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The 1958 P-Bass with the gold anodized pickguard might be my all-time favorite. So gorgeous.

The Precision is the best bass ever devised. Hell, and It doesn't even need batteries to sound good!!

@dylanmelvin6894

4 жыл бұрын

hughes2397 no the jazz bass is the best. Popping and slapping is better than a mellow tone. But for country the p bass is best

@jackthomson5047

4 жыл бұрын

@@dylanmelvin6894 shut up

@elstoutlandfeliz4819

3 жыл бұрын

@@dylanmelvin6894 Shut UP X2

@user-nv3ws6zg8b

3 жыл бұрын

@@dylanmelvin6894 shut up X3

@thhtvt

3 жыл бұрын

@@dylanmelvin6894 shut up X4

Great video! Would love to see Jazz Bass history tour. If possible - add more information: the active and passive pickups, nut and wood history. I know it's not easy to produce such complex video, but it could be a great literacy company.

I want every one of these basses. Fantastic video as always, guys!

@doeblinthomas6734

7 жыл бұрын

I love your videos

@patrickhunter

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate that!

@strangernajjar

7 жыл бұрын

Patrick Hunter dude, thanks! love your videos.

@patrickhunter

7 жыл бұрын

thanks man!

@roeybenuri3707

7 жыл бұрын

Love ya and your ripper dude

Used to have a ‘54, ‘62 and now I have a few 60’s and 70’s P-Basses. My favorite is the ‘62 through the Ampeg B18. Favorite bassist, yes, James Jamerson!

Hell, I'm a drummer and I found this fascinating. Great work by all involved!

@DannyGadish

7 жыл бұрын

me too

@johan98able

6 жыл бұрын

Drummers & Bassist are badass teammates.

@EnRiCo45100

6 жыл бұрын

I play both , I can approve this 100%

I love how Adam gets to have his bass-work be featured in the very beginning of this video. Such an underrated bassist.

Although if you want true to Jamerson tone, when you're playing that '62 reissue from the 80s, you need to rest your hand on the pickup cover and play between the pickup and the heel of the neck. That was primarily Jamerson's neighborhood. And a wad of foam under the bridge cover.

@DMSProduktions

6 жыл бұрын

And DEAD flat wounds for extra sludge!

@jazzman1954

2 жыл бұрын

And use just your index finger. Makes a surprising difference!

You failed to mention that the split P pickup is in series, so it retains a lot of the single coil high end on the strings but really enhances the low end. Brilliant!

All the demos are so stylistically spot on! Bravo, y’all!

I am so happy I bought my Fender American Performer Precision Bass with both the P and J pickups last year. I also bought it’s sister...my Fender American Performer Stratocaster HSS. Both in Tri-Colour Sunburst. The bass plays through an early 2000s Fender Bassman 200 and the guitar plays through a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe V2.

Thanks, This is great....As a bass player myself, it took me years to find out what you showed in this 11 min. video. I'll take the 1957, the 1958, and the 1976 please ?

@liammews2375

6 жыл бұрын

I’ll take all of ‘em. lel

All great bass guitars! Thanks Leo! Thanks Marc! Thanks Chicago music exchange! Goodnight John Boy! Goodnight grandpa!

I have an epiphone p-bass from the 90s and i absolutely love it. The tone crushes many much more expensive basses. That thumpy attack.

Do the Jazz Bass

@Jm-lr2fv

7 жыл бұрын

Etan "Wow Ethan, great moves, keep it up, proud of you"

@fcirl

7 жыл бұрын

Javier Metivier Papa Bless

@deanyy3373

7 жыл бұрын

Etan papa bless

@Jm-lr2fv

7 жыл бұрын

Etan 💯👌🙏🍕

@McDoinky

7 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

10:09: "it's time to say goodbye to this and move on to the next thing, in true Fender fashion" Is that ironic? Guitar companies keep looking back, and very rarely forward. Just look at the '83 model here: they were already making '62 reissues barely 20 years afterwards! IMO the American Pro line is more of an outlier: Fender will keep releasing reissues of reissues of reissues of '50s and '60s Precision basses until we're all dead and buried...

@billiamtrillion

4 жыл бұрын

I mean now we got the American Ultras that have new controls, neck cuts, and contoured neck options. They’ve improved a lot in 3 and a half years

@bobbiemiles-foremaniii8747

3 жыл бұрын

Good

Thank you for making a top history of the p bass video. And nice chops on the basses. That send off 👍

I've watched your videos for some time now and I would like to compliment you. Your playing continues to get better and better. The subtle things (the important things), your timing, your attack, tone etc. Way to go! Enjoyable video. Thanks!

awesome vid so informative the p-bass is so classic

This has been my most played video since it's come out. Absolutely amazing!

My compliments Marc, your bass playing is improving very nicely! It's a pleasure to listen to you play these basses.

The strings on that 1st-gen look like they haven’t been changed since about 1953 either 😜 Awesome vid though 👍🏻

The black '76 is the one for me!

Thank you for this Fender P Bass history!

Props for using the one-finger method when playing the Jamerson lines. Well done.

This video is sick! thank you guys for taking the time!

Can we get more "History of XX"

@ElectricBoogaloo007

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I would love to know the history of the Roman numeral for 20.

@strangernajjar

6 жыл бұрын

Thuddy Waters troll status: supreme

@richsackett3423

3 жыл бұрын

@@strangernajjar You're jealous because you're not funny.

Love these "history of..." videos you guys do. Great stuff! And so many tasty guitars

Gave me chills when you played the American standard. Beautiful

Excellent video! I learned so much about the great P-bass.

I went to Chicago Music Exchange on Clark Street in Chicago, it was a small store . I loved the vintage Fender Precious Bass they had but couldn't afford them at the time, I was a teenager than in the late 80's . Leo Fender RIP , Thank You for the great innovation of basses you brought to the world. You change the world and made a extreme impact on it.

That sound in the beginning of the video is the reason I started playing bass it sounds sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo gooooooooooooooooooooood

@Bassguitar1231

6 жыл бұрын

soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo stupidddddddddddddddddddddd

@firemarshal2629

4 жыл бұрын

oliver harmon lame. What are you? 11?

@nicolasurteagabriceno3388

2 жыл бұрын

what's the name of the song?

Great video guys, thanks to everyone at CME who put this together. +1 to previous comments, would love to see more "History of..." videos!

Hi Marc. Tino here. I very much enjoyed this little bit you did here. It's very important that younger, uninformed musicians learn about earlier Fender basses. Everything you covered here, I have known for many, many years- and you were RIGHT ON with all of your info. If we ever met in person, we'd be like two old ladies just talking and talking about Fender basses! I have many of the ones you brought to the demo and they all sound incredible! Let's keep in touch. Thank you Marc.

I've got a great early Ibanez p-bass. It's a copy of the blond Telecaster version that Fender put out around 1970. It's got a real thin neck and sounds so good. It's such a surprisingly versatile instrument for how simple it is.

This was absolutely beautiful. Fantastic overview without any boring blah-blah... straight to the point and most importantly with a terrific sound. If I had to choose only one of the very tastefully chosen and played examples we heard, I think I would go for that sweet round warm tone of 9:09, which goes to show how simplicity can meet versatility in probably the most famous example regarding bass guitar.

I fell in love with the first riff

Great job Marc!

Excellent video for the best bass made! Marc is the man....Thanks

Marc is the coolest and dreamiest. Love this video! Great tribute to the P Bass!

@strangernajjar

7 жыл бұрын

Sarah Neczwid

@johnhareiel5118

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, you are

Wow, beautiful and nicely done sir. Whew, it gave me goosebumps.

I have an American standard pbass. Everytime i play it, puts a smile on my face. I've had many basses and sold many. This pbass is the only one that has stayed put.

I have watched this so many times love you’re work bro I saw the one finger Jamerson! Nice

Awesome video! I have the 2013 American standard p bass in the same guise, and it rocks.

Fantastic video! I learnt so much about the history of this noble instrument. I've had a P bass bought new in 1982 and I would never part with it. Thank you.

Enjoyed the video a lot, I wanna stop by the shop when I come to Chicago. Much love from Europe.

that was awesome ! great job man - entertaining and informative - the two most desirable elements --

Very good and informative video - I especially liked the Jamerson stuff being played using the index finger only. But two thing aspects of the P Bass history weren't mentioned which I personally regard as important. #1: The first P basses had a string thru body bridge which results in a higher pressure on the bridge saddles. Telecaster players would speak of 'more twang' - especially after the bridge saddles were changed to be made of metal. Later the P Bass was changed to the top-loaded bridge with individual saddles for each string (also used on the Jazz Bass). I have seen 80's P Basses which were prepared for both ways to string the bass up which I thing is a cool feature. #2: The wood the bodies were made off. Rule of thumb: Ash was used in the beginning, later alder was used for the basses with color laquer and 3tone sunburst.

Belo vídeo.um pouco dos bass da fender precision que adoro.

hahahah the blink at 6:58, Great video!

Great video! Learned alot!!!

Awesome video, thanks for making this!

Awesome video man! I agree with etan, do the jazz bass!!

Yesss U2's "New Year's Day" has one of the best basslines ever

Man Mark is the man, such a cool dude to talk to in the Bass-ment of the store. he gotchu on whatever you need!

Well Done as usual Mark. Lots of great investment quality Basses as well.

This video rocks!

great video

60's p just sounds sooo damn good i cant get enough of it

Thanks for making this great informative video.

@strangernajjar

6 жыл бұрын

KRAZEEIZATION you’re welcome!

Very nice. Thank you.

great camera work early on with the precision looks!

great video~ and your bass tone is perfect~!! I love precision~

Precision Bass and an Ampeg is the best combo ever. Ampeg amps bring out the best of a P Bass.

Thumbs up JUST for the Bubba joke.

Nice video guys!!!!

my brother Dennis bought the first bass and amp sold in Belleville On Canada in 1960, it was a Alamo and he got it at Charly Kamber,s music store on Front street .His grandson still has it.

The tug bar wasn't meant for thumbs though (You wouldn't be able to even play that way). It was meant for your other fingers to tug on while playing the bass with your thumb (ex: Brian Wilson).

Really great video!!!

Love all 9 of my tele style P-basses all made by fender and all from before 1989. Just built a Warmoth 72 tele style BASS with Norstrand POWER BLADES for pickups. Also got a DUSTY BASS BUILT BY ANDY IRVINES "GHOST BASS" CO. The Dusty is a reversed head stock WARMOTH BULD! BAD ASS

Nicely done. Only wish I'd kept the Fender P-Bass and J-Bass I used in the 70s. Folks, hang on to your guitars!

Thanks, great video!

The ending scared me. I thought Fender might be discontinuing the P-bass.

@Phillyfast

7 жыл бұрын

Me too. I almost shat myself.

@Adrian-dl9nb

7 жыл бұрын

So you weren't paying much attention, LOL

@SirEnVo

6 жыл бұрын

They never will lol. Too Iconic a tone.

@hughes2397

6 жыл бұрын

If they ever did, that'd be Fender's biggest mistake!

@amoblahblah

5 жыл бұрын

LOL - yeah, they want to move away from making money.

Awesome video! Thanks.

Great stuff

Great player and video!

O melhor baixo pra min precission bass!!!

Great presentation

He has huge hands, the bass looks like a toy with him!

@xTOILETMASTERx

6 жыл бұрын

looks like he's playing a ministrat

@charlesm8482

6 жыл бұрын

well you know what they say about guys with big hands.

@bentpolski

6 жыл бұрын

I was going to comment it looks like he's playing one of My Fender Mustang Offsets!

@Whiskel

6 жыл бұрын

Or is it big old ass? I can't remember...

@DMSProduktions

6 жыл бұрын

BOTH! He's obviously a man mountain, that full scale bass looks like a miniature on him!

It'd be awesome to hear some 80's metal on that 53, everyone these days thinks you gotta have all these crazy scale lengths,and pickup configurations,exotic woods,they over think the simplicity of the bass guitar,Leo Fender nailed it,you can perfect perfection, or might I say you can get more precise than the pbass,it's the Swiss army knife of basses,covers all genres with ease,I even play classical on mine,also if you could do a video like this only on the music Man stingray that'd be really cool

Great video!! Waiting for the History of the Fender Jazz Bass video!!! Please!

So good man I got heaps out of this thanks

Thanks for the nice video!

New Years Day!

@YorsTruL33

7 жыл бұрын

Aidan McCracken thank you! Thought I recognized it

Nice concise history here. I have and play a few P Basses. One thing I have always wondered is why on the early models they put the thumb rest below the pickups and not above.When I play a newer model my thumb rests on the top part of the pickguard.BTW Chicago Music Exchange is a great place to buy your guitars. I sometimes dabble with lead and bought my Epiphone Les Paul Standard from them.Top notch customer service!

Didn’t I just see that 1958 P-Bass on Reverb’s youtube channel? It’s pretty distinctive. Fantastic video, Marc!

I've played a '57 p-bass before and really loved it, so much that I went and bought a '16 MIM P-Bass and almost felt no difference in feel besides the neck which was thicker and more comfortable to play

I love you guys. flats are where it's at. much bass love your way

Very informative.

Nice history lesson.

6:57 DING!

@Cgh33

6 жыл бұрын

METZ ZTEM ya what was that about

@zeroxhungerx7150

6 жыл бұрын

song name at that time :D

Nice. I'll take one of those beauty's 🤘🎸😎

When the American Standard Precision Bass had a $200 price drop I jumped on it! I am now the proud owner of a 2016 black with white pick guard, maple fret board American Standard Precision Bass. I will cherish it and may even be buried with it.

It's gotta be gen 1 and gen 4 for me for sound, but that '58 is absolutely beautiful!

6:57 that wink tho ;)

i think john entwistle had one of the first of five with cracked-up pick guard

Anything Leo was involved in is still the best to this day!

@1thess523

3 жыл бұрын

The Stingray 👌

Nice job guys Great history lesson I have a 73 p it's nice knowing where it fits in the mix here Love all the demos also thanks for all the effort and time you put in for us

Very good explanation