The Pickup Cover: IT DOES HAVE A USE!!!
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- The decade-old debate! As classy as they look, do the pickup covers and bridge covers on those early 1960s Fender basses actually have a purpose? Everyone will give a different answer to this, but here's an unconventional use for them in the form of a live bass loop! I bought this particular bass second hand and it came with an attached pickup cover, bridge cover and thumb rest. I removed the bridge cover as it got in the way when playing with a pick, and I didn't find much use in the thumb rest. However, I kept the pickup cover on as it provides me with an alternate place to rest my thumb, meaning I hit the strings with my fingers at a slightly different and more preferable angle to simply resting my thumb on the pickup.
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in all honest I misread the title and expected some kind of scientific explanation about magnetic interference or something of other crap but it ended up being infinitely better
Maybe if you grounded it.
Same lol
How many bass players does it take to change a light bulb? 75. 1 to change it beautifully and 74 to comment how they would have done it better.
Yes, but have you seen the lightbulb that's shone for over 100 years? Installed by bass players. Double bass players back then of course, but they did a damn fine job.
Zing
None: The keyboard player will do with the left hand.
This is a funny comment but I would have...
I actually think bass community is much more friendly and embracing than guitar but yeah :)
Drummers beware, this man has just found a replacement for you.
Forget the cover. You have incredible song writing/structure and multitracking abilities!
The real purpose of the pickup cover was to help quiet that annoying 60 cycle hum that early single coils made incase of poor or no electrical grounding, lack thereof or radio/neon/appliance transmission and interference. This issue was noticeably most prominent in the factory than the outside customer base and Leo Fender had to address it before any shipment or sales. You also have to remember that this was conceived in an era before reverse wiring or hum cancelling techniques, 3 prong ground plugs and sockets in which what is now part of our current electrical code. Everyone be careful out there
Had to wait until the 30s to get hum canceling pickups.
@@camerondufton3236 The bass guitar was invented in the 30s And it came into real usage during the late 50s. What are you trying to say by that?
@@leavewe Leavewe the cover had nothing to do with either hum or buzz. Humbucking was 30s technology, just like the bass. They both came into their own in the 50s. 3 pin plug standards, except for holdouts and maybe 3rd word countries, came into effect pre 20s. Even with an earth, you still need to filter out the buzz. You only need to get it below audible levels, but it's not a difficult circuit.
The pickup cover looks nice, makes a good rest, protects your guitar/bass a bit, but doesn't do much else except get in the way sometimes. I do like them, but beyond some form of Farraday cage effect, which they are too open. They would need an additional wire connecting the two ends but run under the pickup, allowing any alternating current to be induced into the guard and carried to a common through a diode. That would eliminate hum within the strings, but if they are active pickups you will have sound quality issues.
The cover still slightly lowers the hum. I also notice a better sound from the pickup with the cover on. And I could be crazy.😃
For that to work it would have needed to have a ground connection which it only ever had by accident in some models. Sadly you are wrong.
The bridge cover was loaded with dampening foam, the Pickup cover was cosmetic.
the purpose was cosmetic. they thought it looked nicer. back in the 50s chrome was cool.
Leon Simpson *60s
*still is
What about the bridge cover?
@@boimesa8190 The inside of the bridge covers would have foam in them so that when you put in on it would have a muting effect.
I remember reading somewhere that Leo Fender didn't like the look of the exposed pickups and bridge, so he put covers on them
You just wrote the next F-Zero theme
Omg yes!!!!! The demo screen! Or big blue 3!
My first bass is a squier classic vibe precision that I added the pickup cover to. I was in 8th grade jazz band and I discovered tapping the cover made noise, and my teacher got up and checked who was knocking on the door.
I just heard this man compose a spyro song with a pick up cover on a pbass, fucking sweet dude
Great Video.....but no, it really has no use
HAHA!
It protects the pickup if someone is slinging glass marbles at you.
It was made for older pickups to echo the sound back into the pickups for a more accurate sound
@@no-ff8gm How exactly do you echo the sound back into the pickups when the pickups pick up the movement of the strings via magnets and do not pick up actual sound... Maybe you were just joking .w.
@@leavewe pickups are designed to pick up magnetic frequencies through vibrations. However older pickups weren't as accurate as todays and would be quite noisy at times. The purpose of the pickup cover was to eliminate the chance of humming/noise while providing a slightly louder tone as the sound from the strings would resonate with the metal surrounds. Didn't always work but that was the original idea
This is great. Really catchy song and each layer you added made it even more interesting. Innovative use of the pickup cover too! A+++
Anyone else sitting there waiting for the pick up guard solo that never came?
I believe it was actually part of the pickup in the old rickenbackers, but I had a 73 jazz bass that had one, and it was a great handrest for using a pick. I rarely used a pick so I took mine off
Love your innovative use of that cover. Did the sound get picked up through the pickup or a mic?
I guess you can amplify the sound of your favorite silverware
you are the most underrated genius of the century
gEnIUs!!!!!!!!!?&@‘
This is some shit that sounds straight out of the early Spyro the Dragon games. Honestly really badass composition, love it.
What I have heard it has to do with limitation of the magnetic fields of the pickups. In early days the pickups were not to the standards of today, so they caused a sort of noise resonance of vibration of the strings. To control it, they hovered a cover with demping pads in it. Nowadays it is unnecessary, but for authenticity you can still get those covers. I have contacted Fender to have a slide on cover over the bridge without screwing it on the body. They have taken notice of it, but so far nothing has coming up. Maybe they will for vintage reasons I hope.
I somewhat agree. I always thought that the real purpose of the cover was to help quiet that annoying 60 cycle hum that single coils made incase of poor electrical grounding, lack thereof or radio transmission and interference. You also have to remember that this was conceived in an era before 3 prong ground plugs and sockets in which what is now part of our current electrical code. Everyone be careful out there..
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Seeing as how the metal isn't grounded in-circuit it wouldn't serve any means of reducing 60 cycle hum. If anything having a hunk of metal near the magnetic field produced by the pickup magnets would INCREASE hum. As you see in this video the pickups reproduce the sound of knocking against the pickup cover. Conversely, the idea it increases the magnetic field around the strings has some merit, however the effect is marginal and stems from a general misunderstanding of Rickenbacker's early solid body electric guitars (The 4000 bass, Capri series etc), which were peers to Fender's offerings at the time. These instruments had "horseshoe" pickup designs that featured a magnet that surrounded the strings 360 degrees. The metal covers were simply conceived by Fender as a way to hide the intricate workings of the guitar (exposed pickup bobbins on Teles, crude bridge saddles) and make them more presentable (in comparison to Gibson) to conservative musicians who were JUST beginning to accept electric instruments en masse.
10/10 does not disappoint!
That's pretty cool that the bass pickups... pickup the frequencies that cleanly since they're in a much higher range :D.
One instrument and one song. That's nice.
I don't know what the original purpose was for but I use it to rest my right palm when I'm slap bassing. Its pretty comfy and it ensures that I'm consistent with my hand placement.
I used it to make sure I knew how to use a screwdriver
Should have used an octave booster at 1:45 to bring the melody out more.
wuz waitin' for the power drill w/buffer wheel action on the p/u cover
I always wondered what that thing was for
Useful as a rest when picking closer in the center position vs the bridge, I put one on my SG bass along with a thumb rest since there isn't a pickup in the center
This is not what I expected, but damn awesome!
WOWonderful!
I hope you don't mind, but I am going to borrow that idea (not the tune, just the pickup cover tapping thing), lol. That was freaking so awesome.
I was going to say:
"To get in the way of exactly where I like to play.."
Or
"As an ashtray.."
But this guy shut me up.
Nice explanation
That was honestly beautiful
Another superb piece, Danny.
This solo only gets better
Very nice strap. I love it
holy smokes I didn't expect to be hit with all that funk
I debated on putting a cover on my PJ bass... not anymore.
Mind. Blown.
Thanks for watching Shannon
The use for them is to stop the player from scratching the pickups with a pick
Bravo! Awesome job!
You could ask, why did Mr. Fender it on in the 1st place? Tell us...
anton van wamelen well, noting most resonant guitars have a cover over the strings like that, I bet it was to reflect the stronger notes back onto the guitar. A good response question would be "Why don't all bass guitars have it if it serves a purpose?" My only other guess is so the strings don't vibrate too much.
Leo was a radio guy AND a beancounter. All design was judged against production cost. (eg.- tele)
TWO chrome covers were expensive but functioned as a radio frequency shield against the antenna that the strings created,,,a real roblem in 50s Los Angeles.
It may be subtle, but it was noticeable to my ear.
It retains the sound to be picked up by the pickup? Maybe some reflective effect? Teles have some wings besides the bridge for that reason I heard I don’t know.
Kinda feels like NIN
This is pretty funny, I just bought one, I have a number of basses that I want to put in on and I figure I buy one, see how it fits, looks and of coarse sound. While I was browsing the internet I was thinking how will it sound with it, will change the sound. Of course like all us bass players we are all chasing that perfect tone, how can I make my sound better, I think all bass players do it more then any instrument it seems. Well I got it today and will chose witch bass, probably one of my Squiers, this way if I screw it up at least I did not screw up one of my Vintage P's and J's.
Great Groove Good Guy!
Hell yeah!!!!!!
That was special!
I put the chrome covers on my fender jazz bass and it didn't come with them on. I had to buy them.
New here, so maybe an old question..... what loop pedal/effects did you use for this? awesome tecnique, you make it look effortless- thanks!
You left the bridge pickup uncovered. I am searching if and how is it possible (and manageable) to install ashtray covers on both pickups on a PJ bass. A combination of a Jazz Bridge cover with a Precision Neck cover would leave little room in between so that solution doesn't seem to be right. Maybe if both covers are from a Jazz bass... but I 'm not sure if the neck cover which is supposed to fit on the slimmer single coil pickup could do the job for the precision neck pickup. By the way nice video!
Awesome job!!
wonderful video thumb up
I'm thinking of putting one on my bass between the pickups just as a hand rest/thumb rest while playing. Is this a bad idea?
Haha. That's awesome. Sounds great
My man made a theme hospital ost
Bravo, muy creativo!
Sick video man
Subscribed.
turns out there are notes above the 12th fret. who'd have thought?
It is my thumb rest.
Mine actually created noise and interfered with the pickup!
Does dubfx know you have his multitrack machine?
where I can find the full song ? please
awesome
Nice work!
You are the white Prince!
What did u use to loop it?
that's like me on a late night with my banjo, i can make that thing make all kinds of sounds
cover forces player you pluck at sweet spot, very smart. this bloke plucks on the pizacotta side, bright.
Just like Uncle Fender intended!
Genius
thought i was gonna get rickroll'd
ur video derserves more views and like
Nice dude ... genial ...
AWESSSOOOOOME
what's the name of the pedal?
Danny.....two words......STRAP LOCKS
orchestra man !
Get a bass strap ! Not a thin cheesy gee-tar strap !
Dear Danny Sapko!
Where could I buy a strap like yours? Could you please tell me that? Thank you in advance ! :)
This particular strap was given to me by my Dad - he bought it in 1978! However, there are some great independent sellers selling homemade handwoven straps, it just takes a quick google search. Alternatively, check out some of the Ernie Ball straps on Strings Direct - there's some wonderful patterned designs. Thanks for watching, Danny.
They make a decent ash tray also
This is driving me loopy.
Ace...
bad ass
feels a lot like radiohead
Ah, you cheated at the end! Still great playin
Percussion bass now
So fucking nasty man, such a great idea!
How to get that bass tone??
My bass is a 2001 Fender Precision Special, with Rio Grande P and J pickups. I record straight to sound card via an MXR compressor.
Thank you Danny!! I really loved your tone.
The loop pedal: Does it have a use?
Гениально!!!!
So does not
Nine inch nails - closer
Just for aesthetics, that's all.
bro....
Back in the day you'd put a piece of foam under it to make the bass sound like an upright, sort of.
You're thinking of the bridge cover.
chicken cherry cola !
so basically no use whatsoever
Hilarious.
Hahaha
Ha ha