Bobby Vega talks Fender P Bass and Ampeg B-15 on EMGtv
Bobby Vega’s resume is as impressive as his knowledge and collection of gear. Showcasing two of his vintage Fender Precision Basses and a classic Ampeg B-15, Bobby demonstrates the sound of a generation in this episode of Bobby’s Garage (episode 2).
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Please write a book Bobby! Great player and story teller.
I just built a P bass with a Jazz neck and Geezer Butler PJ set. It turns out the Geezer Butler P is based on Bobby’s P, so I’ve unknowingly built a copy of Bobby’s bass!
neck is slightly tilted on that P bass.. maybe that's the way you like it tho? ???????? aaww that's the way, aha aha I like it ???????? aha aha ???? yea that's the way, ????aha I like it ???????????? when you take me . . . . . . .
complete sacrilege to separate any 4 of those components, the P bass guitar, the amp head, the cabinet, and of course the player.. are you kidding? listen to this stuff… HOLY SMOKES
So just got a 50 s American original second hand and I thought it was a copy for some reason. This confirms that it’s not. It has those raised poles he’s talking about. Cool!!!
Man if they made a Pbass with that block inlay USA made, it would sell like crazy!!! I’d buy it!!
#333_History_his_story????????????????✝️
Bobby is a national treasure!
I like how the P bass looks all beat up.
It should be illegal to be this fucking cool
Oh, my God. Would you look at the neck on that '58 … that is just perfect.
Definitely not on the level on The Man Bobby Vega. Yet, I'm learning more every day over these last 2 years. Can play countless songs from start to finish. Yet get hate for using a plectrum. Although I played the first year all on fingers…. The Plectrum mitigates my arthritis and allows me to utilize palm muting. I'm super into 80-90s Hardcore, Heavy Metal, Punk Rock (especially Dee Dee Ramone and Matt Freeman of Rancid/one of the most incredible bassist period and yea he uses a pick and 70s precision bass exclusively. All to say listening and learning from players like Bobby Vega really helps gives players into heavier styles of music better understand how to make our basslines funkier than the average Hardcore/Metal bassist. As a matter of fact Bobby could join any of the bands I love right now using that maple neck p bass with Flatwounds and blow people's minds. Steve Harris uses precision basses and Flatwounds exclusively as well. Whom happens to be in arguably the biggest Heavy Metal band in the world next to Pantera, Metallica, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest.
Just incredible.
He never said what model pickups were in the Frankenstein bass. I think, they were EMG's, but really hard to tell.
I put Jazz Necks on my P-Basses also
I got a Jazz bass with a P bass neck
Carl Radle had some great parts on George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass
There is a Joe Bonamassa ‘collection’ video from Gibson’s YouTube channel.
He shows a Les Paul that was stolen away from that same German concert when Grace Slick said those things that Bobby mentions here.
Downright Awesome
This tone is PERFECT
Yes, a great bassist. Bobby also has the best voice for history telling.
A very talented 'bass' player.
Appears to be a really nice guy ????????
He plays so much better with a pick….his slap isn't great, neither is his fingerstyle. But, he's great with a pick for sure
B 15 N nuff said !
The 57 doesn't sound good at all.
Mr. V. Love your stories. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
I don't even own a P – bass. Bobby would probably laugh at that.
So the pre CBS older wood made them sound better?
Bobby Vega is such a unique and extremely talented bass player. I love how even when he demo's a song or technique he really gives you the meat of the tune. Instead a quick 2 or 3 bars he plays through the tune. Like a follow through in tennis or baseball. I haven't seen anyone else do it like he does. He can play any style or genre with no sweat. I saw him recently do a wicked version of Manic Depression that was mind blowing. Also it is fun to watch as he plays almost anything he has to dance along, doesn't matter if he is seated or standing. So in a sense he uses his whole body to play. He is also a musicologist who loves music and bass. he seems like such a nice down to earth fellow as well.
So much fun to listen to. Bobby Vega has groove to burn.
Grace Slick was stupid af, the people she called nazis where the children of nazis who rebelled every day against their parents and society in the 60. It’s like going to a white BLM activist and calling him racist because of his skin color…
Awesome vid. Do you mostly use flat wound strings??
Loved this , very nostalgic . Bought an ampeg 15” flip top with a solid state head back in 1968 with a Gibson eb 3 guitar. Still have the guitar no longer have the amp.
Hey Bobby,which LaBella string set did your Pbass have, 760M,or 760FM? Other pbass players wanna know.
I currently have a 1977 Fender Precision that I love. Quick story: I was looking into buying a vintage Fender without paying 2k (I was dreaming) however my dream came true when my father stopped at a pawn shop and found a 1977 Fender Precision Bass. He called me and I was skeptical because it seemed too good to be true. I tell him to check to see if it had a serial number and it did on the head stock. I quickly check the internet and it shows that it is a 77-78. He said it looked old and that it didn't look it was a fake. I said I would go see it after work to make sure and he told me to get it otherwise someone was going to buy it soon. I put down 80 dollars to put it on layaway and after work I went to see it. Lo and behold it was an original Fender. I ended up paying 799 for it! Ironically, that same day I got it, the salesman told me someone had bought it but never gave the first payment so it was placed back on the shelf. Well, their loss was my gain 🙂