soulstar89

Bought a loom kit from John. As usual top quality and service. I’ve bought from him before and will do so again.

Know worries. I love the tone. I play mostly rnb, Motown, funk finger style works very well. it complements my wood combo with chords as well. Articulate but dreamy. arcane is really a top top pickup. I found out about them from a thread on talkbass. https://www.arcaneinc.com/bass

Have you tried either Bartolini 8s or 8cbp? I have the 8cbp in my Yamaha 70’s Asian ash maple neck & fretboard. smooth, creamy tone yet articulate. The treble isn’t spiky at all. A good amount of bass. The 8s has less treble and is more smoother that the 8cbp. arcane pickups are also highly regarded. I’ve never tried the emg GZR pickups.

Nice, did you pick that up from the bass gallery in camden? It looks rather familiar.

he does have a very quiet voice. I didn’t expect that lol. venna is from the uk. Probably someone new. Venna is a solo artist himself. Some really cool stuff tbh. Alpha mist is also a great artist. Done some songs with youssef. Love is the message is one which stands out. On tone most definitely. When I went to see venna in London last year the bass sound muddy but I’m sure I was due to his EQ choice as his bass wouldn’t fat out mud lol.

youssef is a great artist. Was venna also with them? Plays sax. I bumped into him in Peckham London randomly and had a chat. on rocco’s tone. That could be a EQ setting, PA, di or amp setup, dying strings etc. BB basses compared to traditional P’s cut more and aren’t really muddy.

I remember jai paul years back. around 2013 when i heard his stuff while i was on tour. at the time i really liked it. he went ghost for a very long time. Rocco plays with yussef dayes and venna. His been sporting that BB 1100s for a while. Had a squier before that when working with tom misch. Does go to show that when it gels with you, it doesn't matter what the brand is.

he has some fascinating stories. As its carnival bank holiday, ill reach out to him.

this song and arrangement has had me hooked for over a week. first listened to Anita baker’s rapture album after the Freddie Washington interview a few weeks back. Sweet love is great but this track is stuck in my head. David b Washington on bass. He was part of chapter 8. Interestingly Anita baker was a BV for chapter 8 also.

I should send this picture to my dad. He would love it. It would be followed by a phone call about how things was in the 70’s and 80’s for a Rasta.

how interesting that a slight difference in depth can make a neck feel different. when I was in the phase of getting the exact bass paul Jackson used (cringe at myself) I was only looking at a late 70’s fender. I found an early 70’s but didn’t want it as it wasn’t the same specs. 🙈😩. Rather embarrassing tbh lol

Yes 73. His a AMAZING player. Pino, Freddie and paul Jackson are my fav players. All p bass players. I love the tone of paul and Freddie. A large part of it I presume is due to the Bartolini pickups. Love Bart pickups

cheers for the info. I always wondered what the difference was other than late 70’s mostly being ash bodies. I’ll have to give one a try some day. At the misses in east London. She plays piano and we jamming to Sweet love by Anita baker. Freddie Washington played bass which was an early 70’s fender p.

i've a question for the fender experts. what neck profile was the early 70's fender p basses? I know the late 70's p bass neck profile had thinner nut of around 40mm and more chunky dept.

I read that it can be fiddly. One person on YouTube used a very thin flat head screw driver which did the job. good luck

Congrats. next time consider @KiOgon as he makes solderless harnesses for half the price but as good quality. He can make you what you like within reason.