The only way I felt the pu cover changed tone, in my p51 is because it makes you play between the pups instead of above it...
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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!
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edmidlifecrisis
Registered mediocre bass player
She has played an SX for a long time and did a rig rundown video with it. However the most recent video I saw of the band on YT from this year she is definitely playing a Fender now! Screen shot attached. The SX had a dark/rosewood type fingerboard. These screen shots are from a show/festival called Electric Castle.This is my Khruangbin's Laura Lee tribute bass. So it must have the pickups covers.
She has them on for the cool factor which prevails over playability or tone
She plays a SX bass. Mine is a Fender Player but only the body is original nowView attachment 7044057
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Playing an SX was a fun 'hook' that helped define her early on, but I can imagine Fender sponsoring her with some welcomed endorsement income.
edmidlifecrisis
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I doubt she would turn down endorsement $ from Fender to remain an SX hipster...
You can only eat but so much ramen in a life timeI doubt she would turn down endorsement $ from Fender to remain an SX hipster...
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And I too love a good Ramen!
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Cool bassMy 28.6" scale mini P
- but it cracks me up that so many recent basses have "lolly-pop" style tuners. I realize most are the Hipshot mini-mechanism versions (as these look to be) unlike the vintage late '60s Fender J (and sometimes P) and vintage shorty Mustang and Coronado basses tuners, and the ones finally produced by Gotoh authentically reproducing those original large-plate lolly-pop tuners. At one point not so many years ago these tuners were lambasted regularly here on tb. As someone who was always a fan - I'm glad to see them appearing on so many recent basses.Early dot & bound '66 J with large-plate lolly-pop/paddle tuners - where it all began...
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My god!!!
I'm definitly getting old!
I looked at the bass and didn't even notice the bar trunk!
I'm definitly getting old!
I looked at the bass and didn't even notice the bar trunk!
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NBD! My first Ric (4005V Mapleglo)…
NBD! One of the new Sterling Intro Series. Nice bass for the price.
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She's playing a real Fender now.This is my Khruangbin's Laura Lee tribute bass. So it must have the pickups covers.
She has them on for the cool factor which prevails over playability or tone
She plays a SX bass. Mine is a Fender Player but only the body is original now
When I saw the picture with the trunk and in the next post was your bass, I imagined that in the end of that rehearsal, when the guy looked at his bass it would see something very similar to your picture...
