then release the bass for $75.00. The only thing wrong with was the tuning pegs, I had to use pliers to tune it, with every turn it would give a loud creaking sound LOL and would reverberate because of the hollow body! Anyway made enough money to buy me a 73 Fender Jazz look just like the one on the video except for the bullet thrust rod. Still have both bass guitars hanging on my wall , as they are semi-retired ( now I just play an (Ibanez SR 1405 E). Great Video took me back to when I first bough mine back in 73!
very interesting. I got a 1962 Jazz bass and a Bassman 2-12 amp when I was 13 years old in 1964. Cost me $375 for both and I had to deliver newspapers for the next 2 years to pay for it,
you got a deal! I got a peice of junk Penco jazz bass copy in 1978, 12 years old for $80 I had to save 10 months paper route money to buy it, my parents thought I wouldn't practice... they did by the matching penco amp and paid for lessons and haven't stopped since
yous are both lucky....i had to steal a dilapidated spanish style acoustic guitar, remove 2 strings , file the nut,mod the bridge, put in all E's ad tune them like a bass...that was my "bass" for the first 2 years. it was basically held together by ductape
Mine is a 1968 that I bought new in '69. Have never owned another, never needed to. I've had it 44 years. Will leave it to my son , who plays bass, when I pass to that 'Great Gig In The Sky' . I still play, mostly blues and R&B. I grew up where we all had a 'Great White North' accent like yours. Great video davey
Re Jazz bass, the movie, my fellow bassist, Jaco, who was also my neighbor in NYC, did NOT remove his pick guard to enable him to get his fingers under the strings to slap and pluck. He never slapped nor plucked. He played a two finger pizzicato style. Also, he did NOT have "meaty" fingers. His fingers Were very long and skinny. He also had "Segovia thumbs", which gave him even more reach. If you're going to provide information, please use facts. JT, Nashville, TN
I think the Jazz bass is the best bass of all time.i have a Mexican deluxe active 5 string in 3 colour sunburst.It is the only bass i will ever play.Thanks for the Jazz bass the movie.You have great taste.
Thanks for making this movie on the Fender Jazz bass. I have played other types never owned a Fender and was curious about others impressions of the Fender make. Much appreciated!
Lucas Willeford The mutes were there because the electric bass was originally intended to be a substitute for the big upright basses. An upright bass played with the fingers (as opposed to a bow) didn't have a lot of sustain - it was very "thumpy". But an unmuted electric bass "rings out", and at the time that kind of sound was undesirable. But it didn't take long for electric bassists to decide that the /liked/ that crisp, ringing, sustained sound they got without the mutes, so they started pulling it out, and eventually bass makers stopped putting it in. The "replace the upright bass" thing is also the reason older Fenders have the "thumb rest" mounted /below/ the strings. The idea was that you'd grip the rest with your fingers and pluck the strings with your thumb. That too went out the window as bassists decided they'd rather play with their fingers. It just took Fender a long time to move the "thumb rest" to a spot where you could actually rest your thumb on it. This video also points out the one good thing that CBS did when they owned Fender: Put the damned truss rod access at the headstock, like everybody else does. I mean, there's a /reason/ everybody else does it like that!
I was once asked: If you were stranded on a desert island with only one bass guitar: what would it be?: and my answer was 1975 Fender precision bass or a 2000 Tanglewood Rebel 4K, but since it was a choice of only one... gotta be the p-bass!!!
I have a fretless Jazz bass that I bought in memory of my first bass. In fact I now have two and one is a "franken-bass" built with a Warmoth neck. I really resonated with your seeking out your "first bass" in later life. I'm 66 and delighted to have a version like I first had. Enjoyed the video.
Thanks Dave for sharing all this information about the Fender Jazz bass.I love the original vintage stuff of Fender and i've got a JB standard and a road worn Love both of them and try to play as much as I can.
You are the most down to earth guy I have ever had the pleasure of viewing on You Tube! I love your videos, really informative with no B.S. Your the man!!!
thanks davey! good story and beautiful jazzbass. i have an old 79 jazzbass in lake placid blue that my grandfather gave to me before he passed away. he got it off of an old blues bassist that worked with steppenwolf. i love it. keep up the good work man!
Beautiful instruments.....been playing Yamaha 6 string for almost 12 years now..and recently i got my hands on Fender jazz bass Steve Bailey 6 string model...What a bass!!!
Good point on trying G&L's, fantastic bass guitars. I'm glad he explained the pickup covers lol. I always saw them as superfluous and now I see that they served a practical purpose.
good to hear ya mention parents. My dad and I almost came to blows a few times.I suppose a 15/16 year old with a JCM800 half stack in his bedroom discovering ACDC Black Sabbath and Deep Purle mustve been fantastic for my parents
Pure awesomeness......thats all I can say :P....If you like the jazz bass, this is by far the most amazing instrument i've ever played....but again, this my humble opinion ;)...Yes they are really expensive, but they are worth believe me!
The real purpose of the pickup cover was to help quiet that annoying 60 cycle hum that early single coils made incase of poor or no electrical grounding, lack thereof or radio/neon/appliance transmission and interference. This issue was noticeably most prominent in the factory than the outside customer base and Leo Fender had to address it before any shipment or sales. You also have to remember that this was conceived in an era before reverse wiring or hum cancelling techniques, 3 prong ground plugs and sockets in which what is now part of our current electrical code. Better pickup design and noise cancellation became more prominent later and the pickup cover became more of an optional styling feature. The early jazz basses also had a strap button behind the headstock. Everyone be careful out there..
I dont mean to be so off topic but does someone know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account..? I was dumb lost the password. I appreciate any tips you can give me.
@Pierce Lachlan Thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and im in the hacking process atm. I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
hi davey, Played with a pick in a rubber mute on the back of the bridge cover, plug-ins bassman 1960s everyone was so. The step-by-step still love the tone
Bought the American Vintage 63' reissue P bass $2000. Best bass I've ever owned. Did a ton of research. Feels exactly what it must have been like brand new in 63'. I will relic it myself thank you very much. Why buy the real thing for $12,000 all beat up.
I love the look of the 70's Jazz Bass. The binding on the neck looks great and the block inlays look really cool. I'd go as far as saying that, looking back to when I was a kid growing up, that's what a real bass was supposed to look. Oh and three tone sunburst tops it off nicely! All this said, why were people so against CBS models? Whenever I see a Fender Bass for sale, the seller always likes to boast that it's either Pre or Post CBS. WHY IS THIS?
pre CBS had better quality control, hand made, small shop. CBS started cutting corners, mass produced, more inconsistencies. One weighs 8 pounds another weighs 12 pounds. The earlier ones had thin nitro finishes while the later 70's had a bucket of plastic paint. They had a lot of sloppy neck pockets in the 70's too... however, if you found a good one, I feel they are every bit as good as the pre CBS models and they have a distinct sound.
It's really sad that more people don't aspire to playing bass as much as guitar or drums. I'm mainly a guitarist or vocalist but I absoulutely love playing bass. It's a fantastic instrument to play, and a real skill if you take the time to develop it.
My first “real” bass was a 73 Jazz that I scrimped and saved for. Me and my best buds drove from Columbus to Cleveland and bought a new Fender Jazz w/ case for something like $395.00. Boy I wish I still had it!
Hi... just subscribed and binge watching. I have a 76 Jazz Bass, all original, but it's in much need of some adjustments/tlc. Wondering if you would be so kind as to make a video demonstrating how to set up, particularly the three-bolt tilt system (as I think that's what mine needs - it's way too high at the 17th) please? Great channel! T.
Dave- Just started watching your videos, really like them. You briefly mentioned the micro tilt neck. Is that something you would ever make an adjustment with? Not sure if it plays into setting up the bass. Thanks
Ahh finally a video of a bass with that string cover thingy on it, I thought it looked cool but i didn't know what its purpose was. And I still don't know its purpose, but i still think it looks cool. :P
On those bridges where the screws tend to back out of adjustment, I apply a smidgen of CLEAR fingernail polish on the threads. And, don't panic, it doesn't show, or it doesn't make 'em any harder to loosen/tighten, either. It does exactly what it's supposed to do. And, that's to keep the set-screws, set. My late-90's Carvin had to have the worst-designed bass bridge in history. It was a Wilkinson bridge. It sounded great. But, when it came to keepin' your bass adjusted properly, it was straight junk. I switched to a Bad Ass Bridge. Those were really hard to find back then, but well worth the hunt.
Leo being infamously frugal used door weatherstripping for the mute sponges. u can getcha some at your local hardware store. it's glued on one side. I used 3/8" to replace mine.
Fender jazz basses have great feel and great tone. Sometimes need some adjustments. I've got an S1 with SD quarter pounders: Heavy, rounded tone. With Original pups had greater treble range. Japanese '62 Reissue with Custom Shop 60s pickups.Tight, punchy tone...especially with bridge rolled off. Geddy Lee Jazz bass. Unique feel and tone; Real Jazz with a hint of Ric. Cuts through and sits well in a band mix. I also have a JHS Vintage Jazz: With the bridge rolled off sounds like a Precision.
good video, i really enjoyed it, learned a lot too...can't wait for the next bass movie..... btw ...what do you think about fender jaguar, mustang and new tele basses?
Just bought a 1975 Fender Jazz bass. Came altered. Bad ass bridge, Hip Shot, and mirrored pick guard. No ashtrays. With all the alterations, I was considering a concentric stack knob kit. However the ones I seen so far, seem like after market junk, that have bad reviews.
I good watch, as long as we ignore claims about how the 3 bolt neck was stopped in an effort to cut costs (it is one of the least stable neck joints ever), that flats have more surface area than rounds, and the fact that Jaco's name was brought up in the context of slapping.
Fact check: Fender Jazz Basses originally had 4 bolt neck plates from 1960 till 1975 and they changed back to the four bolt in the early 80s. The micro-tilt and bullet truss rod wasn't part of the original Jazz Bass design.
Hey Dave, would you please do a comparison of the 'Jazz Bass style basses' you have lying around your house? I know you did a similar video w/your Precisions but seeing one w/the Jazz basses would be cool! Cheers!
6 bolt neck eh? a left over earmark of the musicman stingray? i think the newer fenders brought back the micro tilt, my 72 tele deluxe reissue has both the microtilt and bullet rod, and my am stand stratty has a microtilt
Hey Dave! I recently got a pickup cover for my jazz. I was wondering how do you install it? Do u just drill it into the pickguard, and what screw do u use cause mine did come with any!
Dave i just gotta say you have some sexy basses and also i have a jazz bass and it is missing bridge saddle screws and i was wondering if you knew what size they were or if i should bring it to a person to look because i tried to use the screws from a squier p bass and it didnt work so i guess different measurements.
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A bandmate of mine once borrowed me his jazz bass because my p-bass was in repair. Eventhough it was a Squire (Vintage modified) I felt at home immediatly. I bought his two weeks after, because he was a guitarplayer and didn't need a (longscale) bass. That was 3 years ago. This Jazzbass sadly got stolen last month but yesterday I bought a mexican J-Bass and it plays and sounds absolutely amazing.
My sister bought me my first Harmony (Sears and Roebuck) hollow body bass, which my brother took me to buy from some guy in the want ads. He invited us in for a quick pow wow and a peace pipe and then release the bass for $75.00. The only thing wrong with was the tuning pegs, I had to use pliers to tune it, with every turn it would give a loud creaking sound LOL and would reverberate because of the hollow body! Anyway made enough money to buy me a 73 Fender Jazz look just like the one on the video except for the bullet thrust rod. Still have both bass guitars hanging on my wall , as they are semi-retired ( now I just play an (Ibanez SR 1405 E). Great Video took me back to when I first bough mine back in 73!
very interesting. I got a 1962 Jazz bass and a Bassman 2-12 amp when I was 13 years old in 1964. Cost me $375 for both and I had to deliver newspapers for the next 2 years to pay for it,
you got a deal! I got a peice of junk Penco jazz bass copy in 1978, 12 years old for $80 I had to save 10 months paper route money to buy it, my parents thought I wouldn't practice... they did by the matching penco amp and paid for lessons and haven't stopped since
yous are both lucky....i had to steal a dilapidated spanish style acoustic guitar, remove 2 strings , file the nut,mod the bridge, put in all E's ad tune them like a bass...that was my "bass" for the first 2 years. it was basically held together by ductape
Mine is a 1968 that I bought new in '69. Have never owned another, never needed to. I've had it 44 years. Will leave it to my son , who plays bass, when I pass to that 'Great Gig In The Sky' . I still play, mostly blues and R&B. I grew up where we all had a 'Great White North' accent like yours. Great video davey
I have been binge watching your videos. great stuff, you keep it real, entertaining, and informative.
Re Jazz bass, the movie, my fellow bassist, Jaco, who was also my neighbor in NYC, did NOT remove his pick guard to enable him to get his fingers under the strings to slap and pluck. He never slapped nor plucked. He played a two finger pizzicato style. Also, he did NOT have "meaty" fingers. His fingers Were very long and skinny. He also had "Segovia thumbs", which gave him even more reach. If you're going to provide information, please use facts. JT, Nashville, TN
+1. Jaco didn't need slapping to funk! Funk is in the heart!
I think the Jazz bass is the best bass of all time.i have a Mexican deluxe active 5 string in 3 colour sunburst.It is the only bass i will ever play.Thanks for the Jazz bass the movie.You have great taste.
Thanks for making this movie on the Fender Jazz bass. I have played other types never owned a Fender and was curious about
others impressions of the Fender make. Much appreciated!
Lucas Willeford The mutes were there because the electric bass was originally intended to be a substitute for the big upright basses. An upright bass played with the fingers (as opposed to a bow) didn't have a lot of sustain - it was very "thumpy". But an unmuted electric bass "rings out", and at the time that kind of sound was undesirable.
But it didn't take long for electric bassists to decide that the /liked/ that crisp, ringing, sustained sound they got without the mutes, so they started pulling it out, and eventually bass makers stopped putting it in.
The "replace the upright bass" thing is also the reason older Fenders have the "thumb rest" mounted /below/ the strings. The idea was that you'd grip the rest with your fingers and pluck the strings with your thumb. That too went out the window as bassists decided they'd rather play with their fingers. It just took Fender a long time to move the "thumb rest" to a spot where you could actually rest your thumb on it.
This video also points out the one good thing that CBS did when they owned Fender: Put the damned truss rod access at the headstock, like everybody else does. I mean, there's a /reason/ everybody else does it like that!
you never cease to entertain,that 75 j-bass is kicking ass!!!!!!!!
I was once asked: If you were stranded on a desert island with only one bass guitar: what would it be?: and my answer was 1975 Fender precision bass or a 2000 Tanglewood Rebel 4K, but since it was a choice of only one... gotta be the p-bass!!!
I have a fretless Jazz bass that I bought in memory of my first bass. In fact I now have two and one is a "franken-bass" built with a Warmoth neck. I really resonated with your seeking out your "first bass" in later life. I'm 66 and delighted to have a version like I first had.
Enjoyed the video.
I got my eye on this 93' 60s Fender reissue Jazz bass made in Japan. I so unbelievably want that bass.
Thanks Dave for sharing all this information about the Fender Jazz bass.I love the original vintage stuff of Fender and i've got a JB standard and a road worn Love both of them and try to play as much as I can.
im so in love with your G&L.. thanks for showing Dave...
You are the most down to earth guy I have ever had the pleasure of viewing on You Tube! I love your videos, really informative with no B.S. Your the man!!!
Great info Dave, thanks! Always love hearing the history of Leo. He was ahead of his time.
Excellent, excellent movie, thank you! I learn quite a few things from the info you gave out.
Wish I had you collection of bass guitars man!!! grate info on the J bass take care!
Thanks for this, really enjoyed watching it!
Just bought mine the other day a 2012 American jazz . it's in the mail! (also my first ever jazz bass) :)
Thanks Dave great insight to bass guitars
thanks davey! good story and beautiful jazzbass. i have an old 79 jazzbass in lake placid blue that my grandfather gave to me before he passed away. he got it off of an old blues bassist that worked with steppenwolf. i love it. keep up the good work man!
really breath taking A+ 10 out of 10 collection i love it!!!
Beautiful instruments.....been playing Yamaha 6 string for almost 12 years now..and recently i got my hands on Fender jazz bass Steve Bailey 6 string model...What a bass!!!
Thank you for the history class of my favorite instrument. :)
nice jazz bass dave. i bought a brand new 71 P bass in high school. but always wanted that jazz.
Good point on trying G&L's, fantastic bass guitars. I'm glad he explained the pickup covers lol. I always saw them as superfluous and now I see that they served a practical purpose.
Love this stuff !! Well done
Dave, great video, lots of fun, and some interesting facts. Thanks for posting your vid, eh!
just brought home a jazz bass, learned a lot from your video, thanks
What a very beautiful 75 Jazz Bass Dave! Mint condition! Congrats
Excellent Video ! I am a Jazz bass fan !
good to hear ya mention parents. My dad and I almost came to blows a few times.I suppose a 15/16 year old with a JCM800 half stack in his bedroom discovering ACDC Black Sabbath and Deep Purle mustve been fantastic for my parents
Thanks for sharing.
Great collection of axes. I should be watching Hockey Night in Canada right now. Thanks for the tips!
I ordered this fender jazz bass 1974 sunburst last week....I can't wait to have it!!
So how's that American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass working out? I've been looking at them myself. Kind of pricey--2399.00 new but what a beautiful bass:)
Pure awesomeness......thats all I can say :P....If you like the jazz bass, this is by far the most amazing instrument i've ever played....but again, this my humble opinion ;)...Yes they are really expensive, but they are worth believe me!
Love videos like this - so very cool
thats one beautiful jazz bass!
I agree about G&L Dave, I'd include guitars in that suggestion too.
Really good instruments and a steal used.
The real purpose of the pickup cover was to help quiet that annoying 60 cycle hum that early single coils made incase of poor or no electrical grounding, lack thereof or radio/neon/appliance transmission and interference. This issue was noticeably most prominent in the factory than the outside customer base and Leo Fender had to address it before any shipment or sales. You also have to remember that this was conceived in an era before reverse wiring or hum cancelling techniques, 3 prong ground plugs and sockets in which what is now part of our current electrical code. Better pickup design and noise cancellation became more prominent later and the pickup cover became more of an optional styling feature. The early jazz basses also had a strap button behind the headstock. Everyone be careful out there..
I dont mean to be so off topic but does someone know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account..?
I was dumb lost the password. I appreciate any tips you can give me.
@Axton Mathias Instablaster ;)
@Pierce Lachlan Thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and im in the hacking process atm.
I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Pierce Lachlan It did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D
Thanks so much you really help me out!
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Nice collection dave !!
hi davey,
Played with a pick in a rubber mute on the back of the bridge cover, plug-ins bassman 1960s everyone was so. The step-by-step still love the tone
GREAT looking J Bass man!
Bought the American Vintage 63' reissue P bass $2000. Best bass I've ever owned. Did a ton of research. Feels exactly what it must have been like brand new in 63'. I will relic it myself thank you very much. Why buy the real thing for $12,000 all beat up.
I love the look of the 70's Jazz Bass. The binding on the neck looks great and the block inlays look really cool. I'd go as far as saying that, looking back to when I was a kid growing up, that's what a real bass was supposed to look. Oh and three tone sunburst tops it off nicely! All this said, why were people so against CBS models? Whenever I see a Fender Bass for sale, the seller always likes to boast that it's either Pre or Post CBS. WHY IS THIS?
pre CBS had better quality control, hand made, small shop. CBS started cutting corners, mass produced, more inconsistencies. One weighs 8 pounds another weighs 12 pounds. The earlier ones had thin nitro finishes while the later 70's had a bucket of plastic paint. They had a lot of sloppy neck pockets in the 70's too... however, if you found a good one, I feel they are every bit as good as the pre CBS models and they have a distinct sound.
It's really sad that more people don't aspire to playing bass as much as guitar or drums. I'm mainly a guitarist or vocalist but I absoulutely love playing bass. It's a fantastic instrument to play, and a real skill if you take the time to develop it.
Those are lovely.
Very nice channel men! I enjoy it from A to Z
You seem to be the only guitarist to stick up for the 3 bolt tilt neck/ bullet adjuster.
Great vids man!!!!
Damn that's a nice collection.
I have a les paul from 1975 :D
Love the bass! I have to get my hands on one like that
The one bass to have if you can have only one. Will do it all.
AWESOME!! Thanks man ;)
It's called Cultural Diversity and it's what makes this World beautiful. Cheers!
Learned alot, thanks.
Thanks
My first “real” bass was a 73 Jazz that I scrimped and saved for. Me and my best buds drove from Columbus to Cleveland and bought a new Fender Jazz w/ case for something like $395.00. Boy I wish I still had it!
Hi... just subscribed and binge watching.
I have a 76 Jazz Bass, all original, but it's in much need of some adjustments/tlc. Wondering if you would be so kind as to make a video demonstrating how to set up, particularly the three-bolt tilt system (as I think that's what mine needs - it's way too high at the 17th) please?
Great channel!
T.
Man...great!
Cool transitions :P
@Dave's World of Fun Stuff Thanks for the fun and useful info sir!
Dave's World of Fun Stuff You biscuit
That is freaking cool!
Nice vid Dave.
Dave- Just started watching your videos, really like them. You briefly mentioned the micro tilt neck. Is that something you would ever make an adjustment with? Not sure if it plays into setting up the bass. Thanks
thx and cool 6k subs;)
thank u, i'll be watch'n, cheers! ,:O)
ITs precisely like yours, 3 bolt, binded, black pick guard.. all the works
I had a 1966 Jaguar witch that same neck style you mentioned.
Ťhat 75 Is a beauty I can see why its your favorite
Ahh finally a video of a bass with that string cover thingy on it, I thought it looked cool but i didn't know what its purpose was. And I still don't know its purpose, but i still think it looks cool. :P
agree, don't know why fender did away with bullet truss. Nice video dave.
Cool vid.
Your a badass, Dave...!
On those bridges where the screws tend to back out of adjustment, I apply a smidgen of CLEAR fingernail polish on the threads. And, don't panic, it doesn't show, or it doesn't make 'em any harder to loosen/tighten, either. It does exactly what it's supposed to do. And, that's to keep the set-screws, set. My late-90's Carvin had to have the worst-designed bass bridge in history. It was a Wilkinson bridge. It sounded great. But, when it came to keepin' your bass adjusted properly, it was straight junk. I switched to a Bad Ass Bridge. Those were really hard to find back then, but well worth the hunt.
This is nice. I was waiting for you to say "take off eh", "take off you hoser". :-)
very informative bro....Peace
Leo being infamously frugal used door weatherstripping for the mute sponges. u can getcha some at your local hardware store. it's glued on one side. I used 3/8" to replace mine.
the 70s fender basses and guitars were the best. I dont know why so many people hate them
quality control went down and a lot of them are very heavy, like 12 pounds... that said the tone of those 70's J's and P's are exceptional
Fender jazz basses have great feel and great tone. Sometimes need some adjustments. I've got an S1 with SD quarter pounders: Heavy, rounded tone. With Original pups had greater treble range. Japanese '62 Reissue with Custom Shop 60s pickups.Tight, punchy tone...especially with bridge rolled off. Geddy Lee Jazz bass. Unique feel and tone; Real Jazz with a hint of Ric. Cuts through and sits well in a band mix. I also have a JHS Vintage Jazz: With the bridge rolled off sounds like a Precision.
good video, i really enjoyed it, learned a lot too...can't wait for the next bass movie.....
btw ...what do you think about fender jaguar, mustang and new tele basses?
Thanks for sharing this!
Have you ever come across a Highway One Jazz bass? If so, what's your take on that line?
nice basses... aboot
That g&l is a masterpiece man. What more do you guys think would Leo have added to the design, hadn't he passed away?
Just bought a 1975 Fender Jazz bass. Came altered. Bad ass bridge, Hip Shot, and mirrored pick guard. No ashtrays. With all the alterations, I was considering a concentric stack knob kit. However the ones I seen so far, seem like after market junk, that have bad reviews.
Well said Friend :)
Loved Jaco he also too his frets out
I good watch, as long as we ignore claims about how the 3 bolt neck was stopped in an effort to cut costs (it is one of the least stable neck joints ever), that flats have more surface area than rounds, and the fact that Jaco's name was brought up in the context of slapping.
Fact check: Fender Jazz Basses originally had 4 bolt neck plates from 1960 till 1975 and they changed back to the four bolt in the early 80s. The micro-tilt and bullet truss rod wasn't part of the original Jazz Bass design.
Hey Dave, would you please do a comparison of the 'Jazz Bass style basses' you have lying around your house? I know you did a similar video w/your Precisions but seeing one w/the Jazz basses would be cool! Cheers!
6 bolt neck eh? a left over earmark of the musicman stingray? i think the newer fenders brought back the micro tilt, my 72 tele deluxe reissue has both the microtilt and bullet rod, and my am stand stratty has a microtilt
When do we get Precision Bass: The Movie?? That's the one I'm waiting on.
Hey Dave! I recently got a pickup cover for my jazz. I was wondering how do you install it? Do u just drill it into the pickguard, and what screw do u use cause mine did come with any!
You should tell more stories dave!
Davey, nice collection there. I have a question for you. Do you know a good source for block inlays for the jazz bass or even the dimensions on them?
Dave i just gotta say you have some sexy basses and also i have a jazz bass and it is missing bridge saddle screws and i was wondering if you knew what size they were or if i should bring it to a person to look because i tried to use the screws from a squier p bass and it didnt work so i guess different measurements.
nice vid :) which G&L modell is it btw?
what was that one bass where you were getting FM radio coming through the pots? XD
@dave4557 tnx, i have ordered it!!!