How the Fender Bass Changed the World

Yes........I like to think perhaps distantly he and I are related .........My Grand Parents came from England.....the line goes back to Wales.....maybe....

Seems like a good egg --and a fine musician......




 
Adrian, I was trying to learn a few bass lines from some guys on you tube doing STP and Zep, but for some reason I can't duplicate that dead string slappy sound they get. In my case even with the tone cranked up, a pick, and percussive attack, I still get a deeper bass sound. Maybe it is my 15 inch speaker or playing a P instead of a Jazz,,,,,,,,,,, either way. I have some figuring to do to get it down.
 
WHich tone/song in particular???

Ol JPJ is tricky some songs he plays fingers....some with a pick......some change MID SONG ---- and then back.....willey old coyote that one is
 
It started with STP Vasoline and then JPJ like this.. That low E really slaps on this guy's demo. Mine is not that loose.
Oh and JOJ himself tells his secret. Octaves played at same time 2 notes at once.

 
this is great! lots of excellent posts and videos.

Recently I a guy who I owed a favor to (He helped me move a durn piano)
told me his son was interested in learning to play bass in the school band
(or orchestra). He was wondering what kind of bass to buy, and apprehensive
about how much it might end up costing him. And then fearful that his airhead
son would then lose interest when it turned out he had to actually practice at it.

So I said, "Your son can borrow that Squier bass you found in the basement and
gave to me. I've fixed it all up, and he can't do it any harm because it's built like a tank." He was also worried about how loud things might get, so I loaned his son my
Black Heart Little Giant amp... five watts with a 12" speaker. I don't think he can do
that any harm either. And five watts won't get him into any law suits.

His son is like 12 or 13 maybe. His dad gets to be a hero, bringing this home...
Look at the expression on the young man's face. See how the electric bass can
change the world...
jami with bass on back.jpg Jami with Black Heart amp.jpg Jamie tries it out.jpg Jami with long strap.jpg
that's my long strap... he's just taken it outa the case... like everyone's NBD fantasy.

It's really a lot better bass than it looks, having been set up perfectly and with
relatively new strings. You can buy a Squier P-Bass for less than $200, but mine's
worth much more than that... Look at that face.
 
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