"He was UK-born, actually. He was from Bolt-on." I salute you, Nathan.
@nefdsnet5 жыл бұрын
Home of the incredible Michael Bolt-on!
@DarkSideofSynth5 жыл бұрын
I've always thought everyone at Anderton's is in the wrong career. It's a commedy channel and music is just an excuse.
@nicolas.grisanti5 жыл бұрын
Pbass, Jazz bass, Stingray, L2000....Leo is the best, every design has is own amazing sound
@GravyHucker5 жыл бұрын
Well thank you.
@jameslewis26355 жыл бұрын
You guys missed the first generation Telecaster/Precision bass which had a single coil pickup rather than the split coil one.
@matthewneiman5 жыл бұрын
Ha, I love the P bass for the same reason you guys don't, you just plug the thing in, turn the volume up, and it just sounds great. No unnecessary faffing about.
@ewetoo5 жыл бұрын
Same, except an SB-2 with flats.
@mikes0625 жыл бұрын
Some of us enjoy a little faffing about, so it's ok...😉
@JimijaymesProductions5 жыл бұрын
As an audio engineer I love P-Basses for this reason, only bass I've worked with live where you plug it into a cheap DI turn it up and great live bass sound.
@peterthomas11875 жыл бұрын
Love Stingrays but for me, a P-bass...I feel passive basses are more...organic? I can get all the tones I need from a passive split single coil...so for me a P-bass is enough. And no-one (in my opinion) does P-bass like Fender. Fender haters please feel free to abuse me!
@stansid33265 жыл бұрын
Yeah. P bass sounds perfect, closest to an actual classic upright bass. Other basses have all the controls just to make it sound worse. All this funky, bright stuff just makes it sound like a crappy sounding guitar and not a bass.
@Darm0k5 жыл бұрын
That "boring" p-bass sound sits perfectly in a mix. And sounds great in nearly any genre. It's no accident they were played on thousands of hit records.
@JimijaymesProductions5 жыл бұрын
Yep engineers dream cos it may be boring.... but it sits well and is easy to mix and change the tone. A P-Bass through an Ampeg SVT through an 8x10 is such a good combo, the 'tone rolled off' sound works great when you can boost the low end and high end through the sound of the Ampeg.
@Phaidrus5 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIPPpIZ5aZVjpq8
@lamech0065 жыл бұрын
Super fun video. You mentioned the Police, but the diversity of genres recorded with Precision basses is epic. Everything from the Isley Brothers to Iron Maiden.
@SteveBlancoMusicianWarrior5 жыл бұрын
I love all of them, but my favorites will always be the Jazz and L-2000. Two insanely amazing instruments.
@desvonbladet5 жыл бұрын
Captain Lee is quite right that old fashioned basses leave you wanting more but, as you would expect from a bedroom guitarist, wrong about what. It's not that you're missing out on treble or definition, what you're missing is *a band*.
@desvonbladet5 жыл бұрын
(Eye em aitch oh.)
@jamesa.13455 жыл бұрын
I agree, its no good if the bass sounds great alone but crap in a mix/ band situation
@nfmonteiro5 жыл бұрын
4:25 Lee says "This is your original P Bass", but in fact that's not the original P Bass at all. The original Precision released in 1951 had a slab body, single coil pickup, a telecaster style headstock and control plate, and a very different scratch plate (much like the Squier 51 - Fender Pawnshop 51/72 guitars). The version shown - with the split coil pickup, stratocaster style headstock and scratch plate - didn't appear until mid-year 1957.
@lz40055 жыл бұрын
Title says history. Gets the very first one wrong. *facepalm*
@lptomtom5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this is actually the 3rd version of the Precision bass
@southwestkittyit5 жыл бұрын
Reference Sir, reference. Have a wonderful day 😊
@ResoBridge5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, yah boo sucks! to Andertons. The 51 Tele Precision bass is an awesome instrument, but of course they have nothing like that in stock. People repeatedly say how amazing it is that Leo got it right with the Tele, Precision and Strat. Fact is he didn't, those instruments all went through a number of changes in the early years. And he kept right on experimenting.
@JimijaymesProductions5 жыл бұрын
The video is a bit of a misnomer, these are just Fenders current US models based on each bass. So when they say original P-Bass they mean the famous P-Bass that was first released in 1951 (yes in the form you state which is different and in some ways alot cooler).
@michealfrancis7705 жыл бұрын
Just to add, that L2000 is a beast!
@6minus3minus22 жыл бұрын
I know when the Stingray dropped lots of players switched to them, because they cut through the mix so much better. Of course in the disco era you wanted those basslines to pop. That's probably why I love the tone, it makes itself known. Same with J basses. Can't imagine Larry Graham thumping anything than a J.
@Pinebrookjohn75 Жыл бұрын
Had a 81 g&l l1000 what a bass. Wish I still had it.
@Eventual4205 жыл бұрын
Lee, Nathan is a wonderful guest on the show, there's a guy in UK, Jay Parmar that I plead with you, please get him to guest on one of your shows. He is wonderfully fun, delightfully articulate, and passionately skilled.
@eliberdinner48085 жыл бұрын
"There's no money above the fifth fret." - James Jamerson
@funkysxxt4 жыл бұрын
Donald “Duck” Dunn actually
@PjRjHj4 ай бұрын
The G&L L1000 got a bit of a raw deal in this little timeline exercise. It is Leo's ultimate evolution of the P-Bass. It has ingenious passive controls for treble and bass rather than just a mere tone cut, and its selector 3 way selector switch between parallel (like a Stingray), single coil (like a Jazz neck pickup), and Series "OMG" (ultimate hulk P-bass) where a capacitor cuts the highs from one of the humbuckers coils, which is perceived as a "bass boost".The MFD humbuckers are some of the hottest out there, with little need for an active boost. All in all, the L1000 is both a plug in and play bass, AND a flexible beast with very usable options. whereas the L2000 has more than enough tonal options
@josiemaxj7635 жыл бұрын
Love the bass uploads
@vernonhoover13875 жыл бұрын
Leo really had it goin on with the P & J basses.I was Diggin your jam!
@skippityblippity86565 жыл бұрын
i like the jazz bass the most
@gunkyzip5 жыл бұрын
This made me want to buy a bass, then I remembered I have a bass over in the corner I haven't touched in years. I don't even know what scale strings with which it's set up. I loaned it to a guy in 2003 who was doing a Master's in music, and he got the degree. Turned out he was a bass player in the biggest band in his country and wanted to study more here in the US. I haven't played it seriously since. Still, this made me want to buy a bass. Good job.
@pierofocaccia5 жыл бұрын
During the 60s and early 70s there was also Hofner (Beatles) and Gibson that were widely used
@geoffwebber82725 жыл бұрын
Saw a Fender jazz bass (1960) last night in the hands of Herbie Flowers (war of the worlds 40th anniversary tour).. It doesn't look like any of those pristine ones. Plus it is a very controversial one.
@michealfrancis7705 жыл бұрын
I think Herbie`s is a 59 according to him but lots of debate about that. Great player and you gotta admire someone who can play the one bass for so long. It has played on many of the most popular records of our time.
@geoffwebber82725 жыл бұрын
@@michealfrancis770 --- When you see it up close it is hard not to feel the vibe of all those songs that he has ground out on it over the years. Sadly his vision and hearing are not what they were, but his mind is as sharp as ever. Was great to catch up with him at the 'after show' the other night
@moratts1825 жыл бұрын
Stingray and Pbass are my favourite
@lerotoculteux21395 жыл бұрын
They're having a hell of a time !
@ddub12535 жыл бұрын
Descriptions of guitars: "its that sorta kinda thing like(plays guitar) "Isn't it that .where it starts to sorta(plays guitar) "This guitar feels great. The neck is great you can do the sorta(plays a lick) "You can hear it. Its the sorta thing like(plays guitar) Lmao. This is lees thing, but rob Pete n a cpl others including this newer guy except Rabea have taken it up. Regardless I love this channel just poking a bit of fun.always a good time. It kinda reminds me of like, sorta when you like(plays a lead tone) Cheers
@aavila12065 жыл бұрын
The Jazz bass has the most polished defined sound of the 3 of them, the P bass has the "boomiest" meatiest sound and the Stingray has the chunkiest snapiest sound
@PjRjHj4 ай бұрын
G&L ignored agian
@FarrinD125 жыл бұрын
That Bolt-on one got me good haha! Well done as always guys!
@v1rtualnish5 жыл бұрын
You guys should check out the new Epiphone Embassy Pro Bass. It's like a throwback to an Epiphone take on the Precision Bass. Plus that Ivory White looks great. I'd buy one in a second if I wasn't flat broke.
@michelvanbriemen34595 жыл бұрын
It's perhaps the big difference between basses and guitars, where electric guitar companies often develop a different way to do the same thing, one would imagine at a bass convention when they ask the crowd what they want in a new bass is "more of it"
@marcusrogers69175 жыл бұрын
I've used mainly fender jazz basses for nearly 40 years.. had a westone thunder 3, which was really punchy. I'm now using a Japanese 1992 precision. To be honest I think alot depends on the amp you use. My sound is punchy.. or even punky.. the jam.. stranglers .. dirty bass sound & I've achieved the sound with every bass using peavey amps. Just bought a fender 500 rumble & still get that punch
@markwalsham71155 жыл бұрын
Love the sneaky bit of True Believers in there!!! Where did you get that bass line from????
@dropd82885 жыл бұрын
Looks like a genuine good time happening 😁👍
@SeriousTipStudio2 жыл бұрын
That sucks, came here to hear all of the bass guitars to only have your bass player demo skip over the GL 1000. Because he felt that wasn't the sound Leo was going for. First time I ever came to Andertons to hear a demo and was disappointed I wanted to hear the comparison of all the basses to make a decision. And now I have to find it somewhere else. 🤔🤨
@thomascordery795111 ай бұрын
The first P bass was quite different in some important ways: notably its single coil pickup, though also the body shape which was essentially a bigger Telecaster. Later, Fender brought back that shape in as the Fender Telecaster Bass with a new humbucking pickup. Having made that correction, I won't be too fussy by mentioning that implying the 4003 was the first Rickenbacker of its kind, that in truth it was an upgrade of the 4001. No, I won't mention that at all. The 1965 Fender Bass V added a high C string with very close string spacing, and wasn't very successful. When was the first 5 string bass with a low B?
@nathantompsett69855 жыл бұрын
He was walking around while playing a walking bass line... hehe
@chrisprecision5 жыл бұрын
The first P bass : 1951 with one pick up But this shape with the splited pick up 1957 😉
@n1w45 жыл бұрын
Bloody hell that is one hell of a video
@GreenmanXIV5 жыл бұрын
The 1967 Gretch Astrojet, has a 4x2 headstock. edit:- I'll stick with my 2012 P bass in blizzard pearl, Leo got it right first time.
@dukealbert70175 жыл бұрын
GreenmanXIV before Music Man slapped a patent on it.
@TheLocalZeroChannel5 жыл бұрын
Obviously you can't do every variation and this is mostly a selling kind of video, but as a "history of Leo's basses" thing... i miss seeing the original P-bass with the single coil pickup that they reissued on the first Telecaster basses in '58. And the Mustang bass, Fender's first attempt at a student level instrument, which has its own thing. And the later Telecaster bass with the big "widerange" humbucker. ... And i get the idea of keeping the amp settings the same for comparison, but it doesn't really do the passive basses justice. There's plenty of tone in a P-bass or a Jazz. Just takes a little tweak of the amp gain and tone to find it. P-basses are NOT usually "kinda dull and thuddy". A lot of players get a nice low mid growl out of them.
@MrWilson-WithaPbass5 жыл бұрын
All sound good , The Jazz is just perfect . Stand in Lee vs. young Lee , both great . Love the drum Track as well . Bass just needs Drums to sound "Right" , IMO
@423chriscampbell5 жыл бұрын
The l2000 sounds like my next bass.
@crankjazz5 жыл бұрын
You are missing something here in the terms of bass history in the UK. As Fender basses cost 2 to 3 times more than Gibson and Epiphone ones the British "Beat Bands" used Gibson or Epiphone. Jack Bruce/Andy Fraser/Jimmy Lea/Chas Chandler/Glenn Cornick used Gibsons or Epiphone. Those basses had more of an impact on the British music scene than Fender did.
@peterthomas11875 жыл бұрын
Maybe they will do a video on the bass history of the UK...in the meantime this was about Leo Fender who is the Granddaddy of electric bass. Agree that Gibson/Epiphone were cheaper then but what the HELL has happened to Gibson now price-wise? IMHO Gibson have never produced a bass that comes anywhere near Fender - although I do like the retro-look of the new Epiphone Embassy...
@malcelinho5 жыл бұрын
The fist 1:30 minutes had a bunch of information about the sound difference between pickups
@olavjorvik945 жыл бұрын
That Jazz Bass though :O Looks awsome
@gregoryelliott8521 Жыл бұрын
Thinking about getting a G&L 5 string 🎸
@segazora4 жыл бұрын
active preamps look cool but in reality, I don't want to have to turn 3 knobs to change the tone of my bass, just give me a tone pot and no volume
@chipsterdundee5 жыл бұрын
Why the thin amp setting? You'd get "more" oomph from letting it have some real bass setting. And, you'll only get certain character from the funk style playing, nothing like fat vintage Motown/country/ and rock styling.
@AkiraSpectrum5 жыл бұрын
Curious, I've heard EBMM patented the 4x2 headstock (and 3x1 bass) but i've seen other manufacturers (large one's even, like ESP and their Stream electric guitar and bass models). Is this a myth or does EBMM not care to enforce their IP?
@thevoxxtv2 жыл бұрын
I think it's true! I have an Ltd. Stream 204 with a 3+1 headstock, but the newer Streams are all 2+2. Pretty sure MM stepped in there..
@lambert17025 жыл бұрын
So many incorrect facts in this video, but I still enjoyed watching. :)
@AllanGildea5 жыл бұрын
So much talent and fun! Top dollar.
@TedTheTree3 жыл бұрын
I like the P bass for it's simplicity; but I'm a guitar player...then again I'm tempted to buy a bass & have a rip.
@Aeronaut19755 жыл бұрын
Dude can play bass...
@Sturgistube5 жыл бұрын
mezsh - and he is a guitarist. Have you seen him playing with Level 42?
@malungtvnews5 жыл бұрын
buy something second hand like a Yamaha a Westone or an Aria Pro from Japan or if you want to spend money an Alembic maybe. They are all ace especially the active ones
@zexuanqiao24415 жыл бұрын
Leo loved 3 bots I would say, check all the old Stingray and G&L which have only 3 screws
@mouthmw4 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Stingrays then came with 4 and 6 bolt necks only afterwards, with the new Specials now having 5 bolts for more contour. G&L also later came with 4 and 6 bolts.
@bluelane5 жыл бұрын
What's the small head on the left of the screen behind the plant?
@thebigeasy86095 жыл бұрын
Learn something every day...............Who knew Nathan was funny! j/k Nathan is fantastic makes the show
@OlettaLiano5 жыл бұрын
Did Leo Fender ever make any neck-thru basses? I never liked bolt on necks. I agree with Nathan, "Toilet Lid Shape" 😂
@zhiracs5 жыл бұрын
No. Leo's creations were always very utilitarian.
@bassimprovjams37723 жыл бұрын
Nothing has that stingray tone!! I do.love that G&L tho
@zrehbeats5 жыл бұрын
I’m such a big fan
@spqr3694 жыл бұрын
IMHO the P in P-bass also stands for PERFECT. Anything more or less is diminishment!
@spud42425 жыл бұрын
what about Paul McCartney and his Hofner bass ???
@xavierandradev3 жыл бұрын
That's not the P bass he made in 1951. The first P bass had a single coil pickup with one magnet per string, and closer to the neck. The shape and the sound is different to the later split coil Precision.
@tom25355 жыл бұрын
7:47 hahaha
@hiphopchild95402 жыл бұрын
Nathan is your typical english regular bassman...he'd get on your nerves while he's around, but then you miss him as hell after a little while
@1973larryrichardson5 жыл бұрын
Do The Captain meets Gary Clark Jr. he is an amazing raw talent everyone who loves guitar should know about.
@1973larryrichardson5 жыл бұрын
Sound like Cliff Burton, and Les Claypool.
@pabcrane5 жыл бұрын
You forgot one of Leo's best bass inventions, the Bass VI (1961)
@StephenFarthing5 жыл бұрын
I’m with you on that.....my bass v1 is great
@GravyHucker5 жыл бұрын
That thing was a flabby hunk of whale shit. It was a band-aid until the P came out.
@b00neDawg005 жыл бұрын
Fender really needs to reissue a correct 50s style p bass P.S.I love that green p bass
@lowdefal63065 жыл бұрын
The Mexican one is probably enough for most people. It's also half the price the US one was before they discontinued it and it's the only place to get a production Fender with a vintage radius outside of the custom shop or Japan.
@shamrockshred73385 жыл бұрын
I love Nathan
@michealfrancis7705 жыл бұрын
How about a Capt meets with Nathan or Mark?
@Thesilverthunder7774 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the ASAT!
@jman31105 жыл бұрын
Lmao, it’s now a toilet seat forever in my head
@christianbelanger6215 жыл бұрын
Active Jazz with a little gain = Big Balls
@-razur_5 жыл бұрын
Notification squad!!! \m/
@dylanzrim10115 жыл бұрын
Can you get stu Hamm in?
@DRocks775 жыл бұрын
Good show guys .you both have natural banta chem.
@chrishollinrake31715 жыл бұрын
Gimme a Jazz with a PJ config and I'll be happy
@husseltoo5 жыл бұрын
Is the Other Lee suffering from some chronic ailment?
@nothingEvil1015 жыл бұрын
If it's a one pickup, passive circuit, then why does it have 3 knobs and a switch?
@craftcrasher895 жыл бұрын
for more tonal options for example ?
@mouthmw4 жыл бұрын
Passive treble and bass controls (cut only), and volume control. Switch goes from parallel, single coil to OMG mode (series with a capacitor that takes the treble off one of the coils). Mind you, L-2000, although it has an active mode, still has passive tone controls like L-1000 (bass and treble), the active mode isn't really a standard active preamp. What it basically does is turn on a buffer in one setting, and the other setting is a buffer with treble boost. For a more typical active G&L with 2 humbuckers and an actual active preamp, they have M-2000.
@clicheguevara99175 жыл бұрын
imagine how happy Nathan would be with a real guitar!
@LaFritePerreGoat5 жыл бұрын
as said the l-1000 and l-2000 where done as a New Pbass and New Jazzbass by G&L. on the 1000 the humbucker is on pbass wich is not the case on the 2000
@mouthmw4 жыл бұрын
If you mean that L-1000 has the humbucker in a different position than L-2000, then you're wrong. They're both in the same position (P bass position basically).
@Phaidrus5 жыл бұрын
Nathan is massively prejudiced against the Pbass. Dear Nathan, the Pbass is not the one trick pony you think it is. Honestly, you can play funk and jazz and even fusion stuff with it. Yes, even Jaco stuff. As the saying goes, free your mind and your Pbass will follow.
@peterthomas11875 жыл бұрын
I don't think slap and soloing works on a Pbass...but I don't do either (like a LOT of bass players) so that's cool. The difference between tone off and tone full on is quite amazing for a single pickup bass in my opinion..Pbasses sit perfectly in a mix which is THE most important thing (again, in MY opinion)...
@Phaidrus5 жыл бұрын
@@peterthomas1187 I have D'Addario Flex Steels (EFX220) roundwounds on my Fender 2008 Am. Std. Pbass and the slap sound (through Markbass amp + cabs) is funky as fcuk. Lots of twang.
@peterthomas11875 жыл бұрын
@@Phaidrus Cool! Slap is not my thing but you are proving that a Pbass is NOT a "one trick pony" which is what some people reckon. More power to ya!
@mouthmw4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, not enough love for G&L Wunkay from Nathan either.. :( Oh well, I'm a sucker for a P bass, Stingray and L-1000. I guess I just love Leo's single pickup basses :D
@deeplydisillusioned6835 жыл бұрын
suddenly I'm seeing auto captions ... comedy gold
@deeplydisillusioned6835 жыл бұрын
"well hockeys five string" he he
@Nosferatu9815 жыл бұрын
Love the sound of a P bass but I’m not a fan of playing them.
@peterthomas11875 жыл бұрын
I had an American Pbass that was absolutely beautiful but I felt that the neck was a little too chunky...I now have a Mexican Pbass and the neck just seems a shade slimmer and is perfect....
@daitos19552 жыл бұрын
BTW Aguilar is pronounced Ahgeelar.
@abdulkadirtosun21545 жыл бұрын
where is 51p bass
@pgpete5 жыл бұрын
You dont need active pickups, badass bridges, 5 bolt necks, to get a variation of tone - checkout this guy getting heaps of tones from the best bass Fender ever made - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYe2oH2lf6iDoLM
@chriscuthbertson5 жыл бұрын
I just call an Aguilar an 'Aggy'
@themantheycallPibb5 жыл бұрын
I will never understand why people gush over the music man sound.
@gtiberius26275 жыл бұрын
It's frightening for many people to suddenly hear themselves after all those years ;)
@themantheycallPibb5 жыл бұрын
@@gtiberius2627 If that was supposed to be a jab, I have never owned a music man style bass.
@alanscharrer52555 жыл бұрын
Don't forget about Gibson's of the 60s and 70s
@dukealbert70175 жыл бұрын
Alan Scharrer none of which were designed by Leo Fender...
@alanscharrer52555 жыл бұрын
@@dukealbert7017 The statement was, paraphasing, "I don't think there were any other basses in the 60s and 70s"
@mikes0625 жыл бұрын
Yup, and Gibson actually started making basses in 1953, the EB-1 so not even that long after Fender. Though yes nothing was as big as the Fender bass.
@alanscharrer52555 жыл бұрын
@@mikes062 eggs actly
@zrehbeats5 жыл бұрын
So cool
@captaintony12275 жыл бұрын
I love this guy I bet he would be fun to grab a pint with and lee what can I say your like family at this point and with that said I will be expecting something nice for Christmas or boxing day ? I believe its the same thing please correct me if I'm wrong lol
@unfailingfeline52155 жыл бұрын
Chur 🤙🏼
@lawrencevillegas71525 жыл бұрын
Funniest episode in a veryyyy long time
@chipparrish66474 жыл бұрын
God there is so much wrong with this video.
@albertlarroca12715 жыл бұрын
Sound all the same !! all good !! Great bass player.
@pat84375 жыл бұрын
P
@craigpower5425 жыл бұрын
Too bad, I was really interested in topic but I cannot listen to that guy playing bass. Oh well you tube has lots of channels. Off to another one.
@johndempsey96004 жыл бұрын
Stingrays look like toilet seats
@gabediablo85145 жыл бұрын
I'm more of a rose wood person
@iliasliakos66925 жыл бұрын
Lee is taking too many sick days, thats bad,he will get the sack.