Music videos that feature 20/20 basses

uwe · August 13, 2015, 10:39:45 AM

Quote from: Basvarken on August 13, 2015, 08:33:31 AM
Don't worry too much about it Uwe. You're a rocker. You're into Deep Purple end Judas Priest. You don't need slapping.

And neither do 95% of the bass players who snap into slapping once they're trying out or demonstrating a bass. In a band situation it makes the bass into an obnoxious attention grabber, most of the time.

Not sure if I ever wanted to be compared to Ian Hill - somewhat limited choice of notes!!!

I could never play in a band like Priest (or Rammstein whose music is similarly rigid in structure), I lack the discipline for that. I enjoy listening to it but it's like classical ballet - too many do's and don'ts if you are performimg it.

I'm fine with Roger Glover-, Glenn Hughes- and Nick Simper-comparisons, a little bit of each of them has trickled into my playing: Roger's metronomic sense of structure, Glenn's attack and penchant for playing flashy and Nick's choice of melody.

Pilgrim · August 13, 2015, 02:59:10 PM

Yup. IMO the only aspect of P-bass design that Leo got wrong was his assumption about the need for the tugbar. Darn few bass players use their thumbs to play.

Grog · August 13, 2015, 08:13:15 PM

A while back, a 20/20 sold with the leg rest missing. I think it went for about $2,000.00 surprisingly. The leg looks to be missing in this video. I surfed around, trying to find something on the bass I remembered seeing. I didn't find what I was looking for but instead found this..............

http://www.guitar-bass.net/private-collection/private-collection-bass-station-alpha/

Does anybody here know this guy, if not, we should..................

Dave W · August 13, 2015, 09:05:42 PM

Quote from: Pilgrim on August 13, 2015, 02:59:10 PM
Yup. IMO the only aspect of P-bass design that Leo got wrong was his assumption about the need for the tugbar. Darn few bass players use their thumbs to play.

I've known a few, more who play with a thumb pick than with the thumb. And more probably did in the 50s. When I bought my EB-0L it came with two thumb picks in the case compartment.

FWIW, it tickles me that people use the term tugbar. No one I ever knew called it that. The term never appeared in any Fender instruction manual or parts list. It was always listed as finger rest back in the day (and as thumb rest in the early AVRI parts list). Yet some old Fender employee claimed in an article that they called it a tugbar and suddenly history is rewritten.

uwe · August 14, 2015, 08:12:39 AM

Quote from: Grog on August 13, 2015, 08:13:15 PM
A while back, a 20/20 sold with the leg rest missing. I think it went for about $2,000.00 surprisingly. The leg looks to be missing in this video. I surfed around, trying to find something on the bass I remembered seeing. I didn't find what I was looking for but instead found this..............

http://www.guitar-bass.net/private-collection/private-collection-bass-station-alpha/

Does anybody here know this guy, if not, we should..................

An interesting collection, not just the obvious Gibson stuff ... rather Q-80, (Flying) "V"--Bass, (non-Flying) V Bass, 80ies Explorer, 20/20 - I will have to duel with this imposter!!!

gearHed289 · August 14, 2015, 08:53:45 AM

Mr. Sumner has been using that old school thumb technique for the past decade or more. Great vid here, he really throws down some killer riffs.

uwe · August 14, 2015, 09:42:46 AM

That is admittedly pretty good - they still had it on that reunion tour. I always liked Sting's bass playing with Police (not so much on his solo stuff).

slinkp · August 14, 2015, 10:08:08 AM

Did he play bass on his solo stuff? I stopped paying attention after Dream of the Blue Turtles, which was another bassist... Sting played rhythm guitar.

Pilgrim · August 14, 2015, 11:16:41 AM

Just to be fair, my '64 EB-0 also has a "finger rest" on the G-string side.

When I got it, the PO had moved it to the E side, but I moved it back...this is "before."

Perhaps Gibson was spying on Leo?

uwe · August 14, 2015, 11:36:31 AM

Quote from: slinkp on August 14, 2015, 10:08:08 AM
Did he play bass on his solo stuff? I stopped paying attention after Dream of the Blue Turtles, which was another bassist... Sting played rhythm guitar.

He did after the initial tour with those black cats/jazz guys where he played rhythm guitar which was a waste.

Dave W · August 14, 2015, 01:23:25 PM

Quote from: Pilgrim on August 14, 2015, 11:16:41 AM
Just to be fair, my '64 EB-0 also has a "finger rest" on the G-string side.

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Perhaps Gibson was spying on Leo?

No doubt. Just because Gibson didn't emulate Fender body shapes doesn't mean they weren't paying attention!

uwe · August 14, 2015, 01:30:41 PM

I doubt that there would have ever been an EB (1) if Leo hadn't opened the floodgates with his Precision.

Basvarken · August 14, 2015, 02:41:14 PM

It's not that Gibson didn't think of it earlier...

uwe · August 14, 2015, 02:48:05 PM

Played horizontally, low register access was an issue on that one. I believe that would have hampered market saturation.