Yes that is very true. When i first started out, no matter what cheap guitar i ever bought due to lack of funds in them days, even if the guitar was hard to play cos you could limbo under the strings lol, the first thing i always used to do was go and buy a set of Di Marzio humbuckers for it. At that time, they where pretty much the best choice for guitarists that didn't have much money but boy, did they drastically change the sound of that guitar!To me, it's all about tone and playability in any price range. I do have a collection of Ibanez, Gibsons and Fenders and a few designer guitars (James Tyler, Valley Arts, etc.) but bottom line is the sound that goes down on tape eventually. That's when any guitar, affordable or expensive, shines.
Thanks for that!First, I am sorry for your loss - that is way too young!
So no, after all that I don't think over-priced is an accurate description, expensive is. Is it twice as good as a guitar costing half as much? Probably not. Is it twice as valuable to you? Probably it is.
believe me - its a match made in heaven!Humbuckers on a Tele? Snap out of it man!
believe me - its a match made in heaven!
Here is an example, along with the Fender Thinline Tele, also with wide range humbuckers. Its like a combination of a strat and a les paul (of which I have both).
I do agree, a strat or tele have a unique twang or plucky type sound so if you want them sound,you leave it alone but if you really like the look and feel of a strat or tele but are more into the humbucker sound, then you can change the picups.A lot of the appeal of a tele for me is that single coil sound but damn, those humbucker teles sounded amazing. Fantastic track too (I'm off to find out myself, but do you have an album out at all?)
I'll take another look at teles with humbuckers on although I'm a bassist so might not end up getting one. Speaking of which, let's talk about why you should be using a P bass instead of that jazz in the video... (Just kidding, I have both and they're both great.)
Then i'm on the same boat as you lol
A lot of the appeal of a tele for me is that single coil sound but damn, those humbucker teles sounded amazing. Fantastic track too (I'm off to find out myself, but do you have an album out at all?)
I'll take another look at teles with humbuckers on although I'm a bassist so might not end up getting one. Speaking of which, let's talk about why you should be using a P bass instead of that jazz in the video... (Just kidding, I have both and they're both great.)
believe me - its a match made in heaven!
Here is an example, along with the Fender Thinline Tele, also with wide range humbuckers. Its like a combination of a strat and a les paul (of which I have both).
I think they're so versatile it is so worth it. for some reason I've never really used my stratocaster in the studio that much. and thanks a lot, I've got a bunch of albums out actually, mostly in the instrumental post-rockish genre.
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Please do tell me why I should get a P Bass! I have been so pleased with my jazz that I've never looked anywhere else to tell you the truth
Thanks, I've been listening to your work this afternoon and I really like it.
So, P basses. I got back into playing bass around 10 years ago and joined a few forums. Everyone would say that a P bass is the best, just get one and be done with buying them. I disagreed. I thought they looked boring, sounded generic and were just a normal standard bass that wasn't anything special. I preferred jazz basses (that burpy sound from the bridge pickup is amazing) and anything that sounded a bit more unique, a bit more "me".
A few years ago I was trying out a bass and said to my friend "I think this sounds a bit like a P bass" so I grabbed the closest one off the shelf to try. I played it and loved it. For some reason, it just sounded right to me. I was prejudiced against them and couldn't believe it. I went back the following week and bought it (it's the white one in my photo above).
I've used it at gigs "nice bass, lovely sound, really clear" was the response. I've used it on recordings and it sits in the mix perfectly. And that's the thing. A precision bass sits in a mix but also cuts through so the right tone can always be heard.
There are still places for other basses of course and a jazz would always be up there. What I've noticed is that a jazz will sound great on its own as the EQ has scooped mids, a sad face EQ and that tends to sound pleasant. A P bass has a little more in the mid-range which helps it cut through a mix but may not be as pleasant sounding (although it is to a lot of bass players).
Finally, remember that the sound of a band has grown around the sound of a P bass, as have mixes, so there's a lot of instruments being shaped around that bass tone, in my opinion anyway.
Now I rarely play my other basses, this one is the one that gets picked up.
Sorry if I make you buy a P bass. Mine is a Mexican Standard and is superb in every way. Perhaps a little less refined in build and a little heavier than a USA Fender but certainly not worth more than £1000 extra. Try one though, you may not like them and that's fine. Honest.
I have never tried or even heard of those. might need to look into that when I get the urge to get down and dirty. but as a fellow bass-lover, getting it to sit just right with the drums can definitely make or break a mix, so always looking to improve. thanks for the tip!Oh you have to get a mating pair for sure, that's how you end up with a couch-load of them.
A precision played with a pick has that classic rock tone. I love the sound of the saturation/distortion you have on the guitars in your video so have total faith that you'd do a bass justice. Speaking of distortion, have you tried Darkglass pedals for bass? I fell in love with the Vintage Microtubes but somehow managed to not buy one and get a cheaper Zander Sonos pedal instead.