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    Now sold. . . . . . My 2009 Fender American Standard Jazz V is now for sale. This bass is a great sounding passive 5 string, 3 tone sunburst on Alder body with 34" maple neck, rosewood fingerboard and 4+1 headstock. It comes with the original case, which works perfectly & includes case candy. The string spacing at the bridge is 19 mm and nut width is 1 7/8”. There are 20 frets and the weight is approx 9lb 11oz (4.42kg). Currently strung with Dunlop Super Brights 45-125. The condition of this bass is an exceptional 9.95 out of 10. I bought it from Sibob (I'm hoping he doesn't mind me using some of his photos) in August 2014 because I wanted to try a passive Jazz. Apart from 2 gigs it's only been played at home. I'm selling to recoup funds after another bass purchase. If anyone wants to try this bass PM me and we can work something out. I can post (at buyers expense) but would prefer not to and can deliver within 30 miles of Kingston upon Thames, or further if I'm going that way. The only trade I'm interested in is an NYC Sadowsky, otherwise, this is sale only.
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    Now that's a band.
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    Why "work"? One of the things that separates the good bands from the OK, or not so OK, bands is how they present themselves and behave on stage. How many times do you see a band end a number then stand around having a drink (a fag in the old days) and a chat before deciding what number to play next? If you're going out for a laugh with your mates and have some fun then that can lead to a very amateurish performance. If you approach gigs with a professional frame of mind then the band will usually look and play better. Work is just a short-hand for ensuring a better performance.
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    You don't want us to say "any bass", but that's the answer, What basses do you have in the almost empty rack? Mmm, that will do nicely.
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    Any bass is good for Blues. . . even Blues Fusion. There's not a lot in Blues genres so it's what you make of it that counts. You can be Willie Dixon or Roscoe Beck, it's all in your groove and style. Edit for clarification
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    [quote name='Barking Spiders' timestamp='1490606085' post='3266254'] . . . . And why anyone would wanna play bass in an indie band beats me as it's all seems to be about picking 8ths on the root while gazing at the back of the hall. [/quote] Why would anyone play in ZZ Top, Status Quo or U2? I get you don't like this stuff but that doesn't mean it isn't good music for others.
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    Green Onions, I Want To Take You Higher, Higher And Higher, Sharp Dressed Man.
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    [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1490487269' post='3265508'] all our ears are different.[/quote] I agree. But listen to Whitney Houston singing The Greatest Love Of All and then listen to George Benson's version. He puts more soul and feeling into that song than Whitney ever did or could.
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    [quote name='Dropzone' timestamp='1490605119' post='3266239'] I hear you, but could you imagine Steve Harris without his signature sound, [/quote] I agree. There are always exceptions, but I bet he'd sound 95% like Steve Harris on any P bass.
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    [quote name='Ironbar' timestamp='1490589560' post='3266114'] I had a 5 stringer. I used the B string for approximately four notes on two songs. I finally asked myself the question, "WTF do I own this thing?" [/quote] Because you played those 4 notes. . . . and you were ready for any other low lines that you might have wanted to play. If you've got a 5 string bass and you're not adapting your playing to it then; 1) You're unnecessarily limiting yourself and your bass playing, or 2) You shouldn't have bought a 5er in the first place.
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    [quote] Do all Precisions sound the same?[/quote] When the band starts. . . . yes. Even if you have an extreme sound (JJ Burnell etc) or enough pedals to match the cockpit of Concord, when the band starts, you, your technique and what you choose to play are the defining criteria for being a good player and the band having a good gig or not. OK I know there are genres that use all sorts of extreme sounds, but in those you're probably hearing the pedals rather than the actual bass. In the rest of the playing world, good players are judged on what they play rather than what they sound like. Even when the best bass players in the world are chosen for recording they will probably all use the same make of P bass. The basses mostly sound the same but the players all sound different.
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    My wife doesn't come to many gigs; she's heard it all before, we're boring, too many guitar solo's, too loud, I have to get there too early, I stay too late and I don't talk to her enough in the interval. On the other hand, I don't usually go to her theatre nights, quilting group, Yoga classes or exhibitions. We still ask each other, though, and will go to the things that interest us. After 40 years there's no tension anywhere, except when I'm behind on the DIY.
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    I still have a love affair with 5 strings, but I never moved far away from simple lines. Most of what I play could be played on a 3 string bass, but I'd need 2 with different tunings so a 5 is the simplest option for me. No matter how many strings, a good bass is a good bass if it makes you a happy player.
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    Whitney Houston is way too shouty for me. Just belting it out and no subtlety at all. And why is Chaka Khan always screaming? The best voice IMO belongs to Aaron Neville.
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    Most of the guys I've played with in the last 20 years have been playing in more than one band. If you're relying on a lift to a gig it might not be there for the next. The dep is unlikely to be a taxi as well. I'm friends with the guys I play with but they're not "mates" and none of my gigs are social events. The last "mates" band I was in was my band at school. I can gig anywhere in the country so IMO it's best to be self sufficient in this game.
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    . . . . as the bass player are you playing exactly the same notes every time? Help your drummer by changing what you play a little and give him some inspiration.
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    [quote name='blue' timestamp='1490312491' post='3264300'] IMO, it's our responsibility as individual musician to resolve boredom not the vands. We play songs that a I dreaded playing that are now songs I look forward to playing. If your bored with a song, figure out a way to make your part fun and one that you can commit to. Blue [/quote] Blue, you beat me to it. Exactly the point I was going to make. If the drummer's bored tell him it's his job to work on it. Different drum patterns can improve the songs without killing them, changing the feel or turning them into a drum solo.
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    Do all Precisions sound the same? They can do. If that's what you want, but listen to JJ Burnell and Bob Babbitt and you'll hear that Precision basses will also let you sound totally unique. If you are a "no style" amateur player, a "meat and potatoes" semi pro player or a top pro player a P bass let's you shine. That's pretty impressive for a bass that "sounds the same". The question is, is using a P bass a bad thing if the spread of tone is so limited? With many of the hit and successful records of the last 60 years being recorded on P basses, and the high percentage of touring bands out there today using P basses it seems that using a P bass was and is still a good thing. I guess all those players might be thinking they sound different to the next guy or they'd probably be playing something else. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMNTN-9SAUQ[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoJUz1oajXo[/media]
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    [quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1490184116' post='3262941'] I posted a video of Simon and Garfunkel... surely uncontroversial? [/quote] Dunno. . . . what were they doing to each other?
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    There are lots of these floating around for all sorts of companies. I just block the sender when I get one.
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    If you will be bored in a covers band then don't do it. If you think it's just somewhere you can park yourself for an easy ride for a few years, again don't do it. If you can't accept that most of the time you won't be playing your favourite numbers, don't do it. If the guys in the band are not good players, don't do it. I haven't played a boring cover yet, but average and disinterested players can make anything sound boring, trite or just plain dull. Play them properly and most covers, certainly the ones that audiences like and want to hear, will sound good, even Sex On Fire and Mustang Sally.
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    I haven't been in a band with a van for decades. I travel to all my gigs in the car. I couldn't make it work any other way.
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    I haven't put flats on my passive Jazz, yet, but I have been playing my active Lakland 55-94 with flats for a little while and although it sounds pretty good, I think I prefer the "livelier" sound of a good set of rounds on an active bass. The flats give the 55-94 the typical thump and fuller fatter sound, but the P bass does that even better. I guess that's down to it's pickup design and location.
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    I played my Lull PJ5 with roundwounds for a couple of weeks and it sounded good, but something was missing. I was comparing it to Happy Jack's Lull P bass which sounded better!! Then I put a set of flats on and discovered [i]the[/i] sound.
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    DD wasn't on the green onions record. The first MG's bass player was Lewis Steinberg. [/useless facts]
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