lojo Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 (edited) Just watched a steely dan video and he's got a PJ+another J near the bridge in the early 70s Ha Gonna try TO find The Pkayschool Clip Edited August 19, 2017 by lojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 (edited) [quote name='KK Jale' timestamp='1503067149' post='3355490'] I'm going to bid 1976 (for production basses, at least) with this Ibanez... [url="http://imgur.com/YSkLhOs"][/url] [/quote] Was going to post this. These are associated with Free/Faces geezer Tetsu Yamauchi - I've read (unconfirmed) that he was involved in its development & it's often regarded as an unofficial signature model by MIJ geeks. The earliest known appearance of this bass (with pearl blocks) is a [url="http://s93105080.onlinehome.us/Ibanez-Catalogs/catalog/1974-2/09.jpg"]1974 catalogue[/url]. Edited August 19, 2017 by Bassassin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisthebass Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 I would've said mid 70's, but more a customisation by the player than an actual factory issue by Fender. There's some pics of Carl Radle using a sunburst PJ with a Jazz neck floating around on google images? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivansc Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Hah that Tina Weymouth clip reminded me of Lee Cave-Berry. She had a Burns Baby Bison bass that was her first bass (and still gets aired occasionally). She joined a rock and roll band which was doing opening act on a Fats Domino tour and the band leader insisted she either buy a precision or put a precision pickup on her Burns. Interesting mix with a P split pickup between tow of those Burns pickups! Anyway - looks like I was way back at the tail of the line with my 1983 P/J even if it DID have one of the very earliest EMG sets on it. Often wondered what a Gibson EB2 would have sounded like with a P bass pickup added. Another friend - John Gaulter - had a wonderful gibson thunderbird bass with a precision pickup added. Lusted after that for a long time but he would not sell.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 [quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1503066091' post='3355483'] It does indeed pfretrock.... well spotted - and I must have watched that clip several times! lol [/quote] The other way around, so I suppose it is a J/P rather than a P/J. Following on from post #3, it must be J P Morgan ! I think the bass made that track just as much as the vocal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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