Leo Fender's first guitars and basses were made out of Pine, and that plastic bar was for anchoring your fingers to give your thumb more strength and leverage.
@@jasondorsey7110 Suffice to Say that there is Pine and there is Pine.....!!!!! & Slow grown Old Growth Pine is def likely to Be Significantly Superior to other Commercially Grown 'Tone Woods' Available today.....For instance I Played a Levinson Tele recently which on paper looked like it was Going to Be the absolute thing.....with Roasted maple neck stainless steel frets. But there was just something wrong with the density and hardness of the tone woods which made it So underwhelming to play it was really disappointing and I So thought I was going to be taking it home.....!!!!! Similarly for those starting to Carve their first few arch tops in the US where they do actually get proper wood a really well chosen close grained piece of pine is seen as a viable alternative to Spruce....& When Old turn of the Century Wooden Buildings are taken down in the US Quite often Guitar Builders are the first in the Que....For the Old Growth Very Slow Growing Pine taken from Primary forrest at the turn of the Century which simply isn't Available Any more....!!!! :)
I picked up the Squier Classic Vibes P-Bass shown in the video awhile back in Butterscotch clear stain and put on Dunlop flat wounds. I love that bass, it's awesome. The Fender Professional II Jazz Bass now sits in the rack most of the time. I really prefer playing the Squier and the tones it puts out.
I always loved the look of the early 50s P-Basses and the Telecaster Bass, they just look so cool and sound incredible. Plus I gotta give props to dudes like Mike Dirnt, Dusty Hill (RIP) and Sting for popularizing them in rock bands over the years
I started off on a Harley Benton p bass 54 clone and I can say that I absolutely love it, the thick neck gets you really good at getting proper notes and it kills fret buzz! Starting with that thick neck was a challenge, but now I barely ever get fret buzz and it makes sure your note placement is on point. Plus it looks sick.
it’s worth trying flat wounds on these basses too for that authentic 50s tone. It’s an acquired taste and doesn’t work for all genres, but it’s a great sound if you like that kind of thing.
I think it was in 57 when it went to the split coil and stratocaster headstock shape. Also in 54 56 they added contours to the slab body to be more comfy like the strat. Rest was at bottom until leo noticed players moving it to the top so he made it standard on top in the 70s
What we call a thumb rest was originally called a Tug Bar. Leo envisioned the electric bass to be played with ones thumb while using the tug bar as an anchor for the other fingers. Heck, if bass players had not right off the bat tried using upright technique on electric, double thumb or picks maybe have become the "normal" way of playing.
@@RockandrollNegro in what world do bassists mostly play with picks? Aside from metal, of course. Most bassists are gonna be playing fingerstyle or slap/thump.
Hey guys,,,i have the squire one with the MUDBUCKER in the neck position & it is a beautiful sunburst Monster,,,THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO,, from Arkansas usa 🎸🤠
I just bought one of the Fender Vintera II Telecaster basses and Absolutely Love it! I also uncovered another little gem. I’ve been using all different brands of flat wound strings……then I bought a set of Fender flat wounds and they are like SILK. Try a set and you will be amazed how smoothe they are. This Vintera II Tele bass has 1 Humbucker pickup and it is a nice Deep Bass tone. I love mine!!!
Bought the Squier on a whim last year cos I liked the colour. Is now amongst my fave basses. (It was a bit too shiny but I fixed that with some 800 grit wet & dry…)
I like this take on the old-school P bass...reminds me of why folks like Sting and the late, great Dusty Hill liked the sound from this simple setup! Plenty of snap and growl here to be had. Bill Wyman used to thump pluck in his prime so maybe he could have enjoyed the possie of that 'thumb rest'. As for the muted sound, players often stuffed rubber or something after the bridge to get that sound.
Can confirm the Sire D5 feels amazing for the price tag. I personally have upgraded the electrics to a bareknuckle '52 Stagger P with CTS pots and .047 orange drop tone cap which gives the low end more control and its cuts with more punch. But that is as a left handed rock bassist with very limited choice to go at. I would say the bass is absolutely worth it 👌.
@@PhullyNo1 No it is more the pickup in that regard for the cut and punch. The tone cap does have an effect on how much high is there 0.047 is generally right down the middle and 'standard' for basses as far as my knowledge goes which is purely what sounds good to me. Higher value cap more high end cut off, less value more high available. Has to be said I am certainly not an electrical engineer haha.
@@RQBassist I don’t have a tele bass so I really have no point of reference other than watching videos like this one. I couldn’t find a shoot out with your pickup and standard single coil they come with. But I’m a curious person by nature.
Please, if you get the chance, compare the Squier CV to the new 1954 American vintage reissue. I'd love to get a grasp on the differences between those.
That finger rest reminds me of those old old videos where bass players are holding the neck of the bass all the way up to their ear. Tonnes of people who got a bass in the 50s will have been double bass players and fairly used to the upright position.
Have listened this video allmost 10 times. Was in a market for this kind of bass and this video was really helpfull. Just ordered the Sires D5. Had the possibility to try Squiers 50's but was astonished how much more you get with just a 50e more. Squier wasnt bad but compared what to get with D5 the choise was clear. The details, neck and most of all the sound. Have to say that Sire has really lift the bar in this price category.
You Sir have it right! I think it’s amazing how many people just get it completely wrong! The history on the Precision is easy to find. Yet so many are just out to lunch on it.
What's amazing about electric guitars is that they got them right from very early on. Cars, computers, phones, televisions, cameras, washing machines, etc. they all needed over half a century before they arrived at something we'd call 'modern' or 'sophisticated'. Meanwhile Fender and the likes were out there nailing it at the start. You can take a 70 year old instrument (if its in good condition) and nothing about it would feel primitive.
You have to keep in mind that the electric bass, not bass guitar ( what ever that is) was originally made for the lead guitar player, not the bass player which was playing upright at the time during ww2. At that time guitar players were looking for work but couldn't find it, this also was the big band error where the melody section was quite well covered with horns and piano. There would be an upright bass in the corner collecting dust( i guess the bass player was off fighting the war) the guitar player would try to play it but it was a bit of a challenge. The cry went out for an instrument a guitar player could play that was like a guitar, and Leo Fender made it happen in 1951.
Great vid and review as usual guys. I prefer the sound of the squire and i also think it looks better but it would be boring if they both sound alike. I did not like the burt wood colour on the neck and head on the sire it just looked out of place. Both are reasonably priced and I am extremely tempted by the squire even though i told my self I am not buying any more squires after moving up to fenders.
Great stuff! Awesome intro jam! :) Just as a matter of interest, many bass players in the old days came to the instrument from guitar and therefore preferred to play with either a pick or their thumbs. The thumb guys needed somewhere to anchor their fingers and so Leo added the finger rest. Later, players started using their fingers and so the finger rest was moved to the top of the pick guard and became a thumb rest.
1954 was when the bass was given a countoured body like the strat which was introduced that year. 1957 was when it changed to a split coil pickup, larger headstock and different scratchplate...... #nerdalert
The Fender Telecaster Bass was Fender's 1st so called "reissue" instrument, - introduced in 1968. Verdine White, George Porter Jr., Wilton Felder, Paul Jackson Jr., and yes, Dusty Hill all played the "Tele Bass". It had a different sound and feel from the split pickup Precision Bass. I believe that the 2-saddle string thru the body bridge was (or is) a significant factor to that. It is a bit tricky to properly intonate this bridge so it's best to take it to a professional luthier or repair tech. I fell in love with the Tele Bass when I first saw the late Bobby King of the Hawaiian show band, the "Aliis" playing one back in 1973. Yes, it looked cool and different, but it had a great sound to it. If you have a Tele Bass type of instrument and looking to upgrade or replace the pickup, - get the Seymour Duncan Antiquity II model. You won't be disappointed.
The Telecaster Bass was a sort of reissue of the 51-54 P Bass, the original design. Most of the guys you list played one of the 50s models, an exception being Porter. Another guy worth mentioning who played the single coil was Keith Ferguson, the great bassists for the Fabulous T Birds. And of course, Sting plays a 54 these days, when he plays bass. Fender built a signature model for a while. Four saddle bridges are available and inexpensive for these basses, btw.
Love my Squier Classic Vibes 50s P! Gritty, growly sound. From what I hear on this demo, the Sire sounds smoother. I'd like to try one before committing. The Squier is close to the '54, first year they contoured the body. Split pickup came in '57. I also have a Fender Vintera 50s P, built to vintage specs and wired to sound like a late 50s P.
I also have the Fender Vintera 1957-59 era P bass in sea foam green, love the wide neck and maple fretboard. I don’t have a early 50s model, I did recently get the Squier paranormal jazz bass 54, which borrows some of the aesthetics of the 1954 precision.
there was laurel & hardy , smith & wesson , body & soul , cheese & wine (french..) but that duet make my day itch time i see a youtube from them !!! i know english are the best actors in the world and i like it !!! thanks for good vibes, fun & happyness
Can you imagine that I'm looking at a Level 42 concert and I think hey that guitar player looks like that guy from Andertons and now I found out he is actually Mark King's brother!
Looks like the thumb/finger rest was in the lower position may through the 60. Jamerson had one that way on his 63 or 62. Watch him playing with Marvin Gaye live on What's Going On.
The finger rest was placed in that location, because Leo intended for a plectrum to be used to play it. However, I've been told that it never really caught on.
The Level 42 guy is right… who’s going to shred on a telecaster bass ;-) Btw, it would have been interesting to compare body weight since used woods are different.
I never could understand how they called it a thumb rest when it was mounted down there. I've been at this thing since the late 70s and never got that.
Early bass players played with muted palm and the thumb to sound like a double bass. I still use thaT technique. I have seen many african bases playing with their thumb to get a certain sound
Try playing with just the side of your thumb only. Instant fatter than fat tone. With practice you can get all the speed you need. Anchor the fingers of the right hand to the lower body where that rest is placed. Watch the great jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery play exactly like that.
DOWN TO THE NIGHTCLUB. My favorite song by Tower of Power, the greats out of my neck of the woods, Oakland, CA in the San Francisco East Bay. Would not have expected to hear this on Andertons 🤌🏻
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Leo Fender's first guitars and basses were made out of Pine, and that plastic bar was for anchoring your fingers to give your thumb more strength and leverage.
Pine, now there's a quality tonewood
@@jasondorsey7110 Suffice to Say that there is Pine and there is Pine.....!!!!! & Slow grown Old Growth Pine is def likely to Be Significantly Superior to other Commercially Grown 'Tone Woods' Available today.....For instance I Played a Levinson Tele recently which on paper looked like it was Going to Be the absolute thing.....with Roasted maple neck stainless steel frets. But there was just something wrong with the density and hardness of the tone woods which made it So underwhelming to play it was really disappointing and I So thought I was going to be taking it home.....!!!!! Similarly for those starting to Carve their first few arch tops in the US where they do actually get proper wood a really well chosen close grained piece of pine is seen as a viable alternative to Spruce....& When Old turn of the Century Wooden Buildings are taken down in the US Quite often Guitar Builders are the first in the Que....For the Old Growth Very Slow Growing Pine taken from Primary forrest at the turn of the Century which simply isn't Available Any more....!!!! :)
@@jasondorsey7110 Leo Fender use whatever woods were around and were available and cheap enough for him to use. That’s why he did that.
I picked up the Squier Classic Vibes P-Bass shown in the video awhile back in Butterscotch clear stain and put on Dunlop flat wounds. I love that bass, it's awesome. The Fender Professional II Jazz Bass now sits in the rack most of the time. I really prefer playing the Squier and the tones it puts out.
I always loved the look of the early 50s P-Basses and the Telecaster Bass, they just look so cool and sound incredible. Plus I gotta give props to dudes like Mike Dirnt, Dusty Hill (RIP) and Sting for popularizing them in rock bands over the years
Even Kenny Rogers, before he went schmaltz, played a Telecaster Bass. And really well.
@@jameschristiansson3137 Cool
My favourite too! I currently have 2.....
@@hoagie73 Nice
@@jameschristiansson3137is yfiy y
I played the Sire D5 yesterday. It blew me away. I loved the feel and the tone. I nearly bought it on the spot. I am going to save up and buy it soon!
Did you end up buying it?
I started off on a Harley Benton p bass 54 clone and I can say that I absolutely love it, the thick neck gets you really good at getting proper notes and it kills fret buzz! Starting with that thick neck was a challenge, but now I barely ever get fret buzz and it makes sure your note placement is on point. Plus it looks sick.
it’s worth trying flat wounds on these basses too for that authentic 50s tone. It’s an acquired taste and doesn’t work for all genres, but it’s a great sound if you like that kind of thing.
I think it was in 57 when it went to the split coil and stratocaster headstock shape. Also in 54 56 they added contours to the slab body to be more comfy like the strat. Rest was at bottom until leo noticed players moving it to the top so he made it standard on top in the 70s
I love the Squier telecaster bass. Great video guys and great playing as always!
What we call a thumb rest was originally called a Tug Bar. Leo envisioned the electric bass to be played with ones thumb while using the tug bar as an anchor for the other fingers. Heck, if bass players had not right off the bat tried using upright technique on electric, double thumb or picks maybe have become the "normal" way of playing.
Seeing as most bassists play with a pick, that is the "normal" way.
@@RockandrollNegro in what world do bassists mostly play with picks? Aside from metal, of course. Most bassists are gonna be playing fingerstyle or slap/thump.
@@Dreams_Of_Lavender like 99% of indie and almost all rock bands after the 70s? is joy division a metal band?
I played one of the Squiers yesterday and I was quite impressed!
I opted for the Sire, in that same vintage white. The neck is just SWEET! And I put TI Jazz flats on it: thump, thump, thump :)
I’ve got one of those Squiers. Great bass. Sounds better with Nathan playing it than me. 😂
Hey guys,,,i have the squire one with the MUDBUCKER in the neck position & it is a beautiful sunburst Monster,,,THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO,, from Arkansas usa 🎸🤠
I love these two. Such a great duo
I don't even play bass and I watch these just for the entertainment. they're great.
@@emichaelnd Same
Step father and son vibe 🤗
RIP Nathan. Hi Cici!
A lot of early Teles (and some reissues) were pine and are very highly thought of.
I never thought I'd say it, but I think I preferred the sound of the Squier. I'm GAS'ing for a Sire, but not this one.
Had a "classic" P-Bass, had a really good Yamaha Broad Bass and now I play a Squire tele bass and it's my favourite 😌
What amazing energy between the two of you!!
I just bought one of the Fender Vintera II Telecaster basses and Absolutely Love it! I also uncovered another little gem.
I’ve been using all different brands of flat wound strings……then I bought a set of Fender flat wounds and they are like SILK.
Try a set and you will be amazed how smoothe they are.
This Vintera II Tele bass has 1 Humbucker pickup and it is a nice Deep Bass tone.
I love mine!!!
Bought the Squier on a whim last year cos I liked the colour. Is now amongst my fave basses. (It was a bit too shiny but I fixed that with some 800 grit wet & dry…)
Show the result!
I like this take on the old-school P bass...reminds me of why folks like Sting and the late, great Dusty Hill liked the sound from this simple setup! Plenty of snap and growl here to be had. Bill Wyman used to thump pluck in his prime so maybe he could have enjoyed the possie of that 'thumb rest'. As for the muted sound, players often stuffed rubber or something after the bridge to get that sound.
Can confirm the Sire D5 feels amazing for the price tag. I personally have upgraded the electrics to a bareknuckle '52 Stagger P with CTS pots and .047 orange drop tone cap which gives the low end more control and its cuts with more punch. But that is as a left handed rock bassist with very limited choice to go at. I would say the bass is absolutely worth it 👌.
The way your sentence is constructed it sounds like you’re saying the .47 uF cap gives you more low end more punch. Can you explain that?
@@PhullyNo1 No it is more the pickup in that regard for the cut and punch. The tone cap does have an effect on how much high is there 0.047 is generally right down the middle and 'standard' for basses as far as my knowledge goes which is purely what sounds good to me. Higher value cap more high end cut off, less value more high available. Has to be said I am certainly not an electrical engineer haha.
@@RQBassist I don’t have a tele bass so I really have no point of reference other than watching videos like this one. I couldn’t find a shoot out with your pickup and standard single coil they come with. But I’m a curious person by nature.
Please, if you get the chance, compare the Squier CV to the new 1954 American vintage reissue. I'd love to get a grasp on the differences between those.
That finger rest reminds me of those old old videos where bass players are holding the neck of the bass all the way up to their ear. Tonnes of people who got a bass in the 50s will have been double bass players and fairly used to the upright position.
Have listened this video allmost 10 times. Was in a market for this kind of bass and this video was really helpfull. Just ordered the Sires D5. Had the possibility to try Squiers 50's but was astonished how much more you get with just a 50e more. Squier wasnt bad but compared what to get with D5 the choise was clear. The details, neck and most of all the sound.
Have to say that Sire has really lift the bar in this price category.
It's known as a tug bar. They originally wanted you to just use your thumb to pluck the strings.
Way to do your research, Andertons!
The notion was play with your thumb as you would only be hitting root notes or so they thought until a good player picked it up and ripped on it. Lol
Yes. The Tug bar allows you to use your thumb so you can get those deeper tones. Which is what those classic and vintage songs sounded like.
The split-coil P-Bass came out in 57, in 54 Fender added Strat contours to the Tele bass.
actually the '51 P bass only got contoured in '54 and stayed like this till '57... it's only then it got the split pickup
You Sir have it right! I think it’s amazing how many people just get it completely wrong!
The history on the Precision is easy to find. Yet so many are just out to lunch on it.
Aesthitics play a big part for me, so I would choose the Fender. More rounded body and pick guard, plus I gotta have that Tele headstock.
What's amazing about electric guitars is that they got them right from very early on.
Cars, computers, phones, televisions, cameras, washing machines, etc. they all needed over half a century before they arrived at something we'd call 'modern' or 'sophisticated'.
Meanwhile Fender and the likes were out there nailing it at the start. You can take a 70 year old instrument (if its in good condition) and nothing about it would feel primitive.
If you could still buy cars and washing machines built to the quality from back then you would too.
You have to keep in mind that the electric bass, not bass guitar ( what ever that is) was originally made for the lead guitar player, not the bass player which was playing upright at the time during ww2. At that time guitar players were looking for work but couldn't find it, this also was the big band error where the melody section was quite well covered with horns and piano. There would be an upright bass in the corner collecting dust( i guess the bass player was off fighting the war) the guitar player would try to play it but it was a bit of a challenge. The cry went out for an instrument a guitar player could play that was like a guitar, and Leo Fender made it happen in 1951.
I have the squier classic vibe In sunburst, it’s absolutely amazing 🤩
I have squire `50`s and `60`s classic vibe basses. I love them both. Adjust the necks and put flat strings on and it`s a party.
The tug bar on Fender basses moved to the top in 1973.
I have a 2019 paranormal Fender Telecaster bass. Such a fantastic all round bass, can play anything with it and it feels brilliant.
Great vid and review as usual guys. I prefer the sound of the squire and i also think it looks better but it would be boring if they both sound alike. I did not like the burt wood colour on the neck and head on the sire it just looked out of place. Both are reasonably priced and I am extremely tempted by the squire even though i told my self I am not buying any more squires after moving up to fenders.
Bringing the funk into Friday…..just need a beer…
The sound of those Telecaster bass pickups stands out more than a split P-bass pickup.
I have the Squier and it's great!
Great stuff! Awesome intro jam! :) Just as a matter of interest, many bass players in the old days came to the instrument from guitar and therefore preferred to play with either a pick or their thumbs. The thumb guys needed somewhere to anchor their fingers and so Leo added the finger rest. Later, players started using their fingers and so the finger rest was moved to the top of the pick guard and became a thumb rest.
I would love to see a video comparing the fender American performer mustang bass vs the Gibson SG Standard bass.
According to Five Watt World the finger rest was put there because Leo Fender assumed the bass was going to be played with the thumb.
I love How Nathan slapped the bass what is popularly good
1954 was when the bass was given a countoured body like the strat which was introduced that year. 1957 was when it changed to a split coil pickup, larger headstock and different scratchplate...... #nerdalert
Are those Fender Rumble 40 bass amps? That’s the one I have! Great amps for the price.
Nathan, Lee - cheers guys, great review! Been tempted by the Sire - not sure which color, BUT - It will be a Sire.. ;-)
Fender and Squier are not making left hand basses anymore in new series :-(
I have a Sire D5 left handed and love it !
I'm trying to decide between the P5 and V5 right now. I'm thankful that Sire will make all their models in a left handed version.
@@joethompson79 Try D5, it's passive but I like it a lot more than others
The Fender Telecaster Bass was Fender's 1st so called "reissue" instrument, - introduced in 1968. Verdine White, George Porter Jr., Wilton Felder, Paul Jackson Jr., and yes, Dusty Hill all played the "Tele Bass". It had a different sound and feel from the split pickup Precision Bass. I believe that the 2-saddle string thru the body bridge was (or is) a significant factor to that. It is a bit tricky to properly intonate this bridge so it's best to take it to a professional luthier or repair tech. I fell in love with the Tele Bass when I first saw the late Bobby King of the Hawaiian show band, the "Aliis" playing one back in 1973. Yes, it looked cool and different, but it had a great sound to it. If you have a Tele Bass type of instrument and looking to upgrade or replace the pickup, - get the Seymour Duncan Antiquity II model. You won't be disappointed.
The Telecaster Bass was a sort of reissue of the 51-54 P Bass, the original design. Most of the guys you list played one of the 50s models, an exception being Porter. Another guy worth mentioning who played the single coil was Keith Ferguson, the great bassists for the Fabulous T Birds. And of course, Sting plays a 54 these days, when he plays bass. Fender built a signature model for a while. Four saddle bridges are available and inexpensive for these basses, btw.
Love my Squier Classic Vibes 50s P! Gritty, growly sound. From what I hear on this demo, the Sire sounds smoother. I'd like to try one before committing. The Squier is close to the '54, first year they contoured the body. Split pickup came in '57. I also have a Fender Vintera 50s P, built to vintage specs and wired to sound like a late 50s P.
I also have the Fender Vintera 1957-59 era P bass in sea foam green, love the wide neck and maple fretboard. I don’t have a early 50s model, I did recently get the Squier paranormal jazz bass 54, which borrows some of the aesthetics of the 1954 precision.
The guys should have come to you cause you are correct. They’re just guessing at everything. Don’t you think?
I'm a lead guitar player but fender p bass best of all time but I like my Rick too
Tower of Power - Down to the nightclub!
Absolutely brilliant track.
Down To The Nightclub-Tower Of Power. Great tune!
there was laurel & hardy , smith & wesson , body & soul , cheese & wine (french..) but that duet make my day itch time i see a youtube from them !!! i know english are the best actors in the world and i like it !!! thanks for good vibes, fun & happyness
Love a bit of Tower of Power! Rocco was a genius :)
Preferred the growl of the Squier over the Sire's deep warm tone.
Down to the Nightclub! Love a bit of Tower of Power!
Can you do a lot post effects on the older classic bass? My assumption is yes but I'll leave it to the masters.
these are cool but they should also do that 70s style tele bass with the big humbucker right at the neck heel.
That Sire looks beautiful.
It's always a good day when the guys break out the Rocco riffs
Down to the Nightclub. ToP. Great jam
I liked both. I'd probably buy the Sire, add a high-mass bridge, and try different pickups.
Sting on 2008 Police tour. Tokyo "When the world is running down" see how he backs Andy's solo on this ( vintage) bass 🌴
You can remove that finger/thumb rest or put it anywhere you like.I think it just looks cool.
Squire sounds really good.
Excellent, cheers guys!
that head design is still unbeatable.
Can you imagine that I'm looking at a Level 42 concert and I think hey that guitar player looks like that guy from Andertons and now I found out he is actually Mark King's brother!
Looks like the thumb/finger rest was in the lower position may through the 60. Jamerson had one that way on his 63 or 62. Watch him playing with Marvin Gaye live on What's Going On.
I like them both, but I think that the Sire just sounds a bit bigger, and a bit better, overall.
The finger rest was placed in that location, because Leo intended for a plectrum to be used to play it. However, I've been told that it never really caught on.
I can’t see how the tug bar is of any use when using a plectrum?
Wowow. Amazing bassists!
SQUIRE knocked it right out of the ballpark with a homerun hit on that early P--bass!
The Level 42 guy is right… who’s going to shred on a telecaster bass ;-)
Btw, it would have been interesting to compare body weight since used woods are different.
The into jam Nightclub by T.O.P.
KILLER TUNE!!!
Sire for me Lee an nath both sound cool tho great vid more soon pls
I never could understand how they called it a thumb rest when it was mounted down there. I've been at this thing since the late 70s and never got that.
Early bass players played with muted palm and the thumb to sound like a double bass. I still use thaT technique. I have seen many african bases playing with their thumb to get a certain sound
They both look great
The original electric bass was made by Fender and it had a pine body.
The Squier gets my vote.
It was not called the Telecaster Bass until it was reissued in the late 60’s. In 1951, that design was simply the Precision Bass.
And I think the reissued “ Telecaster Bass “ , had a big “ mudbucker “ in the neck position ..
@@ianchisholm9260 That was in ‘72; from ‘68 until then it was just like a ‘51 P Bass.
I don't recognize the tune, but I recognize the bass badassery in that jam.
Dusty Hill got a great sound from his old P-bass. Had that growl.
Indeed. Passive, one pickup, 34" scale. Nice.
I think the original ones were Pine,Alder took to paint-
drying for production reasons,,,Cheers!
DOWN TO THE NIGHTCLUB! JAM SWEET
Much appreciated.
Wow every time every mft I c the bass nath an Lee I'm on it sooper cool channel 😎
The original black eagels are the best. Mm my first bass. But sold it. Profit 1500 € 🤘🏴☠️.
Try playing with just the side of your thumb only. Instant fatter than fat tone. With practice you can get all the speed you need. Anchor the fingers of the right hand to the lower body where that rest is placed. Watch the great jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery play exactly like that.
6:45 nobody tell Roberto about that
I Love it!!!
I prefer this control panel with the smaller scratch plate
Now I want to go down to the nightclub. Great playing, guys!
"Use the timestamps below to skip ahead" What??? And miss the intro jjjjjaaaammmm????
Bump City (Down to the Night Club), Tower Of Power!
The Sire all day
DOWN TO THE NIGHTCLUB. My favorite song by Tower of Power, the greats out of my neck of the woods, Oakland, CA in the San Francisco East Bay. Would not have expected to hear this on Andertons 🤌🏻
At the end of the day, I will always pick a Marcus Miller now matter of type.