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Sting has said his main bass is a 1957 Fender Precision, with a 1954 Precision as backup and a 1962 Jazz Bass for studio work. His tech described a Seymour Duncan custom pickup, DR Low Rider strings, Sennheiser wireless, an Avalon preamp, Lab Gruppen power and Clair Brothers cabinets.
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“It's the only bass I want to play; I've had it for almost 25 years.”
“It's called the b-rig bass. I use it when my other bass has gone back to America.”
“I started with a Fender Jazz, which I still have.”
“like Campari, which I love.”
He has said his 1957 Fender Precision is the only bass he wants to play, with a 1954 Precision as his b-rig bass and a 1962 Jazz Bass for studio work, per Guitar World and MusicRadar.
DR Low Rider nickel strings, 40 to 100, according to his bass tech Danny Quatrochi on sting.com in 2016.
His tech described an Avalon VT837 preamp into a Lab Gruppen PLM20000Q power amp driving Clair Brothers ML 18 and 12 AM cabinets, per sting.com in 2016.
He has said he used a Van Zalinge Z electric upright on Don't Stand So Close to Me, a fretless Fender Precision on Wrapped Around Your Finger and a Steinberger on King of Pain.
Sting is the English singer, songwriter and bassist who led the Police before a long solo career. This guide covers the vintage Fender basses he has talked about in Guitar World and MusicRadar, the Police-era basses he named, and his live bass rig as described by his tech on sting.com.
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