My dad was offered the 1959 Jazz bass prototype for £2400 in the mid 80s but turned it down as it was too expensive. That bass is now on reverb for £65,000 what a appreciation.
@Delboydunno5 ай бұрын
They basically wanted $7,000 which is a lot. But $65,000 is more!
@DFWTF2 ай бұрын
What a joke
@RickBeato4 жыл бұрын
I’m always learning things I never knew I wanted to know about my favorite bass. Thanks Hypes!!
@OmiP424 жыл бұрын
Sup Rick. Nice to see ya here.
@danmar0074 жыл бұрын
No better endorsement than this!
@supabass40034 жыл бұрын
Hey Rick I have a cover of White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane on my channel, played with my old Jazz bass. Check it out, I think I nailed it!
@peterbrown87974 жыл бұрын
Rick Beato you're both inspirational members of the KZbin community.
@fredsottile86124 жыл бұрын
Rick Beato, what you've done for the music world is just wonderful. Thank you Sincerely.
@slimyelow4 жыл бұрын
the jazz bass sound is the funkiest and most aggressive element of our tribal urge to dance, groove and feel whole in humanity ever.
@edwine88574 жыл бұрын
Mate, your Short History series are top-notch.
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ed. Thanks for watching.
@fredbrockman3194 жыл бұрын
Agreed, these are Peng. Cheers mate
@jw_au4 жыл бұрын
Definitely :)
@paulsimmons57264 жыл бұрын
For sure!
@jecos19664 жыл бұрын
You must be Aussie
@anderscarlsson33874 жыл бұрын
Dont forget ASTON FAMILYMAN BARRETT!!!. Probably the most heard Jazzbass recordings of all time. All over the world. Then, now and forever. A true genius. Listen to any of Bob recording and be blown away by the basslines. Surreal.
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
Excellent addition. Thanks for taking the time to add it here.
@TheEyrie4 жыл бұрын
When I got my hands on a Jazz Bass I actually wanted to play it ALL the time because it has a really vocal 'bark' that I loved so much.
@JohnDoe-zq1ho4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting to me that Darryl Jones said that passive basses have more bark than active. Marcus Miller also claimed that his bass was growlier prior to the addition of an active pre-amp setup. This directly contradicts everything I've heard out of active basses on albums, and whilst playing them. I'll have try a PROPER J-Bass with a PROPER amp setup sometime, then.
@giovannibortoluzzi13844 жыл бұрын
same here, I used to play an active ibanez, then I tried a fender jazzbass and that "vocal-bark" you mentioned was exactly what convinced me to switch bass
@bassmangotdbluz35473 жыл бұрын
@@JohnDoe-zq1ho True, the passive pickups are real growlers but the clarity and cut of active pickups, I personally love Seymour Duncan Active Sets, still allow you to get that growl by pumping up your Low Mids to about the same level as the Bass or even a little higher depending on the amp & the room. It sounds ferocious. A new set of Medium Gauge Roundwound Rotosounds and the Seymours together have a brilliant tone not unlike the bottom end of a Rhoades Piano. With Flatwounds it's a bit less biting and frankly lately I've liked it better since I've been playing more Blues and Gospel less Rock & Roll.
@StallionStudios1234 Жыл бұрын
I love the tone and its super diverse. Amazing funk instrument and great for other genres. I used it for Punk rock and it was a great complimentary tone, sitting perfectly below the guitars when I played with my fingers.
@ncapone872 ай бұрын
I love Jazz basses. I've had a new but my favorite was the 1999 American standard. I broke my wrist in 2016 and sold it to fund surgery and then later bought a MIM. I sold that and recently re-bought my old 1999 bass. Can't keep me away!
@noeltorres91614 жыл бұрын
Would love to see a history of G&L
@gusfring98952 жыл бұрын
I became a bass player in 1975 when I was 15 because my older brother turned me on to Grand Funk Railroad in its power trio days. Mel Schacher was playing wonderful, thunderous bass lines on his Jazz Bass, played through deliberately overdriven West bass amps. I played classical and pop piano for nine years, starting when I was age 6. By that point, I started listening to AM radio and my introduction to the explosion of great rock music that began with the British Invasion began. My earliest influences were the Beatles cartoon show, The Monkees, and Three Dog Night; in particular, Chip Douglas' great bright, melodic lines on his albums with the Monkees. They really stood out because the primitive radios and record players of the time, as well as the recording techniques, made most bass lines difficult to hear clearly. As the technologies improved and bass lines became more prominent I was subconsciously gravitating toward the instrument. But Mel's work hit me square in the forehead and it didn't take me long to figure out that I was meant to be a bass player and make the switch. I've never looked back and am still gigging 47 years later. Thanks, Leo and Mel!!
@AnthonyMuthurajah4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for having me Keith! Much love to your channel and what you do! 🙏
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
It was my pleasure. You seem to be a hit with the viewers. Hope they find there way "home" to your channel brother.
@phildavison319 Жыл бұрын
Watching this video again I am reminded that Herbie Flowers played his Jazz bass when he created the portmanteau bass line for Lou Reed's "Walk On The Wild Side". He used a double bass and his Jazz bass so that he would be paid two player's fees.
@jeffhiggins44784 жыл бұрын
I simply cannot get enough of these videos. Please do not stop making them.
@jacksonoberhauser43224 жыл бұрын
I just bought a jazz bass yesterday I started playing and I just couldn’t put it down It felt to natural slapped to perfect Everything about it was just so clean
@emjay92804 жыл бұрын
"Ok, remember we're dealing with Jazz Bassists here, so it has to be a simple name."
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
Ha! Almost jazz drummer like humor. :)
@bassmangotdbluz35473 жыл бұрын
@@fivewattworld What's the difference between an English Horn and an Oboe? An English Horn burns about 20 minutes longer. Nyuck!
@bassmangotdbluz35473 жыл бұрын
(Symphonic Orchestra or Wind Ensemble Humor)
@bobcole6122 жыл бұрын
Had MIM Jazz from 2003-2008. Yesterday I jumped back in and bought a Player Jazz. Terrific instrument. I also looked at a Precision, but I couldn't make my fingers go where I wanted. The J-Bass is just so natural to me. I'm really falling in love with the bass again.
@gilbertspader79744 жыл бұрын
As a guitarist I settled on the Jackson Model 6 as the ONLY guitar needed in 1986 as soon as I could get one to England . It had everything in one guitar . I'm in the process of converting to bass for about a year and I have 6 basses and growing . I can't find one bass that sounds like what I know in mind is the perfect tone . I always laughed at people who bought allot of guitars . I'm not laughing anymore , I get it now !!!!
@slimyelow4 жыл бұрын
JB has nothing to do with heritage for once. It is A BASS sound that captures life, passion, and a rumbling depth of emotion, that many of us feel when we jump out of joy to music.
@careycummings99994 жыл бұрын
I'm a drummer by design, but I absolutely LOVE these history videos! They are so well curated and presented. I love guitars and own several, and its great to know all the nuances and things that make iconic guitars and basses so cool. I'm also very surprised it took Fender so long to offer a fretless Jazz! They probably missed out on a bunch of sales because of their lack of forethought.
@peterscheldt024 жыл бұрын
Loved my 68 Jazz bass. Switched from a Gibson EB3 for the sake of studio work. The Jazz Bass, in my opinion, is THE bass guitar for all time.
@michaelkornet12274 жыл бұрын
Great video. I think these are the sorts or videos that while not getting a million views straight away will be watched for years to come for their informative and to the point delivery, and used as great reference tools when looking for further knowledge about the subject matter. Keep up the great work Keith.
@joshuafrahm87784 жыл бұрын
One I was disappointed not to see in this or the P-Bass video is the 80s Jazz Bass Special, used by Duff McKagan of GnR. Precision body, Jazz neck, and PJ pickup set.
@andrewkoastephens2103 жыл бұрын
At least half of the significant moments of my life happened while I was playing my fender j-bass. I bought it new in 1991. Considering I was getting paid $6.15 an hour, it’s price of $650 was quite an investment. I have never regretted choosing that one particular bass and have never seen a bass that could match it, not at any price, not another from any era. I’m making moon eyes at it as I write this. We’re still in love 30 years later. Haha! ps. It could have sounded like the video said that only the 5-string was available with 22 frets. That wasn’t the case. The 22 fret version (aka “the boner bass”) could be 4 or 5 strings and some years had options of passive or active pickups.
@iloverush1234 жыл бұрын
I play a Rickenbacker now but I still own the first good bass I ever got, an early 2000s Mexican 60s Jazz. It hopped genres with me, it's been on almost every thing I've ever recorded, and it carried me through my first 5 years as a professional musician when I didn't have anything else. It's really beat, and I'm sure the neck is almost shot, but I just can't bring myself to get rid of it. I let one of my students use it until she got something good, and it did the same for her as it did for me. I'm not the world's largest Fender fan, but if ever Leo got it right, it was with this one.
@dangracia78052 жыл бұрын
Just as an FYI. I tried out a '66 Jazz in 1966 because it looked prettier than my 1965 Jazz that I had bought from a friend in '66. It had the Mother of Pearl bar markers on the frets along with the white binding on the neck. It also had the Deep U-shape neck, which was terrible to play. Since then, I've seen a number of '66 Jazz that had the same neck as my '65. But after they put that 1966 Jazz back up on the wall, I was really glad I had my '65 with its 60's Slim C-shape neck with 7.25" radius.
@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy4 жыл бұрын
15:10 Lakland DJ-5. 1: A 5-string bass with a 3-2 headstock layout, instead of the annoying Fender or MusicMan 4-1 headstock layout. 2: It has a matching headstock. I need this in my life.
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
"Need" is such a slippery word. :)
@BrandonTClem4 жыл бұрын
The only real bass is made 4+0
@paulsimmons57264 жыл бұрын
While I've owned a number of upscale custom basses, the Fender Jazz is still my pick. From John Paul Jones to Jaco to Geddy Lee and too many others to mention, it seems like I'm not the only player who who loves their Jazz bass! Great video of the Fender Jazz!
@evancarriere75482 жыл бұрын
*cries in noel redding*
@sailorkid75223 жыл бұрын
could you imagine if Jaco and Jimi Hendrix got on the same stage 🤩
@ohrid59mk763 жыл бұрын
and Tonny Williams on drums !
@frankspikes78583 жыл бұрын
@@ohrid59mk76 Just nasty!!!!
@landothegreatest6663 жыл бұрын
It did happen, that's what killed the dinosaurs
@matsgoalkeeping24483 жыл бұрын
But both played different music
@pinball-wizard3 жыл бұрын
@@landothegreatest666 It’s also what wiped out the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
@TealScarab3 жыл бұрын
About a year and a half ago in October 2019 my mother found a Johnson by Axl Jazz Bass copy in the trash while driving through the neighborhood. Only had 3 strings on it with no knobs on the control pots. A setup (courtesy of my tutor) and some new strings later and it’s become my favorite and so far only bass guitar. Eventually couldn’t boil the old Ernie ball standard roundwound strings anymore which were rough on my fingers anyway, swapped them for Rotosound Flatwounds strings. Pick or fingers, the bass works like magic!!
@TomRyanMKE4 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see an in-depth history and explanation like this of the Music Man Stingray bass and its recent budget priced variations from Sterling. Thanks for everything you do. I really enjoy learning from your channel.
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, That would be interesting. It would be an interesting extension of the Leo Fender story too. I'll see what's out there for research info. Thanks for watching and for the idea. Keith
@TomRyanMKE4 жыл бұрын
five watt world My thoughts exactly. As long as you're taking suggestions, it would be great to see some Rickenbacker content too! 😊
@danmar0074 жыл бұрын
Another great video. There's a wonderful mystique surrounding iconic Fender Jazz and Precision basses which have been played by most of the best electric bass guitar magicians.
@isaacwilliams99194 жыл бұрын
Keep up the great work! You’re raising the bar for KZbin content!
@kijekuyo9494 Жыл бұрын
Here I am again, 2 years later. I watched this again and noticed that Aston "Family Man" Barrett and Robbie Shakespeare were not mentioned. They helped set the standard of flatwound-stringed J-Bass for '70s reggae bassists. Since I last responded to this video, I have preferentially switched to a short scale bass (Squier Jaguar SS), but I still appreciate the J-Bass.
@craigvb4 жыл бұрын
I hate to come off like an "expert" but the pearl block inlays were introduced in 1966 on the transition Pre-CBS/CBS model Jazz Basses that were comprised of many parts from both before and after the sale to CBS. I have an early 1966 Jazz Bass with a bound neck with block inlays and lollipop tuners and a 1966 date stamped on it but the pickups and control pots have a late 65 date on them. Like it is stated in the video, CBS was trying a lot of different things to see what the public liked. It is always great to find out more history about this incredible instrument, thanks for the video.
@ZRJZZZZZ4 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video, Keith. You have a way of presenting information that is well-known in an entertaining and satisfying way. Keep up the good work. Thank you again.
@elducko19514 жыл бұрын
Once again, you've NAILED it!! A fantastic history lesson. Thank you!!
@Herehear494 жыл бұрын
I can just look at my J bass and fall in love. New strings for Valentine's Day!!!
@glenkepic3208 Жыл бұрын
Here before but...Great again. Lucky enough to see Jaco in '76 with Weather Report. Pretty amazing. This is Winterland. opener, Al DiMeola, Carlos Santana as a guest for the encore. Great. Thanx again.
@Riverdeepnwide4 жыл бұрын
Jaco 👍🏻 Thanks for that Keith. Something I really enjoy about your videos is how you present so respectfully, even handed. Without overdramatizing you still touch deeply upon the humanity behind the instruments and musicians. The Bass of Doom has a whole video worth of story in itself!
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
That's the truth. In 1978 my then college roommate said, "You need to see this band!" and he took me to see Weather Report with Jaco at the Eastman Theater in Rochester. I never really recovered from the live solo version of Purple Haze Jaco did that night. A separate video may well be in order.
@pstrokeslibsarctic3 жыл бұрын
this is the most beautiful electric bass ever created
@TheOdieD32 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite things about your short histories is the celebration of so many superb musicians. Love it!
@martinluthierking3 жыл бұрын
I consider myself an expert on this kind of stuff but I always learn some stuff from your excellent videos.
@hiramgonzalez13674 жыл бұрын
I play a 2002 V deluxe Flamed Maple Top it seems it has been discontinued. I had no clue what I was buying back in 2005, but after fourteen years I’m glad I did. I enjoy the quality of your videos, thanks for sharing this knowledge.
@EdmHistorEE3 жыл бұрын
I would love one day to see a short history of the Rickenbacker 4000 series bases -- Chris Squire, Geddy Lee, Lemmy, McCartney and so many others.
@isaacramirez37294 жыл бұрын
I bought my 1995 MIM Jazz bass from a friend for $50 I cleaned it up and replaced the broken pots. I keep it down tuned a half step because I enjoy the fat sound of the medium gauge strings with the rasp of being tuned down. Definitely my favorite bass.
@stb20174 жыл бұрын
Portrait of Tracy is a landmark recording in not only bass guitar, but music. Thanks to the Bass of Doom, millions have made beautiful music. RIP Jaco P.S. amazing video and I can’t wait for more
@chipsterb49464 жыл бұрын
So Bootsy Collins played for James Brown... it is these tidbits that make this series so much fun 😃
@J__C__4 жыл бұрын
Did you catch that pic of Duane Allman & Jemmott @ 7:04 🤷♂️? I did! You'd have to know the picture because you can't see Duane's face. They were recording with Aretha that day. And he's playing a Fender! Pretty sure this was at Muscle Shoals.
@williamlewis66154 жыл бұрын
I played one for 40 years and have no intention of switching
@joeserin95934 жыл бұрын
I'd like to thank you. I'm a slide heavy guitarist with a huge appreciation of my friends on the deep end.
@BradExample3 жыл бұрын
My Jazz bass is broken, and watching your short history videos on the P and J Basses really reinforced my exclusive love for my Jazz Bass... The year and make of my Bass had a design flaw that did not leave enough wood at the first fret where the truss rod comes out, and because of that, has cracked and started to push the block inlay out... because of your videos, and of course Mr. Beato, I reached out to Mr. Onorato, and asked for his advice and help in this matter, and he promptly responded to me... to me!! And gave me some good, sound, and invaluable advice... So just know, the community built around 5WW and Beato's channel with Rhett and Mr. Onorato, us youtube watchers, finally have a decent group of knowledgeable and brilliant musicians and teachers to lean on when we need to... there is no way to thank you guys for all that you do, other than to just say THANK YOU. So... THANK YOU.
@fivewattworld3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brad!
@donttalktome46964 жыл бұрын
This is becoming my favorite guitar channel.
@inspectorfretless4 жыл бұрын
I would be more than happy to see a short history of the Stingray bass. That is one of the best bass guitars ever made and there are a lot of studio recordings with that instrument on it. Musicman is a great company, and this model of bass definitely deserves some attention.
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
I had a few requests for that here today. I'll look around and see if I can find enough info for a video. The older stuff seems better researched (bizarrely).
@markgreco19624 жыл бұрын
Thank you Keith. Your presentation is FANTASTIC!!! SOOTHING and ADDICTIVE.
@sylart574 жыл бұрын
I picked up my first Fender Jazz Bass in 1978, I was 20!! Ash body, natural finish, maple neck!! In 2017, I purchased a Fender Jazz American Elite Five String!!! Same style, ash body, etc!!! Loved it so much, I bought another one just like it in last year, (2019)!!! Needless to say, I'm a big fan!!! These basses are legendary for good reason!!!! I absolutely love them!!!
@thebutton79323 жыл бұрын
5:14 That is one hot looking stacked J bass
@gman23804 жыл бұрын
I don't even play bass Keith , but , again , I'm fascinated by this short history. You could do a short history of the microwave and I'd be glued to it haha 😎
@cpnms54 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another excellent vid! In the late 80's as a junior in high school I bought a fretless squire jazz bass (all I could afford). Black w/white pickguard, metal plate around controls, beautiful rosewood fingerboard. It was built surprising well, great sound, and fun to play. Loved it! Broke my heart when I had to sell it 5 years later. To this day I still miss it :(
@carlannala15954 жыл бұрын
Tracy Pew of the birthday party was my inspiration in getting my first jazz bass. I’ve had three, currently have a 78 Fullerton that can’t be beat!
@adamziolkowski25494 жыл бұрын
Supertramp's Roger Hodgson started with bass and used a Jazz, later Doug Thomson as well
@ShikataGaNai1004 жыл бұрын
My Lefty Fender Japan Jazz Bass will be buried with me when I die.
@ShikataGaNai1004 жыл бұрын
In fact, my bass was even featured in the anime, K-ON!, where the character Mio Akiyama played one...she named it Erizabasu.
@Tunkkis4 жыл бұрын
@@ShikataGaNai100 Ah, I see that you too are a man of culture.
@hangnail3164 жыл бұрын
I have played a J bass for the last 20 years in church bands, metal bands, punk bands, rock, rap, even country. I love my Jazzy Delux!
@jonathanhandsmusic4 жыл бұрын
hangnail316 I have an 85 jazz bass Special and I love the neck and jazz / precision pickups. I can get both sounds pretty well.
@auggielau4 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC. Very much enjoyed this. Thanks for putting so much effort into telling the J Bass. Just this week, I bought a MIJ Geddy Lee Jazz Signature and I haven't been able to put it down yet. Now I have an even more appreciation for this enamoring instrument :-)
@toneyisaiah4084 жыл бұрын
Billy Cox played a Fender Jazz Bass during the Band Of Gypys period.
@Aux1Dub4 жыл бұрын
That devolved from History of J Bas to History of Jaco Pastorius
@Violetcas974 жыл бұрын
T Sterling I think it’s arguable that the first image that’ll pop into most people’s head when they think of a Jazz bass is Jaco’s mighty “Bass of Doom”. As iconic to Jazz Basses as Clapton’s “Blackie” is to Strats
@akatuski420davis64 жыл бұрын
I've been saving for a few years to get the jaco tribute bass fender made a while back. The bass of doom IS the iconic jazz bass for sure.
@nawaf8studio4 жыл бұрын
I really loved your video on the Precision bass. I'm really happy that you made one for the Jazz bass too!
@kennygardner50414 жыл бұрын
I got a ‘74 Jazz Bass, new, when I was 11yrs old. I have had other basses but the Jazz is the most versatile. It can mimic a Rick or a Precision. It can be clean or dirty in tone and still cuts. Sits so well in a mix. The BEST!
@RedArrow734 жыл бұрын
This is nice. Request: Thunderbird and EB Series, please?
@bryanmyers14354 жыл бұрын
Excellent documentary, the term video seems insufficient. Watching these educational short films, it is quite easy to see how the Fender designs have influenced other instrument manufacturers. ✌❤
@jyuke99554 жыл бұрын
Timely video. As a 63 year old guitar player who just plays and records in a home studio, I just picked up a MIM Jazz Bass to lay down some bass tracks to my recordings. Now if can only get used to playing it without a pick! Enjoyed this and all your videos Mr 5 watt.
@rastanot4 жыл бұрын
I have something you can try that'll allow you to hold on to your pick. Your three-knob controls can generate a round, thumpy, soft, finger-plucked sound by setting the bias towards the neck pick up, and eliminating most of the bridge and tone levels. Try this if you're curious: Set your top knob at 100%, middle at 25%-50% and bottom pot at 2-5%. Lastly, to soften the punch even further use a String Dampener over your Nut or soft foam under the strings at the Bridge. This will pad your sustain and further mask out the pluck of the pick. Lastly-Lastly, the older the strings the better since new strings are bright and textured. Flatwounds will get you even closer to sounding organic using a pick. I'm really glad to hear you picked up a MIM, I've got a couple and they're rock-solid. Picks sound great on Fender basses! I use Fender Heavy Tri-tipped bass picks, they're Solid-White with Gold branding.
@kijekuyo94944 жыл бұрын
Another favorite of mine on the Jazz was (and is) B.B. Dickerson of War. His line on "The Cisco Kid" really brought out the J-bass's individual sound.
@kijekuyo94944 жыл бұрын
@ His bass line on "Lowrider" was played between the downbeats (on the "and") and that really influenced both my bass and drum playing. I have used that technique many times to create musical tension.
@yangarreola93824 жыл бұрын
what about a brief history of the nderrated P/J bass?
@creme83384 жыл бұрын
interesting stuff man. is an SG video coming? i'd watch that in a heartbeat
@willwragg97074 жыл бұрын
Seconded
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
Yes, the SG is coming. I'm likely going to do the Vox AC30 next. I've been playing my AC10C1 for a couple of months and am feeling the Vox history. But then I'll dig into the SG.
@davidsommerville22134 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Time for a new, deep dive into Jaco’s extraordinary music and playing.
@davidbrown-bh7it4 жыл бұрын
Another great history video! I’m a Fender Bass junkie since 64! Thanks for sharing!
@echopointstudio4 жыл бұрын
Great video! However, you failed to mention Aston "Family Man" Barrett of Bob Marley & the Wailers! I'm pretty sure ALL of the "international" BMW recordings were done on a Jazz Bass :)
@kraigompls4 жыл бұрын
But for me, the Precision is still the bass I want to play.
@projectmoon13 Жыл бұрын
Why did I applaud when you explained about the double stacked knobs. It just looks so much neater and cleaner. I just bought a fender mim jazz bass. Sunburst with a tortoiseshell pickguard. Just like John Paul jones.
@AnthonyMonaghan3 жыл бұрын
Excellent mini documentary. As a guitarist who has played bass at times in bands and on recordings I always favoured the P Bass, but secretly craved a J Bass. They are a stunning looking and sounding instrument and in more recent times have become my favourite four string. One day I'll own one, but for now I can listen to the miriad of styles and tones recorded on this most beautiful of instruments. I too highly recommend the Jaco documentary. It opened me up to his music and my world is better for it. Thanks again for your work, time and energy.
@Evildandalo4 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to get a fretless 1989 Japanese jazz bass from an old roommate for free. It’s beat to shit with no pickguard but god does it sound good.
@LRS9054 жыл бұрын
"also meant that these tuners did not turned back anymore". I did not understood this part.
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
"Backward any more". I've never handled the earliest J basses but assume from the literature (yes I read this in a book) that the original tuners turned the opposite way than they do now.
@LRS9054 жыл бұрын
@@fivewattworld Oh I understand. Many of the most recent reissues had inverse turning tuners, such as a 1999-2002 Sting PBass and a 2008 Fender Jazz Bass Jaco Pastorius. I had both, and always forgot that these needed to be turned opposite direction from the modern ones, lol Thank you for your message.
@Last_one_before_I_go Жыл бұрын
Mine turned 20 this year. Perfect fit for my hands. I decided to throw a new set of Rotosounds on it and gave it a nice polish in tribute to this vid. I immensely enjoyed the story, thanks for your work !
@rinodattilo23834 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your hard work Kieth! I am ordering my Big Verb this month, and I would not have if it wasn't for you. Blessings to you and your family!
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
Hi Rino, Dan sent me a pic of one yesterday that he'd built for himself as a test bed for speakers. Tweed with oxblood and a white faceplate. Stunning. I'm sure you'll love yours man. Enjoy. Keith
@wolfman920974 жыл бұрын
Can you do the Jazzmaster and Jaguar next?
@slimyelow4 жыл бұрын
i LOVE MY jb and nothing will ever touch that.
@Knightmare-gz9ls4 жыл бұрын
Another great history lesson Keith. Top notch content as always and thanks for building the 5 watt world. Keep it going, really got something here. Support from your P.A. friend 👍
@jigsorbmr79104 жыл бұрын
Its amazing how many early fender guitars and amp designs were and still are the best sounding designs ever made. Thanks you for these videos and the research you have done.
@casario28084 жыл бұрын
BTW for Rush's YYZ its pronounced "why why zed" eh.
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
Depends, but I guess I should make an effort for Canada!
@Labyrinth10103 жыл бұрын
Canada thanks you.
@del55823 жыл бұрын
But only with the superior American pronunciation does the "ABC Song" rhyme.
@EdSpargo4 жыл бұрын
21 fret?
@peterbrown87974 жыл бұрын
You were on to that quickly. 👍🏻
@shaunw92704 жыл бұрын
Fantastic stuff , thanks Keith , your videos are top notch 👌
@Take5Geri3 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so rich with information for musicians of course but also for non musicians ! I found your video amazing how you keep it moving with important facts and you make each statement meaty. Thank you so very much.
@fivewattworld3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@captainalex80034 жыл бұрын
"Leo Fender assumed that players would pluck the strings with their thumb, or play with a pick." That's right, Davie504, a PICK. CHECKMATE.
@giovannibortoluzzi13844 жыл бұрын
Lol , that finger rest gets on the way when you SLAPP. Remove it NOW
@captainalex80034 жыл бұрын
@@giovannibortoluzzi1384 It was originally a finger rest, so there.
@sebuteo4 жыл бұрын
Great video. I love hearing the story of this great instrument. All those great players, all that fabulous music. Must check out the Jaco movie. Looks fantastic! Keep up the great work.
@mckendrick40464 жыл бұрын
'65 was the first year for the lollipop (or paddle) tuners. Paddle tuners were the new item before the binding. Quite a few 65's still show up with paddles. Good series of vids these, am enjoying them. Peace n love.
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
Hi McK, not according to Tony Bacon but then Fender did very few turns on a dime.
@CineSoar4 жыл бұрын
My favorite bass is also my first. A January 1966 Jazz, in Candy Apple Red, lollipop tuners, bound, with dots. Perfection.
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
Sweeeet!
@kirkbolas49854 жыл бұрын
Hi Kieth...thank you so much for making this J bass history highlights video. I started my path as a musician about 39 years ago on a cheap acoustic guitar. About a decade later, I added bass to my skill set and I bought a Harmony short scale bass (poverty sucks lol 😆). I didn’t like like the feel or tone. My mentor suggested I check out a Fender Jazz Bass. I looked in Sunday’s newspaper classified and found a used, ‘77 MIA Fender Jazz bass for $250. I bought it and fell in love. The tapered neck narrowed to perfection for my wide hands with short fingerers. Sadly it was stolen from the band’s practice space that was in our drummers home; the home was burglarized. My bass, the drummer’s snare and the guitarist’s Mesa MKIIc head and a Frank Zappa autographed kazoo were the only things in the practice room that were taken. My current is a 2008 American Standard Jazz. Love it. I have a 2 question for you. 1) What was the real reason for Fender ditching the stacked controls on the J Bass? 2) You mentioned something about the lollipop tuners from ‘66-67 as not not being able to be turned back (that’s what I think I heard). In what way were they not able to be turned back? As an aside, the stacked controls as originally introduce on the then new bass seem like a no brainer, pragmatic and a reasonably economic (compared to other common methods) means for offering an augmented set of tonal variations over the three control variety. I even converted my 2008 Jazz to this configuration and made a new control plate out of a scrap piece of ebony (I gloss lacquered it after cutting and shaping it to final dimensions) that a buddy of mine found laying around his custom cabinet company’s workshop. The extra hole where the original tone control was on my bass was an eyesore in my estimation.
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
I didn't read the specific reason for switching the controls. I can tell you from experience on my longhorn Dano that it is sometime easy to grab both controls with your pinky, so maybe it was just practical. That would sound like Leo to me. On the second bit, I understand that the earliest tuners turned "backwards", opposite of what we're used to now. So that change was to make them more like what we have now. But again, I read this in research. I've not handled a pre-'66 jazz or p bass to confirm this. Cool to hear you set yours up that way.
@kirkbolas49854 жыл бұрын
five watt world Apropos the tuning machines, I did not know that. It never occurred to me that anyone would cut the groove on the worm-gear and angle the teeth on the tuning post gear to allow for tightening the strings in a clockwise direction. It might make some sense for any tuning machines mounted on the opposite side of the headstock like on a Stingray or a Gibson (& derivatives, e.g., Epiphone). Maybe I’m just so accustomed to the status quo, I can’t imagine it being any other way and still “feel right”. Lol 😆
@jasperhaze83094 жыл бұрын
Amazing video as always! Please never stop making videos!
@fivewattworld4 жыл бұрын
Well "never" is a long time Jasper, but I'll certainly try to keep doing them for "a while". ;) Thanks for watching man. I learn a ton making these.
@22fret4 жыл бұрын
I've got a Yamaha 4-string fretless, a japanese Ibanez ATK 305 but I love my Jazz Bass to bits...
@eoghanbishop97454 жыл бұрын
Thanks Keith, great video! Love the Jazz bass.
@shaunoleary87404 жыл бұрын
Thank you for such captivating nerdery, I can't stop watching.....bought a mug today!
@SanDiegoHarry13 жыл бұрын
My second bass was '77 J-bass - Ash with rosewood & 3 screw neck. What a boat-anchor, but I've been playing J-basses ever since.
@rooster_cogburn10012 жыл бұрын
Just found this channel and I'm really enjoying it, thanks for the effort you put into these videos! Adding this to my essential viewing list, along with Rick Beato and Rhett Shull.