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Post subject: The Vintage Jazz tone?
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:24 pm
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I have recently purchased a used Fender Classic Series 60's Jazz that I have since replaced the pup's with Fender Original J pickup's. Nice mid-rangy sounding J with flatwound strings.

It does not have alot of low-end thump unlike my 2001 A.S. Jazz. Is this typical of a"vintage" tone?

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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:08 am
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IMO, the Jazz bass "vintage tone" lives in the growly mid-range. Low-end thump can vary with flats: for example. D'Addario Chromes can have a brighter top end than Fender flats or Labella's. Thomastik Infeld have a different, more mid-range quality to them. Experimentation is the key, I think.


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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:12 pm
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Neil Bell wrote:
IMO, the Jazz bass "vintage tone" lives in the growly mid-range. Low-end thump can vary with flats: for example. D'Addario Chromes can have a brighter top end than Fender flats or Labella's. Thomastik Infeld have a different, more mid-range quality to them. Experimentation is the key, I think.


Neil, yea the strings could be the issue. I put on a set of Ernie Ball 45-100 flats that I bought at a local music store (the only brand of flats available) at the same time I installed the new Fender Original J bass pup's.

I'll experiment with different warm-roundwound strings, like 7250's or D'Addario XL's & see what shakes.

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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:56 pm
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Maybe check your wiring. I changed pickups on mine and wired them wrong. It lost all of it's thump, especially when both pickups are on. Went back and fixed it, now's it's fine.

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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:15 pm
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While D'Addario XL Nickels and Fender 7250's are warm - they are nickel plated steels - the warmest roundwound I've experience with are the Fender 7150's pure nickel.

They feel great (smooth) and sound rich and inviting in the mids.

I have them on a MIM J fretless and an AV57 (very Duck Dunn) :)


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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:56 am
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I think the classic has the more vintage tone, due to the string trough bridge of your American Series Jazz bass.


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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:36 pm
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Any of the american ones sound more vintage


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Post subject: Vintage Tone
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:41 am
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So what exactly is a vintage to :oops: ne as opposed to any other?


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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:22 pm
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If you want thump get a set of Marcus Miller DR's...


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