Fender 1964 Precision Bass

The Great Bobby Vega plays a Fender 1964 P-Bass!

[@EtcEtcAndEtc]

smoothest most understated player ever. absolute tone fiend, always the right amount of punch and slap and rattle. Thanks Bobby

[@chrisashby9307]

So much personality and expression! Bobby is a Funky Bass God! Thanks for posting!

[@mark240862]

Cool as a cucumber... The man has it all..... Beats the hell outta me why anyone would give this a thumbs down!..... Its probably some guys that live with there Mums and have never played a gig in there lives but still think they know it all.

[@simenandreas]

his timing and groove is just so good

[@ronherrera6651]

Bobby, and Nathan East are the only two bass players I know that can entertain you by themselves.

[@caypiranha1246]

Go hear'n' watch Colin "Bomber" Hodgkinson... kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2nCqXuBht2ihLs

[@Mayesjam1]

Amazing sound!!!! Gotta love the old school P-bass!

[@Kraals]

I bought one just like that in 1964. Played it through a tube type Bassman amp. Thought it sounded pretty good. Wish I had it now. :(

[@leoxavierjazz]

OMG!The first note 💕

[@paulstearne1]

Now *this* is tasteful virtuosity. Not aggressively slapping at a million mph. Thanks Sir.

[@rommelrivera1186]

With a pick or a chic, no one's ever had more fun than Bobby Vega. He's a musical genius! #Respect

[@danadane2501]

Every single time I see Bobby Vega play either his famous Precision Basses and or Jazz Basses. He shows a wrinkle to his game/arsenal I didn't know he had. Is there anything this man can't play as a bassist. You can show him something and he'll straight play it back even better.

[@JT502KY]

practicing with a pick now

[@shrimpflea]

I prefer flats on a P-Bass....but man that sounds good....Bobby is a master!

[@thescatman5029]

Him and George Porter, Jr be playing them "battered" Fenders! And well!

[@MrVulch]

lovely playing - thank you.

[@BassbyStan]

The 1st real Bass (had a cheap Ventura first) was a Pre-CBS 1964 Precision just like this one! Unpaid $200 for it in 1970. I played in garage, church, and a Party bands with it until 1977 when my guitar player talked me into getting Ricky 4001 because, "Everybody was playing them!" McCartney, Geddy, Chris Squirer...Worst mistake I ever made buying that and selling my P. A year later I bought by new band's guitar players brothers '73 P Bass for $200. The '64 was the best Bass I've EVER played. I love my '73 and bought a '64 Jazz Bass which is also Sunburst with Rosewood neck. The 73 has the narrrow neck at the nut like the '64 any Jazz. You can see both on my YT channel.

[@Darrybass]

P bass is better than Rickenbacker 4003 for you. I've sold P-bass and I've bought a Music Man Stingray Classic, it's a lot better than P-bass and i own the Ricky too. Fender is very good but is not the better ones today.

[@paznit]

Beautiful tone and played nicely to allow that time to shine!

[@okturus]

sounds like magic

[@McDoinky]

Practically Andy Rourke’s gear, from the smiths I wish I had that bass

[@fcgeil]

The man's got skillz! Funk and soul, and groove to spare!

[@warrenbarsana1003]

Homeboy is definetly old skool! He's got serious groove. lots of Bass players today aint got what this Homeboy got.....

[@theantiantihero]

The man is a rhythm monster!

[@ulrichspringer4305]

Whatever you take in your hands!...Well, that Bass sounds great, or is it just, whatever Mr. Vega takes in his hands sounds great?! Never heard somebody play those funky lines with a pick!

[@MrDiscordinated]

hes super funky with his guitar stylee bass

[@gavinvalentino6002]

Every now & then after 26 years, I claim to be a bass player. *Then Bobby plays, and I realize I'm wrong.*

[@UnequalTemperament]

I've seen some other videos of Bobby demonstrating a bass or piece of equipment. You can tell that he digs this bass. He's into it! As for the bass itself, hard to describe the tone -- it's rich and sweet and rough-edged at the same time. Neither my upgraded Squier P-bass nor the Fenders hanging in stores today sound like that -- at least I don't think they do! Maybe I've been missing out. And that palm-muted pick groove -- I'm not a pick player, but this makes me want to give it a go.

[@gabrielebellenghi5551]

Ok, THIS is funky

[@Solelova67]

i totally dig his style and tone. geat Funkin" Precision Grooves.

[@Pepper-cd9yr]

Bobby Vega has the smoothest left hand I've ever heard.

[@ryanjd93]

Great playing! Fantastic sound!

[@4deuce31]

Bobby is awesome

[@simenandreas]

I have seen guy at a mxr pedal demo.. He really know what he is doing

[@Streetsafe1]

Bobby can really play the bass.

[@FunkyDebob]

money money money moooneey , who is making all the money ...great playing Sir

[@adityapurwanegara8292]

Sweet tone

[@tellarjj]

I most say all your Fender bass is great and very good sound i myself a Fender PJ model 69 with 57 and 62 bridge pickup Jaco one, i am very surprise about your P-bass sound is like for me like my 62 pickup sound but the 57 pickup is more warm i can say but i like your sound very much !...

[@skeederpeter]

These are far better video's of him playing than the MXR demo videos.

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

Beautiful

[@THaris107]

It's as great as it can get, nice!!!1

[@magrosi65]

Really nice playing!

[@fabibass]

a true master

[@johnforest4804]

great sound p-bass

[@ROLEBRA1]

Hey bobby vega, can you tell if these pickups are custom shop (Surface of flat poles) or original 62? (surface two conical poles, bevelled) .Thanks

[@mapucho]

wow !! amazing groove !!! :o

[@TheKobe246]

Love it

[@Rikkcas]

Volume volume? On a P? Regardless.. look at the tonal/volume difference when he goes from bridge area to bottom of the neck. It’s ALL in the fingers and placement. And the master ear. 👍🏼✌️

[@denislauzon718]

NICE HAT THANKS

[@peterbeulke8082]

Great stuff , carn't beat the P in the hands of this guy

[@sergeb5266]

Peter Beulke wait till he takes his Jazz bases out !!! :))

[@kinhoslap244]

Very Good!

[@maliwilliams7262]

The ONLY Cat I can Stand playing with a Pick!!

[@petrsworld]

great !

[@Solelova67]

I have to say it, Bobby Vega is the shit! Funky Bass Picking Mo- Fo and proves all the finger snobs wrong, you can and should use a pick depending on the tune and sound your going for.

[@KrimsoMusic]

Wait, It's Curtis Mayfield's bassplayer's axe! Check out his early live exhibitions, you'll see

[@radcam69]

3:07. Castles Made Of Sand?

[@augustinejung2263]

봤던것중에서 최고

[@JimmeMee]

nice

[@VoxMax1200]

I really liked original P bass without Jazz p-up..

[@martinchococo]

oh man...

[@crazyjono666]

For the love of money By the O'jays

[@ALISSON23033]

I found a bassist who deserves the congratulations that has low ...

[@TPBass1224]

@ 02:07

[@CiaranWard]

@tbirdtim No, they dont sound better. They sound better to you. A lot of players cannot stand flatwounds. Let the man play his rounds, and he's not "bastardizing" the bass at all.

[@exhainca]

Honkeeeeeeey. Great tone.

[@tbirdtim]

Try the flatwounds. That's what all the legendary players used -- Jamerson, McCartney, Joe Osborn, Carol Kaye. They feel AND sound so much better.

[@MrSilver9692]

The white bass disliked this video because it wanted his attention

[@matalmike]

Flats don't bring out the harmonics like round wounds.Flats are good for r/b but r/w on a P bass are awesome for rock.....

[@MA-fx6zs]

3:21口屁😂

[@tbirdtim]

Round wounds are like fingernails on a chalkboard.

[@YDG97]

this sounds more like a Jazz bass than a Precision bass

[@davidpeters44]

eh, no.

[@driftergrey]

YDG97 yeah it does

[@tbirdtim]

Yuck, I hate round wounds. Flat wounds just feel AND sound so much better. Why would anyone take such a beautiful vintage instrument and bastardize is with those strings. Yuck and Puke.

[@jenlo1408]

You are awesome. I need someone like you for our band. Love ya!