Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Fender Jazz, preferably with block inlays.

paologregorio wrote:Other than a Rick, just my Geddy Lee J-Bass: lacquered maple neck.

Those are nice basses. I think I'll be bugging you to bring it to the next gtg.

An Ovation Magnum.

A Charvel Surfcaster

If not a RIC, I like either a true single coil Precision bass (like the Telecaster bass) because it is punchy and raw flat out, or one of the two basses I made with Rickenbacker pickups.

Well for me even with Ric's in the world, I have a 1976 Gibson Ripper that I love and play the hell out of, but if not for the Ripper, it would definitly be a Precision and or jazz bass...........

plasticman_88 wrote:An Ovation Magnum.

Is this the model where you can move the pickup position?

That ought to be a Ric option!

My '75-'76 P'Bass, and '78 Jazz Bass(with Block inlays) would suit me just fine...if Rickenbacker basses didn't exist!!!!!


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rikk wrote:

plasticman_88 wrote:An Ovation Magnum.

Is this the model where you can move the pickup position?

No - the big metal frame is a thumb-rest and cosmetic feature. The later Magnums (III and IV) have a more conventional body shape and no metal frame.

On looks alone (haven't played one through an amp) I like the Epi Jack Cassady.

I haven't played around with many brands but I dig my fretless fender jazz. I wouldn't mind having another couple good jazzes.

If not a Rick?.... a Univox Stereo bass

walker wrote:J-Bass. Never liked the body design. Sound-wise, James Jamerson ... got some great sounds from it

Nah... Jamerson was a Precision man like us!

I agree that Jazzes can sound generic sometimes. I would call sometimes even call them "thin"-sounding. That's another reason I sold mine (I was constantly getting drowned out), but I have plenty of respect for folks who stand by the Jazz and do solid work with it.

You know who knows how to make a Jazz Bass sound like it should? Ed Friedland. He rocks.

Joshua, you yourself recommended the Audere to me and my Jazz sounds deep, growly and crisp. At my last show, several bass players commented that they couldn't believe I could get those sounds from a Jazz bass, let alone a fretless.

cassius987 wrote: I agree that Jazzes can sound generic sometimes. I would call sometimes even call them "thin"-sounding

Let me guess - you had rounds on it.