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Mike's Music Den
Приєднався 13 сер 2020
Mostly bass, but other stuff too.
James Brown, Get Up Offa That Thing
The hardest working man in show business, the one and only James Brown. Probably one of my favorite musicians to find a bass line to grove to. The bass player is not Bootsy, but Will Lee. Regardless, all of James Brown's bassists are fantastic
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House of Pain, Jump Around, Bass
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This is a fun but difficult song to play. I formed the majority of the bass line around the root and the octave, with a descending E, D, A, G for variation (and to rest my fingers). Fun Fact: The horn and timpani intro is sampled from "The Harlem Shuffle" by Bob and Earl, which later went on to be recorded by The Rolling Stones. All copyrighted material is used under the guidelines of "Fair Use...
KC and the Sunshine Band, Get Down Tonight, Bass
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This is a fun song by a fun band! Ahhh, I remember, the 70s. I had a pair of Angel Flight pants (with matching vest). Nothing says style like polyester... All copyrighted material is used under the guidelines of "Fair Use" in Title 17 & 107 of The United States Code, and under Articles 29 & 29.1 of The Canadian Copyright Act. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise...
Sheryl Crow, Soak Up the Sun, Bass
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Roofers put a huge hole in my ceiling... right before the storms hitting Northern California. They don't seem to be in a hurry to fix it, so until they do I have a waterfall in my den. Nice. It reminded me of Sheryl Crow's "Soak up the Sun" video, so here it is. And here I am "soaking up the sun"... All copyrighted material is used under the guidelines of "Fair Use" in Title 17 & 107 of The Uni...
Quad City DJ's, (C'mon) Ride That Train
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This song was hugely popular back in the day when I was in the Army. Every club was playing this song and it really got people moving. It's a fun song to play around with on bass, too! The character on the shirt is "Hecklefish" from the UA-cam channel "The Why Files." AJ and Hecklefish have really great content over there! All copyrighted material is used under the guidelines of "Fair Use" in T...
Darius Rucker, Wagon Wheel
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A fun song to play. All copyrighted material is used under the guidelines of "Fair Use" in Title 17 & 107 of The United States Code, and under Articles 29 & 29.1 of The Canadian Copyright Act. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. I do not own any audio; it is only used ...
Bee Gees, You Should Be Dancing, Bass
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Back in the day I had my polyester Angels Flight pants (and vest!) - lookin' good! Another simple, but fun song to play... All copyrighted material is used under the guidelines of "Fair Use" in Title 17 & 107 of The United States Code, and under Articles 29 & 29.1 of The Canadian Copyright Act. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educ...
Simple Minds, Don't You (Forget About Me), Bass
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A fun song from a fun movie - especially if you were an '80s kid All copyrighted material is used under the guidelines of "Fair Use" in Title 17 & 107 of The United States Code, and under Articles 29 & 29.1 of The Canadian Copyright Act. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair ...
PSY, Gangnam Style, Freestyle Bass
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Freestyle bass cover of PSY's hit "Gangnam Style." I lived in Korea for several years and have many memories of the people and places (and food!). Psy's "Gangnam Style" is a great backdrop for some freeform bass playing. Anyong haseo to all of my Korean friends! All copyrighted material is used under the guidelines of "Fair Use" in Title 17 & 107 of The United States Code, and under Articles 29...
KISS, Shock Me
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For all the grief Gene Simmons gets, he has some pretty fun bass lines; here's one of them. Shout out to my oldest amigo Juanito, we were the best KISS tribute band in elementary school! All copyrighted material is used under the guidelines of "Fair Use" in Title 17 & 107 of The United States Code, and under Articles 29 & 29.1 of The Canadian Copyright Act. Fair use is a use permitted by copyri...
Grateful Dead, Bertha, Bass
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Bertha from 1971. Phil Lesh is one of my all-time favorite bassists. All copyrighted material is used under the guidelines of "Fair Use" in Title 17 & 107 of The United States Code, and under Articles 29 & 29.1 of The Canadian Copyright Act. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of f...
The Clash, Rock the Casbah, bass
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If you grew up in the 80s, you remember this one. With Paul Simonon on bass... and who can forget the genuine 80s laser sounds. All copyrighted material is used under the guidelines of "Fair Use" in Title 17 & 107 of The United States Code, and under Articles 29 & 29.1 of The Canadian Copyright Act. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit,...
Mesa Subway WD-800
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Audio review of my Mesa Subway WD-800 (pre-Gibson). Sound snippet played on a Fender P-bass, through a Boss Loop Station RC-1, and into a Harke HD210. Pedal is a Hosa FSC 385 (which uses TRS jacks).
Tag Team, Whoomp! There It Is, bass
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A dance classic. The song has a driving beat pushed by some clever lyrics. Not the exact bass line, but my take on the 'feel' of the song. All copyrighted material is used under the guidelines of "Fair Use" in Title 17 & 107 of The United States Code, and under Articles 29 & 29.1 of The Canadian Copyright Act. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. ...
Grand Funk Railroad, American Band, Bass
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Grand Funk Railroad, American Band, Bass
Spector Legend Bass Detailed Review
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Spector Legend Bass Detailed Review
its amazing ! nice work
Thank you, that's very kind of you to say👍
does the bass have a hipshot bridge
I's not a Hipshot - it is a Fender high-mass bridge. I put them on all my Fender basses. They seem to add sustain. Thanks for noticing 👍
is that a fender jazz bass
Yes, it's a jazz bass in 'seafoam green'. In real life the clear looks more green than in the video
this sounds super cool i like it more than the original
Thank you very much for the kind words; it's a fun song to play! 👍
Would you please share the tabs?
Groovy
How about doing another one bites the dust.
"A fun song from a fun movie - especially if you were an '80s kid" I completely agree good work mike!!
Thank you!
Hello Mike, maybe you could answer me two question: #1 is it strictly active or is there also a passive mode? #2 what is the average battery life if only active? Thanks!
Hi Tom, the bass was originally all active with no passive option, but I changed all of the pickups to passive EMG Geezer Butlers shortly after the video was made. The battery life I don't really know about because I changed it to passive pretty much right away. The bass is my main gigging bass and has held up really well - changing the pickups to passive was a really good change for me. Thanks again for asking
Nice demo ! Did you have to ''hack'' the head to rack mount it or is it a mesa accesory ? The features are nice on this amp but all my other gear is rack mounted and it's kind of a deal break for me if you can't put it in a rack without hacking the whole thing
Thanks for watching. The TT800 and the WD800 both can be rack mounted using MESA rack ears. The ears are about $50 USD on the MESA website. I'm like you, I like to keep my (expensive) gear racked and protected 👍
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nicely done
Thank you very much; it's a fun song to play 🙂
Love the "pre-Gibson," 😄
I just added a TT 800 last month. It's post-Gibson, but it seems to be okay...so far, haha!
Is this one made in Indonesia or Korea?
Really dig that hard case you have it mounted in what's the model?
Thank you - The cases (I have 2) are Gator "Pro Series" 4 unit rack cases. I've had them a few years and they seem to hold up very well.
? Thought that pre was a tone pump jr?
Hi Daniel, no it wasn't a Tone Pump Jr. It was a very small, badly soldered circuit board that looked nothing like a Tone Pump or Tone Pump Jr. In fact, one of the reasons I got the bass in the first place was because I was expecting something in the Tone Pump family, but the board that came with it was pretty disappointing.
Hello everyone I have such a head. It doesn't work well, it turns off briefly during the game!!! I don't know what to do.
About a year-and-a-half later, I stumbled onto this. Listened in the headphones. It sounds like a nice, clean bass amp! Are you still using that head? Has it been reliable for you? Is the volume sufficient for band use? For example, have you compared it to another 500 watt class D head, and found them to be of similar perceived volume?
Hi and thanks for watching! I still regularly use the head about once a week in my band's rehearsal space. It works well and I've had no troubles with it at all. My main heads are a Mesa WD 800, an Eden WTX 500, and a Genzler Magellan 350 (depending on venue size) and I will sometimes take the TC in the video as a backup. I would say it keeps up well with the Eden and Genzler as far as volume. All in all, for the money, it's been a really good deal. 😸
Hey, this is Ava. Good to see you still playing and having fun🙂.
Hi Ava, thanks for watching; I hope all is well with you! 😀
A five string?! Outstanding!
Haha, good eye! I have it strung EADGC. Now it just needs a smoke pot!
Thank you, sir! This video has been of tremendous help.
Thank you Sofia, I appreciate it!
You're not driving the amp man, you need to set the gain at anything from 1 to 3 o'clock to make the preamp work !
Hahah good catch
You are right - I keep this amp as a back up and the gain usually sits around 3. Good catch!
Bloody hell! That was a seriously comprehensive, not to say helpful review mate. Really fancying this Spector bass, and I was pleasantly surprised to see the other main bass on my shortlist (Player Jaguar) in the background!! Thanks very much for this.
Thank you for your kind words; the Jag in the back is a really great bass too!
Painful to watch
Hey Mike, great video man! I'm seriously considering buying one of these puppies. I've seen in the comments that you ended replacing the original pickups with a Geezer Butler P/J kit. I'm serious about both the original jazz pickup and the GB one, is any one of the 2 noiseless? Also, how is the original p-bass pup, is the GB much better? I'm looking for a convincing p-bass sound with a balanced noiseless jazz pup for some extra definition when needed, do you think it is achievable with either the original pickups or the GB?
Hi Mr Khaan, thanks for the comment. I felt that the original pickups were very weak. To me they sounded tinny, like listening to a bass on a small AM radio. Also, the wiring was thin and not soldered well at all. When I changed to the Geezers the bass really opened up - in fact, this is my current gigging bass and sounds great. Thanks again for watching!
Looks like this is the same caliber as the Spector NS Pulse I used to own. And that was $1199. Thanks for this!
I was wondering if the Gotoh tuners are an exact replacement? Hole dia , etc. I would maybe change to black hardware later..Great review as I just ordered a Legand 4 STD,.. plus, if you changed to EMG geezer PUs , did you wire for 2 volumes so you could use 4 knobs etc? Any help there would be appreciated. Great review. Need more like this review. Thank you. Robert
Hi Robert, thanks for you comments. I actually did put in Gotoh tuners and they are not an exact replacement. I had to rout out the tuner holes a little to make them fit. I actually routed them out too much and made the holes too big (be careful, it's easy to overdo) but the Gotoh tuners work fine and I have not had any tuning issues, even with my sloppy workmanship. As far as the Geezer pickups, I kept everything standard with the wiring and used the extra hole in the front of the bass for my input jack (I like front mounted jacks). Thanks again!
@@mikesmusicden Thank you for reply Mike !!!
Top vid! All I needed to know and be shown without someone mus-splaining to me! My TCE BQ500 is on order and will soon be teamed with my MarkBass NY 151 cabinet..lookin’ forward to hearin’ the highs and feelin’ the lows.. Interested on hearing people’s thoughts on this combo..
Thank you; I also don't like hearing a lot of explaining - I want to hear the gear.
Amazing review! Thank you, I just order one legend classic and now I'm completely relieve that I make a great choice!
Did you get it? How do you like it? 🤘🤘🤘
Hi Erick, thank you!
If you close your eyes you can hear a young Bill Gates making a bass review
Haha...I can't sing well either!
Got mine ! I was so excited opening the box!!! Here is my first jam ua-cam.com/video/oZKiNj19ui4/v-deo.html
The kind of reviews we need! Thanks!
Hi Oliver, thank you!
What about this bass with the Geezer pickups + the black beauties strings? I want to start slaying some fuzz tone riffs.
Hi tmbacz, I have not tried Black Beauties on this bass yet, but I might do that next time I change strings. I like fuzz myself and with a good fuzz pedal, the Geezers sound great! Thanks for watching!
Great run through.. thanks for talking the time.
Thanks for watching!
pre gibson XD
Haha, yeah...I'm not sure how this whole Gibson thing is going to work out...
It will be fine 🙂
Now that's a review!
Haha, thanks for watching!
Good demo! Hey man would you recommend that Hartke hd112 as a good cab for small venues, band practice (grunge-rock and some blues) and low volume playing? Does it push a good sound? Any muddy sound at higher volumes (with good EQ obviously)?
Hi Juan, thanks for watching. Yes, the Hartke 112 is pretty good for small venues. I pair it with a Hartke HD210 for larger gigs and have never had problems being heard, hahaha!
@@mikesmusicden thanks for the reply man! I ended up deciding for a Gallien-Krueger CX410 as it was around the same price of the Hartke HD210. But thanks anyways
Is the body curved?
No, it's pretty straight, but it does have the 'tummy cut' at the top. It sits pretty comfortable and is not too heavy.
Looking into this bass, just started my journey on the 4 string, glad I found your reviews & this playthrough
Thanks for watching; Good luck with the bass - it's a fun instrument!
Thanks for the video! I have a Spector 2000/5, which are also made in Korea (I think that Legend is). Same thing, dumpy electronics but great build otherwise. Mine now has EMG pickups and the K Haz pre and it sounds killer!
Good choice changing to EMGs - I changed to EMG Geezer Butlers and it made a huge difference; thanks for watching!
Glad you liked it. Can you tell from the picture I love Spector? Just a little FYI, the Legend Standard that you have, is made in Indonesia, but the Legend Classic and Neck Thru's are still manufactured in Korea. They also have some new models coming soon from the Korean factory, including a fanned fret model later this year. We (the Spector family) was concerned about the Korg take over when Stuart Spector retired, but Taylor McLam and the Korg group has done some AMAZING things. The upgrades and money they have put into it are phenomenal. Thanks again for the video. Great job
Did you go with the Geezer EMGs?
Hi klaymeister. Thanks for noticing, yes, those are the Geezers. I like them much better than the pickups that came with the bass and they were easy to install. From the time it took to take off the strings to putting in the pickups (including the solderless wiring) took less than a half an hour. I've never had problems with Geezers before - they always sound good!
something that I have about my spector (even the american made Forte has the same issue) is the battery access
I agree. The battery access is pretty bad.
Excellent Video, Thanks
Hi Alan, thanks for watching!
Good breakdown , I'm a Spector bass guy I love my old q4 pro which is between a legend and the performer series (ive upgraded most of it only thing factory on it is the emg hz soap bar pick ups it had the emg bts 2 band which is a awesome pre amp but I add a gotoh 18 volt box and a darkglass tone capsule 3 band) it now has a hipshot db7 extender on it. Love it as much as my late 2019 euro 5 lt violet burst (Sweetwater exclusive) and my 2007 Rebop dlx ex(zebrawood) with a emg bqc 3 band pre amp.
Hi LowMan, Darkglass makes good stuff - your upgrades probably sound great!
Thanks this vid helped a lot. I wonder if you looked at 3 more legend basses if they would have the same build quality as this one. Trying to get away from using Squiers but I don't have $2,500 for a pro level Spector lol
Hi Nick, thanks for the comment. I get it, I doubt I'll ever be able to afford a high-end Spector myself.
@@mikesmusicden I do think however that at some point you're just paying for the name. I'd love to see this compared to a Warwick Rockbass Streamer in the same way considering they're identical body styles and very similar price points. Great vid thanks again
Hey it's your guy. Rob
Awesome, hi Rob! Thanks for watching!
Excellent review...As for electronics, first thing I'd do is upgrade to Emg's anyway, so it's not a big downfall for me personally..Very intrigued by these and have been contemplating one..this thorough review is excellent..thanks for putting this out there
Hi Trent, thanks for the comment. Good call on the EMGs. In fact, shortly after the video was done, I changed the electronics and pick-ups for EMG Geezer Butlers. It sounds so much better and the Geezers are plug-and-play - no soldering. Took about 20 minutes.
@@mikesmusicden I think I just made my decision! Cheers and Merry Christmas from Canada!
Wow! Do you teach lessons on YT ?
Hi Camper Star, thank you for the kind words but I just play for fun!
@@mikesmusicden Thanks and Happy New Year
Great cover! Mel was so underrated!
@@johnwilkerson1535 Hi John, Yes he was! Grand Funk was pretty awesome back in the day! Thanks for watching.
As long as Stu Spector is running the show, you'll not get crap from any of their products. I just bought the new Legend 6 classic at retail because it's worth it.
Hi Chris, yes I agree with you. Now that Spector has been sold to Korg USA, I'm hopeful that quality control will still remain high. I don't blame Stu Spector for selling - he deserves to retire and relax, but he made such good bases that I wonder if Korg will maintain the quality. Congratulations on your Legend 6 Classic, those are great basses!
@@mikesmusicden thanks! I didn't even know they sold out...looks like they still build them in the same factory for now. Hopefully Korg/Spector will stay in Korea and avoid China