Prospect Standard - Anyone using this for Jazz ?

[holdgaj]

After reading reviews of the Prospect standard it seems that some people use it for Jazz playing - It has a floating centre block - any Jazzers out there using the prospect standard ? I'd be interested in your experiences

[Heritage4]

YES!! Although I play a wide variety of styles I do several gigs just playing jazz. The Prospect because of the "floating" block is usually one of my first choices. Mine has a very warm tone and I usually set the amp with the bass at 10, mids at 8 and treble at 6, and find that I get a very "jazzy" tone. Also like my H555 and Guild Starfire 5 for the jazz sets.

 

Heritage4

[Gitfiddler]

I don't own a Prospect, but am curious what kind of amps you guys are using...especially with the bass boosted to '10'!?  (solid state?)  On most tube rigs that delivers a fairly muddy tone. 

 

One of my best guitar buddies plays a semi-hollow Academy Custom  for jazz.  Similar git to a Prospect, but I'm not sure about the inards (floating or non-floating tone block) construction.  Like many players he EQ's his amp fairly flat, and rolls back the tone pot on his guitar.

 

[Dick Seacup]

I don't own a Prospect, but am curious what kind of amps you guys are using...especially with the bass boosted to '10'!?  (solid state?)  On most tube rigs that delivers a fairly muddy tone. 

 

 

I figured he was talking "o'clock" positioning.  But, having the treble rolled down that much seems like it'd get muddy, too.  I'll have to try it on my amps when I get home just for grins.

[Heritage4]

I have a Fender Pro Concert Reverb, a Peavey Classic 30, and a Fender Stage 100. The bass is always full up, the mids around 8, and the treble between 6 and 8 depending on the room and volume. The first two amps listed are tube amps, the third a solid state. I have never had a problem with being muddy, but then my volume isn't skull splitting either. Depending on the room and tune and other facors I usually set the volume between 3 1/2 and maybe 5. It also might be noted that I use Gibson B.B King signature nickel wound strings gauged 54 to 10 with an unwrapped third. Hope that helps.

 

Heritage4