vintage bass and normal bass

[reyrey]

just curious about the diff between american p bass n american vintage p bass
i know that jet's bassist use american '62 vintage p bass, and the sound kinda cool, can sum1 please explain to me =)

 

[wangdexian]

I always thought JET's bassist used a jazz bass. 8O

Well, the vintage one probably has lower output, neck profile similar to 62 kind lor.
The american standard one probably higher output...

 

[subversion]

i need more specifics: is it a real vontage/ from the American Vintage series/ Classic Series? best if you can attach a pic or link me there 8)

 

[stars]

personally i feel vintage vs. modern basses have a real tone diffference

 

[subversion]

differences mainly due to differences in:

1. Electronics- types as well as depreciation
2. Wood- mass/ source
3. Other specs- eg: fret type/ neck profile

 

[reyrey]

the american vintage series, should be NOS, here's the link,btw thx subby =)
http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0190116800

for the jets bassist, i think he got more than 1 bass,hahaha,coz in the official webby he uses the '62 p bass,but that time the channel5 concert he used jazz bass, but still give out that big bottom sound tho

 

[rottenramone]

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the newer fender basses have the string-thru body option and also the s-1 switch to shift pickups from series to parallel modes. also included are the noiseless pickups.

the re-issues are made based on the manufacturing processes in the 60s. or so they say.

however if it sounds kinda cool, believe me, the bass is only 30% of the sound. its the amp and the production that makes it sound kickass.

 

[reyrey]

yeah dude, what you say is true, with trace elliott, every bass will have a damn good sound [provided that u know how to correctly la]
btw thanks for reply dude =)

 

[subversion]

the American Series Fender basses have 2 stringing options: tail-end inserts or string-thru. some believe that the string-thru option gives better sustain, which is true to a certain extent. however, re-issue models with tail-end inserts give off equally intriguing sustain.

 

[wangdexian]

Maybe it's due to the saddles?

 

[rottenramone]

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doesn't make a difference... just look for that bass that fits your fancy