EssentialTension

Fender Custom Shop Precision with two Gibson Thunderbird pickups and later added Gibson EB neck humbucker.

[quote name='tonyxtiger' timestamp='1435518766' post='2809652'] I used to use a full tone trem with a bass vi and it was luscious. Sure a bit of reverb would be nice too. Loads out there to choose from. [/quote] That's an expensive tremolo. Would you say its lusciousness was worth it?

Ok thanks, that's what I want to hear. Although I should say that I am not using the Bass VI as a regular bass and I have never used any effects on a regular bass.

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1435532009' post='2809852'] Forgive me if I've missed something but are they doing another run of the single pickup model? I really regret not getting one before when I had the chance. [/quote] The single pickup version is available in cherry red and in black. Thomann have them. The natural mahogany two pickup is due in August ... or so I am told.

[quote name='leroybasslines' timestamp='1435531226' post='2809841'] What is Pino's bass? I've never seen a Fender like that before.... [/quote] Fender Custom Shop with two Gibson Thunderbird pickups and then an added Gibson EB neck humbucker.

[quote name='Paco Jastorius' timestamp='1435516674' post='2809626'] You're Right! My bad, I looked the name of the bassist in the wrong place Thanks for the correction! It's great to be new here in Basschat and learn BTW This post has brought me to rescue listen again the Hugh Masekela discography, so thanks to[url="http://basschat.co.uk/user/7825-mykesbass/"] Mykesbass[/url] [/quote] It could easily have been Carol Kaye and Wikipedia is not always correct.

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1435486745' post='2809154'] Of course you won't like it if it's hip hop. I have never had a conversation with a middle aged white bloke about Kanye... or even classic hip hop (DMC/PE etc.) [/quote] So middle aged white blokes don't like hiphop. You're talking ridiculous nonsense.

[quote name='bigjohn' timestamp='1435503382' post='2809426'] I don't want to hijack your thread, but I'd be interested too.... [/quote] Feel free because no one else is posting. I wondered about multi-effect too.

[quote name='Paco Jastorius' timestamp='1435420393' post='2808638'] I think in this record Carole Kaye plays the bass. [/quote] According to Wikipedia it was [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Franklin"]Henry Franklin[/url]

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1435414407' post='2808580'] OK. I missed that bit. In that case. . . .what? Mike Rutherford (and about half a dozen others) before Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Nate Watts, David Hood, Cornell C Williams and George Porter Jr!! [/quote] and Jimmy Blanton etc etc etc

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1435412257' post='2808560'] It's not claiming to be the 50 [i]greatest[/i] bassists. So it's just a list. [/quote] It does say The 50 [i]Greatest[/i] Bass Players.

When the spotify example of James Jamerson playing is Motorhead's Ace of Spades you know it's total sh**e. I actually knew before that but it's something to say.

Any Bass VIers using effects? I've been using: Boss TR2 tremolo Boss CEB chorus Boss FRV reverb ... which all work fine, although I found the reverb slightly disappointing, but I'm considering a bigger financial outlay for one or more of: EHX B9 (and/or C9) Organ Machine Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail Analog Delay Tech 21 Rotochoir. I'd be interested to hear any experience with those or other effects on a Bass VI or similar.

Excellent

I got cream ones for my AV62 here: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pair-of-PICKUP-COVERS-in-BLACK-CREAM-or-WHITE-to-fit-Precision-P-Bass-guitar-/190980490847?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item2c7753065f"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pair-of-PICKUP-COVERS-in-BLACK-CREAM-or-WHITE-to-fit-Precision-P-Bass-guitar-/190980490847?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item2c7753065f[/url]

[quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1435096018' post='2805520'] Also Seth Lover had the patent on humbucker pickups so this was the way to pretend it wasn't a humbucker. They still don't like to talk about that. [/quote] Hence the term 'humcancelling split-coil'.

[quote name='edpirie' timestamp='1434748504' post='2802590'] Is that going to be the only option? Would probably decide me on the single pup. [/quote] That's what they told me - August and natural mahogany for two pickup and red or black for single pickup.

It's natural mahogany.

[quote name='edpirie' timestamp='1434610542' post='2801097'] I asked Guild about the two pup version and it's due out July/August. [/quote] What colour(s)?

[quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1434455265' post='2799689'] There is the school of thought that through body stringing helps with the transfer of vibration into the body and thus helping sustain and "tone". There is another school of thought that think that school of thought is wrong. [/quote] With an electric bass guitar, the more vibrations are transferred to the body then the less sustain there will be as the strings will be losing vibration energy to the body. It's not a school of thought, it's physics. [quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1434455265' post='2799689'] There is also a school of thought that think through body stringing will increase the string tension, especially for lower tunings than E standard, and therefore aid play-ability, help sustain and "tone". There are also numerous schools of thought that think that this school of thought is wrong as well. [/quote] Nothing that happens beyond the bridge or the nut can affect string tension. It's not a school of thought, it's physics. String tension is affected only by pitch of the note, length of the string between bridge and nut, mass per unit length of string.

I couldn't tell any difference ... but I also wasn't there.

My second bass was a Hayman 4040. I paid about £110 in Denmark Street in late 1974. That was about a month's wages.

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