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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!
- Thread starter smperry
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Yes! Vintera bodies, roasted maple necks, Fender high mass bridges, Emerson wiring harnesses and Seymour Duncan Antiquities in bothFantastic!Put them together yourself?
Bet they sound terrific with the Duncans!
However I've always had a question about thumb rests and why and how they're used when placed below the strings... Does that mean you place your fingers on them and play the strings with your thumb? -Not trying to be nosey, just somewhat inexperienced re this and honestly curious...
Thanks,
Greywoulf
However I've always had a question about thumb rests and why and how they're used when placed below the strings... Does that mean you place your fingers on them and play the strings with your thumb? -Not trying to be nosey, just somewhat inexperienced re this and honestly curious...
Thanks,
Greywoulf
Called a "tugbar", that is precisely what they were for back in the day. Today, many like them for the vintage aesthetics.
The understanding that I've always had was that Leo Fender had originally intended for bassists to play with their thumbs to further deaden and dampen the notes to achieve an upright sound... placing the thumb rest below was an anchor point for the fingers to hold onto while plucking with the thumb... I don't personally play in this manner, but I dig the vintage aesthetic.
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Yes. It’s a very vintage/ traditional play style. The older fellows would pluck and thump with there thumb while the fingers often anchored on the rest below. Think pulling up on it.
Also, very different then slap and pop.
Just got her back from the luthier today. 6str lined fretless. Had some strange sounding barts removed that the previous owner had put in. Then the pickup openings were routed to allow for a pair of EMG DCs to fit.
Figured I'd finally share mine after lurking for so long....
Top: 2018 Fender Player Jazz in House of Kolor Emerald Green Pearl (despite the name, it is mostly blue as pictured). Added '62 AVRI pickups, a control set from 920D Custom, and KickAss bridge. Filed & sanded the frets/neck for a lightly rolled fingerboard. Finished off with DR Pure Blues. So hard to put down!
Bottom: 2020 Fender American Professional II Precision in Mystic Surf Green. The only thing I did here was throw on some La Bella flats. Such an incredible bass to play, I love the improvements they made over the Am Pro I. The color is phenomenal too - if they made the Jazz V in this color with a rosewood fretboard... goodbye tax refund!
Top: 2018 Fender Player Jazz in House of Kolor Emerald Green Pearl (despite the name, it is mostly blue as pictured). Added '62 AVRI pickups, a control set from 920D Custom, and KickAss bridge. Filed & sanded the frets/neck for a lightly rolled fingerboard. Finished off with DR Pure Blues. So hard to put down!
Bottom: 2020 Fender American Professional II Precision in Mystic Surf Green. The only thing I did here was throw on some La Bella flats. Such an incredible bass to play, I love the improvements they made over the Am Pro I. The color is phenomenal too - if they made the Jazz V in this color with a rosewood fretboard... goodbye tax refund!
Thanks all... One less thing about bass I'm ignorant about!
I do like thumb rests myself (on top) 'cause I only finger play and find them useful. I just ordered from a nice guy on ebay a 4" mahogany one for use across the top of my Ibanez GSR100EX. -Should also be a cool looking mod too... Maybe I'll post a photo after it's installed; I doubt very much there's very many 'custom' GSR100's! 
Enjoy,
Greywoulf
Love those roasted Maple necks. Have an SR Special 5 with that neck... best neck I've ever played
Those are some phat lines. I like it!!!
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Except for a Rickenbacker 4001S, I think I have my 1960's bass sounds well covered (pun intended).
Flatwounds on everything, because thud is life!
Flatwounds on everything, because thud is life!
Thanks all... One less thing about bass I'm ignorant about!
Enjoy,
Greywoulf
MY 71 came with one in the lower position and I have kept it there ever since. It was moved to the top side in 76 if I remember correctly. If you watch old videos of The Beach Boys you will see Brian with his fingers planted there. When it is on the top side it is a thumb rest, but on the bottom side it is a tug bar. I also moved it to the bottom side on my JMJ Mustang.
I have heard some players call it slap preventer in the lower position. Anything you call it - I like it in the lower position.
LOL! I like your style!!!Almost had to look to twice to make sure that wasn't a picture of my bass room.
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The family:
1994 Spector NS 5 SSD Model 34" scale
2018 Musicman Stingray fretless 5 ebony board highly figured roasted maple neck
2021 Fender American Professional II Precision bass V
Mark Bass LM III
GK MB 200
REV Sound RS210
and a tuner LOL!
1994 Spector NS 5 SSD Model 34" scale
2018 Musicman Stingray fretless 5 ebony board highly figured roasted maple neck
2021 Fender American Professional II Precision bass V
Mark Bass LM III
GK MB 200
REV Sound RS210
and a tuner LOL!
Back row, L-R:
2018 Rogue VB-100
2006 Fender Jazz 24V
2005 Squier Affinity P
Parts fretless P
Front row, L-R:
1998 Fender American Deluxe Jazz (Suhr era)
2018 Gibson SG
1988 G&L L-1000
1989 G&L L-2000
1993 G&L LB-100
