Watch me, doing a Fender vs Squier, P vs J...

[Mik75]

... flats vs rounds kind of jam, with the outcome, that, for me, they´re all great, and THE classic bass sounds, one has to have in her or his bag of tricks:
What a sunny friday! Time for a new bass video, right?

;-)
This time, with something new for me and my YouTube bass channel.
Surprisingly, I get a lot of questions, people get in touch with me on different platforms, and so I decided, to do a little Vlog out of that.
So beside the fact, that the new video shows me playing all my main basses over the same backing track, I´d like to inivite everyone to head over to my YouTube channel, and in case you have a question, please leave it there, in the comments section of this video. I´ll do a Vlog out of the best (or most frequently asked) questions as my next video.
So, please make sure, to watch the video until the end, and I am really looking forward to reading from you. I am quite curious if anybody will ask anything at all!

;-)
I wish you all a sunny weekend!
Stay safe and enjoy yourselves!

 

[UNICORN BASS]

Enjoying the P bass sounds and then the Jazz bass with pro steels comes along, yeah, pure bliss to me. Keep it up Mik.
Regards, Robert.

 

[irjason]

Nice playing!

 

[Mik75]

Thx a lot, guys! ;-)

 

[Bass4LifeRS]

For me the video illustrated my problem with jazz basses. That skinny neck invites me to silly overplaying. On a P-bass I am grooving more sparingly and supportive. Anyway, great sounds and great playing. Enjoyed it, and especially the TI flats. Those strings are magical imo.

 

[Abra]

nice playing I'm guessing the jazz is your favorite??

 

[Mik75]

nice playing I'm guessing the jazz is your favorite??

Thanks a lot!
Actually, the '75 P is my favourite, although I also love the Squier. I used to play Jazz Basses exclusively, but nowadays, I use my Precisions more often. When I just have to bring one bass to a gig, it's the '75 P as well, most of the time.

 

[Mr_O'B]

Enjoying the P bass sounds and then the Jazz bass with pro steels comes along, yeah, pure bliss to me. Keep it up Mik.
Regards, Robert.

I like the jazz too!

 

[Mik75]

I like the jazz too!

Thanks, man!
That Jazz Bass is really a highly enjoyable instrument!

 

[UNICORN BASS]

Here is my lowly MIK Squier Jazz with MEC active pups Mik.

 

[Mr_O'B]

You inspire me to get better as a bassist!

 

[Mik75]

You inspire me to get better as a bassist!

That's very cool! Actually, it's the best I can achieve with posting my videos, being an inspiration!
Thanks a lot, and all the best!

 

[Mik75]

Here is my lowly MIK Squier Jazz with MEC active pups Mik.

Nice! So, how do you like these pickups in your Jazz Bass?

 

[BassPilot]

Michael,

I've enjoyed all of your videos that I've seen. Your playing always has a wonderful "fit" feeling to it and I really enjoy watching your technique - inspirational!
Your 75 P is an amazing bass....please let me know if you decide to sell it .

Thanks and keep on keepin' on!

Dave

 

[Mik75]

Michael,

I've enjoyed all of your videos that I've seen. Your playing always has a wonderful "fit" feeling to it and I really enjoy watching your technique - inspirational!
Your 75 P is an amazing bass....please let me know if you decide to sell it .

Thanks and keep on keepin' on!

Dave

Thanks so much for your nice and motivating words!
I love my '75 P, it's actually the bass I play the most on live gigs. It's so versatile with these old Chromes on it, just using the tone control and the fingers! ;-)

 

[UNICORN BASS]

Mik, they expanded the tonal range at both ends but retained most of the growl jazz basses are known for and eliminated the 60 cycle noise. Finding room for the battery within the control cavity was nerve racking though. The best part is, i picked them up for $25 used!

 

[shawshank72]

Just goes to show with the Squier that you don't need to spend big money to sound great and enjoy your instrument.
Enjoyed this.

 

[Mik75]

Mik, they expanded the tonal range at both ends but retained most of the growl jazz basses are known for and eliminated the 60 cycle noise. Finding room for the battery within the control cavity was nerve racking though. The best part is, i picked them up for $25 used!

Thanks for your answer, and cool that they brought what you've been looking for!
Changing pickups in an instrument can enhance its sound quite significantly.

 

[Mik75]

Just goes to show with the Squier that you don't need to spend big money to sound great and enjoy your instrument.
Enjoyed this.

Thanks for taking the time and writing a comment, it's really appreciated!
And I'm totally with you, the Squier offers everything the musician needs to create music! ;-)

 

[Malak the Mad]

Cool stuff, Mik! I especially love how each instrument and setting has their own voice, but all find their own space to inhabit. It makes me wonder how they would sound playing their own, unique riffs and melodies when layered over each other in the same song…think Yes' "Schindleria Praematurus".

I do have one bit of constructive criticism, though. It has nothing to do with the sound or the instruments, but a technical point of the video itself.

White titles and text are too easily lost in the background.

This is something I've learned over the years while doing a bit of my own video editing, plus having a long history of watching imported, foreign movies and TV shows. Nothing is more distracting from the groove of a show than having to squint or stop a video just to read the titles. In this vid's case, the beginning of the titles are getting swallowed up by the whiteness of your keyboard.

As a general rule, if titles have to be white, they need a thick, black outline. Otherwise, yellow or some other color that doesn't exist in the background will show best. Regardless of the color, they should be instantly and effortlessly legible to avoid the needless distraction.