-=> Quoting Jim Miller to Martin Ridgley <=-
 MR> Jaco Pastorius said much the same thing.  He was often asked (by
 MR> interviewers who wanted to know about his equipment, his set-up and
 MR> various modifications), how he got his incredible tone.  Almost
 MR> invariably Jaco's reply was that his sound was in his hands.
 
 JM> While I certainly don't dispute that, those old Acoustic amps he used
 JM> had a lot to do with it.  I've played several Acoustic amps and they
 JM> all seem to have Jacotone built into them.  I'm sure he could have
 JM> used any amp to get that sound (I get semi-convincing Jacotone out of
 JM> my Ampeg SVT-III Pro), but those Acoustic amps sure do make it easy. 
 JM> Plus turning the neck pickup down a little bit contributes.  
 
     The Fender he played on had a bit to do with it as well... Isn't it true
that he knocked the frets off of it to make it fretless?
     
     I also play on an Acoustic amp through a 2x15 Kustom cabinet and man, I
think you're right about that "Jacotone". I used to play an Ibanez SDGR
4-string fretless through that puppy and it was smoooooth. I think my 
avorite
track (that I've heard so far) from Jaco is his adaptation of "Miles Mode"
written by John Coltrane... 
... "Now witness the power of this FULLY operational tagline"
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