Why every bassist HAS to own a J Bass (Bass Tales Ep.15 w/Nicole Row)

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There are only a few things that all bass players agree on:
Flea belongs on every Top 10 list.
Jaco only needed four strings.
And every bassist HAS to try a Jazz Bass.
Almost everything else is up for debate…well, almost.
In today’s video we catch up with LA session bassist Nicole Row to discuss her awesome bass collection, from her modded P Bass to the Jazz Bass she bought for her gig with Panic! at the Disco.
As always, see you in the shed…
Scott :)
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@jacobus57 2 года назад

Just have to add that Nicole is the best human! A few years ago she sat in with my young person's all-grrrl rock band. She could not have been nicer or more encouraging ❤️

@roberthart4160 2 года назад

Great line of great basses. I dig how chill and laid back you are, no ego. Props for Noble

@danielzuber9350 2 года назад

It's so cool to see Nicole Row on Scott's channel. Such a gifted player, badass on so many levels. I too own the Marcus Miller Jazz Bass, which is 20 years old now & aged beautifully. Nice vintage yellow hue, and boy does the whole instrument resonate (must have to do with the wood becomer drier over time, while being played). I really recommend to check out Nicole's work with Panic, there are some youtube films out there of concerts with Nicole playing, amazing. Please, Nicole do more for SBL!

@ak47dragunov 2 года назад

First time I heard Geddy Lee's J-Bass clank I was sold for life. The perfect bass IMO

@rizzzlaaa 2 года назад

I went to the shop to buy this one 18 years ago and it was gone so i took a Marcus Miller instead and I looooove it. Great bass!

@captbuscemi 2 года назад

Love the diversity of sounds there, thanks for sharing!

@BlackRootsUNLIMITED 2 года назад

I agree. A Passive J Bass. Although, a P/J configuration would fulfill most needs 😎 Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤

@musenw8834 2 года назад

Yeah, a Squier Affinity PJ. you retain that studio mix sound + you can play scooped mids of a jazz bass. you just won't have the jazz neck pickup tone. which comes close. you might as well play a passive J for the heaviest genres like metalcore instead of just pop music. These days you'll see some metalcore bassists hold a jazz and probably a darkglass with them, if not a bass from schecter, spectre or ibanez

@BlackRootsUNLIMITED 2 года назад

@@musenw8834 a Dark glass preamp?

@JasperKloek 2 года назад

Yeah, Darkglass is a pedal brand.

@allrequiredfields 3 месяца назад

J is a far better choice than a PJ. A J can easily sound like a P (with a bit of hum) but a PJ doesn't at all sound like a J.

@offbeatbassgear 2 года назад

I owned a Marco Jazz Bass and I really tried to like it, but there was nothing about it that I liked, it was a well constructed bass but somehow nothing on it felt right to me, so I traded it. Ironically I picked that over the Marcus Miller Jazz, which she also played on this clip. The Marco was really well built but a Jazz Bass design I really couldn't connect with.

@timoheinrich8763 2 года назад

Also in this video I didn't like the sound of either of the two *shrugg*

@acousticsong-guitarco964 Год назад

I own one of the first fretless acoustic Breedlove basses. These were all solid wood. I love it ❤️ I put on black tape strings some time ago and it sounds and plays great

@oldguyplaysbass6503 2 года назад

I just received my Overwater SDJ bass in February. LOVE this bass. Best constructed/sounding J bass I've ever owned. For me the narrow string spacing and 33" scale are prefect (I bet my hands are smaller than Nicole's!) :) Cheers!

@jsgovind 7 месяцев назад

More videos with Nicole please. She seems so friendly and nice when she speaks and she plays so well.

@SteveWeltman 2 года назад

Loved the bass tour you gave in this video! Also loved that you play w Panic (they're cool and I know another person in their tour band... pm for more). I loved your back-stories about the camping and recording sessions. I stayed at home and worked too much. Opportunities lost I guess. I am still working to be consistent on one of my 2 basses, but just for the love of the sounds it makes.

@moldygrapefruit 2 года назад

Amazing timing, I'm heading to a music shop tomorrow to grab a Sire V7 (a decision I made after watching this channel's demos)! Really looking forward to picking up my own J style!

@laithhart4013 2 года назад

I love mine and have owned it for two years now, only thing i’ll say is make sure your super comfortable with the weight. It’s a heavy instrument

@AndruJorj 2 года назад

My passive J Bass is the most powerful weapon in my bass arsenal. Nothing quite like it in terms of versatility and tonal qualities. A fully open J Bass with rounds is the quintessential rock/punk bass tone, in my opinion. Rolling off the bridge pickup gets me into P Bass territory. You can get great funky slap tones, or thick thuddy jazz tones, or a solid rock tone all from the same instrument, without any sort of modifications. Versatility! The J Bass just works "out of the box". I never have to fight the instrument to make it sound good or play well, either.

@karthurhyer 2 года назад

I prefer the J . I can get a P bass sound by rolling off the bridge and a twist to the amp that i can't get with a P. Ironically I play a 86 Squire which i prefer to the Fender. 35 years playing, 7 other basses, and nothing beats my (much modified) Squire, believe me I don't understand why myself, must have gotten a magic one.

@U2BROTHR 2 года назад

I absolutely love my jazz basses and feel like I play better on jazz basses. However, I own P basses as well. Love your energy Nicole and your grooves. Big ups to the females out there holding down the low end.

@shipsahoy1793 2 года назад

My top favorite basses to play are the precision bass and the jazz fretless. Beyond that, I have a lot of favorites!🥳👨🏻

@timi23111 2 года назад

My daughter is a big fan of Panic at the Disco...good work.

@chrishenson4450 2 года назад

Same! Took my daughter to see Panic! in a bar show a few years ago and became a fan myself.

@theTrend7 2 года назад

That was fun. Some nice Basses, love her playing style too.

@xero_2003 2 года назад

I used to listen to P!ATD But for a long time I never knew that this absolutely amazing woman was responsible for those basslines For that You have officially won my respect girl Keep rocking!!!!!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘

@brad_genx_sk8er 2 года назад

Nobody cares

@cartermlb 2 года назад

She's not responsible for creating them.. but for playing the parts live. Still a great bassist that I am glad to learn of.

@billybutcher4995 2 года назад

She’s a touring bassist she’s not a member of any band. She’s a session musician too which is arguably better than being on tour.

@M.Holland 2 года назад

Thats why I own two Jazzbasses. A Fender Marcus Miller Sig )sam as hers, but diffrent color) and a American Deluxe V string. Use them both the most these days. Also owning a P Bass and a five string Sting Ray. Love them all! :-)

@abacquias 2 года назад

Ah, Nicole featured at SBL. At last! 😍 Nicole, you groove!

@seanemmettfullerton 2 года назад

Scott, thanks for this! Yeah, love the slightly grainy but well-defined tone of the Fender at 2:00. In mixing, it's nearly impossible to clarify a tubby woofy bass :)

@craigzinga 2 года назад

I was sans j bass for 20 years. Now I can’t afford one, so I built a parts j bass with allparts neck and fender Mexico body. And original pickups from my first J. I feel complete now. It gives me a feeling of everything being right with the world (which, obviously, it ain’t). But that’s what it’s about, the groove illusion! Forgive me, I’m C19 positive and going crazy in my panic room 😵‍💫

@magdavooijs2389 2 года назад

Really love the tune headspace!!!

@golfboy83 2 года назад

Love the acoustic bass love. So many seem to hate on them, but ive had a few over the years, and they just have a beautiful tone. I currently have a Michael Kelly Firefly acoustic bass, and absolutely love it.

@gunny2466 2 года назад

Beautiful Bass, Beautiful Bassist, Beautiful Sounds. From one Bassist to another, you are Rockin' my Sister 🎸❤👍👏

@rjjeffreys 2 года назад

Love your chops, Nicole!

@sebastiancardb Год назад

I'm currently playing with a Paramore tribute and at first I was a little bit overwhelmed with their tunings, but I guess this was one of the best advices from 5:20 Playing with the 5-string could mean more challenging digitations but it's worth it

@travisreed5965 2 года назад

Incredible - I am rocking out my taxes and streamed the new 2am funk dance party with The Pockets and quickly became mesmerized with your sound - Threw out a Google and this video popped up - Everything sounded terrific and enjoyed the story telling but then the room billowed with sound - That Acoustic Bass Flipping ROCKS - I highly encourage you to get back in that car a record a few tracks with that beauty - Sending Positive Vibes From Colorado Cheers P.S. Puppy Love, Nothing Better

@ot4kon 2 года назад

Finally! someone playing slow melodic note to hear the actual tone of the instrument instead of a bunch of strumming percussions, pulls and slaps.

@jhgust 2 года назад

Hear, hear!!!!!

@JediGamer1977N.A.I 2 года назад

I haven't seen one of these episodes in a while but I am a huge Nicole Row fan so my hands are tied

@techsquirrel 2 года назад

Great video! Thanks for playing your instruments. May I ask-- what strings do you use on this video?

@chano1283 2 года назад

Shout out to Tina at the Amp Shop!!!! I’ve been taking my basses to her for ten plus years. The best in town.

@davidabucci 2 года назад

Putting flats on the Marcus Miller might be breaking some law of the universe somewhere. Haha, sounds great!

@AndreaAustoni 2 года назад

It's the only way to make a Jazz bass tolerable for me :)

@PeteLamont 2 года назад

So soft spoken for such a killer player. Great playing!

@loiseaunoir1021 Год назад

Well, Jaco said the JB is "the only bass". Couldn't find better advice.

@callingchristiano 14 дней назад

PB ?

@loiseaunoir1021 13 дней назад

@@callingchristiano I like the PB very much, like the Rick, when it's played by others 😁 but the PB's neck is not for me.

@ronclauw 2 года назад

Real good bass sounds (no obligatory slapping, finally) and a very charming lady. Since I have small hands myself, I'm very curious about the Marcus Miller Signature and F Bass.

@jinjxmusic 2 года назад

Thank you Nicole for saying it! I love the P bass as much as the next cat... but wired right the J covers everything the P does and has a whole different element with the "bridge" pickup. Those bright wirey sounds - you need a J for that. :)

@kevmac1230 2 года назад

Such nice playing.I'm an old geezer bassist with smallish hands and I love bass more than anything else in the world.I love my Jazz bass and all my others.I'm a cat guy though.

@geraldfriend256 2 года назад

Dang! That kitten by her teakettle was a. dog, dog?I think people with dogs under 20 pounds or so are cat people at heart.Great grooves and tones here, nice lines.

@martinheath5947 2 года назад

Charming video but slightly low on information regarding signal chain, strings, electronics etc for the curious! I take it the rotary tone switch on the P is a 'Tonestyler'. Great collection, the acoustic bass sounds really nice!

@liambradfield7692 2 года назад

I had a '65 fender jazz and loved it! but not as much as my '66 precision.

@flavy1000 Год назад

Nice to discover Nicole and her basses here! I'll check her out for sure..Love your music and playing Nicole...!

@devinebass Год назад

👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

@flavy1000 Год назад

@@devinebass Thank you!!

@1965mando 2 года назад

Tina is awesome. And love the Amp shop. Bought a few basses from Gary. Tina did some exceptional work for me. Can't recommend her enough. I've since moved away from LA and can't find anyone that comes close to Tina.

@NiloGiacomelli 2 года назад

Nice history and to know a person with cool basslines! The one with natural wood finish has great harmonics! I never liked JBs, my first bass was an PJ and I always used the P thinking the J pickup has a problem. This "melted" body style and fingerboard with only 20 frets also push me away to have one. Mine preferences are Ps, SGs, and RKs, and love short scales. But I know their importance in the music history and their iconic bass players that use this model. It's an easy bass to play slap, the thin neck it's confortable and has no neck dive. Their normal sound is bad to me but a fretless became very decent. Every bassist has to TEST a J-bass, but to own one, unfortunetly is out of my plans hahaha

@cityvibegirl 2 года назад

I'm a P girl. 4 string long scale is my main

@NiloGiacomelli 2 года назад

@@cityvibegirl precision basses are nice. I had only one with the classic design, but have more than one bass with their configuration and different designs.

@johnalper8613 Год назад

I love your style. Also I’m a proud owner of a Marco bass! Love it

@ultramet 2 года назад

I have the Geddy Lee Jazz Bass with the shaved neck. It is my favorite bass...tone, action..Geddy knows bass.

@KitBasher1 2 года назад

Five strings are the way to go! I’ve been playing fives so long that it’s hard to play a four now (feels so skinny). Great playing BTW! Love your tone

@kingdeedee 2 года назад

Yeah well Jaco only needed 4 str- Just kidding lol

@KitBasher1 2 года назад

@@kingdeedee bahahahaha… bahahaaaaa… uhh… (slaps KingDavid with all five digits evenly enough to leave a mark) “keep Jacos name, out yo mouth”… Lmao

@musenw8834 2 года назад

Me too. five-string bassist here.

@neilbarnett3046 2 года назад

Yup, I often play in church, and some of those zippy exciting songs are in E flat. In my other band, I used to have to transpose down a tone on demand (when you suddenly find the singer couldn't reach those notes) so being able to just move down two frets made it easier.

@solkvist8668 2 года назад

Find myself in the same place, except I’m probably hopping up to 6 strings eventually. I miss playing spicy chords from guitar and the tone is so nice up there. My 5 string PJ with flatwounds has served me well though and will continue to do so for a long time. It’s just a fun sound

@kingdeedee 2 года назад

Title: “Why every bassist has to own a J Bass” P Bass @ 6:20 : “I am inevitable”

@thememorycard5802 2 года назад

Marco is such a nice guy and his basses feel great

@SimonBrisbane 2 года назад

Hey Nicole! Shecter make the Stiletto Custom line of basses with thinner necks in mahogany with 4 & 5 string options. You might dig the feel of them, I certainly love mine. I love how approachable and down to earth you seem to be. Good luck with your career and future in general. Cheers from Down Under!

@Mark-db1ok 2 года назад

Cheers from America! Those Schecter Stilettos are great... I had a Studio 5 that was super comfortable to play with really versatile tone. I only sold it because I decided to stop playing 5 string and needed the money to fund my next bass. Fully support the Stilettos though.

@danobrien9925 2 года назад

Brilliant video 🙏✨🙏

@JoshAwang Год назад

Such a beauty from inside out... love her demeanour. Oh yes, the J Bass, yes that's the main topic here... I love my Fender Jazz, American Pro Series, but my Sadowsky 5-string Metro is da bom!

@rizzzlaaa 2 года назад

So happy to see her playing my bass. I was 17, knew nothing and I spent all the money of my very first job on a Marcus Miller signature. I'm 35 now, and it's still the most precious thing I ever bought for myself ❤

@xXMetalCrewXx 2 года назад

Such a beautiful bass you have there! I have only one question: what is the amp that is on the video? Cheers from Mexico

@cd0u50c9 4 месяца назад

In case anyone is wandering what that knob is in the green P bass that gives 'different P bass sounds' - it's a Tone Styler.

@micolao 2 года назад

Loved the Patitucci bit on the Fodera.

@timmoney7608 Год назад

Great video! I also have small hands, what do I need to know to buy the 4 string bass?

@mudmanrv 2 года назад

If I were to get one bucket list item wish - it would be to meet and share a beer around a camp fire or whatever with a handful of my favorite musical artists... and Nicole would be one of them. So down to earth - has to be the coolest cat on the planet.

@n_phaneuf 2 года назад

I went from not having a j bass style instrument for years to now I bought 2 of in the same week and now I need to pick who you keep and who to flip!

@ghostrider2ification 2 года назад

Sounds like a good problem to have

@kyont 2 года назад

Flip?!? You need to pick which to keep with roundwounds and which to put on flats. 😜

@martinheath5947 2 года назад

@@kyont Exactly! Alternatively if you only like one of these string types and want a deep option, give one bass a low B string instead of the high G (ie BEAD strings) 👍

@RobertPilla Год назад

Love when you throw down The Funk at 5:10

@sheppy951 2 года назад

J-basses are cool. i own a Sandberg 5string jbass and i love it

@RUMBLEGO1 Год назад

That F Bass sounds and looks soooo good! Goosebumps! Had the opportunity to play this gorgeous fretless neck through F Bass about 25 years ago. It was amazing and i don't even think they make neck throughs anymore. It was brand new for $1600 and to this day i KICK my self in the arse for not buying it that day! It was gone when i went back. If it was that cheap it was probably more like 30 years ago. It had that organic look and tone like Nicole's bass. What a pair those two F basses would make. So that bass in this vid is awesome. I have played F basses afterwards that i was not thrilled about at all but that fretless was insane and this bass in the video looks to be insane as well. What a beautiful tone in her hands!

@devinebass Год назад

Man, such great basses dude!

@themosaito 8 месяцев назад

Must say, I love the sound of that P BASS! What is the tone control knob?

@nuggers23 2 года назад

I fell in love with her for the way she tells her stories. ❤️

@robertf1309 Год назад

J Basses are all I play nowadays. I love them! I even have a P bass that I had built to include J pickups and it rips

@devinebass Год назад

Such a classic tone 🔥

@Bard2dbone 2 года назад

What was the rotary switch circuit in the P bass? I'm building a project P bass and might want to do that, too.

@un-dos-tres-mambo Год назад

I've heard that Sadowsky circuit is quite a battery eater // but is a beautiful bass !! And great playing!!!

@cmvb Год назад

There are the Aguilar and Sadowsky preamp pedals..

@ricardolarrosa6813 2 года назад

Jazz Bass Power ! Love its !

@nagynorbie 2 года назад

For months I've been saving up and trying to decide between a passive jazz or an active Warwick/Spector. Guess this video is a sign !

@goncalomarques2711 2 года назад

If this helps... and have in mind that the sound you like, may not be the sound I like: I had a Warick as my main axe for some years, then I saw a Sire V7 (Jazz bass copy basically) at a low price... 2 or 3 years latter, I just sould my Warwick, because I never used it anymore.

@michaelotten1956 2 года назад

I play a Fender Jazz bass and a Warwick Thumb bass. I love them both. If I could only have one it would be the Jazz bass because it fits in anywhere. However, the Thumb bass has tones I love and is really fun and I think easier to play.

@dirtychinchilla 2 года назад

I have a jazz bass but I’d really like a Spector, just can’t afford one. Got a Sire V7 like someone else here

@ANTHONYFERNANDO 2 года назад

I adore Warwicks. Have a pretty fancy vintage one, also have a jazz 5. If I had to pick one as my only bass for versatility it would be the Jazz. I prefer my Warwick, but the Jazz is so much more versatile. You can’t really take the growly Warwick midrange thing away.

@anthonygm85 2 года назад

I want a spector but I want a passive one I'm into active electronics myself

@petersuppe8309 2 года назад

👌.. Thank You 🎸💓🎶

@unemployedrubberducky5125 2 года назад

Justin Chancellor would be so cool to have on bass tales!

@jacobarmstrong5308 2 года назад

lmao I love how the demo for the 5 string was just a single note

@Shloopers 2 года назад

active 5 string schecter is all I need, sold my jazz bass cuz passive just isnt enough

@rathork 2 года назад

I am sorry for going completely off topic, but could some nice person here please tell me what race this dog is? Damn this little guy is cuteness overkill. 🥰😍 And as always, this is a cool video, a nice interview and a really cool person with lots of cool bass guitars. 😎😊

@matto9734 2 года назад

I know Nicole from her amazing funky works with Scary Pockets and she´s got them fo´ sho´!!!

@mattlambert3118 2 года назад

I don't get why she's so keen on the tiny nut widths. She has great technique so the size of her hands doesn't really matter. A thin nut width only really gives you an advantage if you play with your palm on the back of the neck. I used to love jazz necks before I got my left hand technique together, but since then they just feel so cramped up by the nut. I guess it must just be personal preference.

@fuzztone1130 2 года назад

YOU SOUND GREAT! WHAT AMP ARE YOU PLAYING THROUGH IN THIS VIDEO?

@KozmykJ 2 года назад

With all that slick r/h muting it was hard to tell if a bass had flats or not .

@Shred_The_Weapon 10 месяцев назад

Going to play on the video itself and not knowing the music from Panic at the Disco or any of their personnel, I can definitely tell you Nicole is very relatable and very good. If somebody pressured me into getting a P-bass the way she said she was, I would have made it to PJ (ir is it JP?) bass. I would have wanted that bridge pickup and the slimmer neck.

@devinebass 10 месяцев назад

Nicole sure brings relatable energy to the video! It's fascinating how personal preferences shape our gear choices - finding that sweet spot between playability and style is what makes our bass journey unique. Keep on grooving and exploring, you're in great company! 🎸🎵

@Shred_The_Weapon 10 месяцев назад

I definitely have come to that conclusion, @@devinebass, and I appreciate whenever a channel administrator answers my comments.

@areyes501 Год назад

Can you tell me what your action is on your jazz bass/ i am trying to fing the lowest action numbers? You are awesome bass player.

@joetroncoso7292 Год назад

a thumbs up for the GC story

@pjmuck 2 года назад

That knob on her P bass is a Stellartone ToneStyler.

@Iconoplastt 2 года назад

A Marcus Miller Jazz Bass is one I have my eye on

@JBarbarosa 2 года назад

Dream girl..this one is a keeper

@Kazzildo 2 года назад

Cool tone! Are those flats?

@drewonthebass 2 года назад

Tina at the amp shop bass exchange in Noho!

@MC-xy5cu Год назад

I'm a J-Bass guy myself. Not really a P fan, can't get on with the neck. Love that accoustic though. Sounds way better than mine.

@devinebass Год назад

Love a J!

@vincentm4717 2 года назад

All of those basses have wonderful tones especially that acoustic. The only problem with acoustic bass guitars is un amplified if you play with acoustic guitar players you can't hear them. One is better off with a stand up.

@geraldfriend256 2 года назад

True.Most of them have bodies way too small for bass response.A vintage Earthwood is big enough and ironically a Dean cheapo acoustic bass has the right size...still not quite there for loud campfire jams tho.

@JeffreySaxophoneTallNewton 2 года назад

So, I have a 5 string Fender American Standard Jazz Bass, much like yours. I'm a saxophone player, and I have giant hands. I'd prefer a wider neck. I've never played a P bass. You say they have wider necks that the Jazz bass? Thanks...

@rdstreets Год назад

What are your thoughts on fretless? I’ve always been a big Mick Karn fan…

@mattster693 2 года назад

i love the j bass, but unlike her I have massive arachnid hands and a j bass feels tiny to me, a p bass feels better with the wider chunkier neck, but now i just play a 5 string gibson eb bass and its perfect! i can get both jazz and percision like tones with it and its completely passive! totally underrated bass imo