drTStingray Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Hellzero said: To me the best bass for slap has always been the Jazz Bass… I too have always liked the Jazz Bass slap sound (and finger style) but to me a Stingray (and particularly a dual pick up one with both humbuckers engaged) gives more girth to the sound - less ‘boingy’ sounding - I guess we all have our own likes and dislikes. Marcus Miller’s active Jazz tone is more beefy than a passive Jazz but the Stingray still nails it for me 😀 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 I've always thought of these things as a bit of a running joke. Mark usually has great tone but I thought the jazz sounded pretty crap and the reports of them being a bit shoddy in person were enough to put me off. I've seen a few come up over the years. I'm sure they'll be as dubiously collectible as ever in the future. Funny to think that just a couple of years later, Mark would be getting the first Status Kingbass in his hands, IMO the best sounding basses he has played other than the old Status Series II. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Have to admit, I thought this would belong to the bad jokes. MK and a J, no way. A Jaydee maybe, but nothing less. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matbard Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 I had it in the late '90s, here in Italy, bought from Music Ground as I read the ad in a paper bass magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 On 31/10/2021 at 09:42, AndyTravis said: the journey of these was a bit convoluted, fender, sims and Iceni/Zoot all had a hand in them. Hmm, I'd be interested to know how Mike (Walsh - Iceni/Zoot) was involved. I must get the full story off him next time I'm at his discussing progress on my Zoot 'not a MK Jazz type thing'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 On 23/11/2021 at 17:24, Bass Culture said: Hmm, I'd be interested to know how Mike (Walsh - Iceni/Zoot) was involved. I must get the full story off him next time I'm at his discussing progress on my Zoot 'not a MK Jazz type thing'. He apparently sprayed the bodies from fender in a colour called Peacock blue. Sims did the final fit and finish with the LED necks…and yeah. It was all a bit of a nightmare apparently. 4 or 5 of them ended up with tort pickguards etc. doomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whynot Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Mike made the necks for these, I remember him telling me a few years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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