The small piece below the strings is called a tug bar and it’s from early days with assumption strumming was with the thumb. It’s been relocated on some models above the strings as a rest for the thumb as playing bass evolved to more finger playing…I think😂
The black ledge is a rest for your fingers for when you use your thumb to play. It was common on early fenders because they thought that is how most people would play an electric bass. I just learned that last week and have been playing bass for over 15 years lol.
Some albums that got me into playing bass as a guitarist were Interpol's "Turn on the Bright Lights" and Joy Divisions "Unknown Pleasures." They both have amaziong melodic bass riffs, and they're fun to play. The standout songs are "The NEw" on TOTBLand "Dissorder" on UP.
That's a cool bass. The black bar is there because Leo assumed people would play bass with their thumb and rest their fingers there. I like short scale basses, they're fun to play. My favorite short scale from Fender is the basic Player Mustang P/J in natural. The one you got is a little higher up the totem pole. You should get a bass amp, though. It does make a difference. Even just a Fender Rumble 40. Ask me questions, I have 36 years of experience with the big toddler-stringed instruments.
I knew that there was such a thing as a Mustang bass… but I had no idea they so much smaller. It looks awesome! Some folks don’t like the racing stripe. I really do. But I don’t get the “burgundy” thing at all though. LOL
That background music when you were taking the bass apart sounded like a radiohead/khruangbin mashup :) In the Meantime by Spacehog is a fun bass line BTW
It's handy to be able to play bass as well as guitar. I was able to pick up gigs when my friends needed someone who could play many instruments. You can also track lots of things. Guitar, bass, mandolins, vocals etc. Pretty much all you'll need is a drummer or a way to create a percussion track(s). As far as where to rest your hand... the top of the bass. put your thumb there and strike the bass strings with your index, middle and sometimes ring fingers. Occassionally you can slap.
As was said before, the small black plastic bar is called a tug bar. It was used when Fender thought players would use their thumb to play. Think about a bass amp, for better sound. For all around weight, price and sound, it's hard to beat the the Rumble 40 combo. Take that Mustang Bass to your music store and plug it into one. Set the tone controls to 10, 2, 2, 10 o'clock (BASS, LOW MID, HI MID & TREBLE), this is true flat, NOT all controls at 12 o'clock. Ensure the Bright, Contour, Vintage and Overdrive buttons are out and tune to taste from there. It also has DI out if you want to record or run it to a sound board. I think you'll love it. Compliments my AC15 and Brown Princeton very nicely. Plays great in acoustic sets. Can hold it's own, if not pushed close to it's limit with mild to modest electric sets.
I just purchased a Squier Mini P bass for giggles. It’s a lot of fun and the neck and frets are fine. Running it into the DAW with a NAM capture of an SVT sounds pretty ferocious. I definitely got my $189 worth. 😂👍
I ordered the tug bar from amazon and used it on the pickguardsection above the pickup to have a comfortable thumb rest. I play with 2 fingers to strum. I
I would like to try a Bass VI. I have played a bass, now I mainly play acoustic guitar. I would like to see what happens the two worlds meet in one instrument. Go ahead and rock on both. Bass made me a better rythm guitar player. Guitar made me not afraid to go above the 12th fret and play the bass in more melodic way. Playing the piano made me learn harmony and theory and that I can hear and see where every instrument lies in a frequency spectrum. Playing drums helped me to stay in time and to have fun making music. I wish to every person who sings or/and plays instruments to be a musician. Voice and guitar are just tools that project our music to audience.
Landon, don't be shy to play bass with a pick, if that's what feels more comfortable and natural to you! 😉👍 I'm more a bassist than guitarist but have always felt way more comfortable playing bass with a pick myself, and I play fingerstyle only about 20% of the time 🙂 And man, it took me a moment before it clicked with me that one bassline was from R.Stewart's 'Maggie M.'! I was already getting nervous: "I so know this! But what is it?!" 😅 And funny, I'd mentioned 'Fraggle Rock' in a message to a friend only yesterday! 😄 Oh, and whoever composed the music behind the dismantle segment of this video has heard 'August 10' by Khruangbin 😄
Hi Landon, my son, has a music degree and is a bassist. He plays and teaches electric, double and fretless bass. He says your technique is dreadful 😅. You look like a guitar player. That said, when he plays my guitar, he looks like a bass player. 😂 Throw that pick away and use your index and middle finger. As for that thing under the high string, he has no idea what its for either, bit his are jazz basses. He rests his thumb on the top of the pickup. He says the good thing about a bass is you don't have to deal with those high B&E strings. Enjoy - Rod
Hah, well ahead of you. I figured "why only suck on ONE instrument" a while ago and bought a Sire jazz bass. Main reason being Walk Away by Black Sabbath, if you listen to that song and don't feel the need for a bass guitar you're dead inside!
picking up the bass every once in a while is refreshing. I'm a guitarist who plays the bass the bestest. you're awesome! what is that device behind you that looks like a clock but the numbers keep changing?
I suggest playing with a pick for you. I am a guitarist that plays bass using a pick comes more naturally and you will have better technique. I use my basses for recording and get decent results. Use your chord knowledge and play in time.
"Wrong answers only," eh? Okay ... The little plastic bar is a holdover from the days when cannabis was illegal everywhere and you had to hide the stash. The bar is the handle (cleverly disguised, of course) to open the hidden weed stash container!😆
I am another one of those guitarists that owns a bass. I really wanted a short scale, but Fender didn't have one in production when I bought mine. My only choice was Squier, a non-Fender brand short scale, or regular scale. I love the bass I ended up going with (a Nate Mendel signature, MIM) but I every time I see these new short scales I get GASy, despite being terrible at bass. Thanks for that, Landon.🥲
Have thought about getting a bass or a keyboard....not sure which one would be more beneficial to a guitar player. Still have about 75,000 hours to master the guitar though😂
The small piece below the strings is called a tug bar and it’s from early days with assumption strumming was with the thumb. It’s been relocated on some models above the strings as a rest for the thumb as playing bass evolved to more finger playing…I think😂
Spot-on! 😀👍
Yes...that's the old style. I've seen old videos with it.
It's a cheap plastic thing. In the old days they were wood.
It's a secret compartment to hold a single joint. Leo was a genius.
The black ledge is a rest for your fingers for when you use your thumb to play. It was common on early fenders because they thought that is how most people would play an electric bass. I just learned that last week and have been playing bass for over 15 years lol.
Some albums that got me into playing bass as a guitarist were Interpol's "Turn on the Bright Lights" and Joy Divisions "Unknown Pleasures." They both have amaziong melodic bass riffs, and they're fun to play. The standout songs are "The NEw" on TOTBLand "Dissorder" on UP.
Carlos D was amazing in Interpol, his parts were so catchy.
That's a cool bass. The black bar is there because Leo assumed people would play bass with their thumb and rest their fingers there. I like short scale basses, they're fun to play. My favorite short scale from Fender is the basic Player Mustang P/J in natural. The one you got is a little higher up the totem pole. You should get a bass amp, though. It does make a difference. Even just a Fender Rumble 40. Ask me questions, I have 36 years of experience with the big toddler-stringed instruments.
Nice to see a bass video! I'd definitely dig seeing more bass videos sometime!
I knew that there was such a thing as a Mustang bass… but I had no idea they so much smaller. It looks awesome! Some folks don’t like the racing stripe. I really do.
But I don’t get the “burgundy” thing at all though. LOL
I bought this bass over the Fender JMJ Mustang. The JMJ is great, but the Vintera II just felt better, and I liked the bridge better. Very good bass.
Was really digging the Khruangbin style music during the teardown.
I just saw that bass being played at concert this past night, it makes sounds.
That background music when you were taking the bass apart sounded like a radiohead/khruangbin mashup :) In the Meantime by Spacehog is a fun bass line BTW
I love Spacehog
It's handy to be able to play bass as well as guitar. I was able to pick up gigs when my friends needed someone who could play many instruments. You can also track lots of things. Guitar, bass, mandolins, vocals etc. Pretty much all you'll need is a drummer or a way to create a percussion track(s). As far as where to rest your hand... the top of the bass. put your thumb there and strike the bass strings with your index, middle and sometimes ring fingers. Occassionally you can slap.
As was said before, the small black plastic bar is called a tug bar. It was used when Fender thought players would use their thumb to play.
Think about a bass amp, for better sound. For all around weight, price and sound, it's hard to beat the the Rumble 40 combo. Take that Mustang Bass to your music store and plug it into one. Set the tone controls to 10, 2, 2, 10 o'clock (BASS, LOW MID, HI MID & TREBLE), this is true flat, NOT all controls at 12 o'clock. Ensure the Bright, Contour, Vintage and Overdrive buttons are out and tune to taste from there. It also has DI out if you want to record or run it to a sound board.
I think you'll love it. Compliments my AC15 and Brown Princeton very nicely. Plays great in acoustic sets. Can hold it's own, if not pushed close to it's limit with mild to modest electric sets.
It works great for acoustic guitar too.
I just purchased a Squier Mini P bass for giggles. It’s a lot of fun and the neck and frets are fine. Running it into the DAW with a NAM capture of an SVT sounds pretty ferocious. I definitely got my $189 worth. 😂👍
Nice! I got a Vintera 1 Mustang when they went on sale when the 2s came out.
Thats a nice bass.Jazz bass should be your second one to showcase if you're ever interested in checking out other basses
2017 Fender Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass '77 - New Guitar Day!
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I ordered the tug bar from amazon and used it on the pickguardsection above the pickup to have a comfortable thumb rest. I play with 2 fingers to strum. I
Congratulations on successfully merging Fraggle Rock and 9 to 5 together! 5:59 Brundle Fly would be pleased.
I would like to try a Bass VI. I have played a bass, now I mainly play acoustic guitar. I would like to see what happens the two worlds meet in one instrument. Go ahead and rock on both. Bass made me a better rythm guitar player. Guitar made me not afraid to go above the 12th fret and play the bass in more melodic way. Playing the piano made me learn harmony and theory and that I can hear and see where every instrument lies in a frequency spectrum. Playing drums helped me to stay in time and to have fun making music. I wish to every person who sings or/and plays instruments to be a musician. Voice and guitar are just tools that project our music to audience.
Ive played one at the music store. Felt much more like a bass than a guitar
Landon, don't be shy to play bass with a pick, if that's what feels more comfortable and natural to you! 😉👍
I'm more a bassist than guitarist but have always felt way more comfortable playing bass with a pick myself, and I play fingerstyle only about 20% of the time 🙂
And man, it took me a moment before it clicked with me that one bassline was from R.Stewart's 'Maggie M.'! I was already getting nervous: "I so know this! But what is it?!" 😅
And funny, I'd mentioned 'Fraggle Rock' in a message to a friend only yesterday! 😄
Oh, and whoever composed the music behind the dismantle segment of this video has heard 'August 10' by Khruangbin 😄
Yeah and a lot of famous bass players play with picks! No shame about it, it brings a completely different tone than with your fingers.
Finally someone plays bass with my skill level
Best fragle rock cover EVER!!!❤
I bet the tabs for Fraggle Rock are on Ultimate Guitar, lol.
Hi Landon, my son, has a music degree and is a bassist. He plays and teaches electric, double and fretless bass.
He says your technique is dreadful 😅. You look like a guitar player. That said, when he plays my guitar, he looks like a bass player. 😂
Throw that pick away and use your index and middle finger.
As for that thing under the high string, he has no idea what its for either, bit his are jazz basses.
He rests his thumb on the top of the pickup.
He says the good thing about a bass is you don't have to deal with those high B&E strings.
Enjoy - Rod
i was expecting a fishing video
i would kill for this bass i love it
Hah, well ahead of you. I figured "why only suck on ONE instrument" a while ago and bought a Sire jazz bass. Main reason being Walk Away by Black Sabbath, if you listen to that song and don't feel the need for a bass guitar you're dead inside!
I have a Squire Jaguar Bass, short scale, cherry red. We guitaristas use a pick like Paul McCartney.
Love the Fraggle Rock theme on bass
Love that song at about the 5:00 mark. What is that?
Song credits
Song: Island Dream
Artist: Chris Haugen
@@landonbailey Thanks!
Nice bass! I'm not sure about the Vintera as I've never touched one, but the Classic Series line Vintera replaced punches well about its weight.
I love my Mustang Bass!
If you want to make it sound even better put some tapewounds on it. They sound sooo good!
Any brand recommendations or is that also the brand name?
@@landonbailey Labella Deep Talkin' Flats are well-regarded.
I prefer the treble of roundwounds.
Nice Mustang. I think I would like it more without the stripe and without the "finger rest/tug bar".
picking up the bass every once in a while is refreshing. I'm a guitarist who plays the bass the bestest.
you're awesome! what is that device behind you that looks like a clock but the numbers keep changing?
That's a decibel meter to check how loud stuff is in the room
@grawman67 I thought that might be the case, thank you for confirming this!
@@tr3f You're welcome, friend!
You really are the best bas😊sest.
Major differences between the Fender Mustang Vintera I and the Fender Mustang Vintera II:
Vintera 1:
Tribute era - mid-1960s
Scale length 30 inches
Body wood - Alder
Body type - slab
Neck woods - Maple/Pau Fero
Neck shape - mid 60s C
Neck radius - 7.25 inches
Nut width - 1.5 inches
Nut material - synthetic
Frets - 19, vintage
Tuners - 60s vintage (lollipop)
Pick-ups - vintage mid-60s split coil
Controls - 1 volume, 1 tone
Bridge - 4 saddle Mustang, strings through body
Paint scheme - 60s Mustang car colors
Pickgaurd - mother of toilet seat
Vintera 2:
Tribute era - early 1970s
Scale length - 30 inches
Body wood - Alder
Body type - contoured
Neck woods - Maple/Rosewood
Neck shape - early 70s C
Neck radius - 7.25 inches
Nut width - 1.625 inches
Nut material - synthetic
Frets - 19, vintage tall
Tuners - 70s vintage (clover)
Pick-ups - vintage mid- 70s split coil
Controls - 1 volume, 1 tone
Bridge - 4 saddle Mustang, strings through body
Paint scheme - 70s Competition (with racing stripes) Mustang car colors
Pickguard - mother of toilet seat
I suggest playing with a pick for you. I am a guitarist that plays bass using a pick comes more naturally and you will have better technique. I use my basses for recording and get decent results. Use your chord knowledge and play in time.
Thanks for the tip!
You’re a natural
Jeez I was fooled in the beginning when I mistakenly thought you had a 69 lake blue competition mustang
Was that Psycho Killer by the Talking Heads you were playing at the beginning?
Fraggle Rock ua-cam.com/video/KLQS6xo40kI/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
That's what l thought!!
I have one of those on the way. Thanks! 🎻🙂😎
Enjoy!
"Wrong answers only," eh? Okay ... The little plastic bar is a holdover from the days when cannabis was illegal everywhere and you had to hide the stash. The bar is the handle (cleverly disguised, of course) to open the hidden weed stash container!😆
I love this channel. And that bass is Dope!
I am another one of those guitarists that owns a bass. I really wanted a short scale, but Fender didn't have one in production when I bought mine. My only choice was Squier, a non-Fender brand short scale, or regular scale. I love the bass I ended up going with (a Nate Mendel signature, MIM) but I every time I see these new short scales I get GASy, despite being terrible at bass. Thanks for that, Landon.🥲
Do you have to remove the neck to adjust the truss rod? Thank you.
no, just the pickguard
Competition stripes - thus the name of the guitar. It’s a skateboard/surfing thing - likely didn’t make it up to Ottawa. (A respectful observation)
Ah but what about a bass player making a guitar video? No barritone, or Bass VI allowed! lol!
Have thought about getting a bass or a keyboard....not sure which one would be more beneficial to a guitar player. Still have about 75,000 hours to master the guitar though😂
The smoke
A very nice bass.
Thanks!
Can you please review the Mustang guitar from the vintera ii series.
i would love to eventually
Davie504 would slap you for using a pick.
It’s a play faster stripe..😂🇦🇺
trussrod access doesn't seem to be easy
Still have that bass?
still have it! it's great
What about the black fender telecaster custom 70s, and other sunburst Stratocasters@@landonbailey
never go full youtube 😂
I like it.
Nice bass. Get yourself some flat wounds.
Thanks for the tip
What was the point of the teardown if you weren’t gonna discuss it while you had it apart?
to show the insides
@@landonbailey Yes but doing so is pointless without discussing the electronics.
what is there to discuss?
That's one of those things that really look cool but actually are ........
Oh, OK, I'll let myself out....
I thought Geddy Lee and Paul McCartney were the best ever...eh?!
Cast your cares away
worries for another day
let the music play
Down at Fraggle Rock
That's not a guitar!? I don't know what's happening
More like a bass player who’s been trying to make guitar videos…
traitor
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First. love the bass and this channel
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