OliverBlackman

Sounds great and must be great fun being involved in such a large production. Just in time for normality too.

I know it’s been said many times before, but his time is exceptional.

I do like the idea of a hollow body with figured top but I think I would commission an Overwater like this one.

I remember Janek Gwizdala saying in a vlog he could only afford to live in Boston and New York by maxing out credit cards. Then there was the financial crash and I think the debt was written off. By that point he hade made his name and was on tours.

Turdjazzle?

Yeh totally agree. However, if it was released as artist X feat. John Mayer it’d be worth a fortune in ratings. Personally I would pay loads to see John Mayer play 8 bars in the studio.

Make a Bitsa Jazz with a P bass neck? If you’re wanting to experiment and not pay much this could be the best way to do it. You can always shave the P bass neck to your liking.

In pop the fan base is mostly bought through marketing, which is why social media is so important. Other genres may differ, obviously rock is traditionally gig/ tour based. Pop artists are still found at 14-16 and work with management/ publishers before record labels release their music. But yeh, you can make a brilliant quality EP for free these days, but I’m not sure the producers the record labels hire to mix/ remaster will see it that way. On that point, you wouldn’t believe the prices to have your music remixed by a known DJ.

Sadly to my knowledge this is not true. Record labels are after artists who they can just remaster a single/ EP and release. This means less expenditure and therefore risk for them. If successful you will get a deal to record and release an album. However, this is from a pop perspective and only based on my insiders experience.

Mark Ronson was also from a privileged background. The beauty of music though is it has always allowed everyone to have a voice. Streaming platforms benefit this although make it difficult to make a living. As in all walks of life, money buys opportunity.

To my knowledge of recent case: To record, produce and master a track with a reputable producer is £8-20k. To get a support slot for a few shows on a label artist tour is £25-150k depending on the artist. The have a social media campaign is £10-30k per year. Probably a lot more for large scale advertising. Radio and streaming plug is £15-25k per year depending on reach. This is not viable to normal people and only those who; have a sponsor, major label backing, connections who can pull favours or family money. And especially difficult to find the time when working a full time job to pay rent or mortgage. Also we are getting to the point now where the kids of 80’s and 90’s pop stars are getting a chance. Even if they don’t have talent they have the connections.

The problem is obvious. You wear the bass far too low

Is it a knot or a dent? It’s been poorly setup so might also have neck/ fret issues. Not good enough.

For a Fender that blemish is nothing. I even have some on my Overwater and it doesn’t bother me one bit. For amps, P bass and 8x10 is a match made in heaven. If that’s a bit big I love the markbass 12” combo

😂 love it

I really liked the look of this one and with the reputation these hold I bet it’s an incredible bass. Glad that someone on BC got it.

“Now a collectors item”. Nope, still a mass produced bass

Find a US Fender with a nice fit/ finish. Sound not to your taste, change the pickups. Hardware not to your taste, swap out the hardware. Fancy going active, put in a preamp. There’s a huge array of parts that will fit a fender P if you ever want to adapt it.

Wife: you need to sell that old guitar. Bloke reluctantly puts on Facebook and blames a slow market for keeping it.

Can I take my collection of bass books too? Might finally actually get through them on an island. edit: it can’t just be one bass either. I’ll need at least 5.

He does say it’s a refin so not sure I would categorise it as low priced, even if it was through a dealer.

If you’re truly interested you would ask for a phone number, talk to them, arrange a visit ect. Price is a bit steep for a private seller though

The song is so so but the bass tone really made me sit up and notice. Perfect vintage Fender tone.

These always sound killer on stage. Agree with you about swapping the chrome knobs for black