Michael League

"I play a 1976 Fender Precision bass with a maple neck that I acquired in a drum shop in Greenville, South Carolina for $700. I talked him down from $900 because they obviously had no idea what they had. It was in bad shape so I did had to fix it up a bit. I guess it was owned by some guy who played at his church in the mountains every Sunday. But he just played acoustic bass, so the electric just sat in his closet for twenty years or something. So that’s kind of like my baby. I use D’Addario Chrome Flatwounds on that," says Michael League, in this interview.

"These are the most badass basses I've ever played in a studio context. Super warm, cut like a motherf*cker, and are a real joy to play." - Michael League

1952 Fender Precision Bass Butterscotch: FORQ - Lymaks

"Michael League has a cache of vintage and modern basses at home, but for touring, he gets it done with his stock 1959 Fender Precision. League strings the P with Dunlop Medium Flatwound strings." - Premier Guitar

"For more vintage gear, I have a 1967 Hofner 500/1 Beatle Violin Bass strung with D’Addario Tapewounds. I love that bass," says Michael League in this interview.

1st bass was a Warwick Thumb Fretless

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Composer/producer/bassist Michael League and guitarist Mark Lettieri of Grammy-winning jazz-fusion group met PG before their slamming, sold-out show at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works and took us through their hard-grooving gear.

Michael League has a cache of vintage and modern basses at home, but for touring, he gets it done with his stock 1959 Fender Precision. League strings the P with Dunlop Medium Flatwound strings.

Mark Lettieri’s main guitar is a Don Grosh NOS Retro model that features a swamp ash body, maple neck, Grosh ‘60s Fat single-coils and a Small Block 327 humbucker. The Grosh is strung with Dunlop nickel-wound strings (.0095–.044) and plucked with heavy Dunlop celluloid picks.

Michael is seen playing this bass by Bacci in this video with Marcus Miller.

Micheal can be seen playing his Moollon P Classic in this video on youtube.

Michael League uses the Vlcek Basses Spirit5, an electric bass known for its natural wood design and robust sound. This custom-made instrument, crafted in the Czech Republic, is featured on the Vlcek Basses website.

In the performance of "Something" by Snarky Puppy featuring Lalah Hathaway, Michael League plays an Alleva Coppolo LG5 Classic bass. This video, provided by GroundUP Music NYC, showcases the instrument's elegance and quality, underscoring its reputation as a beautiful yet premium choice for musicians.

Michael can be seen using this bass in this supro promotional video.

In this video (timestamp 3:20), Michael League is introducing this bass among others.