Bass Guitars Fender Jazz How can I add more BASS to my bass guitar? New pickups?
I have an '06 Fender Jazz bass that needs a good kick in the rear. What are some good ways to add more punch to my lows?
Depending on what kind of bass you have then you might have some kind of bass control on there. But then again you might not have active electronics.
The best way to get an active drop-in is the J-retro Jazz bass pre-amp, They used to cost about $250, It has an active/passive mode switch with a 20db bass boost only (cause who needs to cut bass lol! not me!) plus it has Mids boost/cut with a selectable frequency and then a high boost/cut control with a switch to boost the highs for slapping.
If that's not your boat then some beefy Jazz Pickups are the Seymour Duncan 1/4 Pounds. I have played some Bartolini bass pickups that were pretty fat too!
Average price without install is about 100-150 bucks. If you buy locally most shops will install with purchase. I would consult a local music store about you best options for your particular instrument.
Now for the cheap solution... turn up the bass on your amp!!! It's free!!!
You could always add a 15 inch speaker cab to your setup and get some fatter lowend.
Plus Check your technique, how you hit the strings, cause a Jazz bass can pump out some low end if played right
Make sure you have tried just the front pickup by itself too, it is responsible for the fatter sound of the bass than the bridge pickup. Having both pickups up at the same time also tends to cancel out some sympathetic frequencies, most importantly the lows... I get on kicks where I play both pickup wide open and when I really dig the tone of just the front pickup by itself. It really depends on how well I am mixing in with the rest of the band. Making this small adjustment either way could make you more prominent in the mix.
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He is credited with introducing the world to the Precision bass in 1951. Ibanez Electric GuitarsThe bass was called a Precision bass because of the accuracy of the notes. Players were able to play notes that were perfectly in tune because of the presence of frets on the electric bass guitar. To many people, this was the first real electric bass. This bass was mass-produced and very recognizable when it was created by Fender and up to this day it still is.
But while we give Leo Fender his dues for creating the modern electric bass, it must be said that way before 1951 there were at least five other prototypes that resembled the design of today's electric bass guitar. In talking about the history of the bass guitar we must talk about the double bass. In fact, today's bass is a direct descendant of the double bass, dating way back to the 17th century. Although it was really in the 20th century that one with a more practical design was created.
When talking about bass guitar history mention must be made of Lloyd Loar, known for designing the first electric double bass in the 1920s while working for Gibson. The bass used an electro-static pickup but there was no practical way of hearing it play. Unfortunately, bass amplification still had a long way to go.
The evolution of the bass guitar now takes us to the early 1930s when Paul Tutmarc built a more practical bass in terms of size. The first one came with a pickup and was the size of a cello but was too heavy, so the designed was changed to that of a guitar. This 42 inches long solid body bass was made of black walnut and came with piano strings and a pickup. A few years later, in the mid 1930s, established firms like Lyon & Healy, Rickenbacker and Gibson began selling basses that, although less bulkier than the standard double bass, were still tall, unfretted and upright.
Around 1940 was the first time a large distributor handled the electric bass. The distributor was L.D.Heater Music Co. in Portland Oregon, and the basses were manufactured by Paul Tutmarc. This was a fretted instrument that was no longer to be played upright, but horizontal. It came with a pickup and was much smaller than earlier versions.
It was only then that Leo Fender came up with the modern electric bass. As said at the beginning of our discussion on bass guitar history, it was the year 1951. In the year 1957 the pickguard and headstock were redesigned and the pickup was changed to a split pickup. This took us to the year 1960 when the Jazz bass was designed. Unlike the Precision bass, it came with two separate pickups. The modern bass guitar became very popular.
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The electric bass seems to have become more popular today than ever before. For instance, when someone refers to a bass it's more common to think of the electric bass than the upright acoustic.
not me!) plus it has Mids boost/cut with a selectable frequency and then a high boost/cut control with a switch to boost the highs for slapping.
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