|  | | 
07-27-2009, 02:47 PM
|  | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | | Your favourite examples of classic P bass tone?
Sign in to disble this ad
As someone who's currently enjoying a P bass after not playing one for a long time, I'm also digging out recordings that show just how great one can sound in the right hands (i.e. not mine).
I'm listening to Jean Jacques Brunel with the Stranglers' on "Down in the Sewer" right now. Just fantastic buzzsaw P bass with roundwounds and a pick tone.
Okay - please suggest what else I should be listening to for some more Fender Precision classic goodness. Any genre or style of playing will do nicely.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by SBassman  | |
07-27-2009, 02:49 PM
| | | | Anything by James Jamerson. Especially that early motown stuff.
__________________
The Rickenbacker Club #232, Hofner Group #10, Official Fender Precision Bass Club #91
|
07-27-2009, 02:54 PM
| | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Mig Anything by James Jamerson. Especially that early motown stuff. | Yep. Thanks for the input. Mind you, almost goes without saying - but which particular tracks show up the TONE the best, ya think? Rather than his masterful playing, I mean.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by SBassman | |
07-27-2009, 02:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Aylesbury, England | | erm, Iron Maiden!! 
__________________
Putting Bass in Thinking For Tuesday
|
07-27-2009, 02:59 PM
| | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Kraken erm, Iron Maiden!! | Great playing, no doubt. The tone can get a bit lost in all the rest of what's going on, though.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by SBassman | |
07-27-2009, 03:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Aylesbury, England | | | Think Phantom of the Opera and Prowler!!
Almost enough to make me want to buy a P-bass
__________________
Putting Bass in Thinking For Tuesday
|
07-27-2009, 03:07 PM
|  | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | Fascination Street(I think that's a P  ); lots of 80s pop/punkish/new-wave crepe. Roxanne, as well as most early Police.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by Fat Albert He who throws mud only loses ground. | |
07-27-2009, 03:09 PM
| | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | Going back a bit further...
Stretch "Why Did You Do It?" FANTASTIC TONE!!! 
And even further...
Love Affair "Everlasting Love"
George Baker Selection "Little Green Bag"
I'm not actually certain what bass was used on any of these, but they sure sound like Precisions to me! It was practically compulsory to use one at the time. Any other old guys like me out there who can throw any light on any of these recordings?
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by SBassman | |
07-27-2009, 03:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Aylesbury, England | | | Some of the stuff on James Taylors Mudslide slim album I think is a P
__________________
Putting Bass in Thinking For Tuesday
|
07-27-2009, 03:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Aylesbury, England | | | thinking about it look up the Carole Kaye discography - dind't she use a P-bass
__________________
Putting Bass in Thinking For Tuesday
|
07-27-2009, 03:20 PM
| | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | Okay guys, take a listen. This is GREAT tone and an equally great groove imo. Play it loud! It sounds especially good through some nice phones.  Stretch - Why Did You Do It?
If you like this, you can get their Greatest Hits album (named for this track) on Amazon and it's excellent stuff throughout.
Tell me what you think of the track AND the tone.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by SBassman | |
07-27-2009, 03:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Garmisch, Germany | | | Doobie Brothers "Takin' it to the Streets" |
07-27-2009, 03:23 PM
| | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | I have some James Taylor stuff and some Carol Kaye stuff lurking around. Time to dig it out! Thanks. 
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by SBassman | |
07-27-2009, 03:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: PA | | | queen
__________________
PM me if interested in trading a Matt Freeman sig (black or white) for a Fiesta Red Squier CV P bass.
|
07-27-2009, 03:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Aylesbury, England | | | Especially - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
__________________
Putting Bass in Thinking For Tuesday
|
07-27-2009, 03:38 PM
|  | Layin' Down Time
Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, Nebraska | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bassybill Okay guys, take a listen. This is GREAT tone and an equally great groove imo. Play it loud! It sounds especially good through some nice phones. Stretch - Why Did You Do It?
If you like this, you can get their Greatest Hits album (named for this track) on Amazon and it's excellent stuff throughout.
Tell me what you think of the track AND the tone. |
Great playing - simple, and locked. The tone is weird to me - maybe not an actual P...seems 'hollow' sounding. Not bad, but not like any P bass I've heard before.
__________________ Groove is Everything
Jon Packard
Roscoe #6181/#6259/#D010/#D049 Quartus on Facebook my photography website Quote:
Originally Posted by KeithBMI Pacman. He serves out nice warm portions of kickass. | |
07-27-2009, 03:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern Virginia | | | The first Pretenders album..... |
07-27-2009, 03:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern Virginia | | | and maybe Average White Band |
07-27-2009, 03:43 PM
| | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Pacman Great playing - simple, and locked. The tone is weird to me - maybe not an actual P...seems 'hollow' sounding. Not bad, but not like any P bass I've heard before. | Well, that's very interesting - almost uncanny.
Of all the basses I have, I can get WAY closer to that tone with the P than any of the others I have, especially the upper register stuff. But as you say, the recording does have that sort of "hollow" element lower down and that's exactly what I can't quite nail. I can get real close, but not quite spot on. Wonder what he was using?
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by SBassman | |
07-27-2009, 04:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Jacksonville, Florida | | Jamerson, Iron maiden, Queen. 
__________________
ERB Club #75
Jazz Club Member #250
| | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | |
