Alex James
UK bassist for Blur/Fat Les
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Alex James' Bass Guitars
In this picture taken from Blur's show at the 1998 Glastonbury Festival, you can see Alex with the Stingray. It was also used in the video for Song 2.
James can be seen playing a Fender American Vintage '58 Precision Bass clearly at 8:03 and 8:18 in this live performance by Blur.
In this video, Alex plays "Barbaric" on a Fender Jazz Bass.
James can be seen in this photo playing a Les Paul Triumph Bass.
Alex can be seen using a metallic red fender pj 555 though he also owned a white one of the same model. He can be seen using the white one in various performances in the early 90s during the leisure tour before he started using a normal precision bass, a music Man stingray later in the 90s and then his sunburst precision with the gold pickguard.
In this live performance of ’Bang’, Alex can be seen playing a ‘Gibson Thunderbird’ Electric Bass Guitar
Alex James was seen playing a Framus 5/150 Star Bass during a benefit event at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in 2006.
In a 1990s photo from Getty Images, Alex James of Blur is seen with a Fender Deluxe Active Precision Bass Okoume. This model may be discontinued, but the image provides a glimpse of its use during that era.
in this video you can see alex playing his fender precision bass guitar
In this video, Alex James can be seen playing a Fender Kingman Bass SCE in a Blur's live performance at The Chris Evans Breakfast Show (BBC Radio 2).
During the Great Escape era, Alex James began using a Fender AV 58 Precision Bass. It is unclear whether these are vintage models or '80s reissues, but a user-uploaded photo confirms his use of this instrument.
In the music video for "Charmless Man" Alex is using a Fender PJ bass with a rosewood fretboard as as prop. This bass hasn't been seen live.
Alex uses a Olympic White Fender P bass with a rosewood fretboard as a prop during the music video for the Universal.
In the video titled "Seymour (Blur) Live at The Square Harlow 18 December 1989" by TheSquareHarlow on YouTube, Alex James can be clearly seen playing a white Tokai Jazz Bass. This bass is notably without a pickguard, as visible in the performance. You can also see him play that same tokai jazz bass in the photo
In this YouTube video, Alex James can be seen playing a Fender American Performer Precision Bass.
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