Fender Jazz Bass

Chris started using a Fender Jazz Bass solely for Sing for Absolution in the studio and occasionally during the Absolution Tour (2003-2005), also for that song. The first show when he used exclusively Fender (American Deluxe Candy Tangerine model) was at the last gig of the Absolution Tour, the Live 8, for the four songs performed. Since the start of the Black Holes and Revelations Tour he uses Fender Jazz Basses for nearly all songs, old and new, except Map of the Problematique and Knights of Cydonia (played with his Rickenbacker 4003) and Micro Cuts (played with his Pedulla Rapture RB4).

List of Chris' Jazz Basses used live

Fender American Deluxe (Candy Tangerine/Rosewood Neck)

Fender American Deluxe Candy Tangerine/Rosewood Neck

Fender American Deluxe

Fender American Deluxe Black 5 string

Fender American Deluxe Pearlescent White

Fender American Deluxe Candy Tangerine/Maple Neck

Fender American Vintage ’75 Natural Finish

American Standard Blue

Tuning: Standard (EADG)
Used for:

• Apocalypse Please
• Bliss
• Butterflies and Hurricanes
• City of Delusion
• Citizen Erased
• Drum and Bass
• Exo-Politics
• Feeling Good
• Forced In
• Hysteria
• Megalomania
• Muscle Museum
• Plug in Baby
• Ruled by Secrecy
• Showbiz
• Space Dementia
• Supermassive Black Hole
• Take a Bow
• Time is Running Out

Fender American Deluxe (Black)

Tuning: Drop D (DADG)
Used for:

• Dead Star
• New Born
• Space Dementia
• Stockholm Syndrome
• Sunburn

Fender American Deluxe 5 string (Black)

Tuning: DADGA
The higher A-string is a guitar string. This bass is played with a pick.
Used for:

• Assassin
• Drum and Bass
• Invincible

Fender American Deluxe (Pearlescent White)

Tuning: Standard with D string tuned to C (EACG) (early), or down a half-step (D#G#C#F#) (later)
Used for:

• Fury
• Invincible (early)
• Sing for Absolution
• Starlight

Fender American Deluxe (Candy Tangerine/Maple Neck)

Tuning: (CFCG), or down a half-step (D#G#C#F#) (from 2008)
Used for:

• Fury
• Invincible (Alternative Bass Part)
• Starlight

Fender American Vintage ’75 (Natural Finish)

Tuning: Standard (EADG)
Used for:

• Blackout
• Soldier's Poem
• Unintended

Fender American Standard

Tuning: Down one half-step (D#G#C#F#)
Used for:

• Sing for Absolution (Absolution Tour only)
• Soundchecks (as in the picture)

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