"When in doubt, get a Fender P-bass"

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jmcgliss

#30
June 26, 2009, 07:37:29 PM
Quote from: exiledarchangel on June 25, 2009, 04:23:50 PM
If pee basses were cars, they would be dark grey toyota corollas. Or, even worse, volvos.
I like to think of P-basses as Ford Mustangs...from stripper V6s and convertibles to SVT's, Shelbys, and Saleens with readily available parts to modify and personalize.  Not BMW M3's, Corvette Z06's, or Ferrari's...but flavor of their own.
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Pilgrim

#31
June 26, 2009, 09:14:40 PM
Hey, I'm a big P-bass fan, but I also can see how people could look at one and see the millions of them produced over the decades.  Variety is good, too.
"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."

Hornisse

#32
June 26, 2009, 09:33:40 PM
They have over produced P basses for sure over the years. (after the demise of the original Fullerton factory)  My late 1982 vintage reissue P bass is a very different animal compared to variety of P bass models that Fender is currently producing in all of their factories around the globe.  Back when mine was made they were all still made in California.

And I can remember when the base model Mustangs came with a straight six! ;D

bobyoung

#33
June 28, 2009, 10:54:18 PM
Quote from: exiledarchangel on June 25, 2009, 04:23:50 PM
If pee basses were cars, they would be dark grey toyota corollas. Or, even worse, volvos.

Nope they'd be 64 Chevy Biscaynes with 427s and four speeds. They can roar in the right hands, they're sleepers.
Pete Farndon also played an all black Rickenbacker 4001, you can hear it all over their first album.

uwe

#34
June 29, 2009, 09:17:08 AM
Knocking the P Bass is a bit like omelettes against eggism. A TBird is closer to a P Bass then it is to an EB-1. P Basses are the Volkswagen Beetle of rock bass. Better cars have been built since the demise of the Beetle, but it is an iconic car and almost everybody has driven one at some time or another.

You won't find me hear knocking a P or Jazz Bass' musical qualities. As regards their esthetics, that is strictly a matter of taste
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

exiledarchangel

#35
June 29, 2009, 10:25:44 AM
I'm talkin about aesthetics too. Their sound is ok, kinda trebly for my taste.
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lowend1

#36
June 29, 2009, 10:26:34 AM
Quote from: bobyoung on June 28, 2009, 10:54:18 PM
Nope they'd be 64 Chevy Biscaynes with 427s and four speeds. They can roar in the right hands, they're sleepers.
Pete Farndon also played an all black Rickenbacker 4001, you can hear it all over their first album.

A '64 Biscayne? With a 427 and 4-speed, it's gonna be a real beast to row around in traffic or as a daily driver. I see the P-Bass more as a Ford F-150 (coming from a Mopar guy!) - it's ubiquitous (with good reason), generally pretty sturdy, and can be used in a myriad of different applications. It's design is pretty basic, but is so well executed that it somehow seems to transcend its limitations.
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Pilgrim

#37
June 29, 2009, 10:37:34 AM
Quote from: lowend1 on June 29, 2009, 10:26:34 AM
I see the P-Bass more as a Ford F-150 (coming from a Mopar guy!) - it's ubiquitous (with good reason), generally pretty sturdy, and can be used in a myriad of different applications. It's design is pretty basic, but is so well executed that it somehow seems to transcend its limitations.

Great metaphor!  I can buy that!
"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."

Hornisse

#38
June 29, 2009, 05:18:19 PM
Quote from: bobyoung on June 28, 2009, 10:54:18 PM
Nope they'd be 64 Chevy Biscaynes with 427s and four speeds. They can roar in the right hands, they're sleepers.
Pete Farndon also played an all black Rickenbacker 4001, you can hear it all over their first album.

The 427 came out with the '65 model year.   In '64 they were still using the big bad 409.

That first Pretenders record still rocks. 

Pilgrim

#39
June 30, 2009, 09:17:57 AM
We interrupt today's symposium for a moment to reflect on the complex, cryptic and deeply meaningful Lyrics of "409".  How metaphysical...... :P


She's real fine my 409
She's real fine my 409
My 409

Well I saved my pennies and I saved my dimes
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
'fore I knew there would be a time
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
When I would buy a brand new 409
(409, 409)
Giddy up giddy up giddy up 409
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
Giddy up 409
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
Giddy up 409
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
Giddy up 40...

Nothing can catch her
Nothing can touch my 409
409 ooooo
(Giddy up giddy up oooo)
(Giddy up giddy up oooo)
(Giddy up giddy up oooo)
(Giddy up giddy up)

When I take her to the track she really shines
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
She always turns in the fastest times
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
My four speed dual quad posi-traction 409
(409, 409, 409, 409)

Giddy up giddy up giddy up 409
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
Giddy up 409
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
Giddy up 409
(Giddy up giddy up 409)
Giddy up 40...

Nothing can catch her
Nothing can touch my 409
(409 409 409 409)
Giddy up 409
(409 409 409 409)
Giddy up 409
(409 409 409 409)
"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."

Dave W

#40
June 30, 2009, 11:37:16 AM
Yes, people once wrote love songs to their cars. And Honda motorbikes.

exiledarchangel

#41
June 30, 2009, 11:43:20 AM
Quote from: Dave W on June 30, 2009, 11:37:16 AM
Yes, people once wrote love songs to their cars. And Honda motorbikes.

Remember that old ad "you meet the nicest people on a Honda"? Hilarious!
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Dave W

#42
June 30, 2009, 11:49:22 AM
Quote from: exiledarchangel on June 30, 2009, 11:43:20 AM
Remember that old ad "you meet the nicest people on a Honda"? Hilarious!

I do remember. With its mighty 50cc engine, you could meet them even if you were walking and they were riding.  ;D

Pilgrim

#43
June 30, 2009, 05:09:28 PM
Yeah....a partial sample of a list I found.....

# "409" - The Beach Boys
# "426 Super Stock" - Dick Dale
# "455 Rocket" - Kathy Mattea
# "455 SD" - The Hellacopters
# "57 Chevrolet" - Billie Jo Spears
# "'59" - Brian Setzer
# "8 Miles a Gallon" - Scott Miller and Commonwealth
# "Antique 32 Studebaker Dictator Coupe" - Ronny and the Daytonas
# "Ballad of the General Lee, The" - Doug Kershaw and the Hazzard County Boys
# "Belvedere" - Andy Swindell
# "Bitchin' Camaro" - The Dead Milkmen
# "Black Cadillac" - Roseanne Cash
# "Bonneville Bonnie" - The Rip Cords
# "Boss Barracuda" - Joanie Sommers
# "Brand New Cadillac" - The Clash
# "Bucket T" - Ronny and the Daytonas
# "Buick Electra" - Black Helicopter
# "Cadillac Assembly Line" - Albert King
# "Cadillac Blues" - Southern Comfort on the Skids
# "Cadillac Boogie" - Jimmy Liggins
# "Cadillac Ranch" - Bruce Springsteen
# "Cadillac Walk" - Mink DeVille
# "Camaro" - Pernod Fils
# "Chevette" - Audio Adrenaline
# "Chevrolet" - ZZ Top
# "Chevys and Fords" - Bryant Keith
# "Chevy Van" - Sammy Johns
# "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" - The Sherman Brothers
# "Corvette Song, The" - George Jones
# "Coupe de Ville" - Neil Young
# "Crazy 'Bout an Automobile" - Ry Cooder
# "Dead Man's Curve" - Jan and Dean
# "Drag City" - Jan and Dean
# "Drive-In" - The Beach Boys
# "Drive My Car" - The Beatles
# "Fast Car" - Tracy Chapman
# "From a Buick 6" - Bob Dylan
# "Full Blown 426 Hemi" - The Untamed Youth
# "Fun, Fun, Fun" - The Beach Boys
# "Galaxy 500" - Reverend Horton Heat
# "General Lee" - Johnny Cash
# "Geronimo's Cadillac" - Michael Martin Murphey
# "Grandpappy's Hot Rod Blues" - Grandpappy Earl Davis
# "Greased Lightning" - John Travolta
# "Guitars, Cadillacs" - Dwight Yoakam
# "Hardtop Race" - George Stogner
# "Hemi Barracuda" - Dan Olsen
# "Hemi Charger" - Kill Switch
# "Hemi Cuda" - Hemi Cuda
# "Hey Little Cobra" - the Rip Cords
# "Hot Rod Blues"- The Southernairess
# "Hot Rod Girl" - Brian Setzer
# "Hot Rod Heart" - John Fogerty
# "Hot Rod Lincoln" - Commander Cody
# "Hot Rod Lincoln" - Charlie Ryan
# "Hot Rod Race" - Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith
# "I'm Changing My Name to Chrysler" - Arlo Guthrie
# "I'm in Love with My Car" - Mike Ness
# "I'm in Love with My Car" - Queen
# "In My Car" - The Beach Boys
# "James Dean" - The Eagles
# "Judy's Got a Stick Shift" - The Hot Rods
# "Last Kiss" - J. Frank Wilson
# "Leader of the Pack, The" - Shangri-Las
# "Life Is a Highway" - Rascal Flatts
# "Little Deuce Coupe" - The Beach Boys
# "Little G.T.O." - Ronny and the Daytonas
# "Little Honda" - The Beach Boys
# "Little Old Lady from Pasadena" - Jan and Dean
# "Little Red Corvette" - Prince
# "Little Scrambler" - Ronny and the Daytonas
# "Long Black Limousine" - Elvis Presley
# "Maybelline" - Chuck Berry
# "Mercury Blues" - Ry Cooder & David Lindley
# "Mercedes Benz" - Janis Joplin
# "Mercury Blues" - David Lindley
# "Mercury Blues" - Steve Miller
# "Model T Baby" - Jack Turner
# "Mustang Sally" - Buddy Guy
# "Mustang Sally" - Wilson Pickett
# "My Chevrolet" - Phil Vassar
# "My Hooptie" - Sir Mix-a-Lot
# "No Particular Place to Go" - Chuck Berry
# "No Wheels" - Ronny and the Daytonas
# "Ol' '55" - The Eagles
# "Pink Cadillac" - Bruce Springsteen
# "Plymouth Belvedere" - Trish Lester
# "Pontiac Blues" - Sonny Boy Williamson
# "Ragtop Cadillac" - Lonestar
# "Red Hot Roadster" - The Rip Cords
# "Road Hog"- John D. Loudermilk
# "Rocket 88" - Bill Haley and the Saddlemen
# "Rockin' down the Highway" - The Doobie Brothers
# "Route 66" - Nat King Cole
# "Schlock Rod" - Jan and Dean
# "Silver Thunderbird" - Jo Dee Messina
# "Solid Gold Cadillac" - Pearl Bailey
# "Son Of Mustang Ford" - Swervedriver
# "Stick Shift" - The Ventures
# "Still Cruisin'" - The Beach Boys
# "Surf City" - Jan and Dean
# "Swing Low Sweet Cadillac" - Dizzy Gillespie
# "Theme Song from 'Smokey and the Bandit,' The" - Jerry Reed
# "This Car of Mine" - The Beach Boys
# "Three Window Coupe" - The Rip Cords
# "Trans Am" - Neil Young
# "Welfare Cadillac" - Guy Drake
# "Z28" - Static-X
"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."

Dave W

#44
June 30, 2009, 05:37:43 PM
You missed the immortal "Making Love In A Subaru."
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