Sam Kiszka

Sam’s Main bass throughout his career. It’s an 80’s reissue of a 50’s Precision Bass. He added the neck from a MIM Jazz Bass.

He used to have a Fender Jazz Bass (Made in Mexico) before. He later switched its neck with the one on his Precision bass, since he liked the Jazz neck better than the one on the P-Bass.

The bass is shown in Premier Guitar's rig rundown. Kiszka also explains the instrument in the 2021 Guitar World interview.

A good number of instruments. My one and only bass is a Seafoam Green Fender Precision Bass with Jazz Bass neck; it’s a ’50s reissue made in the ’80s. That bass sounds fantastic, and it’s the most comfortable bass I’ve ever played.

The second Precision Bass Kiszka used is the 1969 Fender Precision Bass, mainly for recording.

I also used a ’72 Fender Telecaster Bass for a few songs, and a ’65 Precision owned by our producer, Al Sutton, as well as a ’69 Precision. There are flatwounds on all of them except the ’69. That’s just in case I need a roundwound sound, but I do prefer flats. That’s another area where Jamerson influenced me - I like the mellower tone of the flats. It makes me do things that are counterintuitive to the sound that I want, like cranking my tone all the way up.

The third Precision Bass Kiszka used in the 1965 Fender Precision Bass, which, according to Kiszka, was used for recording and is owned by producer Al Sutton.

It's his number 2, as he mentioned in the video. He also has it strung with D'addario flat light strings.

That bass sounds fantastic, and it’s the most comfortable bass I’ve ever played. I also used a ’72 Fender Telecaster Bass for a few songs, and a ’65 Precision owned by our producer, Al Sutton, as well as a ’69 Precision.

In an Instagram post by @spinningrecs, Sam Kiszka is pictured with a Rickenbacker 4003 bass. This image was shared on March 26, 2023, the date he performed four new tracks from Greta Van Fleet's 2023 album "Starcatcher" at the final Dreams In Gold tour show.