The TBX control is an ordinary passive pot until centre detent, 5=50%, after 5 it boosts the upper mids & especialy the treble by up to 6db but still passive...clever if you need that extra treble boost for slap etc...i have the Jaguar FSR bass,all black PJ ,Ebony fretboard with reversed P pickup...i have put in a Seymour Duncan noiseless Split Coiled Appolo Jazz bridge pickup so no hum or noise..9.35K Jazz bridge ,9.99K Precision neck....very nice tone with a real punch without any noise, expensive but if you use a Jazz or PJ live it is a godsend having a quiet bass with no pickup noise...all very nice Fender bass's...👍🎸
This feels very much like you're getting big money from Fender. Sure, some of my favourite players played Fenders, but some never went there, preferring Yamaha's, Schecter's, Wal's amongst others. Even if I wanted a Fender-alike, I'd still go with a different brand just because this Fender addiction is really weird and pervasive. I don't do session work, if a producer doesn't like the bass I'm bringing, I'll get a different producer who knows how to work with a wider range of basses.
Good advice to have different basses for different purposes. 👍🏻 I’ve got a Jazz with rounds, a P/J with flats, and an Aerodyne Jazz with rounds tuned to Eb. These will cover nearly everything.
I have a 75 Jazz with flats, I have an 81 P with rounds, I have 2001P with flats, 2012 Jazz with rounds that only makes 4 basses, but I have 2004 Squier PJ with flats and a 2014 Squier VM PJ with rounds. My oldest bass and my first and still have it for over 45 a Gibson EB-0 Short Scale. An 97 Epiphone Thunderbird and EB-3. My thing now is late 70's early 80's Japanese basses, high quality, Westone,Aria Pro ll, Westbury and Grecco. I love my Fenders and would never get rid of them, but a lot of those Japanese basses from that time table are very well made, but I'm almost 60 now and I love Fenders but with over 20 basses I don't think I need any more. Unless of course a really good deal comes along.
You didn’t happen to buy that 75 jazz bass from a pawn shop in St. Charles, Missouri, back around 2017 did you? If so, I’d love to buy it back from you. 😂
@@NoMoreMrNice I hear you, I just got a 2021 MIM P and it's a great bass. Sometimes ppl hate on the MIM Fenders, there fine instruments. I thinking of retiring the 75 and using the MIM P more.
Fellow musicians when they find out my P Bass isn't a 60 year old beat up one that I bought for $4k from some guy who got it at a pawn shop in 1974 for $100 😧😧😧😧
Mick Karn, Mark King, John Taylor, Peter Hook, Simon Gallup, Leland Sklar, Tony Levin, Gail Ann Dorsey all joined the chat. Yes, some of those did use Fender's at some point but more famously played Wal, Status, Peavey (currently with Dingwall), Yamaha, Schecter, Dingwall (used to be with Warwick), and Musicman. So, you don't consider those bassists to be real bassists?
If i were to have a "fender" bass it'd be a G&L, followed by a Musicman, the only fender proper I considered buying was a Dimension, very frowned upon by purists. But i think i probably never will own anybof those. I started on a crappy squier J. Then cort, ibanez, schecter, a kit bass I built myself... never been one for conformity. The more videos like this i watch the less i want a fender. IMO they are overpriced AF, you can get more for less with other brands... I'd play technical death metal on a fretless hofner violin bass or country on a dingwall six string... if i had those basses and they sounded good. And if i could play technical death metal 😂... Most people won't even notice a change of basses in the mix and many won't notice it on their own anyway.
The TBX control is an ordinary passive pot until centre detent, 5=50%, after 5 it boosts the upper mids & especialy the treble by up to 6db but still passive...clever if you need that extra treble boost for slap etc...i have the Jaguar FSR bass,all black PJ ,Ebony fretboard with reversed P pickup...i have put in a Seymour Duncan noiseless Split Coiled Appolo Jazz bridge pickup so no hum or noise..9.35K Jazz bridge ,9.99K Precision neck....very nice tone with a real punch without any noise, expensive but if you use a Jazz or PJ live it is a godsend having a quiet bass with no pickup noise...all very nice Fender bass's...👍🎸
Hey Christopher! Great share! Appreciated it very much! :-)
Fender Jazz Rounds/Flats
Fender Precision Flats/Rounds
This feels very much like you're getting big money from Fender. Sure, some of my favourite players played Fenders, but some never went there, preferring Yamaha's, Schecter's, Wal's amongst others. Even if I wanted a Fender-alike, I'd still go with a different brand just because this Fender addiction is really weird and pervasive. I don't do session work, if a producer doesn't like the bass I'm bringing, I'll get a different producer who knows how to work with a wider range of basses.
I have no fender basses
You're not a sheep?
Maybe it's time to get one! 😉
Hey! Freddie. Legend
Stay tune! More from Freddie Draper here at eBassGuitar soon!
Good advice to have different basses for different purposes. 👍🏻
I’ve got a Jazz with rounds, a P/J with flats, and an Aerodyne Jazz with rounds tuned to Eb. These will cover nearly everything.
Hey Mike! Glad you got something out of it. You got a nice variety of option, brilliant!
Okay, before watching: Ultra Jazz, Ultra Precision with roundwounds, Player Precision with flatwounds and… er… Mustang?
Found a Longhorn Precision active had been removed and EMGs put in. Need to replace stacked knobs back to volume and tone stacked
Hey Rob! Good luck with that! Let us know how it goes! Cheers!
I have a 75 Jazz with flats, I have an 81 P with rounds, I have 2001P with flats, 2012 Jazz with rounds that only makes 4 basses, but I have 2004 Squier PJ with flats and a 2014 Squier VM PJ with rounds. My oldest bass and my first and still have it for over 45 a Gibson EB-0 Short Scale. An 97 Epiphone Thunderbird and EB-3. My thing now is late 70's early 80's Japanese basses, high quality, Westone,Aria Pro ll, Westbury and Grecco. I love my Fenders and would never get rid of them, but a lot of those Japanese basses from that time table are very well made, but I'm almost 60 now and I love Fenders but with over 20 basses I don't think I need any more. Unless of course a really good deal comes along.
I appreciate you sharing that, Frank! Cheers!
You didn’t happen to buy that 75 jazz bass from a pawn shop in St. Charles, Missouri, back around 2017 did you? If so, I’d love to buy it back from you. 😂
@@NoMoreMrNice Sorry No more Mr.. Nice Guy. I bought the 75 Jazz from a friend in N.Y. in very early 80's. It's my #1. Good luck finding you Jazz
@@frankperricone2065 Thank you Frank. I’m enjoying my MIM P bass right now. But it’s like an old girlfriend that I let get away.
@@NoMoreMrNice I hear you, I just got a 2021 MIM P and it's a great bass. Sometimes ppl hate on the MIM Fenders, there fine instruments. I thinking of retiring the 75 and using the MIM P more.
Freddie is a legend 🔥🔥
Love it’
Fellow musicians when they find out my P Bass isn't a 60 year old beat up one that I bought for $4k from some guy who got it at a pawn shop in 1974 for $100 😧😧😧😧
That's a good thought! Thanks for sharing.
Personally, I have an old 1966 jb, one fretless jb too, an 5 strings a precision and an aerodyne : never enough! 😉
For some it will never be enough! Haha! Thanks for sharing, mate! Cheers!
No Mustangs? Great video!
Glad you like the video! All the best!
G&R bass is truly dope!
Oh That never gets old!
Finally, your cow poke passive is like an aerodyne with stacked knobs?
I'll poke your cow I'd you're not careful
That was awesome
Thanks!
Glad you enjoy it!
I've been working decades and NEVER needed even ONE Fender.
Glad that you found what works for you!
Sooooo, have any bass that has a pj configuration lol
good stuff thx
Glad you liked it! Cheers!
Do you like mustangs? Great video thanks for sharing. 😎💰💣
It depends, Henry! I like the old ones! Glad you enjoy the video! Cheers!
Great episode. A more accurate title would be "Real Bassists Play Fender Basses"... 😊. James Jamerson, Jaco, Duck Dunn, Steve Harris, etc.
Hey Jeff! Glad you like it!
Mick Karn, Mark King, John Taylor, Peter Hook, Simon Gallup, Leland Sklar, Tony Levin, Gail Ann Dorsey all joined the chat. Yes, some of those did use Fender's at some point but more famously played Wal, Status, Peavey (currently with Dingwall), Yamaha, Schecter, Dingwall (used to be with Warwick), and Musicman. So, you don't consider those bassists to be real bassists?
If i were to have a "fender" bass it'd be a G&L, followed by a Musicman, the only fender proper I considered buying was a Dimension, very frowned upon by purists. But i think i probably never will own anybof those. I started on a crappy squier J. Then cort, ibanez, schecter, a kit bass I built myself... never been one for conformity. The more videos like this i watch the less i want a fender. IMO they are overpriced AF, you can get more for less with other brands...
I'd play technical death metal on a fretless hofner violin bass or country on a dingwall six string... if i had those basses and they sounded good. And if i could play technical death metal 😂...
Most people won't even notice a change of basses in the mix and many won't notice it on their own anyway.
Only bass you need is a P, played only with furious downpicks and a boatload of heroin
Thanks for watching! Cheers!
@@ebassguitar Thanks for replying! Cheers! I've recommended your channel to my only friend!
I will try your suggestions minus the smack 😂
@@henryfreeman7748 Unfortunately the snack is a key component of the tone, it's really essential to the combination
I need something with a thinner neck, played fingerstyle and without the drug issues of my client base.