Are Yosemite Pickups Fender's Gnarliest? | Fender American Performer Precision Bass | Tone Demo |
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- This is my tone demo of the Fender American Performer Precision Bass, in collaboration with Langley Guitar Centre, UK.
Link to the bass in this video:
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Signal Chain:
Bass - Avalon U5 - Steinberg UR824 - Logic Pro X
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What’s your favourite setting from the video? What do you make of the Yosemite pickups? If you’ve played one of these new performers, what is your opinion of them? T
Sounds great. I like both pups at 50% or 0% tone. Love that ballsy low end.
BYW, both fingers and pick sound great that way. The P setting only isn't bad either w tone rolled off half or all the way. My least fave is the J pup w pick with tone 100%. Too thin.
I like both pickups at full volume and tone 80%
I just want to know what gnarly means.
Bob it means good
I bought one like this as soon as they were introduced. My favourite Fender so far, and my first call bass.
I saw that kind of bass (but it's blue) on the website of a local store and went there the next day right from the morning. It was the fastest shopping of my life. I went to the store at 9:30 am and left with bass at 9:48 am. I think it's best bass I have ever played and it felt right to me for the first note.
I liked the sound of both pickups with the tone 💯%
Just bought the same bass in the same color today. I usually play a Fender Flea Jazz bass and a Ric 4003. But I really like the p bass pickups in this bass. Rolling in the jazz pick up about 3/4 volume and rolling the tone down down about 1/4 turn and this bass really sweetens up. I use La Bella low tension flats.
I’m going to try those settings on mine thanks
You have excellent groove. A bass belongs in your hands. Nice stuff. I like how these pickups sound.
Ghs medium flatwounds sound great on these,more ole school bassy sound. Just spreading the word.
thanks!
Thanks. Super helpful demo. I heard voices claiming the Y's PUs would sound dull. I cannot agree at all. To me they sound pretty well.
Thanks, I've been considering a set of the Yosemite P/J's for my Squier Jag short scale. The price is pretty good for a Fender product.
I also have one of those but am not sure if I want to upgrade. The strings are kind of loose since it's tuned BEAD. It's really not my primary guitar.
The split coil on this bass is a killer machine!
Just installed these pickups on my Yamaha Bass. Well worth the money!
Tried one at gc today and have to agree, it was the meanest sounding p bass they had
Yeah man! They’re gnarly! Which other Ps did you try? T
same experience yesterday at GC
Great playing and great tones! Thanks mate!!!
I'm purchasing these pickups for my Build-Your-Bass Kit. Sounds good!!! \m/
Nice demo! I love the Penny finish
Definitely a cool and unique finish! Thank you for the kind words T
Thanks Tyler for the well done and well thought out demo. Covering all the tonal combinations made my choice much easier. I ordered the 3-toned with rosewood fretboard. Looking forward to it. Personally, I liked the p pup at 10 and j pup rolled back to a 7, and the tone at 5. Again, awesome demo!
Great to hear! Thank you so much, it’s great that these videos are finding and helping the right audience! Enjoy your bass and let me know how you get on with it! T
That works for me also.
He didn't cover all the tonal combinations. Only all the way on or off.
Great video. Maybe the best bass pickup video I’ve seen. You’re playing some killer stuff man. Solid and funky. Right in the pocket and on the money 💰 one question 🙋♂️ are the pole pieces flat on the pickups?
Not staggered, yes.
Sounds great. I gotta get me some of those pickups
Hi Tyler. Enjoy your playing and reviews. I hope you are staying cool.
i saw how you shake your head at the mistake you've made while slapping and i understood you completely there :D
😂😂😂 Slapping isn’t a style I play much as it is, so it’s even more of a pain when I get it wrong 😂
@@TylerSpicer You got the job done alright, it's a beatufiul bass with many possibilities - can't wait for it to have it delivered at my door. Keep up the good work!
Антифриз Official thank you for the support! A great bass indeed! What colour have you ordered yours in?
@@TylerSpicer blue!
Lovely stuff! I think the blue is the prettier colour tbh! T
Hey Tyler, you mention Yosemite pickups in the title but I don't recall you mentioning them at all in the video. Was that a mistake?
Nice playing!!! And those pickups sound amazing!!!
Tyler, similar to another question on this video:
1. Yamaha 734 vs Player Series Jazz or Precision.
Quality and tone...
2. Yamaha 734 and Player Series Jazz and Precision are about the same price here in Australia.
3. Is the Yamaha lighter in general, or heavier, or about the same as a Fender.
Thank, Will from Australia.
I think Yamaha on all accounts with the exception of weight. The Yamahas are really punching above their weight for the price. Grab one second hand if you can and you’re into massive bargain territory! T
@@TylerSpicer
I actually ended up getting a Player Series Jazz Bass.
Very light in weight !
Good tone.
A good buy for me. 😊💕😆
Anyone know if these pick ups will fit in a 1984-1987 fender jazz bass special?
Great demo and great bass pick ups.
Now if they made one without the bridge pickup I would buy it right away
Umm... they kind of do, like tons of them actually...
@@tomebasic2843 not in the American performer series, to get a standard p-bass American made you have to pay a couple hundred more for the professional models
@@rex8958 Ofc, But I think the American Performer is really good for what it is. though I think you could easily find an Am pro on the used market for the price of an American performer.
Is it worth it to buy these pick ups and insert them into a Peavey Millennium BXP bass. I'm a guitarist but noticed right away that these Peavey pickups are 100% microphonic. I heard my metronome on my recording clear as day. The tone seem lacking though the Millennium is selling for $300 used these days. Save for Dimarzio pick ups instead ? Cannot afford a $500 bass. Just trying to improve tone. Unclear, sorta muddy sounding , cheap and very microphonic.
Really nice video! Thanks!
I have this exact bass and I think they are ok. I’m getting ready to change over the pick ups to Aguilar’s. I had to adjust the pick up height to get a bit more out of them.
The Aguilars will be great! T
Both pick ups and tone at 75.
Does anybody know if these will fit in a Fender JP-90 (90's model) pls? Btw nice demo, you might just wanna tune the g string for the next one :)
Fun fact these new "rootin tootin* Yosemite pickups are known to kill all wrasscally wabbits within in a two block radius when paired with "Acme" brand bass strings. When I say "WHOA" these pickups are powerful I mean "WHOA". So please be considerate and make sure all nearby varmints say there prayers first before starting.
Nice Yosemite Sam reference!
Regarding these American Performer series basses, do you believe the maple fretboard or rosewood fretboard provide a better overall sound?
Hey Tyler, if you can help. I'm returning my Jazz back to stock. I don't know if the body is 60's, 70's or 80's? I know, I was young , in the 80's, and customized a bass out of a then older Jazz body. The body was stripped in the 80's. I loved my 60's Mustang which I foolishly sold (as a frame of tone reference though I know Stangs and jazz's are entirely different beasts). I'm looking at either the Original Jazz Bass pickup sets OR the Yosemite Jazz bass sets. Are you familiar with the differences between these two sets? Thanks!
Hey! I think the originals will get you closer to a slightly more vintage sound. If you want a slightly more modern hi mids and snarl, the Yosemite are more in that tone ball park! T
Thanks Tyler!! I super appreciate it and will kept checking in on your channel! Thank you!
@@michaelaiello9525 no problem! Thank you for watching! T
@@TylerSpicerI put '75 reissues in my '86 japanese squier and they're much livelier than stock
Your opinion between this one and a player series pbass?
What Is the amplifier you use? I think is not directly to the recording section?
Edwin Declerck no amp, it’s just straight into an Avalon U5 preamp and then to my audio interface. The Avalon is just acting as a clean DI - no tone shaping. T
Tyler Spicer WoW. I think to order the Yosemite pickups. They sound really cool. What do you think. It’s a go?
J pickups 100 vol.
P pickups 10 Vol.
Tone.10 percent
= Jaco tone
Hey Tyler! Question for you, do you think this bass would be able to do the tone of 80s PJ models (example like this tone: ua-cam.com/video/pHpDUvUoxXs/v-deo.html)
I’ve noticed every 80s alternative band I love usually playing a PJ and sounds like a combo of both with tone rolled off and played near the bridge. I’ve been eying this model due to it basically having elements of the Hwy One models and being fairly affordable without any active hardware. Figured I’d ask if still “worth it” and could nail that tone or if probably better off with my old MIA Jazz and eq-ing to get a similar tone.
How do these compare to the noiseless?
Might I ask what kind of strings your using?
These are the stock Fender strings! T
Is it worth going for the Squier and modding it. By the time you change pickups, bridge, Pots etc.. cost will be close to the American Performer. The issue I have with fenders are the pots. They are not audio taper , What is the difference between these pickups and standard PJ pickups and the "grease bucket circuit"? I have a new Japanese Fender late 60's Jazz bass and all the tone and volume is in the last 5-10% of the turn, So useless really. Does the American Performer PJ and the Squier PJ have Audio taper pots so you can use all the turn to blend sound better ? Not easy to try them out at present or find a shop that has them all in stock. Appreciate some advice . thanks .
Love the bassline. Pls share the tab so I can practice it.
Why do you need tabs? Watch the video and listen to the line. That's all you need.
@@imandan1966 Nice one , who needs tab use your eyes and ears and the world is your oyster.
Nice bass! I don’t really like the logo.
Hey! do you think it's possible that I replace my Jazz pickup on my PJ bass with the front pickup of a jazz bass? I don't like the Jaco Pastorius sound. Thank you!
Silent Youber there’s no different between the front pickup and back pickup in a jazz - just the heights. You could always get a jazz pickup with a slightly different tone, but that will depend on how they were made by the manufacturer. T
@@TylerSpicer oh ok, I never new that. I'm referring to the Fender PJ bass
Bruh, the jaco sound has more to do with the position of the pick up rather than the pick up itself. You put any J style pick up into that position and you will have that sound...
Hows the neck? More P or J
David Ludlow more P for sure, much like that of the American Standards of recent times. I don’t personally get on with it that well as I like bigger necks - but I’m an anomaly in that - I went out of my way to find the biggest neck I could which was the oval C on my 59 CS P. I still crave a 70s U shaped neck P at some point!
@@TylerSpicer ok cool, I'll have to have a play with one. Ta.
Why is there not one demo of this bass where the pickups are at different volumes??
They're either all the way on or all the way off. C'mon......
I would do more unbalanced pickup combinations, but doing all the combinations makes videos so long that audience retention really drops off… It sounds like most PJs, you’ll get more body with the front pickup, more high mids favouring the rear. Check out my Sadowsky PJ5 video for an idea of how that sounds. T
Don't say "Guitar Center" too loud. That's the Wal-Mart of the music industry.
Don’t worry, they’re nothing to do with THAT Guitar Center! 💪🏻
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You have excellent groove. A bass belongs in your hands. Nice stuff. I like how these pickups sound.