Basses on the boob tube

[dtsamples]

On Breaking Bad, Jesse's "friend" (his wife didn't let him give Jesse a place to crash for the night) played a Danelectro for an impromptu unplugged jam. I was always curious why that bass? Was it the actors? Did someone on set bring it in?
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"THE FALLACIES, THE FALLACIES"

 

[Gorn]

"THE FALLACIES, THE FALLACIES"

The fallacee-hees

 

[Ulf_Hansson]

Must. Watch. More. TV!

 

[Dropzilla]

Theres a pretty sweet-looking brown P-bass that P-Diddy has in an episode of Always sunny.

Actually, can anyone identify this bass?

 

[George Himmel]

Not quite sure it was a 'Ray. But thanks for reminding me of that clip!

It might be based on a Yamaha BB300. There were a few with P/J configurations, but the P pickups were always reversed...

 

[Holdsg]

I do recall a Disney Channel phase my kids went thru about 6 years ago.
In the opening to Ant Farm, the precocious black girl was playing a red SBMM SB-14 (Sterling equivalent).
Any parent of a tween during the time knows this show

 

[corndog]

It might be based on a Yamaha BB300. There were a few with P/J configurations, but the P pickups were always reversed...

Right, I was going from memory. This is where I got the Stingray idea from, and its a lefty too.

 

[Gorn]

 

[edencab]

I like trying to figure out the amps/cabs being used.
...my BB KING DVD has the bass playing through EBS gear.....GAAASSSS

 

[TolerancEJ]

In the film This is Spinal Tap, the seafoam green instrument that "still has the tagger on it" and can "never, ever be played" is a Fender Bass VI.

 

[Kirk Bryant]

Doesn't Jimmy Fallon's bass player frequently use a Fodera? Just going from memory here I don't watch it much.

 

[organworthyplayer337]

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Lester Holt, I watch him all the time on crimes shows

 

[Tanner5382]

Right, I was going from memory. This is where I got the Stingray idea from, and its a lefty too.

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The level of accurate details they put into the drawings of the instruments (for example, the 3 point bridge and T-bird emblem on the Thunderbird, placement of the knobs on the Gretsch, the bridge/tailpiece on the Hofner, pickup cover on the Ric, etc) is pretty impressive.

 

[George Himmel]

In the film This is Spinal Tap, the seafoam green instrument that "still has the tagger on it" and can "never, ever be played" is a Fender Bass VI.

Actually, I think it's a Jaguar I love that movie.

 

[dgrizzly]

Not quite sure it was a 'Ray. But thanks for reminding me of that clip!

Never saw this episode. Man, that's good stuff

 

[TMARK]

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Lester rocks the upright too. He is playing a Tony Franklin P.

 

[plong123]

The hardest I've ever GASsed for a bass from the tube was found on the first-ever Sprint Framily Plan commercial from the Super Bowl in 2014. This brown P with glossy black headstock made me swoon. To be honest, I still totally want this bass.

 

[twinjet]

The hardest I've ever GASsed for a bass from the tube was found on the first-ever Sprint Framily Plan commercial from the Super Bowl in 2014. This brown P with glossy black headstock made me swoon. To be honest, I still totally want this bass.

I never noticed that. And now I GAS.

 

[DirkP]

Right, I was going from memory. This is where I got the Stingray idea from, and its a lefty too.

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Why do they hate Fenders? Not a single one, not even the in guitar department????
Gibson, Ric, MusicMan, Hoefner...

 

[MOTORHEADBANGER]

Actually, I think it's a Jaguar I love that movie.

Nope, it was a Bass VI