Nov 16, 2011 when leo fender first drew up the plans for the precision bass, he would have been astounded to think that his designs would become the accepted standard of bass guitar and that it would still be in production over 60 years later. The body shape is also different from the precision bass, in that the precision bass has a symmetrical lower bout on the body, designed after the. Fender limited edition sandblasted jazz bass electric bass. Gibson decided to take a leaf from fenders book and embrace the. Who are some of the bassists who use fender jazz bass. High quality vintage fender waterslide decal set 2 decals set free shipping worldwide. A 1960 fender catalog bound into the july 21 issue of down beat shows on its cover what appears to be a threeknob jazz with a 50sstyle fender logo. The bass in the catalog, and the ad in the january 61 international musician, is a stackknob with no logo. Fender jazz 50th anniversary bass candy apple red matching. People either forget they existjohn bonham, jimmy page, robert plant, and oh yeah, that other guyor they get caricatured as the goofiest members of the band, due perhaps to the instruments unwieldiness and the rockingatthe waist motions its awkward dimensions inspire. The fender jazz bass was introduced in 1960 as a higherend alternative to the precision bass with closer string spacing, a thinner neck profile at the nut, and two punchy singlecoil pickups.
Designed for bass players and jazz fans alike, it is as far as we know the first comprehensive reference of its kind. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history. Im about to throw some backstraps on some bass headstocks and was curious what peoples preferred bass headstock thicknesses were. See more ideas about fender jazz bass, bass and fender bass. The telecaster 1951, stratocaster 1954 and the jazzmaster 1958.
In the fender book, tony bacon and paul day, quote smith. Gibsons mat koehler and fender historian terry foster on how two. They couldnt have known it then, but their precision bass started a revolution in the sound of popular music. Reverb is a marketplace bringing together a widespanning community to buy, sell, and discuss all things music. The history of the jazz bass, with early pickup designs first using the fender jazzmaster. Few things changed about the standard j bass over its celebrated history, and it always sounded and played great. Revised and expanded edition of every bass players favorite book. I interface this is the bass that has filled stadiums around the world at the heart of powertrio rush. This book is, by far, the closest thing to a fender bass bible i have read. Premium bass guitar volume and tone knobs bass guitar package with amp jazz bass fender. Sep 12, 2010 very high quality reproduction of headstock decals for 1962 fender jazz bass.
Paul tutmarc, a musician from seattle, was the first to present an electronic bass in current form. I am a pretty serious fender precision bass collector. Geddy lee jazz bass combines the specs and features of lees three favourite bassestwo fender custom shop versions of his signature model and the original sleek black 72 jazz bass. Fender literally wrote the book on electric basses, laying the foundation for musical innovation and evolution. His book, the jazz bass book, is an indepth look at the tradition, history and personalities of jazz bass. Relic worn fender jazz bass headstock vintage bass, fender vintage, vintage guitars, fender. Jazz bass has a singlecoil sound and only early jazz basses have a true traditional sound you hear i. Just checked in the fender bass by black and molinaro a great book for finer details to date fender basses and they write on page 98 for the jazz bass.
Other distinctive stack features include the adjustable mute pads under the. Fender noel redding signature jazz bass 1997 features. It is packed with drool inspiring pictures and the reference section which illustrates chronological changes to various parts like tuners and the serial number chart more accurate than the one on fenders website. What year of fender jazz have headstocks that look like this. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. History of the fender jazz bass cme vintage bass guitar demo marc najjar. Citing examples from key recordings in the jazz canon, the book defines the essence of the musical contributions made by more than 70 important jazz bassists, including ray brown, eddie gomez, charles mingus, milt hinton and many others. Squier history models of guitars page 14 squiertalk forum. The book a fender bass for britain tells the story of a rare bass guitar made in. Squier history models of guitars page 14 squiertalk. The question to ask, is what kind of sound do you like and want to hear in your recordings and live performance. This article originally appeared in vintage guitar classics no. Learn to play great jazz bass lines, recognize common chord progressions in jazz standards, and study the work of jazz bass greats like paul chambers, ray brown, ron carter, and christian mcbride. Contemporary writings relating to the subject of electric bass and jazz are abundant in magazines but are often lacking with regards to in depth study.
I dig the early 65 with the transitional fender logo and the small headstock, but i also dig the late 6566s with the fat headstock and kluson tuners. Fender is extremely proud to introduce the adam clayton jazz bass guitar. The fender jazz bass or j bass is the second model of electric bass created by leo fender. Bass is reminiscent of a telecaster with its narrow headstock and blondeblackguard livery. The discussion was closed on 21 december 2015 with a consensus to merge. As the end of the 1950s neared, fender had a quartet of innovative electric instruments with designs that would eventually prove to be massively popular and influential. Jul 01, 2008 the bass guitar is one of the most significant new musical instruments to have appeared in the 20th century, and the bass book is the first to study its complete and fascinating story, with the full story of the most important bass players and bass makers. Fenders adam clayton jazz bass puts his rocksolid sound and style in your hands, with elegant appointments and elemental tone, including two potent fender custom shop pickups and a limitededition purple sparkle gloss finish with matching headstock. It was renamed the jazz bass as fender felt that its redesigned necknarrower and more rounded than that of the precision basswould appeal more to jazz musicians. Fender 1962 jazz bass headstock decals other musically. Produced using metallic ink as in original fender factory decals, so will not fade, bubble or lift when applied properly. Squier contemporary series adds modern jazz bass and. Fender noel redding signature jazz bass 1997 sun vintage. Fender mark hoppus jazz bass was nominated for deletion.
The early jazz is still the standard by which any electric bass can be judged, and most are found wanting. Fenders adam clayton jazz bass puts his rocksolid sound and style in your hands, with elegant appointments and elemental tone, including two potent fender custom shop pickups and a. Throughout the entire phenomenal history of the band, the groundbreaking music of u2 has been underpinned by the gracefully muscular bass work of adam clayton. Its certainly true that the innovative electric guitars introduced by fender throughout the 1950sthe telecaster 1951 and the stratocaster 1954, plus the jazzmaster 1958 and some student modelschanged the way music was created and experienced. Naturally there have been some changes along the way, the most significant in 1957 when the slab body features inherited from the telecaster were transformed into the. Jan 18, 2019 there is a great variety, and beuty to the headstocks of basses. A jazz bass thats complimented with unique finishing techniques and quality electronics. More than a players manual, this book portrays jazz bass as a vital element of 20th century american music. Fender releases adam clayton jazz bass bass musician. In 1952 sir carroll reed made a film called the third man in which the services of a then obscure and unknown person by the name of anton karas was employed to play the zither, and as most people know, at this particular time the zither was a relatively unknown instrument. Guitar decals restoration logos fender jazz decals. Gain the tools and knowledge you need to improvise jazz bass lines like a seasoned professional. The narrower nut width was a hit with many players, especially among guitar players who doubled on electric bass.
When the jazz bass debuted in 1960 it was initially advertised as the two pickup precision, but this it most certainly wasnt. This signature model has a pair of vintagestyle fender custom shop 60s jazz bass pickups, a sherwood green metallic gloss finish with matching headstock. Vintage guitar and bass restoration headstock reference guide 1950s to 1970s. Fender jazzmaster bass guitar decal headstock waterslide restoration logo 161. The jazz bass evolved in a number of subtle ways throughout the 60s with major changes coming during the cbs fender buyout of 1965. History of the fender jazz bass cme vintage bass guitar demo.
This used fender jazz bass from 1968 is an absolute marvel, in very good condition, and a phenomenal player. Get the down low on more than six decades of indispensable bass history. Jazz bowing techniques for the improvising bassist bookcd todd johnson walking bass line module system, volume 2. Aug 12, 2009 the nut width of the jazz bass was 1 716, as opposed to 1 34 on the p bass.
While we can trace the origins of the double bass back to early string instruments from the 15 th century, the bass guitar as we know it today didnt come into being until the 1930s. In this revised and expanded edition, it offers a complete illustrated history of bass guitars, from fenders first electric model in the 1950s through all the major models of the next 50. Discussion in guitars in general started by jven, jan 18, 20. Modified with coil tap and kill switch and emg select pickup. See more ideas about bass, guitar and fender bass guitar. The nut width of the jazz bass was 1 716, as opposed to 1 34 on the p bass. Theyre all cool though, strats are the coolest guitars ever.
Vintage 1970s fender jazz bass guitar decal silkscreen waterslide nos. Jamey aebersold jazz does not accept liability for incorrect spelling, printing errors including prices, incorrect manufacturers specifications, or grammatical inaccuracies in any product included in the jamey aebersold jazz catalog or website. Fender american geddy lee jazz bass in black andertons. The history of fender guitars and their ups and downs. How can i find out when my americanmade instrument. Jazz bass is the use of the double bass or bass guitar to improvise accompaniment comping basslines and solos in a jazz or jazz fusion style. Since it was first published in 1995, the bestselling bass book has become the standard text for anyone searching for a complete history of bass guitars. It is distinct from the precision bass in that its tone is brighter and richer in the midrange and treble with less emphasis on the fundamental frequency. Perhaps the best information available concerning the history of the string bass is recorded by musical theorist michael praetorius, who wrote sintagma musicum 1611620.
Precision bass special from 1981, cbxxxxx gold jazz bass from 1982. Dec 18, 2014 fender is extremely proud to introduce the adam clayton jazz bass guitar. Fender limitededition adam clayton jazz bass maple. Jazz bass guitar sheet music, lessons, chord charts, resources.
A complete history of fender stratocaster guitars guitar reference. Jazz bass guitar sheet music, lessons, chord charts. The jazz bass book technique and tradition by john goldsby foreword by ron carter goldsby is a respected bass player and bass player magazine columnist. Fender s adam clayton jazz bass puts his rocksolid sound and style in your hands, with elegant appointments and elemental tone, including two potent fender custom shop pickups and a beautiful sherwood green metallic gloss finish with matching headstock.
Scale modules by todd johnson book and dvd todd johnson walking bass line module system, volume 1. Jet harris brought electric bass playing into focus, and although new and distinctive basses were constantly appearing during the 60s, none seemed to have as much general appeal until the jazz bass appeared. Jun 29, 2018 the embodiment of bold, the new contemporary jazz bass combines exciting new features with classic style for a beast of a bass thats ready to rule the stage. The jazz bass got the black vintage knobs while the precision got the chrome flattop knobs. Accordingly, our limited edition 50th anniversary jazz bass is a truly distinctive instrument in that it boasts design touches from several periods in jazz bass history, including 60sera lacquer finish, headstock logo, chrome bridge and pickup covers. Eyecatching appointments like a matching painted headstock for a cohesive aesthetic and brilliant chrome hardware are sure to command attention. The worldwide leader in jazz improvisation educational materials for over 50 years.
These are pinsharp and use real gold metallic in the logo. Free jazz bass guitar sheet music, lessons, chord charts, resources sheet music pieces to download from. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The history of the fender precision bass fender basses. His impeccable groove and expansive tone form the sonic foundation of one of the biggest bands in the history of. From the 1920s and 1930s swing and big band era, through 1940s bebop and 1950s hard bop. Joe osborn fell in love with his 1960 jazz bass when he first received it and put it to good use on his early ricky nelson work. Home forums bass guitar general forums bg basses bg please take 30 seconds to register your free account to remove most ads, post topics, make friends, earn reward points at our store, and more.
Fender jazz headstock logo dating discussion in basses bg started by quadebass17, mar 30, 2008. First introduced in 1960 as the deluxe model, it borrowed design elements from the jazzmaster guitar. I see a lot of used mim precision and jazz basses with the silvery decals on the headstock and the made in mexico logo on the front of the headstock as well as the serial number. Ive seen them all over the board on the internet, anywhere from 12mm, to 58, even up to 17 and 17. Get jazz bass playability with the style and tone of u2s adam clayton.
Very high quality reproduction of headstock decals for 1962 fender jazz bass. Fender jazz bass 1968 with original hardshell case. Doctoral essay supervised by professor don coffman ninetynine pages 99 the advent and development of the electric bass as an instrument was examined in relation to its application to the genre of jazz and related styles. A really nice book on the uneven history of the fender bass.
History and pedagogy abstract of a doctoral essay at the university of miami. Players began using the double bass in jazz in the 1890s to supply the lowpitched walking basslines that outlined the chord progressions of the songs. Outside of modern jazz, bass players have a hard time. Synopsis in california in the early 1950s, the fender company introduced the worlds first electric bass guitar. The focus is clearly on the precision and jazz basses. His impeccable groove and expansive tone form the sonic foundation of one of the biggest bands in the history of rock music, never more powerfully than today. The limited edition sandblasted ash jazz bass features one of the most alluringly unusual finish treatments yet seen on a fender instrument. Fender jazz bass decals headstock waterslide decal. The story of fenders precision and jazz basses musicradar. His text reveals a grosscontra bass geige, which is generally held to have evolved into the modern double bass. Fender timeline the history of fender guitars soundunlimited. Jazz has had the broadest perspective of all genres in music since its first note to the present day.
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