The Jamiroquai clip - that's Paul's 1964 Candy Apple Red P-Bass. For the studio version, the P was used on the verse sections, and his '77 Stingray was used on the choruses.
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This makes me really want a p bass
- Thread starter Belka
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Damn, never ceases to amaze me how talented Jamerson was and what a great band they were. And of course Marvin Gaye well......WOW. Plus Jamerson could play all that with ONE FINGER!!!! ***??????? Watching him do it in that clip just drives home the influence upright playing had on him. He is bass playing as far as I'm concerned.
+1, I was even wondering if he could really do that live? Who knows what they were actually doing during that film (pre video?). But, they were a very talented band, they had hits in several decades!!!
sweet tone!
know what kinda p-up's he's using? wouldn't mind slapping a pair on a p-bass that im GASing for lol
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That's kinda like sayin':
"I just watched Invalid Link Removed...I'm pretty sure he used a 44 Magnum"
That's kinda like sayin':
"I just watched Invalid Link Removed...I'm pretty sure he used a 44 Magnum"
Maybe so. At the time of Dirty Harry the S&W M-29 (I think) was the only .44 Mag around, maybe different barrel lengths.
At the time of the CD's P's were P's because there weren't any aftermarket pickups available.
I don't know what you were getting at, but the CD's are Albert King's Born Under A Bad Sign and Years Gone By.
I was just saying that the P is Duck's tool of choice, just as the the .44 was Harry's.
I am not sure if I've ever seen Duck Dunn playing anything else. I could be wrong.
That Jamiroquai tune was pretty sweet.
My pet peeve (again): They almost never show the bass player in that video. That's another bass driven song. C'mon... Jamiroquai's feet get more time on screen. They focus in on the mic stand and the floor more than they do the bass player. Okay, whatever...
My pet peeve (again): They almost never show the bass player in that video. That's another bass driven song. C'mon... Jamiroquai's feet get more time on screen. They focus in on the mic stand and the floor more than they do the bass player. Okay, whatever...
Now I really need a P bass! 
It was on my gas list before,but now I need it in my room! 
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Great tune; great tone on the low end. My Fender P can't sound like that! (Fender Amer. Dlx Precision Ash V)
I love the horns, too.
P.S. Kiev is a beautiful city, so I hear.
I love the horns, too.
P.S. Kiev is a beautiful city, so I hear.
What I can't figure out is how he plays that fast run while singing!!
PS, it's a Jazz, ain't it?
PS, it's a Jazz, ain't it?
Man, that sounds just like a P to me. It may not sound like Jamerson or Dunn, but *gasp* P basses do have more than one sound, despite what's often said here.
Absolutely!!Taken as a dogma that the P is indeed a unique axe, you get to hear so many different tones- that's basically why I always was hesitant to order one. Such diverse players, from Duck Dunn, James Jamerson and Rocco way on to Glenn Hughes (he played a P live while a Ricky in the studio), Andy Levy, Steve Harris and so many others.
Personally, I would invite you to check the sound of Joe Rockman on Jeff Healey's Hell to Pay album (god bless you, Jeff) and Mark Egan's line on Joan Osborne's One of Us (dig him, he uses a P): both great P sounds.
