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Post subject: what's the dif?
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:22 pm
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i have a question. i have a vintage 66 j bass. my fellow band member, drummer, has a j bass american standard i played it till i got mine, both play great! i noticed the other night at practice, the two were standing side by side, his has a much thicker neck, head, and feels a little heaver over all. both are 22 fret, his is blonde, tortice pick guard, mine is red, black pick guard. mine has the neck bar inlaid, with a piece of ebony over it. his does not. mine for me playes faster, is more comfortable, and has a better overall sound is this due to some part, for the neck being thinner, or just the different in the basses overall? he does have flat wounds, and i use stanless rounds. i was wondering why fender did the neck thing? :?:


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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:54 pm
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Well, an 08 Am. Standard and a 66 jazz are VERY different basses. The neck and headstock width is somewhat inconsequential to the tone (the thicker neck is probably because people like it. I've noticed the same about the headstock depth... can't explain that, design choice of theirs. A lot about neck construction has changed.)

But beyond that the two basses are very different. Modern pickups are voiced very differently, which is probably the greatest contributor to the tone than anything else. There are other differences in the finishes and hardware that can contribute to sound and playability.

Keep good care of that bass. 66 jazz is VERY valuable if you take good care of it.


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