#vintage fender bass

[jbirdbirdbird]

here's all the guitars i currently use :3

in order of image and, if multiple pictured, left to right:

1. ~'98-'04 Danelectro silverburst 6/12

2. early 2000s Schecter transparent orange Diamond Series Extreme 5 (defretted) / ~'63-'66 Harmony 2burst Silhouette (signed by Gene Simmons 🤮 i bought it like that)

3. '13 Squier 3burst Vintage Modified Bass VI / '13 Squier olympic white Vintage Modified Jazzmaster

4. '15 Ibanez mint green Talman Bass (i added a D-tuner!)

5. '21 Squier burgundy mist Affinity Jazzmaster / '19 Squier aged olympic white Affinity Starcaster

6. '22 Squier lake placid blue 40th Ann Gold Edition Jazzmaster

and the freak who uses them >.<

[ubernaut]

watching tele

[deebeeus]

I made a casual photo visit to my buddy's collection yesterday where I saw (and got to play!) some absolutely wonderful guitars.

I will share more of what I saw throughout the week (in ascending order of awesomeness! 😉), but since it is Monday I am compelled by Instagram hashtag law to start with this beautiful condition 1966 Fender Mustang in (Daphne) Blue finish.

It may be one of the more humble guitars in my friend's collection, but one thing that makes it extra awesome is that he also has the MATCHING MUSTANG BASS to go with it! swipe left.

[icbmil]

Ross & his green fender(2016/2023)

[garys-classic-guitars]

OOOOOOH what a nice owner 1966 P bass with hang tags and original hard case.

[dantesinthermo]

Me, a bassist: “Is that so?”

[girlonthelasttrain]

every time I see a Tom Cardy tiktok my first thought is, how much money does this guy have for all that Really Expensive music equipment (not to mention a whole huge studio for it)?? and every time he has new stuff too!!

[gavinavid-tasteblog]

[stoogeaohlic-11]

[ubernaut]

60’s vibes ✌️

Left - Fender MIM Classic 60’s Jazz

Right - Fender MIJ ‘62 reissue Precision

[deebeeus]

In celebration of July 1st and July 4th

[ourloveforgear]

an overview of paul's guitars

before we look into pauls gear, i want to make sure we all are aware that im talking about the guitars he used WITH interpol. ill add some notes on his other instruments at the end of this post.

[paul with his and daniels guitars]

LES PAUL CUSTOM

"I've owned my Les Paul Custom since high school... its all I pretty much use today."

from what i can tell, paul has two les pauls, and he uses them interchangeably. first, though, id like to do a quick spec overview. his guitars have an ebony finish, and seeing as this guitar was most likely acquired in the 90s, gibson 490r and 498t pickups. in almost every picture i see of his les pauls, it seems he or a guitar tech have switched out the stock gold bridge with a black one. im not a gibson expert, so im not sure of the exact model, but it looks to be a tune-o-matic style bridge. he also has removed the covers on the pickups of his guitar. another quick note, in photos from around 2004 to 2005, there is a square shaped hole cut clean through his piece of velcro on his les paul. this was done to hold his ebow during take you on a cruise. thats all the specs/mods to show, ill put some pictures highlighting the points ive gone over.

[a close up of one of pauls les pauls, 2015. note the bridge, and absence of pickup covers]

[what i thought was a hole turned out to be a piece of velcro]

[hole has been blocked/filled! may 21, 2005]

[early picture of paul, with his pickup covers still on. very modest]

JAGUAR

"The Jaguar actually came about specifically within Interpol because I had written a part in which I wanted whammy, and I don't like Les Pauls with Bigsbys."

from what i can deduce, i think this guitar is a fender american vintage jaguar from 2005-06, in black. paul hasnt done too many mods to this instrument, though their are a few changes, most importantly, the pickup swap. he changed the stock jaguar pickups to seymour duncan hot rails sometime after recording our love to admire. while this definitely changed the sound a bit, this was after OLTA, so i wont bother finding dates, as the songs the jaguar was likely used on wouldve been the stock single coils. next up, the pickguard. the american vintage jags in black came with a tortoise shell pickguard, but pauls has a black one. what gives? well, seeing as carlos' jazz bass came with a white guard, but that was switched to black, its not outlandish to believe that this was done by paul or his tech, to give the jag a darker look. paul also put tape on the guitars lower horns control switches, most likely to stop his hand from accidently hitting the switches, and changing his sound mid song.

[paul with his jaguar, before he swapped the pickups.]

[another pic before the pickup swap. note the tape on the control panel.]

[a later pic, where we can see he added MORE tape to the guitar, and after he swapped the pickups to hot rails.}

INTERMISSION

if you ask me, pauls les paul custom and jaguar are the two guitars youd definitively need to get his sound, and also the two guitars HE uses to get his sound. but what other guitars has paul used with interpol? lets see.

LES PAUL DELUXE

used during the TOTBL era, this guitar is sort of a mystery. for one, he didnt seem to favor it for certain songs, using his les paul custom and deluxe interchangeably for many songs, even playing full shows with his deluxe. secondly, from what ive seen, this instrument was NOT used after the TOTBL era. its probable that this instrument was either used on a few songs from TOTBL, and brought along on tour as a backup that paul just happened to really like and play alot, or it was rented for shows over seas. either way, its an interesting case.

[the mysterious gold top deluxe. wonder what song hes playing here?]

FLYING V

paul has stated that he thinks the flying v is the coolest looking guitar out there. to each their own, i guess. that doesnt matter, what matters is that he played this instrument in the barricade music video. he used this guitar at the end of the OLTA era, during the self titled era, and has rarely been seen with it after that. most likely has the same pickups as his les paul custom, but dont quote me on that.

[as long as he likes it.]

CONCLUSION

there is one more guitar i didnt bring up, so ill do it here now, and its his dave murray strat. he hasnt used it live with interpol, though it is seen in behind the scenes footage of el pintor. anyways, leave a comment if youd like me to cook up a list of what guitars i think were used on each song! i hope you enjoyed reading this, next up i think ill go over his amps and other equipment. till next time.

[Paul Banks.]

[garys-classic-guitars]

Sold: 1961 Fender Bass VI....super early example.

[current-mcr-news]

mychemicalromance: Introducing the Limited Edition Mikey Way Jazz Bass, combining bold design and killer tones for a serious instrument that demands attention. It features a powerful pair of vintage-style ’70s single-coil Jazz Bass pickups, 70s “C” shaped maple neck, vintage-style 4-saddle bridge, ’70s style “@Fender” stamped tuners, “Bullet” style truss rod nut and @mikeyway’s signature on the back of the headstock. See more at the link in bio.  http://Fender.com/mikeyway

[June 6, 2023]

[mikeywayarchive]

mikeyway: It’s time to introduce to you - the Limited Edition @fender Mikey Way Jazz Bass!! This instrument is everything I love about the bass guitar - all my influences, style and tech, wrapped up in one package. It features a powerful pair of vintage-style ’70s single-coil Jazz Bass pickups, 70s “C” shaped maple neck, vintage-style 4-saddle bridge, ’70s style “Fender” stamped tuners, “Bullet” style truss rod nut and my signature on the back of the headstock. See more at the link in bio and thank you for being as excited about this as I am! 🫶🎸

[Jun 6, 2023]