Sting Signature P Bass from Japan

[@Painless50]

I have one of these Sting basses. Really like it.

[@Jimmy_Jim_Jim_1234]

I'm thinking of trading for one. How does it compare to P, or J basses?

[@Painless50]

@@Jimmy_Jim_Jim_1234 , can't compare to a Jazz bass, apples and oranges. Jazz has a completely different tone and the neck is much thinner. Compared to other P basses, it has a thicker neck and the tone from the soap bar pickup is rather different. It's something you will have to hear for yourself. Personally I like the 59 splitbar on the Mike Dirt bass. It too has a thick C neck. If you're thinking of trading for a Sting bass, go play it. At first I wasn't sure about the thick C neck, but now I have 3 basses that have it and love them all.

[@ericjdevops]

Thanks for the chuckle when you tested the sound

[@alexnedin7967]

Love your videos. Thanks Dave. Rock on.

[@michaelcross934]

Thanks for the joke, Dave! It was bad enough to crack me up! I needed a good laugh, cuz' my younger than us good friend, jus' passed away, and that kinda' dark humour, was right up his alley. Cheers, Mike from Fernwood, BC

[@samlelowitch]

Seriously cool bass! The texture of the wood grain is particularly nice.

[@guygordon2780]

"Don't string... Don't string so close to me."

[@scott729]

So much fun Dave .... that's why I come here - to have fun : )

[@cdburgess75]

Very cool. I haven’t seen on of those old Pbasses up close like that.

[@josephromero4585]

I had a luthier put on a capo to hold the strings down on a bass put a small divot near the side dots on the fretboard

[@samstainer6322]

I wish you lived around the corner Dave, great Tech, even better humour.

[@PlayWithYourThumb]

I had the Japanese 51 P Bass reissues. Identical except for the body carve and Sting signature. Noisy, undefined tone, weighed a ton and had a baseball bat neck. Typical Japanese build quality thou. I still remember watching an interview with John Entwistle who had one of the very first P basses. The interviewer asked him how it played. He replied along the lines of “ It’s a plank”.

[@robertquintano2687]

“STING”, I have one of these, I thought it said “STRING”, to tell you where to “string” the guitar.

[@krone5]

its not crud in the control its ghost in the machine.

[@Neodude991]

I need that Bill Lawrence shirt!

[@russellmorash3816]

I got one of these when they first came out always liked the Tele look and when I played it I was sold loved the sound all bass plays nice very light and it was 400 bucks so I couldn't pass it up I saw on the internet and I still can't believe it but there looking for anywhere from1500 to 1900 still don't believe it I know I will never sell mine

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Cool.bass !

[@larryburwell8550]

dave your the George carlin of guitar techs. funny and smart. love you channel. you even sound like George carlin

[@stoneman886]

Good looking bass Nice work Dave.

[@jan-a26]

Are these old tele style P basses worth the money? I only have an old squier so my knowledge is none existent.

[@jan-a26]

@@DavesWorldofFunStuff Thank you.

[@acmullane]

@@DavesWorldofFunStuff would shielding fix that?

[@williame.thompson9922]

Bill Thompson - Not really, I have a Sting and it's Squier copy. I did them both a favor & had a Lindy Fralin 51' Split P pickup installed. Excellent choice. Later.

[@acmullane]

@@williame.thompson9922 thanks for that - on a budget would a more generic split p approximate to the same result? ie, reduce the buzzing

[@jeffseven2194]

Tele bass actually has a humbucker, this is a copy of early 50s precision bass.my favorite fender but definately noisy

[@ObraBass]

Hey man, do You know You are watched all the way to Serbia :)

[@afrikanbootyscratcher8818]

I am from Afrika!

[@roytofilovski9530]

Pozdrav iz Toronta!

[@Ndlanding]

But Dave never travels to Serbia, so he doesn't care what the secret police do.

[@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG]

I left a piece of banana on my dresser that I was saving for my cereal tomorrow.

[@AndreaA127]

Oh wow, thats a nice sounding bass!

[@lambert1702]

Fender's setup specifications for a 7.25 radius bass is 7/64 bass side and 6/64 treble side. 5/64 is too low for most people.

[@DavesWorldofFunStuff]

learn to play and not work so hard

[@lambert1702]

​@@DavesWorldofFunStuff I like the recommended setup specs from Fender.

[@RARenfield]

Who designed that truss rod access? Same guy who designed the Rickenbacker tailpiece?!? Trussian Roulette!

[@mojito6629]

The different is the signature on the 12th fret and.. there is hole on the body if you ever open its pickguard, unlike Sting has with his original 50s P-Bass

[@nev375]

Did it ever intonate? I really wanted to see that part.

[@rockrollresale2668]

Wondering the same. For what it's worth a new string often fixes this issue.

[@onpsxmember]

Was waiting too...I got a 40:1 quote for a bridge repositioning. 1mm more and it would jump like a lemming. Dave probably got to it after the spray and pray^^.

[@nev375]

@@onpsxmember I think this is caused by string cores stretching unevenly along their length. If you check intonation at each fret you just get results that don't make any sense, Fresh strings usually fixes it.

[@onpsxmember]

@@nev375 Sure, you need new and stretched strings to adjust intonation. No argument there. If you can tune to pitch and it stays there after the stretching, there is the same tension between the two resting points (nut and bridge). Why do you think that the core has different tension along it's length?

[@nev375]

@@onpsxmember Strings work similar to springs. As you put tension on them they elongate. Like a spring if you tension it beyond its moment of elasticity, but not enough to break it, it will deform and not be able to return to its original shape. The area of the string (or spring) that is weakest on a molecular level will be the section to permanently elongate thereby leaving more mass on one end rather than the other.

[@digitalbrand5510]

Went back stage at a Sting concert last year, the band was all doing yoga and meditating.

[@ericwilson2186]

Always something for the headphone guys.i always take mine out on ur channel.lol

[@lanestreet1431]

Is that the Ron LaSalle from the Twin Bullet Band?

[@lanestreet1431]

@@DavesWorldofFunStuff I saw them a bunch of times in the early 80's. They put on a helluva show.

[@brianglade848]

What are you doing Dave....

[@stevenedwards4470]

I kinda like the bass but she's noisy. Would shielding help that? Being as old school as that is...

[@jonviol]

Being English from Shropshire can you explain the joke please ?

[@springy-2112]

i thought Sting was fretless but i guess that's a different one ..super suspension bridge action going on there 👍🏻☮❤

[@careymatthews4353]

I'd love to own one of these... you aware of one that's available?

[@doyrayburn2668]

speaking of basses, is there a way to get rid of the buzz that comes with flat wound strings?

[@crusherolies8195]

wouldnt it be better to just pull off the pickguard for all these basses with the truss rod nut on the bridge side?

[@weerhaak6577]

What about the intonation?

[@PK_TANG_PK]

Oh! Bill Lawrence tee!

[@kungpuk5186]

Wish i knew what the mesurements is in the metric scale? 5-62s and 1/8 of a 10s is jibbrish to me.

[@DavesWorldofFunStuff]

the guitars are designed and built with imperial..metric conversion is a close measurement, but never the same

[@pensnut08]

And HOW much do those cost???

[@muskymike1885]

was wondering if you have a fix to repair a slight crack in the neck binding of a guitar neck thats right below a fret wire? Thanks

[@StairwayToEvan92]

my fingers started bleeding when i saw the action at the start of this video

[@gordon8753]

Dig the Bill Lawrence shirt!!!

[@chuckquinn8026]

Wish I knew what time it is...sigh...

[@restofthejunk01]

Is this a Bass that was built in Japan or a Bass that was sent from someone in Japan to be repaired?..........lolz

[@supdenfoosukka]

"dave recounts his only interview"

[@sweettoof9002]

I agree any modern guitar manufacturer that puts the truss rod nut at the bottom of the nut should be flogged. It's stupid.

[@acmullane]

now that's what a bass Should sound like

[@russellharris5072]

Oh Dave,when i saw that juicy bridge cover i thought (and hoped) you would use a power tool to remove the screws but you didn't show it..................(sob sob)........(sniffle)

[@yernickle]

Hot cocoa day in Toronto aye ?

[@matthewmp111]

Gooch-A-Rama!!! And on another note, it seems insane to me that Fender still makes production models with a truss rod adjustment at the bottom of the neck. What an unnecessary pain in the ass for anyone looking to do a simple relief adjustment that should take about 30 seconds.

[@matthewmp111]

Dagwood Dogwood fair enough, but a bad design is still a bad design

[@matthewmp111]

Dagwood Dogwood You’re right, it’s not a bad/outdated design.

[@c.a.t.732]

@Dagwood Dogwood The difference between three little screws on a truss-rod cover and four wood screws to be removed (after the strings have been loosened) to remove the neck, adjust the rod, re-attach the neck, re-tune the strings and possibly repeat if that didn't do the trick... hardly comparable. A better analogy than your Corvette one would be the story told of a certain year/model Mercury Cougar which, in order to replace those last spark-plugs in the back required the engine to be removed.

[@c.a.t.732]

@Dagwood Dogwood You missed my point entirely. Having to block-and-tackle remove the entire engine just to get to the back plugs is a bad design, irrelevant of how "classic" the car was. You seem to be so intent on sneering you're not paying attention to what people are saying... too bad.

[@j_freed]

It's not insane if that's the vintage repro spec like this early PB style model, it's actually very sane marketing for FMIC and for Warmoth. Almost everything on early Fender instruments has been improved on from an engineering standpoint, down to the shitty stamped bridge saddles and tuners and the neck pocket having no angle so 99% you have to shim the neck to get a proper setup. Just buy a modern model instrument FFS, only hundreds to choose from.

[@jefferywarburton2116]

I wonder how far that bass could shoot a chop stick across the room?

[@tyecook9630]

Great joke!...wasn't sure what to expect but It was perfect...I'm 53 and honestly hope I don't make 60...past my best before date in so many ways and don't wanna just slip slowly into uselessness...

[@dickr9345]

Bridge cover looks backwards to me. Guess it's to match the reverse tuners...;)

[@redorrick427]

LoL! Way to much of a success.

[@Steven_SK]

Well that snowballed on you! Nice save! Yea getting old.... I guess it beats the alternative. Thanks for the video. Don’t quit your day job..... Later....

[@EdDanaGuitar]

Good Joke Dave!

[@guitarocd9984]

Dave I have a request or a suggestion. The controversy about stainless steel frets. And how much harder it is to level them. I would like to see someone level stainless steel frets.

[@guitarocd9984]

Okay thanks that says it all.

[@guitarocd9984]

Because I was thinking this will force companies to ship their guitars with level frets.

[@mrBDeye]

Remove the pickguard to adjust the truss rod. Take off Aye !

[@3cardmonty602]

Dave - you mean “Ning” stopped by. I also have a Nibson 335 too.

[@ChrisDavis1975]

I hate those bridges. Why not have individual saddles for each string? Fender put bridges like that on the Musicmaster short scale basses too. Not a fan of that configuration.

[@danny1959]

Or, someone would ask you the time, and you would flash a really fancy wristwatch later.

[@greatreset3]

Hey Dave. What do you call someone who owned a bait shop for 20 years?? A Masterbaiter! 🎶🎸

[@TimMer1981]

Self-service only I presume?

[@wv838]

Did he have to work a week in hand?

[@Ndlanding]

In Glasgow, there was a bakery firm called "McKechnies" who wrote on their wrappers "The Master Bakers". (Perfect for a "Honeymoon Sandwich".)

[@TimMer1981]

@@wv838 One thing's for sure: I'm not gonna shake his hand.

[@harvey1954]

Or somebody asks you the time and you roll up both sleeves to reveal three watches per arm!

[@sweettoof9002]

Neck that is

[@dis.infectant]

Always how it works... You run outta screw. No idea why they make getting to the truss rod such a hassle to get to.

[@MarkGeraghty]

Ha nice joke Dave, wristwatch what's your secret.

[@tammiavery1964]

Pickup waay too high David 😔

[@tball5677]

Am I the only one that is sick of this "$ignature" craze?

[@Endidixknsej]

Yes you are the only one

[@offbeatbassgear]

After sitting down and playing one of these for about twenty minutes I can honestly say it was among the worst name-brand basses I'd ever played, really I thought that it sucked in every way. The bridge didn't seat correctly and seriously bad intonation and thumpy hollow tone with no definition. Someone must have botched the assembly big time on the one I played.

[@a1coyote]

lmao!!!!

[@yettielusive3370]

Hahaha

[@babayaga1767]

why doesn't trump wear glasses? he's got 2020!

[@SuperlativeRam]

great joke

[@kennethnielsen3864]

61st.

[@flagemdown66]

This one is brutal AND offensive... What's yellow and sleeps alone? Yoko Ono.

[@aquajew3000]

Lol. What's yellow and lives off beetles...... Yoko ono

[@iain2080]

Surprisingly bad for a sig bass

[@afrikanbootyscratcher8818]

That bass is the ugliest thing Fender ever made.

[@magicmike6961]

are you a homosexual?

[@magicmike6961]

@@DavesWorldofFunStuff no but you would fail if it was, because you answered a question with a question. that wristwatch is up your bum isn't it?

[@camadams516]

Ha first!

[@edhackett9492]

No you're not! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha . . .

[@edhackett9492]

@@FLOODtoFIRE Nor do I want to be part of those who make __________ comments. I'll watch the video first and if I have comments to make, they will be constructive and pertinent.

[@FLOODtoFIRE]

Well allllrighty then mate you do you ? My comment was , Bahaha no your not ., under yours ....which I removed before I even left the page . But your right on the ball . Interesting reply eddie .

[@paulfrombrooklyn5409]

Stop with the first crap already. Is that all you can do? Don't you have any thoughts about the video? Are you just a pathetic loser that thinks anybody cares if you are first? I think they are all true.

[@xspadharrycarey1683]

“Our choice of words often reveal the depth of our knowledge ... or ignorance” - Mokokoma Mokhonoana “Ignorance” in this particular case... So proud to push a computer button and then proclaim to the world. Look at me, I have a fast finger, it’s the same with my manhood... fast! I am a loser of the ultimate degree and must proclaim it to the world, LOOK AT ME! I AM THAT LOSER! BUT, can you believe it, you are NOT THE FIRST MORON, to push the little button, you were second! That makes you a double-dork dumbazz... Thank you for your comment, I live for this...