What is your favourite piece of music featuring a precision bass?

[risingson]

For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
God Only Knows - Beach Boys
Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan

There are tens of thousands I could choose though!

[lojo]

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1322338400' post='1449695']
The one & only time I've been completely blown away by a bassist using a Precision was watching Gordon Rowley of Strife.
[/quote]

Mate, im sure thats a lot of music that you've heard that hasn't impressed you, the one and only time ?

[thumperbob 2002]

[quote name='casapete' timestamp='1322355772' post='1449970']
Beat me to it.
I was made to love her - Stevie W.
[/quote]

Indeed anything by Jamerson- who says you have to change your strings every few months? Think I`ll keep mine for 17 yrs!!..... and never clean them.

Mind you , dont think I have 17yrs left!!

Bob

[Big_Stu]

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1322394371' post='1450182']
Mate, im sure thats a lot of music that you've heard that hasn't impressed you, the one and only time ?
[/quote]
I'm not keen on Precisions , plenty of other songs but AFAIR it's the only time I've stood & watched a bassist with a Precision & gone Bloody Hell!!
Not so much a matter with others of being impressed or otherwise - just "Yeah - erm - OK".

[M-N-Y]

I was introduced to this band by my Dad years ago..... class.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v96P_AXzto"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v96P_AXzto[/url]

[M-N-Y]

Here's one from John Scofield featuring the awesome Andy Hess on bass.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FL36_Ae69c"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FL36_Ae69c[/url]

[Noisyjon]

Interestingly not a lot of my fave music was done on P basses!
One lovely clanky/thumpy example up ther for me is:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3kAobQ4LxM[/media]

Edited November 27, 2011 by jonthebass

[M-N-Y]

TM Stevens is really on form on this one from the late 70's.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tYIbLrco24"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tYIbLrco24[/url]

Edited November 27, 2011 by M-N-Y

[clarkpegasus4001]

[quote name='M-N-Y' timestamp='1322400278' post='1450313']
TM Stevens is really on form on this one from the late 70's.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tYIbLrco24[/media]
[/quote]

This is cool! one of my fave soul/disco tracks.
Replying to an earlier post, I also watched Strife in the late 70's they were excellent. I did hear Gordon Rowley was ill but I didn't know he had passed away, how sad.
Best bit of precision playing i've heard was when I watched Peter "Mars" Cowling do a short bass solo when he was in Pat Travers Band, it was 1977 at Leicester Uni.......stunning!

[JTUK]

Pops Popwell..altho I think he also added a J pickup near the bridge... not that you'd hear that in too many recordings, IMO.

Chuck Rainey always favour a P-bass config, IIRC...in the early days.

[spongebob]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6waLPZkGpQU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6waLPZkGpQU[/url]

Steve Hanley, a fantastic P-player.

I had the fortune to discuss his tone on this, and some other Fall records by e-mail a couple of years back...and it's P all the way!

[paul_5]

Hmm, first ones that spring to mind are

"London Calling" from the Clash, and a live version of "Zoot allures" with (I think) Scott Thunes, can't remember which Zappa album though, really meaty tone and solid playing all the way.

Edit: It's on "Does humour belong in music?"

Edited November 27, 2011 by paul_5

[M-N-Y]

Funkin' Wonderful.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMLKb4or8yg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMLKb4or8yg[/url]

[analog kid]

Down In The Tube Station At Midnight

It does not get much better than that.........imo!

[obbm]

Nivram - The Shadows

[woodster909]

Rancid's Matt Freeman is always good for me

this is a favourite of mine

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhKHAopx7D0[/media]

[KennysFord]

My first post propper on here for a while so I thought I'd pop this one up.
Sublime.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7czlanjaObs&list=FLHR3_NlpGB24M5ttBOFKArg&index=19&feature=plpp_video[/media]

Edited December 31, 2011 by kennyrodg

[mckendrick]

[quote name='kennyrodg' timestamp='1325355790' post='1482521']
My first post here for a while so I thought I'd pop this one up.
Sublime.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7czlanjaObs&list=FLHR3_NlpGB24M5ttBOFKArg&index=19&feature=plpp_video[/media]
[/quote]
That'll do me. Nice one, kennyrodg.

[Jazzneck]

[quote name='kennyrodg' timestamp='1325355790' post='1482521']
My first post propper on here for a while so I thought I'd pop this one up.
Sublime.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7czlanjaObs&list=FLHR3_NlpGB24M5ttBOFKArg&index=19&feature=plpp_video[/media]
[/quote]

THAT'S THE ONE.

[Johngh]

Still in Love With You, off Live and Dangerous, Thin Lizzy featuring Mr Lynott

[gareth]

[u]fretless p [/u]

[u][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF5xVnTo8gs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF5xVnTo8gs[/url][/u]

[kevin_lindsay]

The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbrjfVQTfwk&sns=em

[xilddx]

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1322407856' post='1450441']
Hmm, first ones that spring to mind are

"London Calling" from the Clash, and a live version of "Zoot allures" with (I think) Scott Thunes, can't remember which Zappa album though, really meaty tone and solid playing all the way.

Edit: It's on "Does humour belong in music?"
[/quote]

This one. It's probably my favourite too. Although I prefer the version on Make a Jazz Noise Here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzScdXbGBt8

[Raslee]

A simple line to play running around the living room with ya P & underpants

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lovm1Re6fw

[TonyBones]

Man in the corner shop The Jam, cos it made me want to play Bass. Still makes me feel the same way i did when i heard it for the first time
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPdFQc1w5Ys[/media]

Edited December 31, 2011 by TonyBones