Telebass

Odd...there's no good reason for a split-coil P to hum - it's a humbucking pickup. Unless it's been mis-wired. Jazz basses are fine so long as the relative volumes of the pickups are the same, as they are then also a humbucker, but that doesn't actually help a lot, so it's tinfoil/paint time. However, as Mr Turner said...

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Welcome, Lulu!

And yes, I sound like a right boring old fart. So be it. Keep 'em clean! If nothing else, it will make your strings last longer. Dirt costs!

The major part of my rant was paying good money for someone else's muck...but I stick with the 'keep it clean' bit. An uncared-for, dirty instrument isn't rock'n'roll, it's bad maintenance and laziness.

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Homer is right about the mojo, too. To me, mojo is wear and tear. Fingerboard crud uncleaned for decades is just that - dirt. And as someone who services other people's instruments, I can tell you that it's not nice. Buying a dirty instrument shouldn't cost more money, but less. It's simply not been cared for. A cruddy bass is likely to be exactly that, due to lack of attention. As an example, no-one in their right mind would want to actually play Jamerson's Precision. He abused it thoroughly, and despite the great music he made on it, it would not be a good bass now. If you're lucky enough to pick up well-cared-for vintage stuff, and it works for you, well and good. But a dirty old bass is just that, and, unless you're very lucky, it will only ever be that. *Particular dislike* Dirty maple fingerboards - yuk! They're supposed to look clean! And, as they are far easier to keep clean, where's the excuse for not doing so? Keep your tools clean, people. You'll be so glad you did. Rant over, sorry!

Slap a P-bass? Why not? The Brothers Johnson from the 70s did it, and very well too. Having said that, I dislike slap, and do not like others slapping on my basses. Petty, maybe, butr there you are. As to the vintage thing, I wouldn't ever waste my money. Even pre-CBS Fenders are no better or worse than current models, by any reasonable comparison. And current 3-bolt re-issues are as stable as their 4-bolt partners. The idea wasn't wrong, just CBS-era Fender's implementation. CBS did not invent the three-bolters, they merely introduced it. Done correctly, it's a perfectly good joint, and Leo was rightly proud of it, for it was his, and he took it on right through to G&L. I would stack my 2004 MIM P against [u]any[/u] old Precision, and it would likely be as good, by any objective comparison. And I'll mojo mine the [b]proper[/b] way. By gigging it for a decade or two...

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Welcome, Something, good to have you aboard!

Welcome! You won't have any trouble remembering your member number! Nice one!

Hi, fm, how's ya doin?

I was a musician before I was married, and my wife knows full well I always will be. If the day ever comes, and I doubt it will, that she said she was fed up with it, and it was the music or her, the music would win without a second thought. Not that I wouldn't be upset about that, but that was what she signed up for. I would not compromise on that. On gear, yes, I'd like more, who wouldn't? But we work it out sensibly. When the Squier TB came out, I just ordered it, and told her later. Wasn't a problem, and we had some time to get the cash together. She actually bought me my black Precision AND my Markbass combo! Can't say fairer than that. So, there's always room for talk.

Hi Lorne, good to see you again!

...And another oldie says hi! (54...)

Howdy, youngster (54! gasp...)! Welcome to the madhouse. But the best type of madhouse!

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Hi! Welcome to our little place, and you'll certainly find plenty of gearheads to talk to! My preferences are simple: Fender Precisions, and a lightweight Markbass rig. The P-basses are simple, and so am I. The Markbass is light weight, and so am...wait a minute...no, it's good for my aging back!

Very cool!

Wrong. Just wrong. Pine? Wronger. Knotty pine? Wronger still!

Hi, DT, and welcome! Nice sounding bass! I have the MIM eqivalent, with r/w board. Utterly good bass. Where in Cornwall are you? Lived in Newquay for a fair slice of my life, so know Cornwall fairly well, although not well enough!

For me, it's Fender Precisions. or nothing. Everything else I've ever tried ends up back in its case... So that's me the odd one out...I do like both styles of Precision, though, and neither of mine have a C neck, so they're not that chunky.