Fender Precision Bass – Custom Shop 59 (Scott’s ‘P Bass of Doom’!)

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THE P BASS OF DOOM: DOWNLOAD THE MP3 BACKING TRACK : scottsbasslessons.com (link below the video). Subscribe for FREE on www.scottsbasslessons.com and you’ll receive exclusive ‘subscriber only’ video lessons, and other cool goodies! In this bass lesson I show you my ‘P Bass of Doom’… one of my favorite basses! At http you’ll also find many more free HD video bass lessons and backing tracks. The lessons cover a wide range of topics frombass soloing, improvisation, walking bass, grooves etc. A bit about me… I’ve performed, recorded, shared taxis, vans, planes and boats with players such as, Adrian Ingram, Martin Simpson, Dennis Rollins, Gary Boyle, Neil Brocklebank, The Drifters, The Four Tops, The Nolans, Marisa Turner (Prince, Chaka Kahn), Peter Grant (top 5 jazz artist), Spyro Gyra, Ogie Alcasid, Vina Morales and has performed at venues such as Ronnie Scotts, Pizza Express (London Soho), The 606 Club, The Vortex, Dubai International Jazz festival and Montreal grand prix. I’ve also studied with an amazing host of world class musicians including Skuli Sverrisson (Allan Holdsworth), Jeff Andrews, Ralph Alessi, Ravi Coltrane, Brad Shepik, Adam Rogers and Gary Willis.
Comparison. Fender Precision Bass MiM, Fender Jazz Bass Classic 60′s (SJB-1 Seymour Duncan Pups). Roland Micro Cube Bass RX Amp, Comp. engaged. Elixir Strings

Reader Comments

No, focal dystonia gloves

#1 
Written By Yuri Ivanov on March 11th, 2013 @ 7:52 am

keep up the good work!!!

#2 
Written By LetterJuice on March 11th, 2013 @ 7:57 am

For anyone curious about the gloves, its actually due to a medical condition. His hands don’t exactly “cooperate” unless he uses the gloves, its sort of a brain trick. He goes into more detail about it on his website so check it out =) (plus, its just an awesome site)

#3 
Written By elquazi on March 11th, 2013 @ 8:41 am

What’s the theory With using gloves while playing

#4 
Written By shizzlefoo7 on March 11th, 2013 @ 9:09 am

Scott’s Awesome. The Epitome of Cool! What an extremely generous and fantastic teacher!

#5 
Written By frankiemonroe on March 11th, 2013 @ 10:04 am

@DTBass123 Scott could take you Squier and make just the same sound on it. That’s cos the sound ain’t in the machine, it’s in the player. There’s a guy called Coco on Scott’s forum can make a fire damaged wreck of a cheap p-bass copy sound like the real thing. You could own a £22k Fodera and still make crap sounds if you can’t play.

#6 
Written By newscrews11 on March 11th, 2013 @ 10:20 am

Is this an ash or alder body bass? I love the sound with flats…

#7 
Written By SuperFunkyPete on March 11th, 2013 @ 10:52 am

You my friend are a great TEACHER. You actually EXPLAIN things in a way that makes sense to my feeble little brain. So I’m wondering, do you have any videos on learning, understanding, and making logical sense of the fretboard? That would be awesome sauce! Thanks and keep passing on the knowledge.

#8 
Written By Igaveyoumyfakename on March 11th, 2013 @ 11:33 am

I like my American P-Deluxe ’cause you have that rear pup(mines a 98′ so it has the fat bridge pup) and you can get a variety of tones if ya wish, some jazz mids etc… and ya can actually slap with it too. But the neck…must be like yours there,just a C shape log. But my big mitts don’t mind. Anyhow..Cool bass ya got there,has that Fender mojo all about Her!

#9 
Written By hampulator on March 11th, 2013 @ 12:19 pm

I haven’t made it one minute into the video and must fast that this is just about the perfect bass tone!

#10 
Written By FretlessChris on March 11th, 2013 @ 1:05 pm

Mr Devine…I was wondering if u can help me with my sound by simply telling what to buy I have Squier Jbass I want that professional sound like yours but I don’t know what to buy???

#11 
Written By DTBass123 on March 11th, 2013 @ 1:46 pm

great bass playing

#12 
Written By RTHA300 on March 11th, 2013 @ 2:30 pm

Hey, just saying but a great p-bass record even if you dont like the band is green days ‘longview’ in my opinion it shows a p-Bass in its finest.

#13 
Written By Callum Gilmore on March 11th, 2013 @ 3:23 pm

Man… talking about playing “in tha frakin´pocket”. Good job.

#14 
Written By nachobassman on March 11th, 2013 @ 3:25 pm

How do you have your eq set up for your pass sound? Is it the same as you use for live playing?

#15 
Written By Matthew Edwards on March 11th, 2013 @ 3:45 pm

How do the gloves help focal dystonia? I’ve heard of it before, but apparently to overcome it, you need to go back and re-learn how to do the things that cause the twisting and involuntary contractions of the hand. Thanks.

#16 
Written By Milton Graham on March 11th, 2013 @ 4:40 pm

Checkout Gumshu Guitars for custom handmade bass guitars…..

#17 
Written By Polycarp Gumshu on March 11th, 2013 @ 4:59 pm

Hi Mr.Devine…can you describe the lick you did at 0:18 and 0:40 they very similar…I love the sound and feel you brought to the bassline very clever

#18 
Written By groovekiller1 on March 11th, 2013 @ 5:35 pm

I’m “freaking out” with this tone, incredible sound, My Fender MIM with PU’s Original AM standard, does not have this same tone,
The string La Bella Flats 760FL???
Thaks, Greetings from Rio

#19 
Written By jorgesxbass on March 11th, 2013 @ 5:40 pm

Medical reasons.

#20 
Written By devinebass on March 11th, 2013 @ 6:30 pm

Lol… and the gloves too! ;) ))

#21 
Written By devinebass on March 11th, 2013 @ 7:11 pm

It’s D minor to A minor. ;)

#22 
Written By devinebass on March 11th, 2013 @ 7:23 pm

Great idea man! ;)

#23 
Written By devinebass on March 11th, 2013 @ 8:22 pm

Yep ;)

#24 
Written By devinebass on March 11th, 2013 @ 8:24 pm

Yep – just the P bass… straight into the desk – no preamp at all, just a bit of reverb. Thanks for tuning in man. Scott ;)

#25 
Written By devinebass on March 11th, 2013 @ 9:00 pm

FUCKING GENIUS.

#26 
Written By CommanderKickass27 on March 11th, 2013 @ 9:55 pm

thats a damn catchy tune if i do say so myself good sir! great video(:

#27 
Written By goofhawkyourself on March 11th, 2013 @ 10:44 pm

Excellent Video!!.Do You want to suscribe to my channel?.

#28 
Written By Hector Julio Sanchez Inda on March 11th, 2013 @ 11:12 pm

they dropped the bass, and can not find it.

#29 
Written By Markus Steitz on March 11th, 2013 @ 11:42 pm

What?

#30 
Written By godzilla964 on March 12th, 2013 @ 12:13 am

sorry, i’m not into dubstep.

#31 
Written By Markus Steitz on March 12th, 2013 @ 12:21 am

Some people say they don’t need a bassist in their band. What would you say to that?

#32 
Written By godzilla964 on March 12th, 2013 @ 1:07 am

The sound seems you did one of the songs from the game Bully ^-^

#33 
Written By Gelson Barichello on March 12th, 2013 @ 1:30 am

Amazing Growl!! JB RULES!!

#34 
Written By Marcos Meneghel on March 12th, 2013 @ 2:19 am

the jazz bass is MIM too?

#35 
Written By Jeshua Muñoz on March 12th, 2013 @ 2:49 am

en serio te llamás cisneros? Que envidia! :P

#36 
Written By Jeshua Muñoz on March 12th, 2013 @ 3:10 am

Como se nota que allá son baratos los bajos…cualquier muerto se compra uno.

#37 
Written By Claudio Cisneros on March 12th, 2013 @ 3:47 am

stock Fender Pickups

#38 
Written By Markus Steitz on March 12th, 2013 @ 4:34 am

Wich pickup are you using on the P Bass?

#39 
Written By santiush on March 12th, 2013 @ 5:13 am

P-bass or J-bass??

#40 
Written By Facundo Acosta on March 12th, 2013 @ 6:04 am

Jazz is thw clear winner

#41 
Written By fatrack24 on March 12th, 2013 @ 6:19 am

Amazing! Just Amazing!

#42 
Written By Nicolas Debbane on March 12th, 2013 @ 6:45 am

Combine the virtues of both and get a Stingray.

#43 
Written By kenz546 on March 12th, 2013 @ 6:57 am

sound like something from the lakland web site

#44 
Written By Kaktusreggae on March 12th, 2013 @ 7:22 am

Both basses can easily be fitted with a series/parallel switch which gives a great deal more tonal variation. No drilling – you just need a potientiometer with a push pull switch and a bit of soldering savvy……

#45 
Written By marktupper1959 on March 12th, 2013 @ 7:28 am

フレーズが、JAZZ BASS向けばかりです。
Precisonにも気持ち良いフレーズを弾かずして
比較は有り得ません！！！！！！！！！！！！

#46 
Written By kwmoonccmoon on March 12th, 2013 @ 8:02 am

First , you can play each style of music with both instruments. You should check out different instruments at your local guitar shop. let your hands and ears decide which instrument fits best .
I would give the Squier Classic Vibe series a try.

#47 
Written By Markus Steitz on March 12th, 2013 @ 8:50 am

Muriske, I purposely came to this video to decide on wether to buy a jazz bass or precision bass from squier as my first bass. I have played guitar for about 4 years now, and i decided to learn bass as well. now, with each bass, apart from physical features, I notice that the precision bass has a very fat tone, and a punch to the note, a however, the Jazz bass is a little less harsh, and has a smoother sound. Currently, im at a stalemate. Could you give me advice on the sound differences?

#48 
Written By mmarakaki1 on March 12th, 2013 @ 8:52 am

nice groove, not too bad of a revival at the end

#49 
Written By Gavin Gavazzi on March 12th, 2013 @ 9:49 am

Killed it!

#50 
Written By rjfpace on March 12th, 2013 @ 10:23 am

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