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I took the frets out of my bass after I was getting into jazz a lot and I wanted to have that upright sound.

Jaco Pastorius

I had an upright — it took me years and years to get enough bread to get it... I'm from Florida, so one morning I woke up, go in the corner and the bass is in a hundred pieces, cause the humidity is so bad, I mean, the upright just blew up. I said forget it, man, I can't afford this any more. So I went out, got a knife and took all the frets out of my Fender. That was it.

Jaco Pastorius

I never practiced a fretless ever, because the strings eat the neck up. So I would only play it on gigs.

Jaco Pastorius

I was playing drums, and I had broken my wrist very bad playing football, and the bass player in the band... he wanted to split. So I just went to the bass; I went from Drums over to Bass. That was it. I was playing the bass within a week.

Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius

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Born: December 1, 1951

Died: September 21, 1987 (aged 35)

Bio: John Francis Anthony Pastorius III, known as Jaco Pastorius, was an influential American jazz musician, composer, big band leader and electric bass player.

Known for:

Word of Mouth (1981)
Heavy Weather (1977)
Jaco Pastorius (1976)
The Birthday Concert (1981)
Invitation (1983)

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