Show your "Funk Machine"

[shadven]

One of my funkiest basses. 1963 P.

 

[Flamingo21]

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Cool! What bass is this?

 

[RedMoses]

Marco Bass P/J 4 Funk Machine on the right

 

[bassfiddlesteve]

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Now THAT'S a Funk Machine!

- Steve

 

[Ric Vice]

My “Funk Machine” is a 57 Precision Bass similar to one that Jameson had called “Black Beauty”

 

[DJ Bebop]

My “Funk Machine” is a 57 Precision Bass similar to one that Jameson had called “Black Beauty”

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What bridge is that?

 

[59PBASS]

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What round sticker was on the bass, do you have any pics with the sticker?

 

[Ric Vice]

What bridge is that?

It’s a DiMarzio High Mass bridge. I like it because it has the strings pull through holes in the center of bridge feet. The action feels

more like a Double Bass. They stopped production on them a long time ago.

 

[DJ Bebop]

It’s a DiMarzio High Mass bridge. I like it because it has the strings pull through holes in the center of bridge feet. The action feels

more like a Double Bass. They stopped production on them a long time ago.

This then:

Dimarzio made by Kahler Hi Mass Bass Bridge 80s Chrome RARE Vintage! | Reverb

 

[Ric Vice]

This then:

Dimarzio made by Kahler Hi Mass Bass Bridge 80s Chrome RARE Vintage! | Reverb

That's the one. Their pretty crude in comparison with modern bridges.

 

[DJ Bebop]

That's the one. Their pretty crude in comparison with modern bridges.

Can't be any cruder than this...

Or this...

Or this...

 

[armybass]

 

[dedpool1052]

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AVRI '62 w/TR route added?

 

[Ric Vice]

Can't be any cruder than this...
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Or this...
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Or this...
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That’s true the original bridges are very prone to moving around

 

[armybass]

AVRI '62 w/TR route added?

Indeed.

 

[BGroovy]

When I did more slap funk I was playing an '01 Jazz V with the worst B string I've ever played, just used it as a thumb rest.

For a more recent project I picked up a '79 MIJ Greco Mercury Bass (Brazen Picker Professional, I just love the name). LaBella flats on it. Deep and smooth. Neck on this thing is a bit whacky, but it's been a fun project.

 

[Marv73]

When I did more slap funk I was playing an '01 Jazz V with the worst B string I've ever played, just used it as a thumb rest.

For a more recent project I picked up a '79 MIJ Greco Mercury Bass (Brazen Picker Professional, I just love the name). LaBella flats on it. Deep and smooth. Neck on this thing is a bit whacky, but it's been a fun project.

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Nice bass and also great snap. You sure know how to take a great pic.
If you were in these parts I'd pay for some of my stable.

 

[alembicguy]

 

[Bo0tsy]

So many stunning basses on here. Less traditional maybe but a Spacebass is still a funk machine because it's Bootsy. This was actually my first bass...

 

[DJ Bebop]

Didn't Marcus Miller say the covers did nothing? There's a video of him somewhere.....

Yes the pickup and bridge covers themselves did nothing for the sound or shielding. The only contribution the bridge cover made was to hold the sponge rubber mute to the strings, that was it.