The Mystery Fender Musicmaster Mod (Bass Tales Ep.6 w/ Nick Campbell)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- There aren’t too many bass players who can pull instruments out of their collection that are as cool as a vintage Epiphone Rivoli, an Echopark Clarence J Bass or a 1965 L-Series P Bass. This has become an everyday occurrence for LA bassist Nick Campbell.
You might know Nick from his sideman gigs with the likes of Pomplamoose, Scary Pockets and Charlie Puth. And in today’s new video we sit down to discuss his awesome bass collection, the merits of easy pickup mods and the mystery surrounding his Fender Musicmaster.
As always, see you in the shed…
Scott :)
Videography and production: Matthieu Montaigu
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I was at USC when Nick was there - the school had some serious bass talent.
Nick, Sam Wilkes, Amin Jazayeri, Brian Jones, Corbin Jones and other great players were all on campus.
As a jazz grad student, I literally saw these guys all do certain things I've never seen other bass players ever do. No lie.
you made a lit of bass players happy with this...
I wanna see Paul McCartney on Bass Tales!
or Felix Pastorius
Or Les Claypool
Now i want to see how old Is Paul McCartney
Bro pino Palladino!!! Get him on this show..... and Adam blackstone
Palladino +1 plz Scott
+2
I‘d love to See Esperanza Spalding and her Collection of E and Double Basses
Agreed!
YES!
Instablaster...
Once the pickups are revealed: Fender Signature Musicmaster
Right? I'd buy that signature model TODAY.
@@BrandonMilner which one?
That musicmaster or thr echo park ones with the gold foil and what looks like a jazz master pickup in the bridge are my two faves.
I'm almost positive the neck pick up is a curtis novak gold foil
@@natehaidenOh wow it really does look like one!! It’s a guitar pickup?
Geddy Lee...has has quite the collection!
I hope he gets on the show. I love his book but I wanna hear him play while he talks
Damn, I’m so glad you got him onto this! I love nick’s playing so much!
This guy blows me away every time I see him play and his collection is so on point
Thank you. Nick is one of my favourite bass player's out there. And I would love to see Leland Sklar in the series.
Finally!! I've wanted to know what he uses on his musicmaster for quite a while, I do have a rough idea but I just want to hear it from him lol. I swear if he doesn't say because he's said in the past he wanted to keep it a secret! EDIT: FUCK SAKE!!
He's such a cheeky tease with that Musicmaster!
@@samuel_excels I guess the bridge is a kind of P90, but I am not sure about the gold foil at the neck.
I feel like they're by Mojo pickups based in the UK, they offer a guyayone gold foil and a jazz bass pickup in a jazzmaster casing!
@@alexrushmer1175 Interesting, but I don't think so - have a look at the number of pole pieces ... this are guitar pickups.
@@willobst2772 & on his jazzer.... it never bothered rickenbacker, hiding six pole pieces under a toaster & lobbing it on a bass. I've often considered a p90 on one of my basses, & my 74 4001 has a strat pickup in its tailpiece, & I swear I didn't know about cliff burton when I did it! 😂
Want to see Joe Dart in those interviews!!
It would be one of the fastest interviews.
Fender Jazz, Fender Mini P, Jack's old Tobias, the Ernie ball signature modeled after Jack's bass, the string ray from the 1612 video, red squire pj..... think that's everything played publicly, but enough basses to fill a video talking about them all
@@patrickmcpartland1398 pretty sure the Jazz and his signature model are the only basses Joe owns. The tiny one is actually a Fender Precision Jr and the one his signature model is based on is a Carlo Robelli. (Oh no, I've become the "actually" guy!)
I think most of these Vulfpeck basses are owned by Jack Stratton. Who is a fantastic bassist as well.
Came here just after seeing a show with nick filling in for Joe with vulf
Great stuff. I've enjoyed Nick's playing a lot, and listening to him talk about his basses is just as good -- kinda the same, only words instead of notes.
Tony Levin on bass tales would be great. I know He was involved in Ian's "Bass Albums That Changed Music. Ep1. Tony Levin /Peter Gabriel" but man, I'd love to see this guy talk about the stick and everything...
Love Nick Campbell's playing and tone on that Musicmaster. Alas, we'll all have to wait until his signature bass comes out to get that sound. 😁
I know I've this said before, but you need to get Chris wolstenholme on this at some point!!!!
By far the most interesting und most waited for video - massive THANKS to SBL for this!!! Nick is my absolute favorite bassist!!!!
We saw Nick with Scary Pockets in Frankfurt. The guy just absolutely shreds, what a player. Loved it.
His enthusiasm for the older basses shines thru , explains nicely why all basses have their own sound and style , I know he’s not famous as such but has anybody watched Ayumu playing
that Jaco edit was spot on haha. I only remembered this guy when I saw the mustang ("oh yeah, he obliterated Dean Town"). Great player.
4:34 ***screams silently in full throttle anxiety***
Play modal
as many notes as you can
as fast as possible
on the oldest bass you can find
David can you explain what he ment? Play modal??
@@jorgerodriguezsierra7593 I think he's referring to the Jazz style
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modal_jazz
@@jorgerodriguezsierra7593 he’s referring to modal harmony online.berklee.edu/takenote/harmonic-considerations-modal-harmony/
@@jorgerodriguezsierra7593 I think he means learn the different modes of the major scale all up and down the neck and incorporate that into your playing. When you're playing with a band, you can switch modes with to match the chord changes and it gives your parts more flavor.
I love the Swanson pyramid of greatness in the background.
Nick is one of my faves along with Evan and Uncle Tim and Kevin Scott. Monsters
Nick one of the bass players out there.. Love him!!!!
He is one of the bass players out there 👍🏾
@@andrewbrown1936 For sure! Truly! I promise you, he's among one of the bass players, out there!!
@@theodorleijonbergandreasse3228 there is zero doubt that he is one of the bass players out there
One of the bass players for sure. No doubt about that.
Seriously this is just the best channel ever, love you guys thank u so much for making all this amazing content
Appreciate the warm words, glad you're enjoying the channel!
The bass tale that was missing :) What a player... Pocket pocket pocket pocket pocket pocket pocket ...
Nick Campbell Destroys on SBL. Am I dreaming???
Thundercat would be cool to see! Get him on Bass Tales
This man has fucking Ron swanson’s pyramid of greatness in the living room(?)
Would love to see Graham Maby, that would be cool. He has some Iconic bass lines.
totally agree! I told it many times, we need to have Graham Maby here, there and everywhere!!!!
I love how he looks like the type that would just be playing punk rock or hiphop and his signature sound is flatwound motown type stuff.
The orange and yellow pickup in the Musicmaster is a Curtis Novak GT-V pickup.
Ding ding ding ding!!!!!
More people need to know about Nick. Awesome musician.
Yesss, he’s so good. Glad nicks getting some recognition
If you could get John Paul Jones on here, that may be the greatest episode ever. This was awesome!
He’s great, especially given that he is an innovator. He was a pioneer from the days when the electric bass was still relatively a new instrument.
That would be a crowning achievement of persuasion.
Can you do Tony Levin next?
He's a skilled musician and has a huge arsenal of all sorts of basses.
I've been really enjoying this series, its really interesting to see what everyone uses, why they like it, hearing the tales behind them etc.
I would love to see either John Paul Jones, Geddy Lee, or Dusty Hill at some point that would be awesome.
“I’m gonna try to not blow up your pre-amp”…then immediately tries to blow up the pre-amp😂
🤣🤣🤣
I really dig this series! Keep em coming..
Finally, someone else who uses a felt pick. I love mine for lighter hybrid pick (kinda approximates fingerpicking when I’m not in the mood to do that but want the sound) and for consistent attack with a boomier sound.
Nick! Great to see you here!
i love know much this dude knows about his basses and basses in general, i really dig it
Oh my God one of my favorite bass players of all time!!!!!!
Nick is a legend.
Would love to see Timmy C on bass tales or even an SBL interview would be cool
Was literally just thinking about this mod yesterday morning
Love the OG pbass “When a fender was a fender”
Awesome! Those quilter bass amps are very nice!
Finally! Nick Campbell ❤️
He could pass for a young Rick Nielson. Cool episode.
Great video editing!!
Awesome bass collection 👍🏼 love the franken-musicmaster!!!!
Billy Sherwood , Yes. In addition to being a great bass player, there must be a lot of technical Squire stuff to tell.
7:00 "Fender got it right the first time." I have said that so many times
You should try to get any and all the bass players who play with Scary Pockets.
Especially Anna Butterss and Hagar Ben Ari
Interesting video.
Whilst searching for a bass guitar (on eBay) I noticed the plethora of bass guitar manufacturers both old and new. It is confusing unless you know a manufacturer is 'kosha'. What is the real story behind mass-produce bass guitars? Are they all made in the same factory with different names paste to them? What makes the quality - is it the price or the name? Why do the older mass-produced Japanese basses still holding their money? and,.... why has Ibanez got so many model variants with a secret code that needs to be deciphered? Perhaps you could let us know about this Scott...
I wouldn't touch eBay with a bargepole, you could very easily end up with a bass with major problem like a warped neck and a seller refusing to refund you. If you're looking for a cheap bass I'd suggest buying from a well regarded store like GAK or Guitar Guitar and getting something like a Mexican made Fender 'P' bass. They sell for just over £600. Or even cheaper and made in the Far East, one of Fender's Squire brand. The Squire Classic Vibe range is just over £300 and reasonable quality.
Guitars and basses are made in the third world solely to reduce costs. How good they are depends on the factory and the specifications and quality control of the firm employing their services. Japan did have a reputation for well made instruments, but it now costs as much to build there as in the US.
The large number of different model basses manufactured by Ibanez is I imagine a marketing decision. They are trying to cover all the bases so to speak.
The pocket is deep with Nick!
is that a jazzmaster pickup at the bridge? and i have no idea what the neck pickup is
I have 2 60’s P basses 63’ and 69’, a 74’ Jazz, a 57’ Custom Shop, a 54’ P, a 64’ Jazz fretless, a 64’ Hofner Beatle Bass, but I can’t put down my 78’ Musicmaster.. I can play it all day long. I upgraded it to an Aero pickup but even the original MM pickup has a vibe. I always go back to the Musicmaster. Maybe one day I’ll buy a 60’s Mustang and hopefully play half as good as Nick 😂
That chordal piece he played on the hagstrom gave me life
Thanks for sharing your basses, Nick. Love your playing.
This guy is a beast...
Can we get Steve Digorgio in one of these to talk about bringing fretless bass into metal
Liked the first bass most. Never tried a felt pick.
you should try felt pick ( I bought mine becaue of ukulele at first) and leather pick too : this is the missing link between pick and finger tone
Campbell is superb, his sound is incredible, but Scott, which bass are you holding at the end? That is some deep cutaway!
that hagstrom is so sick. and nick's a monster player
only miss his pedalboard BUT THATS FREAKING AMAZING BASS COLLECTION!!!!! THANKS A LOT
Robert Trujillo, Steve Harris, and Geddy lee would be great!
the editing is fantastic love this video
Intro was bomb!
Those pickups look like a Jazzmaster single coil and some kind of Gold Foil style pickup, that sound of a Gold Foil is so distinctive, but I never thought it would sound good in a Bass.
Bass Tales are fun.
A Bass Tales with Joe dart would be amazing (as always)!
Damn tho, that 65’ P bass…………looks and sounds killer. This guy is great player, he has got timing and feel for sure. I would die to play drums with this dude.
This guy has some serious chops!
Are the pickups in the musicmaster not a Fender Jazzmaster pickup in bridge and a gold foil (Ry cooder style) in the neck? Guitar pickups.. makes sense on the "doesn't sound like it's supposed to"
How does he get that grit in his tone, both with the Musicmaster and the P bass? Is it his compressor?
SCOTT!!! I LOVE NICK CAMPBELL!!!!!!
I humbly request an episode with Colin Moulding
That Hagstrom was a huge surprise to me, it sounded amazing! Not a fan of that SG look, but damn, it sounded killer!
Very cool! Great player. Never knew about this cat before
I WOULD KILL to see Joe Dart or Les Claypool on a bass tale episode
That's a later model Musicmaster based on the headstock logo. They were made from surplus Fender parts, so it's no wonder the neck and body are different years.
Quilter amps are excellent! I love my BB800 head
What a great player! And he knows his tools.
I think it'd be awesome to see Pino Palladino! His new music he's released is amazing and of course I'd love to hear the history on his fretless Stingray.
That fret less stingray is THE Pino sound to me.
The players I'd like to see Bass tales on...Geezer Butler, Nikki Sixx, Adam Clayton...i could go thru a whole list of heros but the ones i most want to see are a couple of guys who just dont ever talk about gear stuff ,at least not that i've found ; Simon Gallop of the Cure and my personal fretless inspiration David J of Bauhaus/ Love and Rockets
I respect this art.
Steve Harris would be fun I think... 🙊
Loved this so much.
Flea would be awesome, he has such a great collection. And more for the rock list i would live to see Tim Commerford here.
If you want to hear how attack is used as a "second guitar" in a trio, please listen The Police song "Bed's Too Big Without You" mono version.
Gibson's Bill Lawrence single coils or at least the other part looks like it.
Damn, those are some sweet sounding basses.
that's a gold foil pickup for sure 100% and i think it might be from a guitar. love the sound
Great Watch! How about James Johnston of Biffy Clyro?
What I learned from this series is...the epiphone rivoli rules!
Oh, Dr Funk. Bass busker extraordinaire.
I wanna see Marcus Miller Scott For Sure I'm not The Only One In Bass Tales👍Nick Campbell Was Funky and Melodic
The best yet
Im glad i clicked, idk the guy but I can identify with what he says, rly dope dude