Famed P-Bass Users

[NewWaveBasser]

Oh yeah, the obscure sh...

Detroit's Adult.

Synth and P Bass. That's it. Phat P sounds. Distortion/overdrive thrown in, too! (Turn Your Back, Anxiety Always LP)

 

[JimK]

Bruce Foxton
The Jam's later material: "The Gift" LP, "Beat Surrender"...

John Butler
Psychedelic Furs, probably on "Talk Talk Talk" LP...

Mike Rutherford on Genesis's "No Reply At All"

You forgot The Producers' Kyle Henderson.

 

[zombywoof5050]

Scott Thunes used a P on 'most' everything from 1984 onwards (used Carvin before that), and I'm pretty sure that everything from the 1988 tour was a P (except for a song that he played bass synth on).

Tom Fowler used a P on "Live At The Roxy" (still waiting on the DVD which should be great!).

Patrick O'Hearn got some nice fretted and fretless P tones on his stuff with Zappa (but his P's look to be modded, with what I don't know).

 

[The Mock Turtle Regulator]

John Butler
Psychedelic Furs, probably on "Talk Talk Talk" LP...

Tim Butler I think it's also a P on the Forever now album.

 

[relayer66]

Chris Squire on some songs.

I've never seen Squire use a Fender or heard about it. Please clarify.

 

[Lorenzini]

I've never seen Squire use a Fender or heard about it. Please clarify.

Dude... oh DUDE, dude.

You're making it TOO easy!!!

 

[RD]

Juan Alderete of the Mars Volta is on the cover of Bass Player with a fretless P, with a J mod. I think the guy from Bauhaus, David J, played a fretless P too.
RD

 

[Tash]

Martin Mendez of Opeth uses a Marcus Miller sig Jazz in the studio, but had a P when I saw them live.

 

[pickles]

Bruce Thomas with Elvis costello
whoever played on natalie merchant's "tigerlilly" record
Patrick Dahlheimer on Live's "Secret Samadhi"
Scott Shriner with Weezer

The ultimate roundwound P tones in my book are the ones from the Pink Floyd records "Meddle" and "Animals", and "Dark side of the moon" wasn't half bad either.

 

[Tash]

Even Tom Arya from Slayer played a P bass way, way back.

 

[Tash]

I almost forgot one of my favorite albums every: Individual Thought Patterns was recorded with a fretless custom Franken P, so I think Steve D. has to be added to this list. He also used a standard P in the early days of Sadus.

 

[zombywoof5050]

I've never seen Squire use a Fender or heard about it. Please clarify.

I thought I saw Squire play a P on a song or two during the last tour I saw, but later found out that it was most likely a P-copy made by Lakland. The little time he has been seen on it doesn't warrant inclusion in this thread though IMO.

 

[B8ssMan89]

I've never seen Squire use a Fender or heard about it. Please clarify.

He uses a Lakland Bob Glaub P-Bass

 

[Adam Barkley]

Just thought I'd throw Nick Oliveri into this Jamerson lovefest.

Other mentionables:

Nate Newton - Converge
Geddy Lee on Rush's 1st album
Either Chad Ginsberg or Deron Miller - CKY
Kevin Rutmanis - ex-Melvins and Tomahawk

 

[Spoons4Soup]

john paul jones used a p bass on the first 4 zep albums

 

[bigtexashonk]

Donald "Duck" Dunn

 

[Mudfuzz]

Kurt Danielson

 

[Cúl-Báire]

Adam Clayton- U2

Has played a 1972(?) P-Bass for most of his time, sunburst (more like natural now) has sported Black and Mirror Pickgaurds. Has had the neck change to a jazz neck.

Also had a black P-Bass from memory.

He also owns / used a Sadowsky jazz, not sure of model- but I'm pretty sure it's natural with a white pickgaurd- Was used during the Popmart tour and can be seen on both Popmart and Elevation video's. It was acuired in 95/96(?) in New York whilest Adam was taking up lessons with Patrick Pfeiffer I believe.

And a 1962(?) Fender Jazz Bass, Sunburst- Maple neck.

*gets off topic*

 

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john paul jones used a p bass on the first 4 zep albums

JPJ used a Jazz bass.........hes legendary for his jazz.

 

[Kink Rimson]

Trevor Dunn plays a P in Fantomas.