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P Bass and the Grammys

#81
lesmarshall said:
Sort of like what ever goes around comes around. What P Bass brands and models do you like?
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I am SURELY not a P Bass expert by any stretch of the imagination. However, as long as you take this with the proverbial grain of salt', I am quite impressed with the Fender 'American Standard' P's on the moderate end of the price scale, and am blown away by my Nordstrand VP5 (which is the only P I own) on the higher end of the price scale. Lightweight, and my ash/maple model with the wonderful Nordstrand P pickup is on the 'bright, punchy end of the P Bass continuum. Pure IMO there. I've rarely found such a perfect instrument in its 'class' (i.e., J, P, whatever) than the Nordstrand VP5!

Fun to kind of 'change things up' after 30 years+ of active J inspired instruments! Really fits the type of pop music that I play at the moment.
 
#85
Phil Smith said:
Product placement, they'll be checking the sales figures for P Basses over the next couple of weeks.
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I can see that. Lately, I have noticed how many Fenders make their way into kids programming. I was watching The Tooth Fairy with my daughter and the placement of Fenders was noticeable. The same is true for Disney channels programs that feature music. I have also seen a nuch of Fenders on TV commercials. Gibson/Epiphone, however, has the those cool Credit Score.com commercials though!:D
 
#86
Adele's bass player was playing a 62-ish Fender p, now nicotine yellow, and a great sound from that chap's skill.
Someone here said most of the bass players weren't any good last night.

Are you kidding!!!:hmm:

These guys are UP THERE because they have "paid their dues" and have worked very hard at this. Personally, my up-most respect to all players. :bassist:


P.S.And Joe Walsh tore it up!
 
#87
I was noticing the whole "ev'rbody gotta P" thing last night too, but certainly don't think that it should be a bad thing. I spent 19 years trying to own and play anything but a "dumb" precision - that was my feeling on it. I always liked slimmer necks and thought the sound was too honky and whatever. Then last summer I built one out of some spare parts, just to have a project, and it's quickly become my go-to gig bass. So I guess what I'm muttering is that - okay, they play the P, nothing wrong with that.
 
#92
I really enjoyed the program last night. I also remarked about the proliferation of P-basses; definitely the bass of choice. Which to me adds weight to the argument that it is indeed a solid tool that serves most needs.

I remember being impressed with Bruno Mars last year, and he flat TORE IT UP this year!

Not only that, his band channeled Motown in more than one way - great footwork (I was very impressed at their ability to play while dancing)...and they wore gold tuxes and ties! Most bands look like they just crawled out from under the car while changing the oil...these guys looked extremely sharp. IMO it's worth dressing up a bit when performing.

I also thought the Taylor Swift segment was cool - they all dressed in 30's vintage country/Appalachian clothes, which served as costumes for their number.
 
#93
Could Jamareo Artis have been playing his beloved CV 's P bass?

There was a video posted here late last year titled "Bruno Mars bassist falls in love with Squier 60's CV Bass" - or something like that (I can't find it at the moment)

The video shows Jamareo Artis at a guitar store and he is trying out the Squier 60's CV in fiesta red. He loves it so much he buys it - someone told him that Fender will send him one for free, but he said no and paid for that bass.

So, maybe he was playing the pino, but he sure was in love with the CV

(anyone else remember this video?)
 
#96
Just running through the acts I saw last night...

GLEN CAMPBELL TRIBUTE
-The Band Perry - 3tsb P-bass
-Blake Shelton's band - seafoam green P-bass
The weird thing during this set was that Blake Shelton's bass player seemed to be playing along during the song The Band Perry was playing.

Foo Fighters - Nate Mendel was playing what looked like his old red precision

Adele - Her bass player had a pretty well worn white P-Bass with a tort guard. BTW, did they play "Rolling in the deep" a step or so lower? I know Adele had throat surgery and couldn't speak as part of her recovery. But I wonder if she may have lost a little bit of her range.

McCartney's set - Brian Ray had the Epiphone Jack Casady. Not sure why he switched to guitar for the guitar battle in "The End". Especially since the keyboard bass at that time didn't cut through as well. But getting Dave Grohl, Joe Walsh & Springsteen up there for the closing guitar solos was pretty cool. And btw, McCartney doesn't play bass on that closing medley from Abbey Road when he plays it in concert.
 
#99
ShoeManiac said:
Adele - Her bass player had a pretty well worn white P-Bass with a tort guard. BTW, did they play "Rolling in the deep" a step or so lower? I know Adele had throat surgery and couldn't speak as part of her recovery. But I wonder if she may have lost a little bit of her range.
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Yeah I thought she struggled with the lower notes a bit but I read this was her first live performance since the surgery so I'd cut her a ton of slack for even being able to sing.
 
#100
canadian_man_44 said:
So, after reading through 5 pages it seems the general consensus is that all the basses at the Grammys were P-basses....except for those that weren't.:D:hiding:
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Well half of the bass players were playing Fender P-basses, the other half playing one or another bass of some kind. The fact so many chose Fender Precisions was interesting enough that everyone (at TB at least) noticed.
 

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