Famous Bass guitars sound comparison. Guitarbank session

[@MarcMarc7]

Conclusion: I need all the basses

[@therealeikichionizuka]

Same.

[@hamishanderson6738]

Conclusion - l need to practice.

[@maximilianopolicino1950]

But not the Rick 😂

[@hemasgeir470]

Conclusion: You need around 12k ... ( Not that much finally to own 6 amazing basses...)

[@vincentmorelli1013]

All your basses are belong to me

[@talhaefeay7154]

I just love the fact that everyone in the comments has a different taste but we all agree each of those basses are amazing and each have their own soul attached to them.

[@izzybell6735]

Couldn't say it better.

[@timesque9790]

Going through the comments my thoughts exactly

[@junbu8958]

I agree my friend

[@_Peremalfait]

I'm not a bass player, but I can see why the P-bass is so universally admired.

[@pauls4742]

It has an awesome tone that you can do a lot with, but I'm not a big fan of the neck... prefer the Jazz.

[@dantreview4698]

@@pauls4742 There are a lot of guys out there who plop C-necks from the J basses onto P bodies. Can't say it's a mod I would ever want but I get it.

[@gastonbell108]

Idiot proof design, from back when bassists were intended to work with the drummer to lay down the bass line and leave the guitarists alone.

[@Fireglo]

Why are you not a bass player?

[@_Peremalfait]

@@Fireglo Good question!

[@sdrivegarage]

The seamless video cuts are great. Absolutely the best way to do a comparison.

[@milesoneal3939]

I came to the comments to say this is the way to do it!

[@MATRIX6162]

What brand of comfortable chair is needed for the best tone?

[@kennethchou4384]

What color gives it off as well? Does red have a more punchy sound?

[@justken1900]

You need a boutique tube chair for the best tone. For acoustic you need a spruce seat with rosewood back and sides, ebony legs......

[@lirazel2001]

High Gain Culture :D

[@ParagonFear]

Good question

[@MarshallPust]

Truly, it all comes down to wood choice and tone-substrate adhesion. A leg-through construction vs. dovetail joinery has tremendous impact on tone. This is fact. Combine that knowledge with tonewood theory and we can get down to business. Obviously we all know wood has more strength in the cross-grain direction; but what impact does this have on tone? Yes. All of the impact. Impact? We are talking BASS, i.e. IMPACT so clearly we are looking toward cross-grain 5-piece legs composed of ebony; wenge; bubinga; padouk; ebony. Naturally we see the benefit of these wood choices, but what of construction? Glue totality is tragically overlooked in high-minded tonal discussions. So I ask rhetorically dear reader; which glue provides the objectively superior tonality? H I D E G L U E. Animal glues are; while problematic; the definitive adhesive for colloidal moribund integrity. In this we discover the ultimate punchy stoolar tonality. Let me ask you dear reader, wherefore do we feel the primary tone-print of a 9-piece stool? As we well know the answer is the legs and seat; but do we dare discount the resonance of the spindle and apron of the the stool? Yes we do. We can hear clear as day the punchy mids and sonorous resonance of the legs. These mids cut through the mix like a back saw though Lignum Vitae; like Innus of old we surmount old tonal ideation. In this I am a traditionalist; but I am wholly iniquitous of modern synthetic utilitarian Bauhausian approaches to stool-machen, so in this regard I ask you disregard all I have written.

[@sovvsuh]

*Fingers* Fender Precision (USA 1979): 0:12 1:00 Fender Jazz (USA 1973): 0:20 1:06 Musicman Stingray (USA 2003): 0:28 1:12 Warwick Thumb (Germany 2006): 00:36 1:18 Rickenbacker 4001 (USA 1973): 00:44 1:24 Gibson Thunderbird (USA 2010): 00:52 1:30 *Slap* Fender Precision (USA 1979): 1:40 2:28 Fender Jazz (USA 1973): 1:48 2:36 Musicman Stingray (USA 2003): 1:56 2:44 Warwick Thumb (Germany 2006): 2:04 2:52 Rickenbacker 4001 (USA 1973): 2:12 3:00 Gibson Thunderbird (USA 2010): 2:20 3:08 *Pick* Fender Precision (USA 1979): 3:20 4:08 4:56 Fender Jazz (USA 1973): 3:28 4:16 5:04 Musicman Stingray (USA 2003): 3:36 4:24 5:12 Warwick Thumb (Germany 2006): 3:44 4:32 5:20 Rickenbacker 4001 (USA 1973): 3:52 4:40 5:28 Gibson Thunderbird (USA 2010): 4:00 4:48 5:36

[@Maztermox]

Thanks!

[@Akufenx]

Great !

[@willeselenius7699]

there is just something about the Rickenbacker that just gets me everytime.

[@luxas9454]

it's paul mccartney

[@ngolinyirenda6421]

I hear the Cure when I hear a Ricky !

[@jaysherman724]

@@luxas9454 isn’t McCartney more associated with that short scale? When I think Rickenbacker I think Chris Squire

[@luxas9454]

@@jaysherman724 paul used the classic hofner live, and the rick in studio

[@redshiftproductions7158]

@@jaysherman724 Chris Squire, Lemmy, Geddi Lee, Peter Hook from Joy Divison

[@XavierCastillo]

Back when I was in my late teens/early 20's I played bass in a couple of different bands. I wanted a Stingray so bad. A friend of a friend had one and I fell in love as soon as he let me try it out. We were dirt poor so the best I ever did was a Music Man Sub (discontinued now, but it was the poor man's Stingray back then). I drove 4 hours to buy it used from a really nice dude and gigged with that thing for so long. I was the only dude in the local scene with a Music Man. I'm in my 30's now and I still have that MM Sub as well as a gorgeous honeyburst Music Man Ray 34. Every once in a while I am tempted to get myself a Stingray just to finally have it. Anyway, that was my trip down memory lane. Thanks for reading.

[@SuperMisteryMan01]

I got myself a Mexican Strat not too far back and this is how I’m tryna end up with it. Wanting to be 30 still holding on to that guitar 😭

[@OldRunt]

Keep going....More info please.

[@blckwaterpark]

Life is short, get it.

[@XavierCastillo]

@@SuperMisteryMan01 it's a great feeling bud, i hope you can hold on to it. There is something truly magical about pulling it off the wall and being able to relive all those memories, all the fun shows, trying to remember how to play the songs you played in front of your friends.

[@XavierCastillo]

@@OldRunt i have another three basses now so i don't play the music man sub from the story I wrote in my comment very often, but just thinking about it is making me want to. I am thinking i might order some new strings (Ernie ball regular slinky) and giving the fretboard a good cleaning with fretboard conditioner. Maybe I'll even play along to my old band's music if I can find the MP3s. I really miss playing in a band and playing live shows! 💔

[@sametcamalan8292]

3:52 to 4:00 Is my favorite part. You can clearly hear iconic Rickenbacker bass tone and no one can't imitate this like Rickenbacker.

[@TaylanArdaKaratay]

Same.

[@lord_foob]

Vitaphone sounds like shit tbh

[@sunnaki]

I thought the Rick sounded horrible through the whole vid. Not sure why you'd want that tone of all tones but go your way.

[@EmptyDomoKanti99]

this Rick sounds super thin, which is NOT normally the case. Current Ricks are 100% more full

[@eko.3419]

Motorhead for ever

[@_charwyn]

That's how you do a damn comparison vid! Yay!

[@downskitty]

A better video would not have included the pointless drum track. I don't want to hear a shitty pseudo jam, I want to hear the instrument in full clarity. Did everything right only to throw it all out the window by crowding the sound with an unnecessary drum track. "Hey guys, let's hear how different basses sound compared to each other, but let me add this loud drum track first, because a video about bass should also have drums" Just stupid.

[@andrijasentic9702]

you are never really going to hear a lone bass in real music. it's not stupid

[@downskitty]

I'm not here to listen to music, I wanted to hear the basses being compared. The lame drum track interferes with making a comparison, and it's dumb to assume that everyone listens to "music" as shitty as this willingly. It's a collection of doofy bass licks, not some inspired improvisation. If you're demoing one instrument, you don't drown it in the mix with everything else. I don't highlight the differences in guitars by adding a vocal track because I want to assume everyone likes to sing kumbaya by the campfire. I highlight the differences by only featuring guitars. Amazing logic, I know.

[@alessioperetti]

The "lame drum track" is exactly one of the things that makes this comparison useful at all. You can hear how different basses blend with a drum (without being drowned out, because I personally think the levels of the tracks were set appropriately, but I'm listening with good quality headphones so YMMV). This is more important, to a gigging bassist at least, than hearing subtle nuances on solo tracks that inevitably get lost once you mix the bass with other instruments. I'll tell you what: in a full band mix, things would be different yet again, and you'd get different feedback from people. The Jazz Bass, for example, sounds very edgy alone: this would cut like a mofo in the right mix, but you need some "ear" for what a useful bass tone is, or you'll never realize this when listening to an isolated bass track. So, bass demos and comparisons that at least include a part with a drum track are very welcome to me.

[@runcibusarse-weasel964]

+doewnskitty I'm sure you'll find plenty of videos aimed at bedroom bassists like yourself: this one is clearly for people who actually intend to play the bass with other musicians and are interested in how they sound in that context.

[@dolphsavage]

As a Thunderbird player for many years, I gotta say that I'm pretty impressed at how well it sounded with the slap in this vid. I love the T-bird but I have never thought it sounded good at all when slapped. This video is a major exception.

[@blop-a-blop9419]

Try different strings ;)

[@slinkydoggg9708]

I play an epiphone t bird vintage pro and it sounds great with slap for me

[@paoloantonio1531]

The Thunderbird looks like that ancient bone weapon you get after defeating a hard-ass boss in some game (such as dark souls)

[@sjeffy5137]

Dude fr I wish I liked the Thunderbird tone and feel because they just look amazing, I love the dimensions of the things because of that absolutely gargantuan headstock, they’re absolutely massive. Awesome instruments, I wish I liked the playability more…

[@invisiblecurious856]

Its good with pick too

[@Owen-ne6pe]

@@sjeffy5137 the tone is great tho

[@sjeffy5137]

@@Owen-ne6pe Personally it’s too muddy for my taste, I like a lot of clarity in my tone so Warwick’s really do it for me but each their own

[@hong1054]

I have not seen a more horrible bass design than the thunderbird

[@An_average_drummer]

The Thunderbird and Rickenbaker have that “growl” that I crave in a bass. Some menacing musical instruments! 🤘

[@tacocat9916]

menacing to my wallet

[@patribardiere]

Rickenbacker, thin sound huge price !😂

[@povee911]

I liked those two as well.

[@juliobonilla3104]

Rickenbacker was the worst sounding in my opinion.

[@Talkboxeffectistrash]

But also i have heard people play thunderbirds and rickenbakers and have 10x less growl than someone I've heard with an Ibanez Gio 200$ shitter. People need to know what gear they are buying, i.e. what is producing the sound coming out of the speakers, aka, the signal processing...and dial it in correctly. Save your stupid wall of expensive pieces of wood if you dont know how to twist a few knobs properly and dont understand the physics behind music and frequency, lol, if I'm talking to you then I'm talking to you...internet stranger who is reading this... (this comment isn't directed at anyone, im just leaving wisdom lol, but you know, typically its boomers who will put multiple thousands into their instrument, and then plug straight in to a bone dry amp with no pedals and sound like absolute weak lame ass muted thuddy incomprehensible shit cause they dont understand how to dial in the gear they are using to get the sound they want)

[@Itsallawesome]

The Precision bass is still the king of all basses due to pure versatility. It sounds 100% perfect no matter what/how you play. The Thunderbird is a really close favorite for me.

[@6AM_YT]

"Why does almost everyone play either a P or Jazz bass?" One minute into the video, "Ah... okay."

[@01kid01]

Redo the test with another amp, and maybe change your mind again… another amp… and again…

[@Niedergauss]

Stingray, Warwick and Rickenbacker are quite nice though.

[@hpspacecraft713]

I thought the jazz bass sounded terrible for everything except slap, personally

[@iamalpharius9483]

@@hpspacecraft713 thats is why they are the most popular selling bass of all time. I get it though. But listen to the Warwick and the Jazz together.....very similar.

[@samuelc2399]

@@iamalpharius9483 the thumb sound way brighter tho

[@goldmantis5850]

I love the Stingray, it combines the funky spank of the j bass with the thumping low end of the p bass

[@JamieRowlandthejamieusrowlando]

Precision Bass = Rich Jazz Bass = Meaty Stringray = Nasal Thumb = Twangy Rickenbacker = Earthy Thunderbird = Smooth

[@ahrress9346]

I think the Precision sounds rounded, the Jazz sounds punchy, and the Rick sounds gritty

[@Arsenicsquirrel]

I real don't like the Thunderbird I find it sounds dull and colourless

[@lpdXsdm]

Digging the Stingray and the Ric too

[@dookmucus]

Dunno why the stingray sounds like that on this vid... mine sounds nothing like that. It has WAAAAY more potential than that.

[@teacher_adolfo]

I'd best describe the Rickenbacker as "Fat"

[@BassofDutyTV]

That's the reason why we need so many basses !

[@zubairpatel5451]

lol. Really hey. Wish I had all. They all sound so different and feel amazingly different. Played most of them. They are all amazing. Bass is life...

[@55chh]

There ya go! N+1=the proper number of instruments to own, where N=the current number of instruments owned. Simple mathematics!

[@KreaperSlayer]

yea I had 3 basses and I was going to buy a fretless warwick streamer and my dad was like "do you really need more?"

[@liammews2375]

Kreaper My dad can't say that to me because he has over 30 guitars lol

[@SpaceCattttt]

Have you made it to third bass? "Base", I know. Go with it.

[@uyi1]

rickenbacker got its own super unique tone

[@npBOgory]

I cant be the only one who adores the sound of the warwick thumb especially slapping

[@user-hj4ik8lg3r]

I myself find it the worst sounding bass. I don't know, this ringing is just annoying, sounds like when you are trying to slap on dead strings. But hey, everybody has his own taste, I am rickenbacker guy

[@jonnypena9334]

Theres a reason why is called the thumb

[@SuperIperMegaTriper]

@@user-hj4ik8lg3r That's why we like it.

[@user-hj4ik8lg3r]

aaaaand I respect it. Music is really subjective matter, yes :)

[@luancarvalhomatos7888]

Is the Tesseract Bass sound

[@jojosmooth]

20 best basses of all time 20. You 19. Can't 18. Rank 17. Bass 16. Guitars 15. Based 14. On 13. Anything 12. Since 11. Each 10. Of 9. Them 8. Is 7. Unique 6. In 5. Its 4. Own 3. Different 2. Way 1. Fender Precision

[@nickyd6994]

Ha! This guy is clearly very original when it comes to jokes.

[@oscar_ramirez_117]

What a weird way to say Rickenbacker 4001 🤔

[@venificus9824]

@@oscar_ramirez_117 ikr

[@alexparsa8330]

*hofner 500/1

[@NotJuanDanny]

You spelt Rickenbacker wrong

[@therealborischang]

The J-Bass was born for slap. The Rick-not so much.

[@ggthewhale]

Excuse you

[@vanclarkc5513]

Stingray is the god of slap in my opinion

[@gitanamatulioniene3031]

Davie504 has entered the chat

[@Minnevan]

4003s actually sound pretty good for slap, at least mine does. There’s videos on KZbin of ricks being slapped and sounding funky as hell too, it’s all about who’s playing it imo

[@angelainamarie9656]

I could slap the shit outta a Ricky. I actually don't like slapping my Jazz, on the other hand. Interesting. Maybe just your preference. I can slapp a Spector all day long, it's definitely a bass BUILT for slappin if ever there was one.

[@josh-zi9vu]

Am I seriously the only who’s just in love with the rickenbacker?

[@nopenope7700]

That TONE fam...

[@douglashammann1987]

There's a reason Geddy Lee and Chris Squire used them

[@VmShpman82]

Geddy Lee played one.

[@ayyohwinning]

IMO if you want to play the bass like a guitar Geddy, Squire, or Entwistle style, Ricks are the one. T-Birds being a close second.

[@Calebos261]

It is literally like having a built in overdrive into it. I was very surprised. I have always been a MusicMan Stingray guy, but now I am reconsidering.

[@YFZ52]

I will always phase in and out of wanting different basses for a specific sound, but my heart will always be with a classic P bass. Can't beat its versatility and simplicity.

[@mitsuki1388]

I feel like it's the ultimate "all around" sound, it does everything satisfactorily while others shine more in one or two specific scenarios.

[@andivax]

P bass - versatility. Warwick - Nu metal. Rickenbacker - old school character.

[@MFKR696]

lol You think Warwicks are built for Nu-Metal? You must live under a rock. Those things are absolutely made for slapping and popping, and they have quite the presence in Prog. Rock/Metal. The only bass that I would consider a "Nu-Metal thing" are those awful basswood Soundgears from Ibanez. You need to get out more.

[@andivax]

@@MFKR696 i am taking about sound, jot technique.

[@MFKR696]

@@andivax The two are indivisible, Einstein. You cannot have one without the other.

[@andivax]

@@MFKR696 sounds like bullshit to me. Sound is wood, strings and pickups. Technique is in player's hands.

[@the_real_MarcGyver]

you're an idiot if you think Warwick sounds for Nu-Metal

[@innitthough712]

Can't be the only one loving the sound of that Stingray?

[@AlexNiedt]

Yeah, I adore it

[@JM.ON.THEBEAT]

I like the sound and the design.my favorites designs are the sunburst one and the musicman that flea use

[@houdinics2]

theres a reason why john deacon of queen loves it :)

[@X-EvilAsh]

I love the stingray basses

[@dva88]

You´re not alone...many people like Stingray too...

[@mattsmith9024]

I was born with a Fender Precision bass in my hands and I'll die the same way.

[@estebanb7166]

Same. I don't think they're the most playable, but they record very well. I always come back.

[@SakiDG]

Esteban B simple, P bass with a J neck ;)

[@soullessSiIence]

Too bad the Jazz Bass is better.

[@awllypollyas8292]

too bad the strings of a jazz bass sound all loose and lanky and the pickups can't shut up when you want them too. That jazz bass sounded gross, specifically the one HE played. Most jazz basses are fine, but that doesnt make them better. However, i pay many respects to the fretless jazz bass.

[@peterpinkness321]

Yes : very narrow minded people ...

[@slig4656]

I’m falling in love with that thunderbird dude it looks awesome and sounds amazing in any scenario

[@possibly8180]

Only foreseeable problems one would have with it are the ergonomics. Especially the aggravatingly long reach to the first fret (probably won't matter if you're american or smth). Neck dive usually is solved through mods though.

[@bijoux873]

@@possibly8180 what does being American have to do with reaching the first fret

[@possibly8180]

@@bijoux873 you ever seen the size disparity between asian and american people? We have shorter arms over here. Atleast I do.

[@bassrumble1815]

The P bass sounded most awesome. Now I'm convinced more than ever that a P bass is a must-have. And this is the best comparison video ever. Thanks buddy

[@sirgallabad]

I like the Rickenbacker, but something about the Jazz Bass just hits different, it was born for slap, and I love it.

[@ormand.943]

Lol bro the first slapper used stingray

[@DaEpicTable]

@@ormand.943 Who?

[@alamcho]

3:52 joy division intensifies

[@rainbowrotcod]

*yes*

[@stygiann]

Funnily enough, Hook's bass of choice (at first) was a fake Rickenbacker, to then switch to a Yamaha bass. But there's no denying the fact that it's a hallmark of their sound.

[@maksymilianmartynek9961]

Yea thats right

[@Ian-qs3fz]

Can I buy you a drink

[@Narwhil]

Didn’t know I like the Thunderbird that much. Always loved the look, but that tone blew me away too!

[@nealcrabtree3647]

It shocked me. It's my fav sound out of these provided.

[@gastonbell108]

Overdriven and played with a pick in a very full mix, the T-bird is a great addition to a 4-piece hard rock/heavy metal band. It rumbles like a freight train. Aside from that, and with 30 years of gigging experience, I wouldn't use it for any kind of melodic expression. It's pure rumble. I laugh every time I see somebody post-2000 playing a T-bird with their fingers and expecting anybody to hear them in the mix. The joke about metal and hard rock bassists being inaudible and semi-useless came about because the T-bird came into fashion, I'm convinced.

[@blop-a-blop9419]

YEAH. SAME

[@blop-a-blop9419]

Also another confirmation of my love for the P-bass 😳

[@davetheimpaler204]

I love Thunderbirds, I have a white one. I use a pick, down picking only, play punk and metal, so it's tone and look is perfect for me.

[@mviz2299]

No more government subsidies for active basses!

[@lucidtf2]

You think Vlance Armstrength is shifting into active-bass granny gear in the French Alps? No. This is a 1982 single-speed Bridgestone. You're eating four pounds of white-flour pasta a night. Just put it in the work. Cut from a tree. Okay? Stop whining! No more government subsidies for active basses!

[@gianrc2992]

BASS ON THE BASS BASS

[@vlancearmstrength1649]

lucid YOU’RE not versi-TILE

[@lucidtf2]

@@vlancearmstrength1649 Oh shit, the man himself

[@Haulaton]

@@vlancearmstrength1649 the man, the myth, the legend.

[@72Stiles]

The Thunderbird has a dark chocolate aura that none of the others quite nail.

[@YoSoyNajera]

dark chocolate is the most accurate word to describe it holy fuck

[@sunnyztmoney]

If by dark chocolate you mean liquid shit then yes

[@Owen-ne6pe]

@@sunnyztmoney it has easily one of the best tones on the list tho lol

[@sunnyztmoney]

@@Owen-ne6pe you have terrible taste bro, do better. I can tell you don't play bass

[@Owen-ne6pe]

@@sunnyztmoney lol i play bass and a tbird is easily one of the best here what don’t you like about it? Also what did you think was the best lemme guess the p bass lol

[@abandonedaccount6878]

Finger: Stingray Slapp : Jazzy boy Pick : Thumb Being cool: Rick

[@renzomarreros2861]

All: Precision

[@abandonedaccount6878]

eh, i wasn’t really a fan of the p- bass, sounded too bright

[@Insight-Nobody]

Aint nothin cooler than a Vintage Jazz😍

[@vizavramoff2284]

No, Warwick, in my opinion, better in slap than J-bass. It's twangly sound))))) .The best in pick, again in my opinion, Rickenbacker.

[@wakin7907]

Hotel: Trivago

[@DmitryMigal]

It's all about preferences, here are mine: Fingers - Precision Slap - Stingray Pick - Thunderbird With different tone/EQ settings these would likely be different.

[@pokebass1]

I think that the Jazz bass, Stingray, and Warwick excelled in slap and even in fingerstyle, but the Precision bass dominated in picking, an wasn't too shabby with slap either. I will forever love the Stingray the most, but the Precision bass is a formidable foe.

[@onemanjam519]

pokebass1 8

[@MK-oz2lf]

They're too middy. Basses are better off scooped in a mix. Jazz and the Warwick for the W

[@CaseyVan]

Yeah the Stingray held up. The Warwick and the Explorer sounded lame, but you know you could always tweak with the EQ or change pickups with the Warwick, but I don't like the shape of it.

[@bartoszkaczynski8609]

Casey Van explorer? You mean thunderbird? I find nothing lame about that sound

[@johnconti1329]

The Thunderbird sounded surprisingly good for slap. It's definitely not it's wheelhouse, but I was not expecting it to sound as good as it did.

[@pillepalle3614]

Slap: stingray Finger: Jazz Pick: Thunderbird Chords: Thumb If you‘re on a budget and need one for everything: Precision

[@sandrosarunic9486]

J bass was way better for slap

[@SpongeBath_ShitPants]

I've always thought that the Precision has the best pick sound.

[@jjjaaappprrr]

I like more the rick on fingerstyle

[@vizavramoff2284]

Best in slap: J-bass, Warwick, Stingray.

[@mertkzlkaya1776]

most sensable comment

[@narshsart3620]

The thunderbird was quite something

[@ericjiajulee8402]

I agree. It was a close second to the P-Bass. I was surprised with the versatility and full-bodied sound.

[@humbuzztube]

@@ericjiajulee8402First time Ive ever heard someone slap a Thunderbird! Was surprisingly good. But these things were meant to roar through a SVT and 810 cabinet!

[@jonnorth424]

@@humbuzztube my tbird with an orange th200 and svt 810 sounds like the world ending.

[@Arsenicsquirrel]

IDK this just my personal opinion but the Thunderbird for a thing that has thunder its name it doesn't have any punch it it's sound and sound good to me, it's sounds kinda dull and colorless

[@doomsday9831]

@@Arsenicsquirrel Yup

[@maksmars]

No one is gonna talk about how phenomenal his playing was? Really?

[@CommanderSp00ky]

Indeed, his playing is actually amazing. Especially his potential in slap in my opinion

[@maksmars]

@@CommanderSp00ky he slapped a Ric, it’s near-impossible for most bassists.

[@steveachelis]

OMG! What a bassist. F the comparison of basses, the dude killed it!

[@davearmstrong4579]

exactly Great playng! awesome

[@RambO5018]

@@maksmars not a bass player myself, why is it so difficult? The slap on that ric sounded amazing imo

[@galihpambudi8220]

I'm not a bassist, but I love the Thunderbird's sound in this video

[@genericyt4625]

Then you’re a racist

[@isetta4083]

@@genericyt4625 how did you have to edit a 4 word comment, how did you mess up that badly?

[@legat_anonus4378]

@@genericyt4625 yes, I'm a racist, so what?

[@SilentAttackTV]

excellent taste

[@BubbaBass_Official]

@@genericyt4625 wtf sense does that make?

[@SkarrKrow]

P-Bass and Rickenbacker are my personal favorites. No wonder I didn't like playing my old Thunderbird.

[@benjaminnormal9968]

Skarrlett Krow same here man. I grew up playing my brothers tbird.

[@chukandsarahpratt]

p bass is cream of the crop!!!!!!

[@matthewrawlings9207]

Skarrlett Krow I miss my T-Bird. But you're right Brother. I always used pick with mine. Still got my 77 P-Bass. Never have a Rikky! Ever nuff said!

[@yumchild]

Completely agree. P-Bass tone kills all of them, and when using fingers the Rick just sounds more manly than any of them.

[@nathanlockhart3876]

The ernie ball was my fav, with the warwick as second. But really they all sounded good! The rick was kind of week in the slap and pick section, but I blame that on the specific one that he was holding. Chris Squire's picked rick tone was unbeatable.

[@NtWarlock]

One of the best videos on KZbin P-bass is the most versatile bass for me

[@JM.ON.THEBEAT]

I think the same bro.

[@Egg_79]

NtWarlock I mean, that’s its job...

[@dingobabies9824]

I'm brand new to Bass so this really helps me distinguish different types. I really like that Fender Jazz Bass sound

[@trevorcarl9515]

I'm currently using an LTD F-4E for death metal, but Fender Jazz is probably the king of all basses imo

[@dontatmebitches]

Its the only bass youll ever need

[@neverbutagain]

I mainly play an Precision - but still got at least one Squier Contemporary Jazz Bass, just because of how those basses sound so cool.

[@lylegleason6844]

As a person who's owned 6 basses in my life, the one I play now I think is my best yet, (and I used to own a '76 Fender 'P'.) I currently play a '16 Ibanez GSR-180, (a Jazz-copy,) which I swapped the pickups out for a set of Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pounder after-market replacement pickups for a Jazz. For about $400, I have the equivalent of a $2,000 Jazz, sound-wise! I like the Ibanez because of its thin fast neck, and comparatively light weight, even with a mahogany body and maple neck. It's all about the pickups, folks, and Seymour Duncan makes different ones, that can turn your bass into any sound you want to have, (possibly excepting the Rick, which has a sound all its own, and always has.)

[@takitezy7]

If I could only pick 3 it would be these: - '73 Rickenbacker - '79 Precision - '10 Thunderbird

[@XiyuYang]

I'd go with the Jazzy boi, Thumb and Stingray, looks like we have quite the opposite taste in bass tone haha

[@wetbeans7957]

I would pick rick, stingray and p-bass

[@soleneisconbi7302]

That would actually be my 3 picks too although I’m not a huge fan of the look of the thunderbird.

[@somejoplin4429]

personal favorites in each category ( _totally_ unbiased ) fingers: precision slap: precision pick: precision (but the jazz and thunderbird not far behind)

[@Bigricky06]

yep, I think that's an accurate description of the video......lol

[@harmonicsball89]

Looks like you and I were hearing the same thing

[@jhay3966]

I'm more of a warwick or rickenbacker guy, but you do you

[@z3pplin885]

Rickenbacker was easily my favorite. I actually think the Jazz sounds way better than the precision.

[@Thisonegoestoeleven666]

Yep, the P-bass ruled all in this comparison.

[@blueridger28]

p bass sounded awesome

[@jettramel]

My thoughts, yes. Why it's the most played.

[@김건호-y5u]

You can say that again...

[@DarrellGrob]

Yep, I like the P the best too. I was surprised that I didn't like the Rickenbachers at all. Also the Tbird sounded muddy.

[@Sanjeet_1810]

So did the musicman stingray

[@chukandsarahpratt]

always sounds awesome

[@cumsex5705]

Warwick thumbs are absolutely superb basses, I got to play a German made Custom Shop thumb 5 BO at Guitar Center last month and it was the best bass I've ever played, I love the pickup placement on the 5 strings better, with both closer to the bridge and angled, nothing beats a thumb!!!! This video doesn't showcase just how well a thumb cuts through a heavy mix

[@stereowired]

But they’re absolutely hideous.

[@jasongallman2032]

​@@stereowiredtotally disagree

[@stereowired]

@@jasongallman2032 over the course of the 1 year since my comment, I have played a few warwicks and although I do find the thumbs and corvettes to still be hideous, the streamers are very nice looking. I’m a Spector fan now and since they have a similar look, I admire them. I played a few fretless streamers and they have to be the best fretless electric basses I’ve played.

[@teerexness]

I'm a guitar player, but I want to be in the band with the bassist playing the Rickenbacker!

[@HectorGallegosmusic]

Wow! I’m sold on the P bass. It sounds good on everything you throw at it. The Gibson impressed me.

[@arrolate]

The thunderbird sounds really cool

[@thehachisquad246]

After all these years, I still come back and admire the Warwick thumb

[@nothingEvil101]

Spoiler: They all sound great!

[@StillWeRide]

His technique is outta control. Especially his pick..goddamn what skill

[@recmydream]

that is exactly what i thought! Word in word

[@mevilman666]

Cool comparison but, as others have commented, it sounds like there's something wrong in the signal chain. A Ric is typically very bright & punchy, but not that thin and fizzy. Maybe tone or volume knobs are in weird spots, or there is an issue with one of the pickups? Used the wrong output? (Many Rics have 2 output jacks that are meant to be used in a specific way.) It kinda affects the Jazz, too, though to a lesser extent, so perhaps something in the signal chain is just not friendly to brighter basses. I play Rickenbacker and Jazz basses, and that's not necessarily what they sound like, especially the Ric.

[@rikosborne1212]

The Rickenbacker came off rather poorly here. Loved the Jazz, but then I'm a Jazz player. Thunderbird was surprisingly impressive.

[@SpongeBath_ShitPants]

A Rickenbacker won't shine unless it's overdriven.

[@freddiesoverbite6162]

Yeah, that Rick has to be blasting out of a vintage Ampeg SVT with 810cab and then we’d be talking.

[@user-rt2fh7mo4l]

I found thunderbird rather muddy and undefined... I'm also a JB player

[@AeroRanger100]

I'm drawn to the Thunderbird for some reason...

[@seanj3667]

I found Nikki Sixx's KZbin profile, right here!

[@stevec6427]

Thats the worst era of Thunderbird. Even the current Epiphone is far better

[@AeroRanger100]

@@stevec6427 I actually bought an Epiphone.

[@enriquerivas7292]

bc it comes after the rick which sounded like complete ass through the whole vid so it felt like a very good sound

[@izzybell6735]

@@AeroRanger100 I want to buy an Epiphone Thunderbird too. Noe i have the Cort Action PJ for which i was collecting for years so probably for the Cheapest Thunderbird it'll take a decade unless i find a very good paying job. Wish me luck :')

[@santiagocardenas4077]

I fell in love with the musicman

[@patrickracine485]

I watched the video for 3 months straight, and I Just bought my first big boy bass. A Fender P-Bass

[@isetta4083]

:(

[@clr4529]

:)

[@supersandwich8967]

Nice purchase I decided to go for the vibe 70s squier one cause I love the color of the neck plus more affordable lol

[@patrickracine485]

Update, I hated the P Bass. I’m now playing a Rickenbacker 4003 😅

[@isetta4083]

@@patrickracine485 HELL YEAH

[@izzybell6735]

My personal favourites are the Thunderbird, the Rickenbacker, the Stingray and the Fender P. But i really love how each and every one of these just have a unique sound.

[@theraditz]

I liked exactly the same as you!!

[@arthurfernando3899]

Fingers - Fender precision bass Slap - Fender jazz bass Picks - MusicMan Stingray

[@MrTeff999]

Nice. Interesting how the pick brought out the differences more than the other styles.

[@coldwar1977]

I was thinking the same thing! Really liked the Warwick, until it got played with a pick...

[@juanlastra3502]

Notice that too specially with the rickenbaker.

[@joeland87]

I once read an article about how Roger Waters said he switched to a P bass because his Rickenbacker sounded too thin. Back then I couldn't imagine what he was talking about. Today you showed me why he thought that. I still love that bass though. But for me, the P bass won this.

[@lucanicolosi4556]

joeland87 I was just watching that interview.

[@mich897]

Speaking of Rogers... I remember Roger Glover saying his Rickenbacker did not have enough bottom (too thin, right?) so he moved to a Fender Jazz. Well OK, but that Rick on "Smoke on the Water" is a classic sound.

[@Mr.Goldbar]

P sounds too flat on it's own

[@ngolinyirenda6421]

That's why I've been a Jazz Bass dude since forever but the revelation is the warmth and power in the Gibson !

[@nygiants440]

It’s incredible with picking. It’s as close as your gonna get to an actual guitar for just cutting through the mix

[@amandaeldridge6780]

Finger-Rickenbacker Slap-Fender Jazz Pick-Fender Precision or Gibson Thunderbird

[@SpectorEuro4]

That Stringray...... It excels at everything you throw at it IMO. It's by far the best bass ever made in my opinion.

[@kennethcoval4970]

Imo, give that thing 24 frets and a bigger cutaway and it would be the best bass out there, no questions asked

[@13_cmi]

The stingray and fender jazz sound so nice. Perfect balance between bottom end and the nice snappy zingy sound I love

[@therealeikichionizuka]

I agree. I have a Stingray, and it's a fine piece of work.

[@steffomca762]

@@is_what_it_is Is it a Ray34?

[@ormand.943]

@@is_what_it_is thats the cheapest and sounds like crap. Change the pick up and preamp and it will sound delicious

[@danielsalinas6683]

Precision bass is my pick.

[@syzerx6789]

I have an MIM Black Label P Bass and it gives awesome tone. I love P Basses. Jazz Basses would have to be my fav tho.

[@vincentkoster6291]

Hardcore Falangist I love p basses but I'm afraid that one day I will need a bridge pickup on a gig so I just use a jazz with the neck pickup solo'd en use the bridge pickup when needed

[@Raybo87]

Yes! P-bass and the Rickenbacker sounds good to me

[@hudson.shoemaker]

I love how the rickenbacker has sort of like a muffled sound. Very soothing. Love how it’s sounds when slapping.

[@bwells6381]

Still love the P Bass, simplicity, and all around best sound for any style of playing. The Jazz is close. But the others are a more situational type of instruments. Of course with effects you can make any of them sound like one another. I myself just keep coming back to a P Bass.

[@aleksandrfilatov9194]

I'd raise the string height for some of them, esp. the Jazz.

[@Dinozzo1995]

Agreed, sounds too buzzy

[@harveyjohnson1933]

the string buzz ruined the tone on the Jazz Bass IMO :(

[@wildbillhackett]

Exactly what I thought.

[@sundevil98]

Don't know what it is, but most the bass videos I seem to watch lately have the worst string buzz going on.

[@koolade76]

That's why I thought it was a comparison, they all sounded terrible to me.

[@yatelvergara2257]

Fender jazz bass sounds indcredible

[@ant-onemusic444]

it's a killer for sure

[@Haggard1963]

I think so.

[@o.walker1370]

fender jazz and Warwick for me

[@ekoelgato1096]

Yes on arppegios it's so clear but on slapping i prefer th P-Bass.

[@thenuthouse5485]

I was thinking the same thing. Way more articulate.

[@MakimaMelee]

The 2 Fender bass's are by far the best, but the Warwick still holds up really really well. I love how crunchy the Warwick is.

[@MFKR696]

For some reason, I feel like Warwicks are just *made* for slapping and popping, but maybe that's just my Mudvayne/Tesseract bias showing through. Their natural tonality, regardless of model, seems to lend itself in that direction.

[@amritjanardhanan]

The have a metallic almost piezo like clearing which I find unpleasant

[@oulosvie]

I have german Warwick and I play with a pick. I like the tone but according to this video it's not that great. Weird.

[@austindeacon3463]

I think the thundebird design is the only guitar design that is more iconic in base form

[@ThunderGod8284]

"Let's do a bass guitar comparison video!" ~ Someone / "Ok. Make sure you cut out all the low end in the mix so it's absolutely pointless" ~ Someone else

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

Yes. I enjoyed the comparo and the tonal shifts as he transitioned. But I chuckled at your comment. It's true there weren't any of the low, deep, earthy, low-thump tones we love also from bass.

[@anjy2l332]

The P-Bass is a fantastic sounding guitar!

[@sunnaki]

Your headphones must not be very good.

[@jasoncarswell7458]

Listening to the poor Ricky 4001 trying to do slap was the highlight of the video. P-bass: Low-mids, medium output, "utility infielder". Good for everything but excels at nothing, incredibly common tone in rock & pop music. Preferred by plain-old bassists who just want to avoid arguments with soundboard men and rhythm guitarists about who's stepping on who's portion of the mix. (BTDT) J-bass: High-mids, low output, better presence and clarity, but less bottom end "thunk". Peferred by "bass guitarists", studio session players and jazz soloists who prioritize clarity and are comfortable with their sound living in the same space as the 6-string guitar. Without good EQ and a guitarist who's willing to give you some sonic room, it's easy for a JB to get "lost in the mix". Stingray: Mids, high output, with an active onboard EQ chip that boosts treble based on how hard/fast you pluck the string. Preferred by funky slappers who get most of their tone from their fingers. In the 80s, MusicMan was the only bass with active EQ for percussive slap tone, but in the Digital Age you can get that effect from free software, so the uniqueness has kinda rubbed off the company name a little bit. Ricky 4001: Mids, mids, and more mids. Did I mention mids? Middy mids? The Ricky's EQ profile looks like Jay Leno's chin: mids on 10, everything else heavily scooped. The result is a tone that cuts through a mix better than any bass guitar in the history of the universe. Unfortunately it is without a doubt the biggest "one trick pony" in basses. Don't try to sound like any other kind of bass, you will fail. Don't have your rhythm guitarist in the same room as you while you're mixing, he'll piss himself and have a seizure when he finds out how much of his tone has to be EQ'ed away to make room for your Ricky. Seriously, you're better off making the Ricky a centerpiece of the sound and working from there. It doesn't help that the guitar itself hasn't evolved even slightly since the 50s. Geddy Lee is famous for his Ricky 4001 tone, and even he abandoned the actual instrument in the 80s once he could reproduce the tone reliably on a heavily-EQed JB. Warwick Thumb: I have absolutely no idea, I confess. I've never encountered anybody playing a Warwick Thumb in the studio, and only a few times have I seen one in practice. They're not common, and the tone's not common. I'm pretty curious why guitarbank thought it was iconic enough to warrant inclusion here. No Ibanez? No Alembic? Gibson Thunderbird: Lows, lows, and more lows. Did I mention lows? Like all Gibsons, the T-bird is all about physical mass and sustain: the thing is a mahogany monstrosity and has a terrible neck dive from the imbalance of weight between the body and the neck. This gives it a colossal low end earthquake, bigger than any bass I've ever played. The problem is clarity: 99% of bassists would describe the T-bird as muddy, and it becomes muddy very easily with that kind of low end rumble. What the Ricky does for mids, the T-bird does for lows: you'd be hard pressed to find a T-bird outside a 4-piece rock band. Good news is that rhythm guitarists love it: it cuts off just below the mids so there's no trouble with the guitars singing through clearly. Personally I love the shape and the mass but find very few songs that really benefit a ton from such a specialized instrument... and you can always just EQ a P-bass, honestly.

[@TomislavHristicmchrile]

All right, smartass, do you have any suggestions, or are you just sitting in a comfortable chair and spilling wisdom without any idea what kind of bass you would like?

[@blop-a-blop9419]

I thought the J-bass had a hole in their high-mids.. I guess that depends on what you call 'high mids' then, right ?... From the perspective of a bass player, or from that of a guitar player, or that of a sound engineer...

[@ileutur6863]

@@TomislavHristicmchrile why do bass players get angry at everything 😂😂

[@adrianozuna2149]

@@ileutur6863 only some. I'm a bass player and I was laughing my ass off this comment lmao

[@Fireglo]

You sound like a complete and utter douchebag lmao.

[@Bassic778]

Great demo! The StingRay tone never gets old!!!

[@alexblack101]

Jazz and Thunderbird for me, thank you very much. That precission tho..

[@JohannesWiberg]

I thought P and T-bird. Jazz didn't really do it for me here (except slapping), although I usually prefer it over Ps. I think it's true what some other commenters said, that it was suffering from too low action and hence buzzing. The Thunderbird was awesome even if the slap didn't work for it at all. But that rumble when used with a pick...

[@ajmuhammad7318]

I really like the Rickenbacker, it has that older vintage style and sound

[@isetta4083]

The Thunderbird really held its own way more than I would've thought. Stingray always comes out on top, huge fan of the Warwick too. The rickenbacker is objectively inferior in terms of versatility but they're just so cool you've gotta forgive them This is the only video I've seen where a Jazz bass sounds bad

[@hubbitron]

I put seymour duncans in my ric and set it up. Worth it.

[@mrpositronia]

The jazz bass sounds best when using one pickup only, either the neck or the bridge. In my opinion, of course.

[@MoreNimrod]

The Thunderbird and the P Bass are definitely my favorites. I think the Warwick sounded good when slapping as well.

[@extantia]

Overall, my favorite was the Fender Precision- of course I liked them all, but the most unique sounding one to me was the Rickenbacker, followed closely by the Thumb and Thunderbird. By the way, this is the first KZbin demo where I liked the sound of the Thunderbird-- others I've seen sounded either muddy or grungy-

[@billymayo3640]

That Warwick had an amazing sound when you slapped it

[@judythepunk461]

I love Rickenbacker so much man, great tone for almost everything

[@thai620]

Logan is 100% spot on, the P Bass is best hands down!

[@1bgrant]

John DeLong Agree. P is the best. Versatile for most playing styles. Warwick has a good overall sound and the Jazz is good too.

[@_lime.]

P-Bass just sounds the best all-around. The Jazz has that pop when slapping that gives it the edge there. The Ric is just drawing me in though, there's just something there that the others don't have. Guess I need another bass.

[@hemasgeir470]

i Just bought a Thunderbird because of this video... An d i'm so glad i bought it !!! It was a close call with the Precision i must say, but man i love the look of the T-Bird, and the sound really is something unique!

[@billfraser1491]

Gibson are very popular unerderrated in my opinin

[@possibly8180]

@@billfraser1491 most bassists have an irrational hate for them (not really though, it's actually warranted given the company's form over function designs, the bridge sucks). As for me I'd like to own a sb300 or an early production eb3.

[@MrNucleosome]

Besides the helpful comparision, this video and the medley itself are absolutely amazing!

[@ambientcotton7066]

P Bass is where it's at...

[@Ashylerry91]

That poor 4001 getting slapped

[@andrewpappas9311]

Those basses sound amazing, dude, I want that Rickenbacker and Precision Bass

[@thelaughingeyes6686]

That thunderbird sounds gorgeous. Surprised at how good it sounds when slapped.

[@DarkDruid7]

Love the tone on the jazz fender bass. Acceptable for all genres.

[@g.medina3717]

Damn that was awesome! Love the Fender’s, both P and J fenders are definitely number one spot to my taste then close next the MM Stingray love the sound as well, then maybe Warwick, then goes down from there. they are all awesome basses in there own right to each individuals taste.

[@LPgamemusic]

Team Warwick here for me, most comfortable basses I ever had the pleasure to play

[@gummostump4217]

Thats the one thing these videos can't tell us; how these instruments actually feel to play.

[@nygiants440]

Expensive as shit tho

[@moriyokiri3229]

@@nygiants440 You get what you pay for

[@theeverythingchannel5457]

Same. I love the Warwick's tone the best. It's also active, so that's what makes it great for me.

[@dmccombe7]

The one that surprised me most was the T bird. Really liked it. Currently own Precisons, Jazzes, Thumb 89NT, Sandbergs and Overwaters.

[@EsseaMusic]

Amazing chops, also made me realise I would take the p bass in any scenario

[@draic890]

This video convinced me to buy a musicman

[@jackfitzgerald5291]

Sammme, how do you like it?

[@mariebeauvalet1759]

Yeah dat slap ❤️

[@elsongs]

This one is a 3-band EQ version. The 2-band EQ sounds even better.

[@nicolaszyx3120]

Nice choice... and is better than in this video

[@dookmucus]

I have this same bass. Will never get rid of it. I play through an Ampeg and a Sansamp and it sounds amazeballs.

[@jesseknorr9052]

Really an eye opener to P bass's versatility.

[@jerrudcollins4430]

Man I love the rickenbacker sound but those price tags are brutal. Wish they had a lower cost version like fender, Gibson, music man etc. Only one I really didn’t care for was the Warwick. Was also surprised how the stingray fell behind on the pick test.