a lot of people forget to mention the beautiful, soft, warm, almost lowpass filtered tone you get by setting tone and bridge pup to 0 and neck pup to 50-60% (then crank the volume on your amp and play softly slightly in front of the neck pup toward the neck).you get that nice "modern" booming sade/cherish the day tone... the jazz bass basically has a lowpass filter built into it that most people dont even seem to know about
@hunpisi8829 Жыл бұрын
I started to play two years ago with a P bass. Recently just bought a Jazz bass. If the knobs fully open the tone is a typical jazz bass growl. But turning down the knobs to about 50 percent I can get a warm tone. I didn’t like the neck tone with fully open tone knob. I thought these two knobs for volume.
@6onxza6 ай бұрын
I discover that not long ago. Absolutely vintage warm sound
@Zerpersande3 ай бұрын
Works well for reggae
@Metalbass19792 ай бұрын
I have 4 Jazz basses and I didn't know about it until I just read this. Thanks for the tip. I'm going to try it.
@WilDBeestMF2 ай бұрын
Dude! Thank you. I tried out what you suggested, and you're right. That sounds REALLY cool. That's a great tone..
@kevmac12302 жыл бұрын
I built a jazz bass from parts and added single coil lipstick tube pups with an Audere preamp.The range of tones is very good including the classic J bass sound.I'm pretty happy with it.
@Guitartomguitar3 жыл бұрын
What's your favourite Jazz Bass Tone Setting? TABS and Guitar Pros for this video are available here tomjohns.gumroad.com/l/zukxvr More detailed bass settings are included in the video description.
@randygomez95953 жыл бұрын
Actually, the Marcus Miller sound isn't cutting the mids like you did on your DI. He said himself in an interview with Sweetwater that he boosts the bass and Treble on his amps and doesn't cut the mids. This gives the impression of a mid scooped sound even though he hasn't actually cut any mids.
@Guitartomguitar3 жыл бұрын
thanks Randy for pointing that out. I'll check out the article.
@trygd1005 күн бұрын
Millers bass is active
@randygomez95955 күн бұрын
@trygd100 yes. Early in his career he had his 70s Fender Jazz Bass equipped with a Sadowsky 2 band preamp which he used to boost bas and treble.
@ka-bar5060 Жыл бұрын
This was one of the best videos I've found on KZbin explaining how to get these signature sounds at home. Thank you for making it, and I hope you produce more related content in the future.
@hushpuppyklАй бұрын
Nice video! TQ My 78 J was recently restored with PV 74 pickups and Fender electronics with a 0.1 mF tone cap. I love the sound with round wounds. Witht e 0.1 cap, I can get from a reggae tone all the way to a more modern tone. Down side is when the tone is closed, it does have a bit of a muffled bass sound. My fav is neck fully opened and bridge very slightly rolled back.
@MarkByrne1965 Жыл бұрын
Excellent. Oh to have found this video way back when! Much appreciated 👏👏
@peterg.bassist3 жыл бұрын
Something you didn't mention, to get the Motown sound from a Jazz Bass with flatwounds and without a pre-amp....set both volume knobs on 8 and turn the tone to zero. I have done many KZbin bass videos featuring this tone. Otherwise, great video, Bro.
@Guitartomguitar3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter. That's a good tip. I watched some of your videos. Well played man.
@paultraynorbsc6272 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@ericalba57565 ай бұрын
Yes, or the sixties pop vibe like Carol Kaye, with flatwounds and a felt pick. Makes for a crisp clean, even-handed performance in its own narrow frequency range that can be up in the mix without blasting out the other instruments with long wide booms.
@SKIADK3 ай бұрын
I love the Bridge at 100 and volume/ neck tone at 50 and you get a solid muffle.
@Oscaraha Жыл бұрын
Not really a setting, but jazz with flats is incredibly funky!
@ericalba57565 ай бұрын
I love playing in all kinds of the various possible tone settings, which enables a lot of personal expressiveness for my own enjoyment, however for the band I'm in I always end up with the bridge pup off and the neck pup cranked.
@GodyP_Bass3 жыл бұрын
I discovered your channel a few days ago. I really like the quality of your video and your content. Thanks to your video talking about the Squier Jazz Bass, I bought one. But I just don't want to watch your video where you recommend bass for beginners... and I'm just starting in this little world... Greetings from Argentina!!!
@Guitartomguitar3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Francisco. Appreciate the nice comments, and hope you enjoy learning the bass, and playing your Squier Jazz Bass. Take care!
@dimiaraujo90 Жыл бұрын
Or do what my uncle did: wire your pickups in series, and use a few effects to make your tone even fatter and darker, like chorus, slapback delay, a sub-octaver, a little pinch of overdrive, and etc
@richardnacamuli74982 жыл бұрын
A little too much mute on the P sound. Lighter mute will nail it.
@KyleVass4 ай бұрын
I’m hearing some smearing/modulation on your low E for the P Bass tone demo. This happens to me too when I turn my bass up on the EQ and wonder if anyone has developed some workarounds to get this tone without the pitch getting weird
@MoBamBooLu Жыл бұрын
This is so helpful, thank you ❤
@josevenas7270 Жыл бұрын
It helps me a lot!! Thanks
@faction95 Жыл бұрын
Great video. What is that mute you used ?
@TheLazar9902 жыл бұрын
Good content buddy, you deserve more subs! Do you ever use blend for finger technique?
@Guitartomguitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lazar. Absolutely for finger style, having both volume knobs at 50% and having the tone rolled back a little is a good general tone. The examples in this video were the more extreme settings.
@Barry101er3 жыл бұрын
Super Tom-Jaco!!! Very helpful.
@Guitartomguitar3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Barry. Happy it's helpful. You been ok?
@Barry101er3 жыл бұрын
@@Guitartomguitar Doing good!
@OswaldBatesIIIEsq10 ай бұрын
I will always love the jazz bass but I always wanted the music man pickup on my jazz bass. Too bad it didn't quite work out that way. 🤕
@samu2655 Жыл бұрын
I find I literally never touch the knobs on my basses. My jazz is always everything 100%. My P is always volume 100% and tone rolled back to the point all the unwanted HF content is gone. I find when searching for the right tone I get much better results by changing my strings, amp, playing style or set up. For me a bass there’s normally one setting a bass guitar sounds it’s best, getting the tone you want is then about adapting everything else around that.
@chrisbarnette7137 Жыл бұрын
I think you got close to the p bass sound. What brand is that mute ?
@gnaaa143 жыл бұрын
To get jaco s sound cut the bass a bit and boost the mid range you ll have tremendous result
@Guitartomguitar3 жыл бұрын
thanks
@marklowe74318 ай бұрын
Marcus canvas = 70s jazz ash/maple (70 pup spacing, Bart TCT 2 band and DR fat beams with compression. Standard everything else. We all know the real magic comes from him.
@MichaelWilliams-lo3ix2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@Guitartomguitar2 жыл бұрын
thanks Michael
@marcneumann62029 ай бұрын
Please can someone tell me, were to get the Sponge for the Jammerson Sound? thx, MArc
@Steve-mp7by9 ай бұрын
Jaco didn't completely turn off the neck pickup
@mybiggrin2 жыл бұрын
Tight
@Guitartomguitar2 жыл бұрын
thanks
@tommycarter6382 Жыл бұрын
Marcus always says he turns the tone all the way up then always rolls it back 'just a bit' so to say he has the tone all the way up is incorrect
@jazzdrumguy50448 ай бұрын
My P bass sounds much better than that! But I do prefer my J-Bass.........live, though, the P-Bass is super easy - I don't have to think about it....
@nateiverson8681 Жыл бұрын
"[the motown sound] lives today with amy winehouse." I've got bad news for you...
@KiraPlaysGuitar Жыл бұрын
There's a tone I really really want to nail. Sort of a 70s fusion thing, similar to Jaco's but darker and punchier, almost sounds like a synth bass. Listen to around minute 41 here, like what is this? Is there some chorus here? kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHS2iIqAmdSrkLM And just a minute each of these. These are both from a 1990 video game, but they are trying to replicate a certain sound with the bass, and I'd love to get somewhere near this somehow... kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6TIZJh9jquKfqM kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXumnpWfpcuhr6M
@KiraPlaysGuitar Жыл бұрын
Please :(
@garethde-witt6433 Жыл бұрын
I really don’t like slap, and am not a fan of Jaco. I much prefer Tony Levin or Gail Anne Dorsey.
@brandonmalone1893 Жыл бұрын
I hate to tell ya...thats not a p bass tone...its like the poor mans version of a P bass tone. Trust me ive been playing 30 years and thought i wss getting the P bass tone with my jazz...then i got a P. ... yea its similar. But doesn't get the fullness of a real P bass.
@AmatriceBand2 жыл бұрын
Your Marcus miller setting was weak on the bottom end. Probably need an ash neck
@adamnesbitt11 Жыл бұрын
Lol
@PM-oq6ku2 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but that's bullshit! The bridge pickup alone is useless otherwise you're Pastorious. The neck pickup is like a weak p. And both together are drowning in the mix. In other words. A Jazz bass is a useless bass. Get a P and you'll be heard!
@ToddBrittain19632 жыл бұрын
if you can't get a great sound out of a jazz bass, you really don't know what you're doing
@cmvb2 жыл бұрын
Wtf this is a joke.
@pavielanastazie95092 жыл бұрын
Tell me you can't play without telling me... It's the player, not the tools
@gillyl9957 Жыл бұрын
Jazz Bass is all in the fingers….crappy players with weak fingers prefer P….greats make a Jazz cut