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What bass is this?

JoostoneJoostone Posts: 232
edited January 2007 in Musicians and Gearheads
I always thought Jeff is playing some strange fender musicmaster bass here, but I have my doubts now. So, what the hell is he playing, he plays this on a lot !!

http://www.pearljam.com/images/live/portoalegre5.jpg
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Joostone wrote:
    I always thought Jeff is playing some strange fender musicmaster bass here, but I have my doubts now. So, what the hell is he playing, he plays this on a lot !!


    That's one of his Modulus Jazz basses... he's had them for years.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • JoostoneJoostone Posts: 232
    you're right. It's a Modulus Silvertone re-issue 2000.

    http://www.glyphmedia.com/vintage_silvertones/forsale_silvrtn-dano_bass.html
    PJ: Pinkpop 2000, Sydney I/II/III 2003, Adelaide 2003, Arnhem 2006, Antwerp 2006, Berlin 2006, Dusseldorf 2007, Nijmegen 2007, Werchter 2007, Rotterdam 2009, Berlin 2009, Nijmegen 2010, Amsterdam I/II 2012, Amsterdam I/II 2014, Amsterdam I/II 2018, Pinkpop 2018, Werchter 2018, Pinkpop 2022, Budapest 2022, Krakow 2022, Amsterdam 2022.
    EV: Amsterdam II 2012, Amsterdam I/III 2017, Amsterdam I 2019
    Brad: Zoetermeer & Utrecht 2013
    Soundgarden: Pinkpop 2012, Amsterdam 2013, Utrecht 2014
  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    I've been hooked on the Jag bass look every sense the first time I saw that bass. Would be sweet with just a single P-bass pickup.

    Very cool.
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    You can now get Jaguar basses.
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  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    keeponrockin wrote:
    You can now get Jaguar basses.


    Well aware for sure. I just need to wait till the local store has one. I can usually get stuff there for about 15-20% lower then Musicians Friend there, when I do some wheeling and dealing.
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Joostone wrote:
    you're right. It's a Modulus Silvertone re-issue 2000.

    http://www.glyphmedia.com/vintage_silvertones/forsale_silvrtn-dano_bass.html


    Correction: It's a Modulus Jazz bass. Or rather, a "VJ" bass.

    http://www.modulusguitars.com/v2/products/vintage/index.html

    Jeff's are earlier models with swapped pickups.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    Correction: It's a Modulus Jazz bass. Or rather, a "VJ" bass.

    http://www.modulusguitars.com/v2/products/vintage/index.html

    Jeff's are earlier models with swapped pickups.

    Think you might be mixed up, thats jeffs (I'd call it a reversed t-bird body or something) e mod.

    The given to wail site, still calls it a fender, but its an emod. Seen it on other sites also.
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  • RamblingBlingRamblingBling Posts: 80
    hey can one of you dudes help me with stringing a bass... actually buying bass strings .. and what not

    My question is the silk type material that is at the base and at the end of each string... do new strings come with that material on the strings ?...

    I have a Fender Jazz bass special it is a MIJ fender and I don't play bass but it looks like fun
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    RamblingBling wrote:
    hey can one of you dudes help me with stringing a bass... actually buying bass strings .. and what not

    My question is the silk type material that is at the base and at the end of each string... do new strings come with that material on the strings ?...

    I have a Fender Jazz bass special it is a MIJ fender and I don't play bass but it looks like fun


    Yeah, get a decent set of strings, they'll have the cloth wrap. Fender strings are pretty good, D'Addario as well... I prefer GHS, but that's what I use on guitar, so...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • RamblingBlingRamblingBling Posts: 80
    do they come with that clothe wrap on t he strings already? when I look online it says nothing about clothe wrap.


    here it is
    http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/theold123/000_0321.jpg

    it is like new ...other than the strings
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    RamblingBling wrote:
    do they come with that clothe wrap on t he strings already? when I look online it says nothing about clothe wrap.


    here it is
    http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/theold123/000_0321.jpg

    it is like new ...other than the strings


    It's a pretty nice bass... nothing to brag about, but some nice tones available there. Yeah, any decent string pack will come with the cloth wrap. With the size of the cable used to make bass strings, that's just how it's done.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • RamblingBlingRamblingBling Posts: 80
    thank you
    10 characters
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  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    Yeah, get a decent set of strings, they'll have the cloth wrap. Fender strings are pretty good, D'Addario as well... I prefer GHS, but that's what I use on guitar, so...


    I too am a GHS fan. I screwed up and tried some fender stainless, and I can't stand that Stainless "Tin sound" when I play.

    So I had to scrap a new pack of strings and go back to my nickel coated Boomers.
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  • RocksmySocksRocksmySocks Posts: 29
    Jag bass doesn't come in suburst - at least pretty sure it doesnt couldnt find it anywhere and ive been searchin for quite some time. if you guys find any be sure to tell me lol, but yea as far as i kno...
    Keep on Rockin'
  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    RocksmySocks wrote:
    Jag bass doesn't come in suburst - at least pretty sure it doesnt couldnt find it anywhere and ive been searchin for quite some time. if you guys find any be sure to tell me lol, but yea as far as i kno...

    The ones in the states don't come in sunburst, the Jap ones from last year did. I was hoping to go the sunburst route, but had to settle for the black one.
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  • RocksmySocksRocksmySocks Posts: 29
    okay so i was doing some web searching still cant figure out what type of basses these are:

    http://www.geocities.com/check_roz/jeff9.jpg
    http://www.geocities.com/check_roz/Jeff2.bmp

    I know Jeff uses Modulus usually, but those are the Jazz "C" shape ones, and i couldnt find a jaguar shaped one - atleast through modulus site. I sebtled for the fac its probably a fender jaguar bass, but Fender's basses only comes in Hot Pure Red (matchin headstock), and Black. and has the Jazz bass pickguard one, while those two pics of jeff its the precission like pickguard, with jazz pickups. and jeff's comes in completely different color then Fender's site says they come in, jeff's as you can see is like a red-sunburst type thing (pardon my terminology still bit of a newbie in music world). So is Jeff's just a custom Jag from fender or somethin like that? like even his shape is bit different then the fender's jag (more dull edges).

    I know all these things i stated are small little details lol, but its really been buggin to try and figure out what bass that is becuase it really is very sweet. I mean im not big into buyin a bass just becuase one of your favorite bass players has it, but im really diggin that bass.
    Keep on Rockin'
  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    RocksmySocks wrote:
    okay so i was doing some web searching still cant figure out what type of basses these are:

    http://www.geocities.com/check_roz/jeff9.jpg
    http://www.geocities.com/check_roz/Jeff2.bmp

    I know Jeff uses Modulus usually, but those are the Jazz "C" shape ones, and i couldnt find a jaguar shaped one - atleast through modulus site. I sebtled for the fac its probably a fender jaguar bass, but Fender's basses only comes in Hot Pure Red (matchin headstock), and Black. and has the Jazz bass pickguard one, while those two pics of jeff its the precission like pickguard, with jazz pickups. and jeff's comes in completely different color then Fender's site says they come in, jeff's as you can see is like a red-sunburst type thing (pardon my terminology still bit of a newbie in music world). So is Jeff's just a custom Jag from fender or somethin like that? like even his shape is bit different then the fender's jag (more dull edges).

    I know all these things i stated are small little details lol, but its really been buggin to try and figure out what bass that is becuase it really is very sweet. I mean im not big into buyin a bass just becuase one of your favorite bass players has it, but im really diggin that bass.

    Yeah I've been down that road, especially with that bass. I believe we have came to a conclusion that it's a emodulous version of a Silvertone bass
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