What bass did John Paul jones use to......

[daz]

[size=4]record [i]Ramble on. ?[/i][/size]

[size=4]Any of you Led heads know? I have been learning the bass line to it for the last weeks or two. Just cant seem to understand how he apparently has no fret noise in certain places. Unless it was one of the times he used his fretless Fender P?[/size]

[wateroftyne]

It's his Jazz, I think.

And, although I'm reluctant to question the recollections of a musical legend, I'd put money on it being strung with flats, not rounds like he's been quoted as saying.

[ead]

Fairly sure it was his Jazz bass. No idea about strings though, WOT may well be correct.

Oh well looks like I'll be 'forced' to spend several happy hours on LZ I to IV and beyond this weekend.

[wateroftyne]

Flats or rounds? Let's decide...

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ANwQW8aspI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ANwQW8aspI[/url]

[Clarky]

Sounds very flatwound to my ears

[Conan]

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1369382296' post='2088493']
Sounds very flatwound to my ears
[/quote]

Mine too. And if that's a Jazz, it is very much played on the neck pickup I would say...

[wateroftyne]

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1369383281' post='2088508']
And if that's a Jazz, it is very much played on the neck pickup I would say...
[/quote]

Deffo. He's said in interviews that he did this a lot (and I believe him on that one!)

[Lozz196]

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1369382296' post='2088493']
Sounds very flatwound to my ears
[/quote]
[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1369383281' post='2088508']
Mine too. And if that's a Jazz, it is very much played on the neck pickup I would say...
[/quote]

Sounds about right to me. Great bass-line, simple but nice and melodic.

[paul_5]

I remember transcribing this when I was learning to play - THAT was an evening well spent.

[White Cloud]

Must be flats...even dead rounds would not replicate that tone. IMHO of course.................

Great line.

[jezzaboy]

I agree with the flats and his thumb being on the end of the fret board. If you watch him playing with Seasick Steve in his recent Jools Holland appearances, he still uses this style of playing. [media]http://youtu.be/84d1BhC6wWM[/media]

Edited May 24, 2013 by jezzaboy

[Dingus]

It can't be his Fender Precision fretless because , as far as I know , Fender didn't introduce that model until 1970 . Ramble On was recorded in 1969 . It will have been his Jazz Bass .

[dannybuoy]

Plus you can definitely hear the frets in some of the slides. I play this one a lot on my P with TI flats (since I don't own a Jazz!).

[robbobass]

I agree with all those who said Fender Jazz bass, strung with flats, and played right up over the neck p-up (thumb on the end of the fretboard - as was his style)

excellent sound and nice line too....

[daz]

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1369398058' post='2088733']
It can't be his Fender Precision fretless because , as far as I know , Fender didn't introduce that model until 1970 . Ramble On was recorded in 1969 . It will have been his Jazz Bass .
[/quote]

That settles it then. Thanks for the replies chaps.

[Grissle]

This is my P w/flats+Bass Pod FlipTop setting and it gets really close


http://soundcloud.com/grissle-1/p-pod-b15/s-UJfT4

[Dingus]

[quote name='Grissle' timestamp='1369428999' post='2089307']
This is my P w/flats+Bass Pod FlipTop setting and it gets really close


[url="http://soundcloud.com/grissle-1/p-pod-b15/s-UJfT4"]http://soundcloud.co...pod-b15/s-UJfT4[/url]
[/quote]

Nice playing , great tone . It does sound remarkably close to JPJ on the early Zeppelin albums .

Edited May 25, 2013 by Dingus

[miles'tone]

Moved my reply here to GD as it's probably more appropriate there.

Edited October 24, 2013 by miles'tone

[skidder652003]

youve got me watching loads of isolated bass tracks, excellent!

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80dsyo2Ox-0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80dsyo2Ox-0[/url]

[gsgbass]

Ramble On sounds like flats, or nylons on a jazz. Nylons cut down on fret noise, and clack.