Good bass work here. It sounds like he's using a 5-string bass here, but I'm not completely sure. I definitely hear a low D and Eb here. Thoughts?
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Paul McCartney - I Don't Know - 5-string bass?
- Thread starter ggvicviper
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Good bass work here. It sounds like he's using a 5-string bass here, but I'm not completely sure. I definitely hear a low D and Eb here. Thoughts?
I can't listen to the song right now (no headphones) but McCartney did play 5 string basses over the years. I recall he used a 5 string Wal bass with Wings in the 80's. It could well be that he is doing so here.
Paul has played Yamaha and a Wal Five string basses in the past in his bands but in the studio there is no telling it just may have been one of his basses or something at hand when he was recording that bass part, it certainly does not sound like the Hofner to my ear.
As far as my knowledge goes, Paul never played a Yamaha 5-string. Just a Yamaha BB1200.
Paul was presented a left-hand Wal Five during the TRIPPING THE LIVE FANTASTIC days, and the album opens with 'Pieces of Eight', where you can definitely hear him at work with it.
Yep, I'm well aware of the Wal. That had awesome tone, maybe my 2nd favorite of his next to the Yammie BB. I wonder if this is what he's using for this new song?
