Fender Musicmaster Bass on recordings

[Tim Chapple]

I'm searching for songs recorded on the Musicmaster Bass.

 

Can anyone suggest some good examples?

 

Here's my 1971 Musicmaster.....

 

[Kirky]

Albums by the bands Omni and Mush use Musicmaster bass.

[Tim Chapple]

1 minute ago, Kirky said:

Albums by the bands Omni and Mush use Musicmaster bass.

I'll check them out - any reccomended tracks?

[King Tut]

I’ve recorded one on the new Stray album. I’ll let you know when it’s released! The bass is modded though so it’s not gonna sound like an original music master!

[Tim Chapple]

3 minutes ago, King Tut said:

I’ve recorded one on the new Stray album. I’ll let you know when it’s released! The bass is modded though so it’s not gonna sound like an original music master!

Look forward to hearing it!

Say Hi to Del!

[King Tut]

7 hours ago, Tim Chapple said:

Look forward to hearing it!

Say Hi to Del!

Sure, how do you know him?

[Belka]

You might enjoy this - I think he might link to an album in the video.

 

 

[Tim Chapple]

On 27/04/2022 at 15:38, King Tut said:

Sure, how do you know him?

Appeared at the Cambridge Rock Festival with Blacktop Deluxe a few years ago, and met Del backstage.

[Tim Chapple]

I've added some Musicmaster bass tracks to my playlist.

 

Keep the suggestions coming!

 

 

[Tim Chapple]

5 hours ago, Belka said:

You might enjoy this - I think he might link to an album in the video.

 

 

Bob Reynolds - Somewhere in Between - I think the track he talks about is "feedback"

[Owno]

That XTC song from Drums & Wires might be recorded with a 60’s Epiphone Newport (with a huge mudbucker) as well. Colin Moulding used to alternate between the Newport and the Musicmaster. 

[meterman]

That Air track on “Moon Safari” was recorded with a 1960’s Hofner violin bass that Nicolas Godin had on loan from a friend in Paris. There’s an interview online somewhere where he mentioned it had old black nylon tapewounds on, and that he tried to buy the bass but his friend wasn’t selling it. Afterwards he got a violin bass and another Hofner (similar to the one Tina Weymouth used), possibly a Club bass? 

 

I can’t find that particular interview on this phone, but he briefly mentions the Hofner in a Red Bull Music Academy interview here:

 

https://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/nicolas-godin-lecture

 

[meterman]

Reggae artist Pachyman definitely uses a Fender Musicmaster bass on a lot of his recordings. Not sure what’s on Spotify cause I’m not on there but there’s plenty videos on YT:

 

And there’s a band called Black Sea Dahu that use Musicmaster basses live and in the studio. Again, I couldn’t say what’s definitely a Musicmaster on any of their tunes on Spotify but there’s clips of them live with an early 70’s one. 
 

 

[Tim Chapple]

Love that Pachyman track!

[Tim Chapple]

Updated!

 

[Woodinblack]

 

[Tim Chapple]

On 01/05/2022 at 12:20, Woodinblack said:

 

Love that! - added to my spotify playlist

[ezbass]

This appeared on my YT feed. 
 

 

[Tim Chapple]

21 hours ago, ezbass said:

This appeared on my YT feed. 
 

 

I enjoyed that!

[Quilly]

 

[martthebass]

On 03/05/2022 at 09:48, ezbass said:

This appeared on my YT feed. 
 

 

 

Enjoyed that, not sure if I agree with all of his comments on the sound though?  The JMJ to my ears had much more definition and authority; made me think about putting rounds on mine.

[ezbass]

18 minutes ago, martthebass said:

 

Enjoyed that, not sure if I agree with all of his comments on the sound though?  The JMJ to my ears had much more definition and authority; made me think about putting rounds on mine.

I tried some D’Addario rounds on mine, they were OK, but not as nice as the EB Cobalts that I have on it at the moment.

[Beer of the Bass]

Was Holger Csukay's bass with Can a Musicmaster, or one of the other short scale Fenders?

Edited May 22, 2022 by Beer of the Bass

[meterman]

4 hours ago, Beer of the Bass said:

Was Holger Csukay's bass with Can a Musicmaster, or one of the other short scale Fenders?

His first electric bass with Can was a 1960s Fender Mustang. Looking at old live footage he may have got his Fender Jazz in 1971 or 72 but the earlier stuff is the white Mustang bass with the weird mods done to it.

[tall_martin]

I've had my 1978 music master since 1994. You can here it on this track 

 

https://youtu.be/zi_eFEb8kYM