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Post subject: Deluxe Jazz bass Contoured Heel
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 9:35 am
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Hi everyone!
I would like to know if Fender made any American Deluxe jazz Bass that
didn't have a contoured heel and the 5 srews neck/body joint plate, like the ones made in Mexico, or were they all made with those 2 features? I saw an add for an USA made Deluxe that didn't have the contoured heel and have a 4 screws neck plate, with the inscription "fender Corona California", I just want to make sure that it is what it says it is before making a move.
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Post subject: contoured heel on American Deluxe Jazzes
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:08 pm
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The older ones do not have the contour heel. I have a '98 like this. I'm not sure when they started with the different shape. If you look on eBay or Elderly.com, you can usually find some old Jazzes with pictures showing the back of the bass so that you know what you're getting into.

If you spend a lot of time in the upper register, you might want to consider trying to play in "thumb" position, which is what cellists and string bassists (and myself, for one) do. This technique allows for more access to more notes without shifting the hand.

To get used to this technique, starting by putting your thumb on the fretboard at the octave. Without removing it, put your first finger on A, your second on the B, and your third on the C. Keep your fingers curved so that your hand forms an arch. You find this position easier if you raise your left elbow so that it is in roughly the same plane as the fingerboard, which is to say that your elbow will be pointed at the headstock more so than behind you as it would normally. This technique is really easy on a fretted instrument, but on fretless you will have to develop a callous on the side of your thumb to properly "fret" the note, so expect some pain in the short term.


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Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:46 pm
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Thanks a lot.


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