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RE: Borrowed a Jazz Bass for a few days - Playing over ''Sir Duke'' :)
I really like the neck on the Jazz bass, and they do have a certain sound to them that I like.
I think you can play faster than I can...I'm not all that good with the finger plucking method, I usually use a pick for faster notes. Of course, I'm not as fast as I used to be, I haven't played seriously for about 18 years now.
The Jazz bass is my favorite type of bass.. at least for me that I play it only from time to time and just want a ''meat and potato'' type of bass .. I'd like a Jazz bass of my own in the near future ... good for laying out ideas.. sounds right 99% of the time .. just plugged direct hahaha.
Oh , you play bass with a pick? haven't really tried .. it kicks the guitar player out to much , by playing fingerstyle I kinda have to adapt and think a little more ''bass like'' .. we don't want a guitar player playing bass ... hahaha we want someone actually trying to play bass and help the rhythm section lock in . :D Anyways.. it's fun! I love the instrument!
I have to agree with you about playing a bass the way you would a guitar. It's 2 different thought processes between them, you gotta play the bass like a bass. :-)
My thought on the bass is that it's a background instrument, it's there to help reinforce the rhythm and the beat.