OliverBlackman

They apparently had parts lying around so guess they could have made the neck a few years earlier and stuck the decals on when they actually completed the bass.

Big time

I use passive. Got a Fender P bass that always sat perfectly in the mix so no need for messing with EQ settings.

Well I don’t think you would lose out much financially if you didn’t like it and sold it back on. You see them occasionally on eBay.

Obviously a few bits not original but is suspect this is an awesome bass: https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass-new-arrival/products/hybrid-p

“Play it on bass”. And how do you do that….. by knowing the fretboard and scale patterns you accelerate that process. Also “just sing”. How do you arrive at the ideas without having heard them previously whether consciously or subconscious. You do not possess magical talent that derives the ideas from thin air, no one does. The OP asked specifically about what’s going on. I’ve never read anything to suggest James Jamerson sang his lines, but lots to say he constructed them from chord charts after years of playing jazz.

Well you just need to know and understand; chord tones, passing tones, chromatic notes, modes, rhythm, phrasing, articulation, stylistic nuances, all the notes on the fingerboard and transcribe a whole load of melodies (not necessarily played on bass).

Emotion in a note or phrase comes from articulation (short/ long/ hard/soft). So complexity and choice of notes don’t invoke emotion by themselves.

Seen them quite a bit and they can be hit and miss but seeing them on TOTP got me into bass. Jay had said on social media he had recently finished recording so hopefully the tour will supplement a new album!

What’s going on is a very melodic line - the arrangement allows it to drive the song.

My last bass purchase from a physical shop was 2006! I joined bass chat in 2010 but before that I was buying off eBay instead of shops anyway.

Hope it goes better for you this time and you get something out of this ordeal.

It will make you think ooo shiny new thing!

I don’t mind jumbo frets, my P bass has them