Telebass

Uncertain...I may get a Mustang PJ pickguard (it it will reasonably fit) and upgrade the electrics as I have all the other parts to hand. The only slight gotcha with that is the guards have a hole for a selector switch which I do not need. I've been using the bass to practice, and having messed with the setup to my satisfaction, I'm happy with it.

Not hate, but I never got on well with a Warwick Streamer Standard 5er. Neck didn't suit my hands, which were beginning to get a bit arthriticky...

Soup can lid...

I'm already thinking of mods, probably nothing radical. But I have a Tonerider P-pickup and a Kiogon loom to suit, and pickguards with the right cut-out are fairly easy to come by, so...

So, I did a thing... Then I did another thing... Oh well, sod's law and all that!

Oooops, I seem to have just bought a Markbass Yellow Little bass! Only my second foray into short scale since 1972-ish! The plan is to leave the rounds on it and use them for the reunion gigs at the end of March, then put flats on as per my other basses. Really if these are even half-decent, then the price including bag and strap is something of a bargain! Anyone else have/had one?

We did get a pretty good split on the tickets!

My back is now solid steel! But getting down to fiddle with pedals and the like will be something of a challenge...

Hello all, long time no speak. My old band, The Rock 'n' Roll Outlaws, last played on NYE 2018, which seems a lifetime ago. Frontman Sam emigrated to Quennsland and never looked back, and good for him, too. BUT... He's coming back for an extended holiday in March 2025. The boss at Tavistock Wharf always said, "If ever..." So we have the last weekend in March. Saturday sold out in 24 hours. Sunday is currently about half sold, but that's only been public for a day or so. Fabulous! But boy, have I got to work on my fitness...at 72, I won't be prancing about like before! Exciting times!

No idea, but glad they manage it! Flats on, everything tweaked and adjusted, and it plays really well. I also put identical new strings on the FrankenFender, so was able to A/B them for sound. The CV is still notably harsh compared to the 1994 American Standard pickup in the black bass, so I may yet install the Tonerider and KioGon loom and see if that changes anything. Overall, a great purchase.

Pickups: these are alnico-based, and sound pretty good, much less harsh than the Sonic's pickups. Still have a Tonerider and @KiOgon loom I bought for the Sonic (and had to carefully remove!), but not sure that it needs changing on this one. Will play it a while and see. I'm not so much as taking off the pickguard film until I know this one is good in every respect! Edit: truss rod definitely works!

66 Jazz-style? Would be a great option! Add in lolipops for an even greater mash-up! But that would be 60s and this is suppose to be 70s.

And even easier on the frets, too!

After the sad departure of the Squier Sonic P-bass in California Blue, it's replacement has just arrived. And what a replacement! Just unboxing it, and it has already exceeded my expectations. The packaging itself is on another level between the Chinese Sonic and this Indonesian Classic Vibe 70s Precision. Quick tune up, not much needed. Action good, might be tweakable better. Intonation appears spot on, too, which I've never had even from a USA Fender...Relief could be a little better, maybe? The point is, this is playable right out of the box. My one trepidation was the spec saying the nut width was 1.685", which is between the two normal P sizes. Well, that's obvious garbage, just from feeling it. It's a 1.625", bang on. And slim front-to-back! It's just a great feeling neck. A quick noodle, and I feel right at home. Flatwounds will be installed soonest, because I have a phobia about rounds on a lacquered board! Because my first Fender Precision was a 75 Fullerton, I've always liked the shiny gloss-finished type of neck. This one is really nice, darker-coloured than I was expecting - vintage tint? - but not roasted dark. My other walnut P-bass was a 79 fretless, seen here with two nieces, the older of whome is nearly 50 now...eek!

Okay. "Walnut"!