Jack_MyloXyloto Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 does anybody know what make Guy's bass is??? I really want to get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UdaPruda Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I could quote him: It's a Fender Precision Bass. I have flirted with others, but you always come back to the one you love. I'm no expert on instruments, I'm sure there are a couple more, but Precision is the main model. :wideeyed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_MyloXyloto Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 thank you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_MyloXyloto Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 where did you fins this info btw? :O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UdaPruda Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Coldplay.com archive, interview with Guy on 24.9.08, Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_MyloXyloto Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 thanks!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakfak Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 If you're talking about the basses that he's painted with the MX artwork, those are Jazz Basses, not Precision. He's still playing his workhorse red Precision for most songs though. He plays the red MX Jazz Bass for Charlie Brown (because it's in a dropped tuning) and the blue/green Jazz Bass for the C-stage. He's also got a white one that I've never seen him play but is in the Paris photos. for comparison: JAZZ BASS PRECISION BASS (this picture is old, but it's the same bass he's using as his main live one now) He also has played Fender Jaguar Basses, and Mustang Basses as well as a few other non fender makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceOddity Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 You don't know the dropped tuning for the P bass, do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakfak Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 You don't know the dropped tuning for the P bass, do you? There are a few bass covers on Youtube where people say it's drop D, but I'm not 100% sure if that's what Guy's playing or not. Sounds good to my ear though. EDIT: I assume you mean the Jazz Bass, the P-Bass is tuned standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceOddity Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 There are a few bass covers on Youtube where people say it's drop D, but I'm not 100% sure if that's what Guy's playing or not. Sounds good to my ear though. EDIT: I assume you mean the Jazz Bass, the P-Bass is tuned standard. Oops, yes. The red one,lol. Drop D would make sense, and so would detuning the whole bass a half-step as Chris & Jonny both do that with their guitars on some songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakfak Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Oops, yes. The red one,lol. Drop D would make sense, and so would detuning the whole bass a half-step as Chris & Jonny both do that with their guitars on some songs. Um...There're both red.:laugh3: As far as I can tell, the only two songs where Guy plays bass in something other than standard are Charlie Brown and A Message. I'm also not sure Guy always played CB dropped, as on some of the festival gigs he played the entire gig with the Jazz Bass and didn't swap for that song. I think it was probably standard on the record, but it's so deep in the mix, it's hard to be clear.:\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplaymom Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I have no idea what bass he plays, I just know I felt it down my throat last fall. Am I the only one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceOddity Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Not at all! He pretty much makes the Earth move! (And guys, this is the BASS thread, not the OTHER Guy thread, so BEHAVE!!!:p) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakfak Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Not at all! He pretty much makes the Earth move! (And guys, this is the BASS thread, not the OTHER Guy thread, so BEHAVE!!!:p) Yeah, his Hi-Watt rig is insanely powerful. It really translates that rib-crushing bass tone without cutting out the high end. I want one, but his is a custom one off product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_MyloXyloto Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 thanks to those who gave genuine information :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Well I'm disappointed. No pic of Guy's behind in here :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakfak Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Well I'm disappointed. No pic of Guy's behind in here :angry: The other Guy thread has degenerated into a perpetual loop of shirtless Guy, and that's not enough!?:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukesterPlay Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Well I'm disappointed. No pic of Guy's behind in here :angry: LOL I thought the thread was about that when I saw the title ;D I saw something on Twitter recently like 'Guy has a nice bass' and even I found that hilarious :laugh3::laugh3: (even though I'm a straight guy :p) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceOddity Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 thanks to those who gave genuine information :P This! And sorry I wasn't one of those, but I do want to know about their instruments.:D Hey, Uh..fangirls? They have assets as well as asses, K? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakfak Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 This! And sorry I wasn't one of those, but I do want to know about their instruments.:D Hey, Uh..fangirls? They have assets as well as asses, K? ;) You were asking OT questions FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 The other Guy thread has degenerated into a perpetual loop of shirtless Guy, and that's not enough!?:P No, I want moar Guy :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lena Berryman Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Ahhh that bass :D It's the Guy-Evolution ..or better: Guyolution :heart: :laugh4: And we need, of course, more naked pics for this sort of evolution. No doubt! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakfak Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Ok... So I know this thread's been dead for ages, but I've been trying to figure out something that's been bothering me for awhile. Has anyone ever read/seen any information on the year of Guy's red P-Bass? He seems to have had it since the very, very early days of the band, so it doesn't seem like it would be a high end vintage bass, but it's also a color that wasn't in production at that time on new Fender basses. It just strikes me as really odd that he would be playing a low end P-Bass when he could have any instrument he wanted, especially since he seems to have a preference for 60's P-Basses otherwise. As a bass player, it kind of intrigues me that he could be playing massive festival gigs with the same MIM P-Bass you could walk into any guitar store and buy, while at the same time a high end vintage instrument is sitting unused in his touring rack. I've looked all over the internet and can't find ANYTHING to shed light on this, any help would be appreciated. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny and the cake Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 He's been using that bass since 2001 i think, i think is just a matter of affection, like Sunny for Jonny, or that Japanese Fender Telecaster that Will gave Jonny back in 2000, they are still using those instruments today when the can afford better, they use them live because they still care about them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakfak Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 He's been using that bass since 2001 i think, i think is just a matter of affection, like Sunny for Jonny, or that Japanese Fender Telecaster that Will gave Jonny back in 2000, they are still using those instruments today when the can afford better, they use them live because they still care about them Both of those guitars are rare quality instruments, of far better quality (generally speaking) than a modern era run of the mill P Bass. I'm not saying it's not possible, just a bit peculiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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