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Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler Celebrates Fender’s 75th Anniversary of the Precision Bass by Telling Us What He Loves Most About It

Legendary Black Sabbath bass player Geezer Butler sits down to answer our questions about his favorite instrument, Fender’s Precision Bass.

By Stephen Andrew Galiher

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This year, Fender is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its iconic Precision Bass. As part of the big festivities, I had the chance to ask legendary Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler a few questions about his instrument of choice.

Now, because I’m basically a fake music journalist, I don’t actually know much of anything about the bass. I tried to learn to play it once, but I was not very good. So, I reached out to my oldest friend in the world, Chad Hoxie.

A longtime bassist, Chad has played in numerous bands and is currently the bass player for North Carolina prog-rock band Abstractionist. I knew that he would know exactly what I needed to ask Geezer, and I could not have been more right. Read on!

Vice: What, overall, attracts you to the P bass style?

Geezer Butler: For........

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