Biggest P inspiration?

[vin*tone]

Right now - this guy... Can't find his name but he plays with Nick Hakim...



Superb runs.

 

[andruca]

For me it was John Deacon and Peter Cetera early on, lately Pino.

 

[Ellery]

View attachment 3283419

This.

 

[Ostie]

I haven’t read all the posts.....anybody mention John Entwhistle?

 

[Ellery]

Also when I learned that TomaAraya from Slayer, despite using those fancy BC Riches up on stage, usually uses a P in the studio.

 

[BigBear77]

Coffee typically does it for me.

 

[socialleper]

Steve Harris and Geezer Butler. That's about it.

 

[socialleper]

Also when I learned that TomaAraya from Slayer, despite using those fancy BC Riches up on stage, usually uses a P in the studio.

I think I'm going to need you to source that. His recorded tone doesn't sound anything like a standard P. And to be fair, his recorded, as well as live tone, is practically non-existent.

 

[Maynjo]

Ron Jeremy.. or wait.. is that not what you meant?

 

[Bruiser Stone]

Geezer

 

[JimmyM]

Jimmy, you’re down there close enough to visit Dave Hope. Have you ever spoken to him?

I have not. Dave lives in the panhandle in Destin, which puts him at about a 7 hour drive away from me in Orlando.

 

[Luckydog]

I have not. Dave lives in the panhandle in Destin, which puts him at about a 7 hour drive away from me in Orlando.

Fair enough, yeah I knew he was in Destin working quite a different gig ️. I had read a while ago he played his P mostly with SS Rotos. I have not yet gotten Rotos to be my favorite round, but he could sure make them sound good.

 

[lermgalieu]

I haven’t read all the posts.....anybody mention John Entwhistle?

Translation: someone else read all the posts for me

 

[Dabndug]

John Wetton (King Crimson era) and John Entwistle (on Live at Leeds).

 

[Backdrop]

I'm relatively new to the P Bass world compared to most of you.
Off the top of my head...

Andy Rourke

Martyn P. Casey

 

[okcrum]

Who inspired you to P?

Really, nobody. A P was what was available at Troy (NY) Music when I finally needed to get a pro quality bass, and the price was right.

Lots of people inspired me to get better at it later, though.

 

[Same]

Merle Allin

 

[user362432]

After 1979, I lost interes for rock stuff and wet completely into fusion. So, all of these punk people are out of my sight.
On one occasion, I was in some jazz camp and teachers asked us to tell them who would be the bass player we'd like to be. Guys were counting names and when I was in the line I said: Ralphe Armstrong...Nobody ever heard for Ralphe Armstrong (yes, he played P bass with some pedal). He still gets my adoration.
Just listen to his solo live (with the device called Maestro Bass Brassmaster). End not just solo. The whole thing is out of this world:

 

[Basspounder]

Better make sure that Bob Daisley is included!!!!! I wanted to add someone who has not been mentioned and who also has inspired me.

Robert John Daisley (born 13 February 1950) is an Australian musician, songwriter and author. Daisley is also known for contributing bass and lyrics for Ozzy Osbourne throughout the 1980s and 1990s he has also associated with Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Gary Moore and Uriah Heep.

"1961 Fender Precision, used on many records including: Diary of a Madman, Mungo Jerry singles, Chicken Shack album "Unlucky Boy", Uriah Heep albums "Abominog" and "Headfirst", Rainbow's "Long Live Rock 'n Roll", Black Sabbath's "Eternal Idol" & Both Widowmaker albums." A quote about one of his many Fender P basses.

 

[Ellery]

I think I'm going to need you to source that. His recorded tone doesn't sound anything like a standard P. And to be fair, his recorded, as well as live tone, is practically non-existent.

Source it yourself buddy. I'm not your secretary. P's are popular in the studio for a reason, an engineer can give them all kinds of different tones.... even ones that... wait for it... DON'T SOUND ANYTHING LIKE A STANDARD P!