How does it Sound?

The JZ3 has the same basic circuit as the 3ZB which means both preamps sound identical for the same setups. So in addition to the clips below you can also listen to more recordings on the 3ZB Sound Clip page.

User's Sound Clips

Adrian Garcia sent this very nice sound clip of himself playing a new Nordy VJ5 bass he received from Carey Nordstrand. Adrian is a professional bass player working out of Los Vagas and previously owned the boutique accessbass store.

Nordy VJ5

To find out more about Adrian Garcia visit his web page.
To learn more about the bass visit Nordstrand Guitars.
Carey Nordstrand also builds very nice Nordstrand Pickups.

Randy "Hollywood" Kilpatrick has sent in 2 a very nice sounding clip he tracked in his studio. Hollywood is a producer and bass player.

The newest verison is recorded on a KSD jazz with a JZ5D preamp.

Dream Theam 2

The original clip was recorded on a JZ3 preamp installed in his left handed 78 Fender Jazz with noiseless Fender pickups.

D.R. Anthem

Check out Hollywood and his studio Da BassMent Productions.

Marcus Alan is a prominent TalkBass member who was kind enough to let me re-post the nice sound clip he posted in the TalkBass forum. He had just purchased and installed a preamp and was demo'ing it for the other forum members. The clip is just over 1 minute in length and he played Low Z first, then Mid, and High Z-Mode.

Z-Mode Sampler

Here's a quote from Marcus's post with some details about the recording:
"The bass that has the Audere is a 60s MIM Reissue (burgundy "metallic pink" mist!) that has Nordstrand pickups installed. Other than that, still the same ole' bass with a set of DRs.

I ran it directly through my FireWire Solo and recorded the clip using GarageBand with no effects. The Audere is 2-band, but I did not boost the bass or the treble, they were both flat. Only the volumes were cranked."

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