Alex Bulli

Known from the following sources:

Reddit, r/offset, January 29, 2016, "Suburst Jaguar Bass" (which includes the following comment)

Second offset, first was the Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster

s/o to Chicago Music Exchange for being super easy to work with, and getting this across the country in record time!

Musician’s Friend, The Hub, "Vibing with Frankie and The Witch Fingers" (November 19, 2017)

Alex: [...] My first bass was the Squier Affinity P-Bass. I got it for free through a friend and played it in a band called Prince Moondog with two of these guys for like a year and a half, and used it in the beginning with Frankie. Finally, I just had to get a new bass.

Glenn: We basically shamed him into getting a new bass.

Alex: It sounded fine, but it wasn’t a great bass. It couldn’t be intonated properly.

Josh: It was your Dad who made you get a new one.

Alex: He called me up, ‘You’re about to go on tour; you have to get a good bass”. So I got one of the newer Fender American Jaguar basses with the P & J pickups, and a billion ways to blend them. It’s funny, there’s so many options, but I only use one. I use the Jazz pickup—not the active mode—passive mode with the volume all the way up and the tone at about 9, and it’s beautiful.

https://static.musiciansfriend.com/thehub/binaries/content/gallery/mf/interviews/alex-fender-jaguar-bass-frankie-witch-fingers.jpg

Alex on-stage at Desert Daze 2017 with his Fender Jaguar Bass.

Glenn: I’m surprised you didn’t get the [Gibson] EB-2 SG Bass. Or a Rickenbacker.

Alex: The Rickenbackers are a little harder to play. It’s like a different style of playing. I went to a local music shop one day and tried out a million basses. With that Jaguar, I just clicked with it instantly.

Reddit, r/offset, July 18, 2022, reply to u/[deleted]

Have an American Standard Jaguar that has been around the world, lost in airports, beer spilled in it, and still looks and sounds amazing.

Reddit, r/offset, October 13, 2022, reply to u/MaxCharmerMusic

If you can find one of the American Standard Jag’s on Reverb they’re pretty much the best bass you can buy

Reddit, r/Bass, March 3, 2023, reply to u/TrueHeadallefe

I also bought an American Jaguar and would never look back [...]

Reddit, r/Bass, March 18, 2023, reply to u/im-hippiemark

I went in looking for a 4003 for a 3-month tour, and ended up with a Fender American Jaguar - completely different thing and I’m much happier with it

In a Reddit comment dated May 25, 2023, user Ok_Section_7017 discusses the Fender Bass VI, mentioning that Alex Bulli and a friend ordered these instruments simultaneously. They note challenges with intonation using the stock strings and saddles, and plan to switch to La Bella flatwounds for better performance. Despite its current limitations, the instrument is described as fun to play, though not yet ready for recording or live performance.

Bulli's first bass, used in the early days of Frankie and the Witch Fingers. Bulli mentions it in this November 19, 2017 Musician’s Friend The Hub interview and in this March 3, 2023 Reddit reply.

Musician’s Friend, The Hub, "Vibing with Frankie and The Witch Fingers" (November 19, 2017)

Alex: [...] My first bass was the Squier Affinity P-Bass. I got it for free through a friend and played it in a band called Prince Moondog with two of these guys for like a year and a half, and used it in the beginning with Frankie. Finally, I just had to get a new bass.

Glenn: We basically shamed him into getting a new bass.

Alex: It sounded fine, but it wasn’t a great bass. It couldn’t be intonated properly.

Josh: It was your Dad who made you get a new one.

Alex: He called me up, ‘You’re about to go on tour; you have to get a good bass”. So I got one of the newer Fender American Jaguar basses with the P & J pickups, and a billion ways to blend them. It’s funny, there’s so many options, but I only use one. I use the Jazz pickup—not the active mode—passive mode with the volume all the way up and the tone at about 9, and it’s beautiful.

Reddit, r/Bass, March 3, 2023, reply to u/TrueHeadallefe

lol I toured the us and europe with a squire [sic] affinity p, yes