Spotted: Percy Jones playing an Ibanez Groovline

[Spoombung]

Spotted this on Steve Moses' Facebook page; Percy playing an Ibanez Grooveline.

Why am I not surprised at this? Edited April 26, 2012 by Spoombung

[Clarky]

[sub]Seems logical after his AFR series and Ibanez connections. One uK retailer claims to have the Grooveline in stock BTW [url="http://www.fairdealmusic.co.uk/musical-instruments/guitars-1/bass-guitar/ibanez-g104-nt.html"]http://www.fairdealmusic.co.uk/musical-instruments/guitars-1/bass-guitar/ibanez-g104-nt.html[/url][/sub]

[Spoombung]

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1335428800' post='1630768']
[sub]Seems logical after his AFR series and Ibanez connections. One uK retailer claims to have the Grooveline in stock BTW [url="http://www.fairdealmusic.co.uk/musical-instruments/guitars-1/bass-guitar/ibanez-g104-nt.html"]http://www.fairdealm...ez-g104-nt.html[/url][/sub]
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Yep.

Tried one at the bass show - loved the ergonomics but it was he same old Ibanez, inbetweeny, generic sound. Still too expensive to persuade me toward a purchase, though, so I'm keeping an eye out for any mods they do to the design, ie, better pickups and a return to the slimmer SR neck ( the grooveline has a fatter neck)

[Spoombung]

Another pic of the great man:

[Spoombung]

I notice an absence of magnetic pickups... as usual!

[crez5150]

These should be in the stores now as we (Headstock) have been shipping them out recently

[Spoombung]

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1335516904' post='1632367']
These should be in the stores now as we (Headstock) have been shipping them out recently
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About time!

[Zekragash]

I love its particular manierism ...
Brand X nostalgia inside

[Cosmo Valdemar]

I thought Percy Jones was black.

[Zekragash]

yes he was, but he turns white recently

[dmccombe7]

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1335531047' post='1632724']
I thought Percy Jones was black.
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Only with the lights out

[Emanew]

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1336479352' post='1646107']


Only with the lights out
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:-))))) Splendid !


But Alphonso Johnson IS black. Is it the confusion ?
Great Bass Master whatever the lights....

Edited May 9, 2012 by Emanew

[OmeDunk]

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1335531047' post='1632724']
I thought Percy Jones was black.
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His brother Quincy is

[dmccombe7]

[quote name='OmeDunk' timestamp='1336665145' post='1649190']
His brother Quincy is
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brilliant made my day

[muttley]

[quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1335516607' post='1632361']
Another pic of the great man:


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Is that a Grooveline as well? There's no fretless version on the Ibanez website...

[Clarky]

[quote name='muttley' timestamp='1336732276' post='1650068']
Is that a Grooveline as well? There's no fretless version on the Ibanez website...
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Yes, same bass. I assume its a custom shop version made for Percy, like his earlier 5-string fretless Ibanez basses were all custom shop

[dmccombe7]

appears to have a wide string spacing or is it just my eyes playing tricks.

Dave

[muttley]

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1336732444' post='1650074']
Yes, same bass. I assume its a custom shop version made for Percy, like his earlier 5-string fretless Ibanez basses were all custom shop
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Thanks for the info. I am not familiar with Percy Jones. I will have to correct this shortcoming...

[Clarky]

[quote name='muttley' timestamp='1336756403' post='1650662']
Thanks for the info. I am not familiar with Percy Jones. I will have to correct this shortcoming...
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here ya go
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG3qiUyHAnU&feature=relmfu"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG3qiUyHAnU&feature=relmfu[/url]

[muttley]

Thanks .

I've been looking at some other You Tube vids (BrandX etc) and he is teh awesome.

[Emanew]

They really succeed in creating a elegant headstock.

[Spoombung]

A video has emerged:

[media]http://youtu.be/ZtW3EV3Id3w[/media]

Quite a clanky tone, rough tone to my ears....

[Emanew]

Yes, it deserves a better sound recording, especially drums.

I like the moments when the instruments turn white...night vision camera

[Clarky]

It's like Percy has just got progressively less nice sounding fretless basses each time he moves on. Reminds me of a thread to that effect I posted a few months back when I put forward my view that his nicest, woodiest tone was actually with his fretless Precision back in ealy Brand X days, followed by his Wal in later Brand X days http://basschat.co.uk/topic/163053-percy-jones-fretless-tone/page__p__1525888__hl__percy%20jones__fromsearch__1#entry1525888

[Spoombung]

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1340231828' post='1701638']
It's like Percy has just got progressively less nice sounding fretless basses each time he moves on. Reminds me of a thread to that effect I posted a few months back when I put forward my view that his nicest, woodiest tone was actually with his fretless Precision back in ealy Brand X days, followed by his Wal in later Brand X days [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/163053-percy-jones-fretless-tone/page__p__1525888__hl__percy%20jones__fromsearch__1#entry1525888"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry1525888[/url]
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I think it's more the context he plays in, for instance, you can hear him really well on the P-bass on the Eno stuff because the music is quite minimal. You can hear him very clearly on the Wal in the more noisy situation of Brand X because it has a pokey mid- range. But now you can barely hear him because he's looking for a sort of double bass hybrid sound that doesn't stand up well to noisy guitars and drums he seem s to favour... and he's playing a 5 string which makes him even more inaudible.

Someone should talk to him about it.

Edited June 21, 2012 by Spoombung