Jack Frisch
playing since fall of 1984.

My interest in playing bass took on a strong direction after seeing Jaco Pastorius at a demonstration event for the, then new, hartke metal cone speakers and Guild's new Pilot bass in 1985. After seing him I knew I wanted to play bass in a funk or jazz setting. I Later hung with him a few minutes here and there and shared a quick finger excercise lesson in 1986.

Otherwise I'm self taught.

First bass was a Westone, I bought a 1984 Fender Jazz (a reissue of a 63') a year later. Weeks after getting it a friend and I had went to see Jeff Andrews with Mike Stern at the 55 bar in New York. Jeff gave me the number of his bass guy and he pulled my frets and coated the neck. I mainly play this bass all the time. Its all stock except for the fretless job on it. Other players tell me its one of the best fretless they ever heard.

My fulltime work is as a freelance Art Director and Designer in the music industry specailizing in websites, cd packaging, advertising and photgraphy for Jazz musicians and record labels in New York and all around the world.
My recent work is the design of Marcus Milers 2001 release, M Squared. Clients included Will Lee, Marcus Miller, Mark Egan, Christian Mcbride and Hiram Bullock to name a few a swlel as many other players. See my site, jackfrisch.com, for more info, samples of desings and a complete client list. jackfrisch.com

I am presently looking for any vintage lefty jazz bass parts in any condtion. I'm a serious buyer..so let me know what you have. I am a Fender Jazz player always but wouldn't mind getting a all maple fretless precision bass. The
ones that have a maple fretless fingerboard/neck and body.

Influences/inspiration:
Will Lee
Marcus Miller
Chet Baker
Mark Egan
Pino Palladino
Bahkiti Kumalo
Hiram Bullock
Jeff Andrews
Ivan Lins
Gil Evans
George Mraz
Joe Locke
Shelia Jordan

1969 Fender Jazz Bass

1969 jazz all stock except for fretless fingerboard this bass is so solid, no unwanted noise, nothing. the ebony fingerboard definately has a dark warmsound pruchased 1987-8 form mandolin brothers on staten island features pristine 1966 oval tuners, they are not repros, original baklite knobs, original threaded saddle bridge originally black, i stripped it. features a home made brown shopping bag pickguard to cover a previous owner routed hole for a 9 volt
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1977 Fender Jazz Bass

jazz with 78 precision fretless neck for years this was the only fretless neck you could get from fender this bass plays beautifully nylon coated flat wounds.
it doesnt sound nice at all with roundwounds. the neck has no wear on it and still sports its original clear coat.
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1984-5 Fender Jazz Bass made in japan

jazz with epoxided fretless fingerboard by mike olivola my favorite jazz bass. most who play it or hear it flip. consistant and even tone across the spectrum
solid, no unwanted noise. very strong tone and volume unplugged i bought this off the wall brand new at sam ash in NYC 1985 and had jeff andrews tech, mike olivola do the fretless job a few months later.
C shape neck, extremely thin This is exactly these same as Jaco Pastorius' "main" fretless bass, right down to the electonics., everything. never for sale.
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1987-88 Fender Jazz Bass made in japan jazz fretted

I recently got this bass a month or so ago same specs as the above bass. action is set extremely low.
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1997 Fender Jazz Bass made in japan fretted

like brand new, no fingerboard wear this bass, if not sold will go to Thor for a fretless job and most likely will be stipped to natural
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Markbass 12" combo