Just bought an '85 Fender Jazz bass special

[redmango7]

And I'm going to kick some ass with some serious bass lines. Hide the women and children!

[MRS]

What color is it? My old bassist in college had the cream-colored one. Baddist looking electric bass that ever was.

[redmango7]

Hello Michael.

It is the triple black one: Black body, black headstock, and black neck with rosewood fretboard. Has both Jazz and precision bass pickups, non-active. Made during the golden years of Japanese guitar production! If you would like one yourself, check out Ebay occasionally. I saw a couple of these in there last week.

Curt

[Jazzooo]

Congrats! I actually have a similar bass, although a fretless version. It's incredibly versatile alright--and it has the mysterious added benefit of being extremely intuitive to play in tune.

[redmango7]

Very cool, indeed, Jazoo. Which color scheme do you have?

[Jazzooo]

Same as yours--black on black on black! I've had some really interesting results recording it by doing the following:

I mic a little bass amp--nothing special, but I run it at a low volume and it sounds good--and I also stick a condenser mic about 5 inches from the top of the neck and compress the bejeezus out of it. I combine the two signals and wow--lovely and rich, with plenty of attack. Just don't breathe while you're recording!

[redmango7]

Interesting! I'll give it a try. I will probably keep this bass forever! It is a classic. Perhaps I'll pickup a fretless version if the bass inspires me to get good. Take care, C