Fender Jazz Bass with Flatwounds - Fingerstyle improv test

[@danielmaxyetnikoff2385]

Your tone is absolutely phenomenal!

[@yeahboee]

I don’t play bass…. I just keep this video saved and come back to it whenever I’m having a rough day. Pure groovy joy

[@bijouxmusic]

Thank you!

[@popoaggie]

Smoothest technique I've ever seen. You made it look so effortless.

[@justinellison909]

That sounds SO much like Jaco!

[@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917]

Justin Ellison Try playing closer to the bridge like he does and use your bridge pickup instead of a blend of the neck and bridge. Thats where the “Jaco” tone comes from. Bam

[@prohumanbeing]

Going from flat wounds to round wounds and back is like speaking with two accents. It's still you but the flavor and spice changes. Thank you for this supremely greasy improv. It's slinky as can be and the joy and love of your beautiful soul gushes out like a fire hose with the valve broken. In gratitude....

[@mattblakey-bassist]

Amazing tone and superb playing!!

[@bijouxmusic]

Thank you!

[@viciouscycle9276]

Great tone and amazing playing.

[@confess5]

I could walk around the world with that tune in my ears.

[@bijouxmusic]

I think they are mediums. they feel pretty light. i used the Steve Harris signature by Tomastik for a few years when i had a P-bass and those were super tight and heavy but they sounded really great. These ones a super easy to play, but I might eventually go to a heavier gauge because I like the feel and stiffness of heavier strings.

[@markgodleman1549]

Great technique mate.

[@gimmeagig]

I went through the same thing with my Jazz.I put the roundwounds back on flats just sound so much better on a P bass. Nice bass playing on that clip.

[@stephenleslie9282]

So cool so I.love fretless you sound great man 👍👍👍

[@KevinLindsay64]

Fantastic clip. Sounds great

[@Solelova67]

Great groove and the flat wounds work great for that tone

[@meedily]

@dlguitarmaster7 I agree. VERY smooth playing, sir. I love that gritty tone. It's like the bass is singing.

[@PixieintheMainframe]

Flatwounds on a jazz is one of my favourite tones, along with the EB3. Thank you Eduardo - Love the vids.

[@reggaebass1857]

Superb playing and a joy to watch ☝️

[@MrBassWaver]

I have A really rear bass too. It's a Vester Platin-I Active Mode modified with MEC Gold J humbuckers and it has 2 active modes instead its previous active/passive ones. The first mode is usual and the second has amplified low and high frequences. Middle's cut. It was made by previous owner to sound good in team.

[@markbass354]

first time for me also , flats feel so strange , nice. I hear they start sounding better after a few weeks.

[@Polyfusia]

Natural bass player. I just got my first bass yesterday. Perhaps I'll be capable of this some day.

[@paulbaker8335]

Nice. Playing was great. I was curious what flats on a J sound like. Your video was perfect. Thanks.

[@KiRiMa64]

Love the tone.I was contemplating if I should put flats on my basses.Now I'm convinced.

[@B17B25guy]

Now this is superb technique with both hands. Great!

[@MrBassWaver]

Cool. You got a real treasure. Having such a bass you got to take part in the conquest of smooth playing such things of Jaco's like "Port Of Entry", "Havona", "Donna Lee" and "Teen Town". :-)

[@TRJBASS]

@TheBassfresh ,I've never tried those ,most reviews I see on them are very positive ,I've heard some people say they take some getting use to because of the low tension , Think I will try a set sometime in the future, Thank You.

[@MrBribass]

fantastic my friend totaly enjoyable to listen to, fantastic sound even better bass part, your a wonderfull player.

[@michaelroche4559]

Beautiful playing, so smooth and melodic. Nicely done!

[@GTM59]

WOW! you my friend are very talented, and your playing my dream bass. I'm getting my fender jazz very soon!

[@staypress]

I have that bass but I wouldnt have a clue .How do you play like that

[@MrBassWaver]

Hi! You can congratulate me. Now I've got my bass fretless with markers made of mahogany and front dots filled with epoxy glue mixed with rosewood powder. Looks and sounds gorgeous. If you stay about 1 yard or farther the bass seems to have no markers on its fingerboard but when I play on it I can see all the fret markers and dots even if it's not too light. Mahogany markers have special optical properties. They look darker on light parts of fb and lighter on on dark parts. Cool. ^_^

[@Beginnerbassman]

Love your playing. I thought that I could play finger style funk and then I watched you play. You really have a certain style. I hope you get into the flat wounds because you sound very good playing them.

[@spiratustreviso9885]

Beautiful playing! Wonderful feel!

[@erictherowe]

Excellent my friend. Reminds me of Paul Jackson with Herbie Hancock. Might need to try some of these.

[@herrdruhl]

@bijouxmusic Hi, did you mean the Simandl fingering system for upright bass? Also, which brand of flats are you using here? I'm partial to D'Addario chromes myself, for my P bass.

[@MrBassWaver]

The bass sounds great, werry fat and strong, especially when it's plugged in a good amplifier with a good acoustic system. Home, I have a little bass amp. Ibanez just for training and learning. The previous owner found it in a shop like yours or it was a second hand. He modified the electronics, set pick ups and changed frets about 3 years ago. It also has unknown story before him. No documents.

[@nsalaza]

This sounds really good!

[@Master_Robert]

Awesome groove dude! Love how you economize your moves. When I play, my left pinky keeps going everywhere until I need it again, but with you it just stays where it should be... damn my screwy sinews! Also love the sound of your strings, but it's mostly the groove that makes it happen :)

[@shrimpflea]

Nice playing....I love flats....I think they sound, feel and play better than any round wound string out there.

[@rockersun]

love the flatwound tone..very good

[@MrBassWaver]

I want to defret the bass and set D'ddario chrome flats medium gauge (50-107) or Elixirs medium or light gauge (45-105 or 45-100). I don't know, should I epoxy the fingerboard? By the way. I bought it for 630$.

[@Nymphetamine2791]

I have flat wounds on one of my basses, but I don't use that one for slap, have you tried slap with flat wounds on the jazz bass? Do you like it?

[@MrBassWaver]

Oh, thank you. I've already been thinking about Elixir strings. I like them too but never tryed. Many people say they are cool. Your advice is very helpful. Thank you.

[@ImaginaryEvil]

Awesome tone and playing

[@MrBassWaver]

Thank you for your advice and experience you shared with me. I feel a big relief. ^_^

[@MrBassWaver]

Hi again. I also have seen your fretless video. It's great. You are a real pro, no doubt. I'm curious. What wood is your fretless JB fingerboard made of?

[@vikingchris22]

Wow! where do you get the money for all those nice instruments?

[@MrBassWaver]

I care because I'm planning to defret my bass an set some good flatwound strings that can give sound like your D'addarios and for long time. Reading forums I offen see that D'addario strings die very fast. In about a fortnight. And I don't want to change strings offen. Thank you for your opinion. It's very veluable for me.

[@cwgoog]

Right-On-Time! Great playing!

[@MrBassWaver]

Yeah. Ithink the same way. I'm going to take it to a luthier to defret then to set marks, to set new elixir light (45-100) or medium (45-105) gauge strings. Then he will completely tune the bass.

[@LetzBeaFranque]

Excellent!! Made me smile - Groove of Joy.

[@CMD_96]

nicely done!!!

[@bijouxmusic]

Thank you! I don't know anything about woods. sorry about that. But this is just a very standard Jazz bass. I think I got it at Guitar Center. So whatever they sell there I guess...

[@mandodude148]

Great tone and groove!!

[@RogerNeuhaus]

Like it!!! But what's that UFO at 1:04? :-)

[@thenepotist]

Amazing playing. My favorite part, though, is the magic fairy that flies around the left side of the room from 0:23-0:26.

[@coldwar1977]

I like your playing a lot. Nice groove.

[@Xcorgi]

P.S, you just totally kick ass! Decent guitar players are a dime a dozen but it's tough to find real bass talent. Well done!

[@guillemarcel8318]

Me encantó el groove que tenes man. tremendo... abraxo grosso de mardel.

[@davidcarter1157]

and hell you make it look easy playing like that would kick my ass worked construction my whole life so my fingers dont work as well as they used to

[@SciFiArtman]

Not sold on them yet!? Can't imagine why not! A very fine tight sound with decent growl, and virtually no string or fret chatter. Hell, you're selling me on 'em, and I'm a diehard round-wounder! Wonderful melodic playing too, with a nice funky edge. If you mentioned somewhere what brand of flats these were - I missed it, but would love to know! (I'm guessing Chromes?) Thanks for sharing.

[@MaxPayneIzRudog]

@MrBass894 Are they hard to play on, in comparison with the ''standard'' strings? For what styles is it good for?

[@diemuino]

awesome playing, man!

[@Winterfogel]

Wonderful groove! What brand of flats are they?

[@shrimpflea]

Jazz Bass + Flats = Tone Heaven

[@oldschoolbbass]

nice playing and bass my friend.

[@Xcorgi]

Funky ass playing and awesome tone!

[@Rhiannon0423]

that is one cool groove.great tone too.i use Steve Harris custom flatwounds and swear by them.

[@MrBassWaver]

Wow! Great story. Was the fingerboard epoxied or you did? Looks like JB'62 just like Jaco's one. Maybe it's so expensive because it's very old, Early 62's. Really I got to check out pawn shops in my town too. But it looks like a miracle to find such a thing in a pawn shop, especially in Russia, especially here in the Urals. ^_^ I'll check out anyway.

[@MaxPayneIzRudog]

@bijouxmusic Is it good for faster music and can it be put on a Ibanez bass (the soundgear series)

[@FreakazoidsAsteroids]

Awesome playing, really love your sound and style! I'm seriously considering putting flats on my '69 Jazz for a recording session next week. Which ones did you go for? They sound sweet! Also, did you have to make significant setup changes? Thanks!

[@matgfunk]

great playing really enjoyed the vid!

[@lex3729]

hmmm...WHAT BRAND OF FLATS?

[@RumblinMan]

I love how it sounds. Also love your playing. What model jazz is that??

[@daltonauto]

Fender 70s Classic Jazz Body + MiM Fender rosewood neck (I asked him the same question)

[@marcelovasconcellos4806]

Grande mestre! Eu viciei em flatwounds! Quais você está usando? Rotosounds?

[@trofantos]

Cool finger style ! Almost like jaco's !!!

[@boynamedlen]

Very nice groove! What flats are they? They sound bright and growly for flats.

[@sackvegas]

great groove

[@AdebayoFayemi]

sounds like an upright nice

[@maxtazer2000]

I'm putting flats on my jazz. Oh, your a great, musical player too.

[@natrontheape]

Sick groove man... This video has been up for a long time, but I've got to try asking. How is the tension on those strings? I have read that the d'addario flatwounds have a pretty high tension compared to rounds. What do you say?

[@bijouxmusic]

MIM. I think I useed a SWR LA8. just a practice amp

[@MummyNapkin213]

@MaxPayneIzRudog they're really easy to play on mate, but they're very thick so ive had to adjust my action so i dont get fret buzz apart from that though best strings i ever bought, easy to play, sooth and have an awesome tone id definately recoomend to buy them

[@miramarensis]

You rock man! Great groove. Interesting sound with those flats. Can imagine how it´d sound with rounds. Wow. Is that Jazz made of basswood, therefore on the light side?

[@MCGMT]

Good stuff dude!

[@MrBassWaver]

Wow! 75 bucks for such a great piece. Hard to believe but I do. Was it fretless when baught it? Was it ok technically? Did you epoxy the fretboard of your fretless? Sorry for so many questions but I'm curious.

[@MegaDieseldriver]

Nice jam !

[@2408jclark]

you playand sound awesome bro

[@henrybonruiz]

Hello Eduardo, did you just replace the strings from rounds to flats and did not adjust the neck relief? Thanks very much. Wonderful vibe!

[@NelsonGast]

what is the brand, gauge etc of the strings? I'm diggin the sound :)

[@andreybass51]

good groove, good sound)👍

[@arnlmndza]

awesome playing and tone. so after all these years, how do you like them?

[@ardiandhani]

@bijouxmusic but you do magic with your music.. peace! :)

[@jgk381]

sounds awesome. what kind of amp? and is that usa or mim bass? thanks

[@davidcarter1157]

Nice playing bro

[@bijouxmusic]

D'addario Flat chromes medium gauge

[@daltonauto]

What kind of bass is this? I spot 70's bridge pickup spacing with no block inlays...

[@JahnsPinto]

Wow! Great job man! ;)

[@TylerJamesPryor]

I like the sound of round wound strings better I love the smooth feel of flat wounds. And the flats are easier of your frets

[@metalhaze1982]

So are you still on the flats? how would your view be on flats vs roundwound?

[@richardfittonperkins1926]

That Jazz has the Jaco vibe to it :) Which model is it?