this post was submitted on 15 Feb 2024
58 points (85.4% liked)

Memes

45500 readers
1055 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 

The fact that I actually took time to make this indicates that I was extremely bored.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I've played five and six string basses, but I've always owned a four string. I guess I like the punch of a Jazz bass a little better. Especially Ibanez and Peavey Cirrus basses; they're almost "floppy" sounding to me.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

When it comes to Fender, I much prefer Jazz over Precision myself. Speaking of extended-range Fender basses, though, Steve Bailey, chair of the bass department at Berklee College of Music, uses this massive machine as a specialized jazz bass commonly attributed to him: