The Fender Precision Bass: A Short History
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This is our short history video of the Fender Precision Bass. Since this is a "short history" this is in no way meant to be a guide for collectors, we just try to hit the major portions in the development of the instrument.
First I'd like to thank Rick Beato for mixing the bass track used in the video. Mixing five tracks of bass was well beyond my meager mixing skills. So as in all things on this channel, I owe a great debt to Rick.
I'd like to thank Neil Elliott for composing and recording the music itself. Neil is a long time subscriber to five watt world and did us a big favor writing this piece P bass specific piece for the video. You can find Neil here:
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And finally I'd like to thank Dave Onorato for his always sage contributions to the script. Dave is the fact checking little brother I always wished I had.
I found it so astonishing for a guy who never played guitar or bass ended making the biggest brand of guitar and bass that millions of players have used.
That might be the magic. Us right siders need those left side brain peeps to create the tools to create. For now it’s still the most beautiful symbiotic relationship to create art in my opinion.
@@hottotty13I don’t know, even as a musical person I still find the hardware side of things to be magical. I think Leo Fender was an electrical engineer and ergonomist more than anything, but even I can have an appreciation for it.
Long live King Leo!
Probably my most prized possession is my dad’s 1966 P-Bass… Such a great instrument to play, and a piece of history.
You are lucky to have such a beautiful thing man, keep it for the next generation
@@Tarik78671 for sure!!
The P Bass is the very definition of "the most music from the least gear," in all the right ways. I bought one a few years back and it's been my sole bass since.
In the plethora of affordable pedals world we live in, a P bass is all you need to get any sound want. With a POG and fuzz I’d dare anyone to guess what bass I’m playing.
It's the Tele of basses, simple, raw and highly usable.
I've owned the same p bass, my only one for over 20yrs. It's had a hard life in that time, back to back gigs. Still absolutely beautiful
I learned so much from this video! Thanks Hypes!!
Thanks Hypes. Can't wait for your Greatest Bass Intros video!
Rick, what're you doing here man?
it's great to hear that someone who's taught so much is still learning :)
Rick Beato! One of my favorites! 👍
yeah man
Everybody, in 1951: We already have a bass amp. The knobs go to "10."
Leo Fender @ 5:40 With First Fender Bassman Amp: "These go to 12."
Nigel Tufnel: "I'll buy ALL of them!!"
4:27: EADG is the standard tuning for the traditional upright bass, so probably not a marketing idea on the part of Fender.
One of my favorite songs ever uses an upright bass. 'Please Be With Me' by Cowboy w/ Duane Allman. The crazy part is Scott said the only time they used an upright was to record the song and they had never used one again until the night Duane's daughters book was released by, the same name. They played the song at the reading she did, using an, upright bass. Scott Boyer made the comment that, it was the first time they had used one since they recorded the song.
That’s a good point. (Though EADG was not 100% standard for Double Basses, it was certainly the most common)
Leo Fender is the Nikola Tesla of music.
More like the Edison or Ford. Tesla was the genius who never achieved commercial success and peer recognition in his lifetime.
@@hedekbass That's also a good comparison 🤔
@@hedekbass Ford is a great comparision :).
I'd say the Henry Ford. He didn't invent the electric guitar - but he popularized it and mass produced it
2357y1113 Now THAT is a great line!
You are bassically correct.
This man's moustache fills me with hope and happiness
I don’t understand how the P-Bass doesn’t have a bigger aura around it than the J-Bass. It is such a great instrument.
Amen brother!
@@fivewattworld I got my daughter an American Professional ii Dark Night P-Bass. She LOVES it. I’m a pretty big fan too.
@@thaddeusfields4360 great dad 🤝🏼 she still playing?
You have a great voice for narration. It would be cool if you could narrate books in the music genre... I'd listen.
I'd listen to this guy read the driver's manual from an '82 LeSabre.
@@chromocopia5773 haha, I can't say that I wouldn't.
Yes
I would definitely buy this man a beer and chat about music and gear for hours.
Every time I can’t sleep, I put this on and I am almost immediately cured of my insomnia ...
Wonderful bass. I cannot wait for you to cover the jazz bass.
Well I've sort of been thinking that should be next. You know, while I'm in the Fender end of the pool.
I'm looking fwd to the Stingray myself. Tho I prefer a passive P bass in the studio, a Stingray in a live setting is equally tonal bliss.
I'm most looking forward to the Ibanez Iceman ep.
Yeah....SHOULD be a matched set of HISTORIES....This was very good....
Or you could do one on the jazzmaster...
"Short" history? Seemed very concise and informative for a short history. You could say it was more precise.
The one "improvement" you didn't mention was when Duck Dunn put a Jazz Bass neck on a P body. It's truly the best of both worlds more so than adding a J pickup IMHO.
I had that in script as a common and popular mod but then had to cut it to get the time down. So thanks for sharing that here.
Keith
I've done this and you're right... never looked back.
After playing the Epiphone P-bass duplicate that I owned from Feb. 1996 - June 2000, I can say the most tempting Fender or Squier version to me is that hybrid version with both the J-bass bridge pickup and the slimmer neck. I can play a traditional P-bass, but it’s not as comfy to me.
I agree with your premise, but another honorable mention would be Roger Glover of Deep Purple splicing a '51 neck onto a '62-era body, I believe for tonal reasons.
I'm also led to believe a number of UK players did this.
Definitely depends on the person. I went from p to jazz and back to p. I just couldn’t get used to the skinnier neck of the jazz, and I’m a dude with smaller hands. I’ve since sold the jazz and now have four p’s with a fifth on the way within the next few months!
I'm a drummer, but I bought a red squire P-bass on a whim for $200 15 years ago. Still love knocking about on it.
Very professional video. Good narration.
Gold medal for the amount of information per viewing time. No-nonsense Zero-gibberish quality video clip. Thank you!
I checked the serial number on my p bass 1983 made in japan that I picked up for $50 thank you Lord.
I have a 62 reissue Squire JV precision bass its my go to bass for everything ! Anything made in Japan from this period is incredible hang on to it !
I own, and adore a P Bass. Thanks so much for teaching me some history on the P Bass :)
Cool! I’ve always wanted a musicman stingray, a strandberg bass or a fender jazz bass.
Glad to see another video! Awesome!
Thanks for putting this together!
Another great video! Thanks Keith
Informative as always. Thanks for the great work.
Love this videos man, you gotta keep these up! No other videos like this!
I was laying in wait for your next video! Great content as always. More please!
Another great video! Thanks for taking the time to do these. Your hard work really shows.
Excellent work!👍
Great I love all the little details ☺
Incredibly interesting. Thanks for sharing! :)
Loving these videos! Very well researched and informative. Keep it up!
Thorough and insightful! Thank you for posting this.
Welcome back. THANKS VERY MUCH. Amazing work as usual.
Another informative video, thanks Keith.
Wonderful again. And I appreciate all the citation work you've done.
Very nice Keith!! Great work!
Thanks yet again!
Holy cow, this is quite a video. Nice work!
Thanks. And your presentation is excellent. Info is stellar!
Worth mentioning that the covers, allegedly designed and included to aid in eliminating hum, were really designed for aesthetics. The sight of an electric pickup and intonatable bridge was considered a little unsightly when compared to Gibson's offerings. The misunderstanding comes by way of the horseshoe pickup "cover" on early Rickenbacker 4000-series basses, which was magnetically charged and aided in output.
Great video as always!
Amazing presentation, Keith. You never cease to amaze me with your attention to detail - so impressive. Thanks!
Another great video, Keith. 👍
Excellent video. Thanks for uploading.
Great video, very informative. Thank you for all the research and your production!
Excellent mini documentary. Thank you
Fantastic. Thank you
Man I dig your videos. So informative, thank you kindly for the effort you put into these. Cheers!
As always, great work
Thanks. Super history. Great job
Your videos are seriously better than most of the stuff that gets put on TV. Please keep it up. Really great stuff.
Thanks Noah!
So informative, interesting, and thorough. Fun, too. Thanks
Hi Keith, your video's are always so informative and pleasant tot watch. Thanks and keep it up!!
Very good musical historical video, indeed! Thank you Keith.
I can't thank you enough for your content. Each one is so well thought out and informative. Please keep them coming.
Superb documentary great Job !
Outstanding lecture! Very informative.
That was very informative and interesting. Thanks for putting it together 👍🇦🇺
Fantastic video! Very thorough 😎👌
Been a while Keith welcome back and another very well done Documentary on an Iconic Bass...
I love watching the transition from experimental builds to the first few performances with working instruments. History in the making.
Outstanding work as always, sir.
Great video Keith!!! I love everything guitar & bass and you're doing an amazing job covering ALL the history making gear!!! 😎🎸
Always looking forward to the next 5 Watt World video . This was superb as always , thank you 👍
Great information!
Most excellent, well researched and inspiring video. Much thanks! 🙏🏻
So informative. Absolutely fantastic and well thought-out video
Your vids are boss...informative and cool. Your narrative is well timed, clear and concise. Rock on bro
I love these highly informative and well-prepared videos a job well done👍👍👍
Great video. I love My PBass even more now.
Definitely information in a video that a lot of people have been looking for for a long time. BTW you are a great narrator. Please make more videos, Can’t wait!
Brilliant video, thank you.
Again great video! Really enjoyed it.
Excellent history lesson and great presentation. Looking forward to the Jazz version now. Many thanks for making and asharing with us all.
Keith, another great video on the subject of the P-Bass. Your master class education on the topic is above par. Thank you for keeping them coming.
Keith, I haven't even watched this vid yet and I'm very excited to be able to take this in later tonight. That's how much I look forward to your shows.
I love these. Keep them coming!
Late night, 5WW Binge! Thank you as always
I never knew the history of the bass. Never had to do it,learn something new every day. Thanks for the info! My favorite channel!😎
Thanks Keith, fun video ⚓️
In times like these, I am glad I have 5 Watt world videos to watch, along with other UA-camrs. Thank you Keith.
Nice job. Would love to see the checkered history of Rickenbacker basses. "I know you'd like one, but you'll have to wait. Oh, and we'll have worked out what didn't work so well over the next few decades". (I love my 2005 4003)😎
Absolutely excellent as usual. Five Watt World is my favourite guitar/amp channel on UA-cam. So well researched and presented.Thank you mate.
Awesome history of a great bass guitar.
Keith, Wow!! This is great. It is the first and best review of the Fender Precision Bass I've heard. It is also great to see you back doing the 5WW. Please keep those videos coming!
The shots of the custom color ones are making me drool🤤
I love this... I play bass and just can't get enough of history about it. Thanks
Excellent video Keith! Leo Fender. Definitely nailed it once these rolled out. Again I will say I enjoy your videos , I always seem to learn a thing or two.
Very interesting and complete video, looking forward to a Jazz bass video.
Great video on P bass history. I have a 62 reissue from the 80's. Great Bass.
Thanks for the awesome history lesson!! Very well done!! Have listened to it a least 3 times now. Thank you for your hard work of putting this together. As a bass player means a lot!!
Greetings from North East England. I enjoy your series and your philosophy - keep on keeping on, Keith.
Welcome back Keith! Hope the move was smooth and I hope this is the first of a lot more videos to come!
I love these short histories! Thanks for putting these into the world. there isn't a dud in the bunch
Great to see you, Keith. My 6V6 had grown cold waiting for a new FWW.
Really good video, thanks man
Best history lesson on the P Bass Ive ever seen.
All time fav, the P bass! Thank you.
I really appreciate all your work. Your content is concise and clearly narrated. Makes me want to jam even more! Thanks!
Wonderful video and a wonderful channel!
Nice video! I started with a 64 P. Moved to jazz bass in the 80’s. Back to a P again. My favorite! Looking forward to a video on the Jazz Bass. Thanks. Always enjoy your videos!
Your videos are a godsend for anyone in the market for a vintage instrument