The buffalo nickel is an American 5 cent coin with an Indian on the obverse and American buffalo (bison) on the reverse. Minted from 1916 to 1938. It's called a nickel because it's made from nickel.
@@jorymil Buffalo nickels are notorious for having the date get completely worn off. This makes them practically worthless. Such examples can be gotten very cheaply.
I think the sound stirs the soul whatever you play. I have a 62 P bass which i have been playing for ever and i can't imagine life without it. Each to their own.
Just love that tip about play forward from the pickup to get a fuller tone - I knew about it but forgot about too. I always learn something from you and that's why I keep coming back - thanks again.
I learned from Jeff Berlin to play dynamically, in other words play softly most of the time and let the amp do the work but if you need a bit more attack just play harder. But if you dig in all the time there is no room for dynamics
I guess I just don't understand the "relic" finish on a new custom bass. The finger board on this one is so beautiful and the instrument is custom-hand-made, why put a beat up relic finish on it? Maybe if I'm in a cover band playing the part of the original musician with a replica instrument (matching outfit and wig, LOL), but for a new instrument like this, I don't get it.
I agree. You see it a lot with custom cars/hot rods as well. "I've got a great idea, let's spend thousands of dollars on something and then make it look like a piece of crap " lmao.
The easiest way to change your tone - aside from going from rounds to flats or vice versa - is to move where you pluck the bass whether you are using fingers or a pick. I do a lot of walking jazz on a J fretless, and if you want a more upright sound, you don't pluck down near the bridge a la Jaco - you are up close to the neck if not *on* the neck. That will change your tone more than fooling with the tone control. I saw the comment below on Bill Kitchen, whom I've seen do the style imitation on Hot Rod Lincoln live - and using a Telecaster. He moves the pick and manipulates the pickup selector and tone knob. My point is as a former guitarist that switched to bass as my primary about a decade ago, unless you're looking for the extended range of a 5 or 6 string bass, you don't really need much more than a J and P in your quiver - and a fretless - to cover the vast majority of sounds and styles - and a good amp head and cab. I'm not a huge fan of pedal boards on bass. Move your plucking fingers, play with the tone knob, or use a pick and/or change string types. You can get a lot of color out of your bass playing without spending a ton of money on other rigs. There is a great deal of truth that a P will cover the most styles the best, but if you have a P and a J - and a great amp - that's all you really need.
Huge fan of Olinto and La Bella. Eric and the team are great people who understand how to stay true to classic tone and identify new applications of it
Jimmy Carbonetti is one of the best guitar makers in NYC. He is a legend, I wanted one of his pieces but then his shop closed. So happy to hear he’s back doing his thing again.
Honestly, sounds 99% the same than other P basses you played, with mellower sound due to the Labella low tension. But love it anyway cause I love P bass sound
@@davidpeters44 yes, agree is hard to appreciate in a video and it is a plus of course. What I am trying to say is that nowadays yo don't need to pay 4K for a P-Bass to have a great P-Bass tone.
LaBella Low Tension Flats are my favorite strings. They make my Squier 60's Classic Vibe P-Bass sound like a million bucks (or at least a thousand). Sure, they are a bit more expensive to start, but I've had them on my bass for several years now and they still sound great.
Please, can you compare them with Thomastik flats? I want change roundwound to flatwound strings on me Squier 60's Classic Vibe P-Bass and get close to the sound in video.
That's so awesome you mentioned Labella strings. Eric Cocoa orders wire from my work every week. We sell them a lot of their stainless steel flat wire, nickel plated steel, brass, bronze, silver plated copper and pure silver. If you talk to Eric tell him it wasn't my fault the .007x.025 was labeled.016x.030.. the annealers labeled it wrong and put it on my counter lol lol. He will know what your talking about. Dan Mari isn't doing to good, so keep him in your prayers everyone!
I love old basses. I hate reliced instruments. Putting all that work into making an instrument sound great, and then faking the age, just turns me off (unless it's a replica of a specific instrument, then have at it).
Interesting that the body's 1.5 inches thick- my homebuilt Solo Guitar mini-P Bass from a kit is the same. Love it, and the short scale works so well for me.
This bass sounds incredible. I can't explain exactly what I love about it. I think it might have to do with the resonance. It really seems to sing, even with flats, which normally sound a little deader. I'm surprised that a bass this thin would resonate so much.
I have a 77 Fender P bass and always put Rotosound flats on it. Running it through my original 78 Ampeg V4B with matching 215 cab that I got brand new and still use, I think it has the best tone and always get complements of the tone
The US Nickel coin (5 cents) we have today is the Jefferson Nickel, introduced in 1938. Before that the Buffalo Nickel or Indian-Head Nickel was minted from 1913 to 1938. The Buffalo was the "tails" side of the coin. Yours is a 1935, with a hole in it. It is worth less than 50 cents. The rarest ones can go for over $500.
my main P is a mid 60s Kent 30" scale "thin body". A "feature" I really like is that the top of the fingerboard is much closer to the top of the body than most other basses where there is a more significant difference. So when I play in that sweet spot (I aim for where the pickguard is swooping to rest my thumb in the trough of that wave) I almost already have a ramp there. It's strung up with now 6ish year old TI flats. I was able to upgrade to GZR pickups but they just barely fit, the body is quite thin indeed. I could shim the neck, get it so the big honking grub screws aren't poking out of the bridge, get a little more distance for the pickup, etc... but it's just got that VIBE and I wouldn't want to lose it lol
Scott, a buffalo nickel - also known as an "Indian Head" nickel over here (the States) - is pretty rare. Some are very valuable. They were more common on daily pocket currency when I was a kid in the 60s, but are not easy to find now. It's a cute esthetic touch for that bass, but I think the other features - in particular the body thickness - are more valuable. I would venture to say it looks more like a '60s Jazz Bass than some of the P-basses I owned in the 70s.
It always surprises me when Scott just discovers something as simple as playing forward of the pickup. Add Entwistle and Geezer Butler to that close to the neck, keep the treble up style.
LOL! I know, I learned that from John Paul Jones back in 1980. I've also seen how Geezer uses it to great effect. I also learned about dynamics from JPJ way back then. Maybe I should give Scott some bass lessons......... :)
A lot of people played closer to the neck too! Not just James Jamerson and Bob Babbitt, but Duck Dunn(Booker T and The MG's, session Musician), and the aforementioned John Entwistle, and Geezer Butler and really anyone that had pickup covers on(although Bootsy Collins did play closer to the bridge). Even Paul McCartney closer to the neck(he anchors his thumb on the fretboard itself like an upright bassist).
A buffalo nickel (I'm sure you've been told) is an old US nickel! Very cool detail. Wow, I'm not really a P-bass person, but this is a cool bass. Wish I could afford it!
Nice bass, it sounds great. I don't have 10,000 for an original Fender 63, but then I don't have 4 to 5 grand for an Olinto either. That said I'm glad La Bella is making quality custom basses. Someday they will likely be as sought after as a 63 P bass. Though I must say I don't understand why anyone would want the finish to be "relic-ed." But to each his own.
My son (also a bassist) and I actually got to play several of these basses down at Bass Player Live. The overall experience was incredible, and I build my own parts basses. It is a combination of factors, but the responsiveness and musicality of these guitars is so much a cut above, and this is consistent across all of them that wwe played. Most bassists have picked up a guitar that just seems to hit on all cylinders, but another one of the same model is a brick of crap by comparison. Olinto basses seem to all be total gems. They pick up your input with subtlety but seem to not amplify your flaws. My son and I kept coming back to the Olintos over and over again, they were best in show at that event hands down, and no we do not work for La Bella!
Personally I don't see the appeal of basses that copy Fender, especially when they go for nearly 3k+ like these. You can go to the Mod Shop and get an actual Fender built modern or classic inspired for under 2k.
I totally concur with your comment!! Obviously leo fender knew what he was doing, everybody's either making copies of the precision or jazz bass.and it's the same thing with the tele and strat.i cannot see myself paying an arm and a leg for a copy!! No matter what or who made it!! I own 2 actual american made fender basses,a p-bass and a j-bass and I paid $1272 for both(brand new) back in 06.and I don't see or feel the need to 🐚 out thousands of dollars for a copy when I have the REAL thing!!!!
Good luck trying to get a 60's slim C-shape neck with a 7.25" radius like I had on my 1965 Jazz Bass that I bought in 1966. They don't do it. You can have any neck you want as long as it is a 9.5" radius (or flatter). I toured with that '65 Jazz for 3-years in the early 70's (5-nights a week 50-weeks a year) and love that neck. You have to go to the custom shop to get that neck and your price quickly goes up to $3500 to $4500 range. My 1965 Jazz was stolen in 1976 and I couldn't find another made in the US Jazz with that neck for almost 10-years. It's a maple-neck 1982 Jazz and I've been playing that for 36-years now and I'm still playing it. Mod shop can't help me.
@@dangracia7805 Try www.warmoth.com if you want to get a thin profile fender neck. I have personally owned two Warmoth p basses and they are exceptional. No dead spots, beautiful wood...with roasted maple and dark rosewood fingerboards. Then I might splurge to buy the La Bella hand wound p bass pickup set with pots for $300, as that's probably the magic in itself that would complete any bass player fixing for that classic p bass tone. Neck, pickups and pots...boom!
I agree. Nothing against "non-Fender" basses, but why copy a Fender? Let Fender do Fender. Let's go in another direction for non-Fender basses. You know, Ibanez, Tobias, etc...
geezer plays even higher up on the neck. if you look at footage you can see that his thumb is resting on the neck at the joint between neck and body. this gives him an even sloppier sound with how hard he hits.
Quite nice! Honestly, the history of the parts makes this an interesting piece! The thinness and the neck are fabulous! Bespoke, highly detailed crafting is something subjective, but it will always be around! It's art, man! I would probably prefer to have the wear and tear occur naturally and not put on there like a well-worn weapon skin in csgo, but i see their appeal! 😅 that bass is sick! I call that color spec the *_"HONEY MUSTARD"_* build! 😅😆😎👌🏻
I’d bet $$ that this Olinto will be in next year’s $30,000 giveaway when he’s moved onto something else. Anybody notice the F-bass in this year’s giveaway? He slapped a pickguard on the bass he was raving about last year and is giving it away this year. Scott has G.A.S. as bad as the rest of us. Love it!!
Yes, surprised he parted with his P/J F bass (4-string). Guess you have to have the relic look and no active pickups? Sorry, would have kept the P/J F bass myself and sold or gave away everything else. That one was probably the best of the lot. Noticed he did not part with his vintage Ken Smith. Smart man. Played a similar Smith in the 80's. Like butter, it was.
That's a gorgeous bass, but I had to chuckle after reading in the description ' Can't afford $10,000...?" For most of us folks, $3600 is no more doable that $10,000, heh heh
Picking location is extremely important to the tone you'll get. On guitar look at old videos or Hendrix playing and how he picks from saddles to neck (or even over the neck) and another one is Bill Kirchen 'Hot Rod Lincoln' live youtube videos where he copies a hundred other players and styles by using the knobs, pickup switch, and picking location.
Please…PLEASE do a video on the lore of the 1966 fender slab body P bass. Anyone who doesn’t know, search up “Boris the spider isolated bass” or “the move live beat club” John entwistle and ace kefford had a completely grungy piano-like sound coming from those basses. Only 30 or so ever made!
Beautiful and LOVE it. Thank you for this feature and such great videos/classes! One thing I don’t get is; why do people want their new basses to look old and beat up? Just says ‘fake’. Anyway, I’m sure it’s a ridiculous fine bass. Cheers Scott!
How would you compare it to your Moollon? They seem to be of equal quality/rarity online. And their waiting times are about the same. If someone wanted a high quality not fender P what would you recommend?
Yeah, I used to play forward of the pickup to get a fatter or deeper sound. The irony for me, though, is that I started out playing old beat-up P-basses, and now there are new models that look like old beat-up P-basses...
1:55 OH now I understand. If people don't know Mas Hino, think Suhr bass. Yeah, it's really LIKE that. There was a 5 string fretless on the verb for some months that was just stabbing me in the heart every time I would look at it so I just stopped looking at it and one day it seemed to vanish. Someone's playing a REALLY great guitar now, so all is right with the universe...I suppose.
I'll be interested to see what you think of the low tension flats after a few months. I absolutely loved them at first but the E and A lose practically all of that flatwound clank quite quick, ended up going back to the 760s. Still great strings though, amazing d and g
John Entwistle played in same position as James Jamerson although no mute & roundwound strings, although My Generation and most of the debut album of The Who is played on a Jazz bass with La Bella flats. Playing closer to the neck requires a lighter touch or else there's too much fret noise.
I bought an America pro 2 dark knight , rose wood fret board very nice for the money. I like to play with the tone rolled off or almost completely off. I have a 40th anniversary squire p-bass honesty the best squire I've had. I'm a hobby player working nights. I have sol labella flats still in a bag I bought for the pro 2 haven't put them on yet , what's the deal with low tension flats??
Scott sounds exactly the same on any bass he plays. Hell, he would sound great on a First Act bass, a Crate bass, a Samick bass, a Rogue bass or a Glarry Bass. It's really not the instrument, it's the musician.
Hey Scott, I know this is an older video but it would be REALLY cool to get a review of Olinto’s concentric pot j basses. I know you have a custom shop stack pot j, or at least have had one on the channel before, but I would be interested to see how the two compare. Not too many options out there for those of us after that classic Bobby Vega tone.
Pino! James Jamerson! Sean Hurley! ... Wait, back it up... Pino's holding a Music Man, while you're pumping the P bass? 🤔 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great vid, love the bass, just had to point that out.
Actually its an Indian Head Nickle, it has a slang name of buffalo nickle due to the buffalo on the reverse. Just like the coin that came before it was a Liberty Head Nickle and before that was a Shield nickle. After the Indian head nickles then came the Jefferson Head Nickle which is still used today. Fact is the Indian Head Nickle was actually minted from 1913 to 1938. Because after 25 years you can change the design.
A buffalo nickel here in the US is the rarest type of nickel and worth more than what they are worth that meaning a nickel is 5 cents but you can sell it for more
Just buy a fender. It’s going to appreciate in value. The nucleus of this bass is a fender. Let’s get real people. When it comes to resell would you want this or a fender??
For me, it depends on the bass. For example, I think like any fender bass or guitar looks awesome relic’d. But I think things that inherently look fancier, like Les Pauls or Rickenbackers, shouldn’t be relic’d.
I LOVE YOU SCOTT. BBN YOU ALWAYS KEEP US UPGRADED ON WHAT'S NEW IN THE BASS WORLD......I WILL SIGN-UP SOON FOR LESSONS. YOU ARE AN AWESOME BADDASS BASSIST. YOURSELF !!!
The buffalo nickel is an American 5 cent coin with an Indian on the obverse and American buffalo (bison) on the reverse. Minted from 1916 to 1938. It's called a nickel because it's made from nickel.
Thats cool I didn't know that thanks :D
Deal in diamonds, nickel is carcinogenic.
They should have called it a copper. It's only 25% nickel. And yes I had to look that up, I though all pre 64 coins, except pennies, were silver.
I can see a bunch of bassists looking for buffalo nickels now. That's a very neat touch.
@@jorymil Buffalo nickels are notorious for having the date get completely worn off. This makes them practically worthless. Such examples can be gotten very cheaply.
I think the sound stirs the soul whatever you play. I have a 62 P bass which i have been playing for ever and i can't imagine life without it. Each to their own.
Just love that tip about play forward from the pickup to get a fuller tone - I knew about it but forgot about too. I always learn something from you and that's why I keep coming back - thanks again.
I learned from Jeff Berlin to play dynamically, in other words play softly most of the time and let the amp do the work but if you need a bit more attack just play harder. But if you dig in all the time there is no room for dynamics
Music is a gift. Living the DREAM.
That fingerboard is outrageous. Just gorgeous.
I guess I just don't understand the "relic" finish on a new custom bass. The finger board on this one is so beautiful and the instrument is custom-hand-made, why put a beat up relic finish on it? Maybe if I'm in a cover band playing the part of the original musician with a replica instrument (matching outfit and wig, LOL), but for a new instrument like this, I don't get it.
I agree. You see it a lot with custom cars/hot rods as well. "I've got a great idea, let's spend thousands of dollars on something and then make it look like a piece of crap " lmao.
If you don't get it you never will. It's all good. It's not for everybody.
Totally agree
It's so people think YOU played it that much😄
Never understood it either.
The easiest way to change your tone - aside from going from rounds to flats or vice versa - is to move where you pluck the bass whether you are using fingers or a pick. I do a lot of walking jazz on a J fretless, and if you want a more upright sound, you don't pluck down near the bridge a la Jaco - you are up close to the neck if not *on* the neck. That will change your tone more than fooling with the tone control.
I saw the comment below on Bill Kitchen, whom I've seen do the style imitation on Hot Rod Lincoln live - and using a Telecaster. He moves the pick and manipulates the pickup selector and tone knob. My point is as a former guitarist that switched to bass as my primary about a decade ago, unless you're looking for the extended range of a 5 or 6 string bass, you don't really need much more than a J and P in your quiver - and a fretless - to cover the vast majority of sounds and styles - and a good amp head and cab. I'm not a huge fan of pedal boards on bass. Move your plucking fingers, play with the tone knob, or use a pick and/or change string types. You can get a lot of color out of your bass playing without spending a ton of money on other rigs.
There is a great deal of truth that a P will cover the most styles the best, but if you have a P and a J - and a great amp - that's all you really need.
Funny that the pic of Pino has him on a stingray:)
Huge fan of Olinto and La Bella. Eric and the team are great people who understand how to stay true to classic tone and identify new applications of it
It seems like a very nice bass for sure…don’t think it sounds or looks better than the Custom Shop though..
Does it feel and play better? There's a critical distinction.
Just like my 63 it has the thinner body , the veneer Indian rosewood fingerboard,
Just beautiful
So...if this is the best P bass Scott's ever played, we should expect to see it in every one of his future videos.
... unless he decides to give it away, LOL!!!
he uses his Moollon a lot....aren't these also made by mas hino?
@@TheBassfresh Moollon are Made in Korea.
@eltorpedo67 and you'll wear your favourite shirt every single day?
Jimmy Carbonetti is one of the best guitar makers in NYC. He is a legend, I wanted one of his pieces but then his shop closed. So happy to hear he’s back doing his thing again.
The tone coming out of this bass sounds really rich & resonate! Good choice, Scott!
Honestly, sounds 99% the same than other P basses you played, with mellower sound due to the Labella low tension. But love it anyway cause I love P bass sound
How about playability, intonation, tonal consistency, build quality, etc.?
@@davidpeters44 yes, agree is hard to appreciate in a video and it is a plus of course. What I am trying to say is that nowadays yo don't need to pay 4K for a P-Bass to have a great P-Bass tone.
On youtube you really dont hear that bass, in person you would be shocked
LaBella Low Tension Flats are my favorite strings. They make my Squier 60's Classic Vibe P-Bass sound like a million bucks (or at least a thousand). Sure, they are a bit more expensive to start, but I've had them on my bass for several years now and they still sound great.
Please, can you compare them with Thomastik flats? I want change roundwound to flatwound strings on me Squier 60's Classic Vibe P-Bass and get close to the sound in video.
I own Fender Jazz bass Master Build for me and I would not trade it for any other, and Fodera 5 string. Love both
I love P basses, as long as they have Jazz bass necks.... and bodies.... and hardware.
Correct
i hate how a jazz bass looks lmfao
Made me chuckle there!
That's so awesome you mentioned Labella strings. Eric Cocoa orders wire from my work every week. We sell them a lot of their stainless steel flat wire, nickel plated steel, brass, bronze, silver plated copper and pure silver. If you talk to Eric tell him it wasn't my fault the .007x.025 was labeled.016x.030.. the annealers labeled it wrong and put it on my counter lol lol. He will know what your talking about. Dan Mari isn't doing to good, so keep him in your prayers everyone!
A bass is a bass as long as you love it and play it. You can put your own worth on it. Bass for life
I love old basses. I hate reliced instruments. Putting all that work into making an instrument sound great, and then faking the age, just turns me off (unless it's a replica of a specific instrument, then have at it).
Mas and Jimmy do great work! I remember when Mas started making the Olinto basses.
Interesting that the body's 1.5 inches thick- my homebuilt Solo Guitar mini-P Bass from a kit is the same. Love it, and the short scale works so well for me.
Mmm, my Squire J bass is 1.5 inches and I thought that was thick.
This bass sounds incredible. I can't explain exactly what I love about it. I think it might have to do with the resonance. It really seems to sing, even with flats, which normally sound a little deader. I'm surprised that a bass this thin would resonate so much.
It's got a killer "burp" thing.
I'd love to see a comparison between this and his Moollon Pbass!!!
I have a 77 Fender P bass and always put Rotosound flats on it. Running it through my original 78 Ampeg V4B with matching 215 cab that I got brand new and still use, I think it has the best tone and always get complements of the tone
The US Nickel coin (5 cents) we have today is the Jefferson Nickel, introduced in 1938. Before that the Buffalo Nickel or Indian-Head Nickel was minted from 1913 to 1938. The Buffalo was the "tails" side of the coin. Yours is a 1935, with a hole in it. It is worth less than 50 cents. The rarest ones can go for over $500.
That is a really pretty bass. I would have no problem trading my Fender in for that one
my main P is a mid 60s Kent 30" scale "thin body". A "feature" I really like is that the top of the fingerboard is much closer to the top of the body than most other basses where there is a more significant difference. So when I play in that sweet spot (I aim for where the pickguard is swooping to rest my thumb in the trough of that wave) I almost already have a ramp there. It's strung up with now 6ish year old TI flats. I was able to upgrade to GZR pickups but they just barely fit, the body is quite thin indeed. I could shim the neck, get it so the big honking grub screws aren't poking out of the bridge, get a little more distance for the pickup, etc... but it's just got that VIBE and I wouldn't want to lose it lol
Sounds exact like my old 90tie Squier P Bass with Plywood Body😳
Beautiful instrument. Actually, 'beautiful' doesn't really describe such an epic piece of artwork. Cheers! 😊
05:21 … 5 seconds of perfect P-Bass groove goodness.
Scott, a buffalo nickel - also known as an "Indian Head" nickel over here (the States) - is pretty rare. Some are very valuable. They were more common on daily pocket currency when I was a kid in the 60s, but are not easy to find now. It's a cute esthetic touch for that bass, but I think the other features - in particular the body thickness - are more valuable. I would venture to say it looks more like a '60s Jazz Bass than some of the P-basses I owned in the 70s.
It always surprises me when Scott just discovers something as simple as playing forward of the pickup. Add Entwistle and Geezer Butler to that close to the neck, keep the treble up style.
LOL! I know, I learned that from John Paul Jones back in 1980. I've also seen how Geezer uses it to great effect. I also learned about dynamics from JPJ way back then.
Maybe I should give Scott some bass lessons......... :)
A lot of people played closer to the neck too! Not just James Jamerson and Bob Babbitt, but Duck Dunn(Booker T and The MG's, session Musician), and the aforementioned John Entwistle, and Geezer Butler and really anyone that had pickup covers on(although Bootsy Collins did play closer to the bridge). Even Paul McCartney closer to the neck(he anchors his thumb on the fretboard itself like an upright bassist).
Geddy Lee plays closer to the neck as well-obviously with a very different plucking style!
A buffalo nickel (I'm sure you've been told) is an old US nickel! Very cool detail. Wow, I'm not really a P-bass person, but this is a cool bass. Wish I could afford it!
Hurley is my favorite player for sure. Love Pino & Jamerson & Devine as well! Olinto rocks, played some of their basses in ‘20 at NAMM. Pricey!
Whoa! 🤯 I’ve got to try that tip with the tone maxed and playing closer to the neck.
Nice bass, it sounds great. I don't have 10,000 for an original Fender 63, but then I don't have 4 to 5 grand for an Olinto either. That said I'm glad La Bella is making quality custom basses. Someday they will likely be as sought after as a 63 P bass. Though I must say I don't understand why anyone would want the finish to be "relic-ed." But to each his own.
Very cool 👍
My son (also a bassist) and I actually got to play several of these basses down at Bass Player Live. The overall experience was incredible, and I build my own parts basses. It is a combination of factors, but the responsiveness and musicality of these guitars is so much a cut above, and this is consistent across all of them that wwe played. Most bassists have picked up a guitar that just seems to hit on all cylinders, but another one of the same model is a brick of crap by comparison. Olinto basses seem to all be total gems. They pick up your input with subtlety but seem to not amplify your flaws. My son and I kept coming back to the Olintos over and over again, they were best in show at that event hands down, and no we do not work for La Bella!
Editing is going next level! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Yo Scott can you make this a series? Just this but with a bunch of other basses. I think that’d be really fun
These Olintos are great. Now you can sell of this one and the CS and just get the real deal. That's another level, and It's worth it.
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Personally I don't see the appeal of basses that copy Fender, especially when they go for nearly 3k+ like these. You can go to the Mod Shop and get an actual Fender built modern or classic inspired for under 2k.
I totally concur with your comment!! Obviously leo fender knew what he was doing, everybody's either making copies of the precision or jazz bass.and it's the same thing with the tele and strat.i cannot see myself paying an arm and a leg for a copy!! No matter what or who made it!! I own 2 actual american made fender basses,a p-bass and a j-bass and I paid $1272 for both(brand new) back in 06.and I don't see or feel the need to 🐚 out thousands of dollars for a copy when I have the REAL thing!!!!
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Good luck trying to get a 60's slim C-shape neck with a 7.25" radius like I had on my 1965 Jazz Bass that I bought in 1966. They don't do it. You can have any neck you want as long as it is a 9.5" radius (or flatter). I toured with that '65 Jazz for 3-years in the early 70's (5-nights a week 50-weeks a year) and love that neck. You have to go to the custom shop to get that neck and your price quickly goes up to $3500 to $4500 range. My 1965 Jazz was stolen in 1976 and I couldn't find another made in the US Jazz with that neck for almost 10-years. It's a maple-neck 1982 Jazz and I've been playing that for 36-years now and I'm still playing it. Mod shop can't help me.
@@dangracia7805 Try www.warmoth.com if you want to get a thin profile fender neck. I have personally owned two Warmoth p basses and they are exceptional. No dead spots, beautiful wood...with roasted maple and dark rosewood fingerboards. Then I might splurge to buy the La Bella hand wound p bass pickup set with pots for $300, as that's probably the magic in itself that would complete any bass player fixing for that classic p bass tone. Neck, pickups and pots...boom!
I agree. Nothing against "non-Fender" basses, but why copy a Fender? Let Fender do Fender. Let's go in another direction for non-Fender basses. You know, Ibanez, Tobias, etc...
Geezer Butler plays in that sweet spot as well.
geezer plays even higher up on the neck. if you look at footage you can see that his thumb is resting on the neck at the joint between neck and body. this gives him an even sloppier sound with how hard he hits.
I'm a guitarist yet I have an odd addiction to watching RUclips videos about bass piano and saxophone
Love my p-basses and that one is a beauty!!
Quite nice! Honestly, the history of the parts makes this an interesting piece! The thinness and the neck are fabulous! Bespoke, highly detailed crafting is something subjective, but it will always be around! It's art, man! I would probably prefer to have the wear and tear occur naturally and not put on there like a well-worn weapon skin in csgo, but i see their appeal! 😅 that bass is sick! I call that color spec the
*_"HONEY MUSTARD"_* build! 😅😆😎👌🏻
I’d bet $$ that this Olinto will be in next year’s $30,000 giveaway when he’s moved onto something else. Anybody notice the F-bass in this year’s giveaway? He slapped a pickguard on the bass he was raving about last year and is giving it away this year. Scott has G.A.S. as bad as the rest of us. Love it!!
Yes, surprised he parted with his P/J F bass (4-string). Guess you have to have the relic look and no active pickups? Sorry, would have kept the P/J F bass myself and sold or gave away everything else. That one was probably the best of the lot. Noticed he did not part with his vintage Ken Smith. Smart man. Played a similar Smith in the 80's. Like butter, it was.
That's a gorgeous bass, but I had to chuckle after reading in the description ' Can't afford $10,000...?" For most of us folks, $3600 is no more doable that $10,000, heh heh
Picking location is extremely important to the tone you'll get. On guitar look at old videos or Hendrix playing and how he picks from saddles to neck (or even over the neck) and another one is Bill Kirchen 'Hot Rod Lincoln' live youtube videos where he copies a hundred other players and styles by using the knobs, pickup switch, and picking location.
Please…PLEASE do a video on the lore of the 1966 fender slab body P bass. Anyone who doesn’t know, search up “Boris the spider isolated bass” or “the move live beat club” John entwistle and ace kefford had a completely grungy piano-like sound coming from those basses. Only 30 or so ever made!
Man I just love the videos you post. Super informative.❤
I agree 100%! Olinto is THE best.
Beautiful and LOVE it. Thank you for this feature and such great videos/classes! One thing I don’t get is; why do people want their new basses to look old and beat up? Just says ‘fake’. Anyway, I’m sure it’s a ridiculous fine bass. Cheers Scott!
It’s a beautiful colour.
Those anodized aluminum pickguards definitely make a difference in the sound too, interacts with the magnetic field of the pickup
How would aluminum passively interact with electro magnetism?
How would you compare it to your Moollon? They seem to be of equal quality/rarity online. And their waiting times are about the same. If someone wanted a high quality not fender P what would you recommend?
Yeah, I used to play forward of the pickup to get a fatter or deeper sound. The irony for me, though, is that I started out playing old beat-up P-basses, and now there are new models that look like old beat-up P-basses...
1:55 OH now I understand. If people don't know Mas Hino, think Suhr bass. Yeah, it's really LIKE that.
There was a 5 string fretless on the verb for some months that was just stabbing me in the heart every time I would look at it so I just stopped looking at it and one day it seemed to vanish.
Someone's playing a REALLY great guitar now, so all is right with the universe...I suppose.
I saw the Olinto some time ago on here, and I was looking forward to seeing a video like this.
That is why Squier Bullets sound so good, they have thinner bodies ask Jack Pearson
I tried playing bass with a thin winter glove and I have to say the feel on the fretting hand is actually really nice.
I'll be interested to see what you think of the low tension flats after a few months. I absolutely loved them at first but the E and A lose practically all of that flatwound clank quite quick, ended up going back to the 760s. Still great strings though, amazing d and g
Mas Hino does excellent work
John Entwistle played in same position as James Jamerson although no mute & roundwound strings, although My Generation and most of the debut album of The Who is played on a Jazz bass with La Bella flats. Playing closer to the neck requires a lighter touch or else there's too much fret noise.
Thanks for the insight dude! 🔥🤘🏻
Labella and G&L basses. Can't go wrong with these 2.
I bought an America pro 2 dark knight , rose wood fret board very nice for the money. I like to play with the tone rolled off or almost completely off. I have a 40th anniversary squire p-bass honesty the best squire I've had. I'm a hobby player working nights. I have sol labella flats still in a bag I bought for the pro 2 haven't put them on yet , what's the deal with low tension flats??
Scott sounds exactly the same on any bass he plays. Hell, he would sound great on a First Act bass, a Crate bass, a Samick bass, a Rogue bass or a Glarry Bass. It's really not the instrument, it's the musician.
Hey Scott, I know this is an older video but it would be REALLY cool to get a review of Olinto’s concentric pot j basses. I know you have a custom shop stack pot j, or at least have had one on the channel before, but I would be interested to see how the two compare. Not too many options out there for those of us after that classic Bobby Vega tone.
Genuine relic = someone who hasn't looked after their bass. I've an old bass and doesn't have any paint flaked off, because it was looked after.
Pino! James Jamerson! Sean Hurley! ... Wait, back it up... Pino's holding a Music Man, while you're pumping the P bass? 🤔 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great vid, love the bass, just had to point that out.
5:25 liked that lick
Actually its an Indian Head Nickle, it has a slang name of buffalo nickle due to the buffalo on the reverse. Just like the coin that came before it was a Liberty Head Nickle and before that was a Shield nickle. After the Indian head nickles then came the Jefferson Head Nickle which is still used today. Fact is the Indian Head Nickle was actually minted from 1913 to 1938. Because after 25 years you can change the design.
James Jamerson also played with the tone all the way open too 😉👌
Love P-Basses but my back can't handle them! Great upload! Great bass!
I agree. I hardly ever play mine anymore, but love the tone. With the thinner body it should weigh less.
@@colonelsanders8935 Indeed!
I love the color!
You should try Bacchus bass...
I saw a green bacchus telebass and now I need it
Agree!
*chuckles in Atelier*
@@russellzauner me chuckles in nothing
Labella is not in NYC, it's in Newburgh, about an hour and a half up the Hudson. Been there forever.
A buffalo nickel here in the US is the rarest type of nickel and worth more than what they are worth that meaning a nickel is 5 cents but you can sell it for more
Sounds really good
Cool - closing in on 1M subscribers!
Sounds amazingly great ! Thank you for this demo ;-)
Huh! Wonder what it sounds like with Rotosound Jazz 66 strings?
LOL
I bet it goes BRRRRRROOOOM
Put some mandolin frets on that thing ! What’s the price of these ?
Scott did you like the thinner body ? And was there any neck dive ?
Just buy a fender. It’s going to appreciate in value. The nucleus of this bass is a fender. Let’s get real people. When it comes to resell would you want this or a fender??
I own Fenders, and I would choose this bass
I don’t wanna think about resale value with every bass I buy lol. Sometimes you just wanna keep it and… well… you know… play it
I do not resell my instruments. Once it’s mine, it’s always mine. I would love to have one of these basses.
Agreed but then I have a custom p bass and you can't resell them... It would be too much money to take on a loss.
Hey Geddy.....figures you be stumping for Fender ;-)
i love these kinds of videos!
I feel like im the only one who doesnt like anything reliced ....
You're not. To me only a relic is a relic.
The hard part of owning relics is buying them new 35 years ago and then keeping them from disintegrating too much over the years.
@@garrettlowell7637 That, and the price! Assuming you bought them as such.
@@ancilodon I bought them new, 35 years ago. Now they are relics.
For me, it depends on the bass. For example, I think like any fender bass or guitar looks awesome relic’d. But I think things that inherently look fancier, like Les Pauls or Rickenbackers, shouldn’t be relic’d.
What a tone!!! LOVE IT!!!! hate the relic look though.
Never "enough nerding out over basses." Never.
I LOVE YOU SCOTT. BBN YOU ALWAYS KEEP US UPGRADED ON WHAT'S NEW IN THE BASS WORLD......I WILL SIGN-UP SOON FOR LESSONS. YOU ARE AN AWESOME BADDASS BASSIST. YOURSELF !!!
Just needs a reverse tug bar for the thumb 👍
AMAZING
Buffalo nickle came before the nickle we have today. Rare now and worth money...
1.5"body width common on Fender and Squiers as is 1.75".😎
Cool now I have free weekly bass lessons although I don't have a bass yet XD
4:01 was the dust included?