I Met Pino!!!!!!!!!!

[BradBassMan]

God, what can i say?? a top guy, was more interested in me and my playing rather than blowing his own trumpet (bass?!) even had a geeky conversation about gear with him...you guys will cry when you hear why he isnt playing the Bongo anymore , it's almost blasphemy *sobs*...anyways..enough bragging. Just nice to know there are some genuine top guys in the music industry


Brad

 

[ExLurker]

Bass players are generally nice guys Ive found.

So go on then, pray tell, why isnt he playing a Bongo anymore? Very interested in why he prefers that Precision over an MM.

 

[BradBassMan]

He was saying that the tone controls are a bit too sensitive for him, he can get one extreme to the other with the slightest tweak, which some people love but he prefers a more solid foundation to work from. And at Hyde Park yesterday with the Who he was using a black with white pg jazzmaster(??) bass....looked like a jazz but with jaguar guitar styley switches on the top of the PG...

Regarding the precision, it looks stunning, got a photo on my phone of it close up, believe it has been used to be F*nders Pino Signature model.

And has anyone realised how taaaaall he is?! Im 6'1 and felt noticabley short..

 

[ExLurker]

Thanks for sharing that.

I'm one of those who loves the sensitivity of the preamp on the Bongo.

A Jazzmaster doesnt float my boat I'm afraid. I've only heard him use the Precision on the John Mayer Trio live cd and I really didnt like what was I hearing, it really got lost in the mix.

I'd better not stand next to either of you. I'm 5'10" !

 

[Randracula]

That was probably the new Jaguar bass he was playing. I tried one out at GC and wasn't too impressed . Then I played a 30th Ray- Best sounding/looking bass i've ever played.....Now to convince my wife how much I need one

 

[strummer]

He was saying that the tone controls are a bit too sensitive for him, he can get one extreme to the other with the slightest tweak, which some people love but he prefers a more solid foundation to work from.

Well, what's he going to say?

Still, a real cool bass player.

 

[MingusBASS]

That's really cool man! Pino is one of my favorites and It would awesome if he played his bongo out but he's still a great bassist. I don't know if he has an HH Bongo4 but perhaps a single H would be more up his alley. I've heard that's it's more "point and shoot". Hell, make it passive while we're at it.

 

[Dr Stankface]

MusicMan player or not, Pino is most certainly a favorite of mine.

 

[MingusBASS]

YOUR MOM is one of my favorites.

 

[TSanders]

YOUR MOM is one of my favorites.

+6

 

[Psychicpet]

wow! Very cool!
Pino is an all-time fav. of mine as well. As for his switch to Fender, oh well, people's got free will to which taste is not always linked
jokes,jokes.

 

[fearofcups]

Very interesting indeed, thanks for sharing it

 

[Spudmurphy]

Pino is a top guy, he and I played the music scene in Cardiff when we were teenagers into our twenties.
Man he is tall - I'm 5 - 6 imagime how I felt stood next to him!!!

Glad he hasn't changed.
Spud

 

[scottbass71]

He is one of my favs love his work with paul young

 

[pattiejay]

love his tone in this clip

 

[fearofcups]

Yeah, not the punch of a Ray but for Hendrix like that you want that smoother tone he's got

 

[Spudmurphy]

He is one of my favs love his work with paul young

+1
That work brought him to everybodys attention.

So different a sound at the time.

 

[BradBassMan]

Hmmm yeah, i certainly want a 30th SR, being a student funds are exactly heading in the right direction though . But yes, he is definately in my top ten of all time

 

[NoFrets80]

hmmm...

hmmm... maybe he would like a passive SUB or something like that... or perhaps a passive "special edition" stingray? my passive SUB is incredibly smooth and predictable, yet still sings like crazy. i tend to prefer passive basses in general, or at most a 2-band pre, so i understand where he's coming from. the nice thing is that the pre on most EB basses i've played is very predictable and linear. pino is the man for sure.

 

[Mahlon]

What's up with John Mayer's headstock. It's upside down!