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Fender Rumble, Ashdown Rootmaster or Studio, Markbass CMD will all do it. Markbass will be slightly less versatile as doesn’t have gain/drive, but sounds great with a Precision for classic rock. Personally I’d discount the Trace Elf & 2x8 for gigging, I’d want power in reserve, not to have to push my gear to near its limits all the time.

JJ of The Last Resort has one very much like this in their video of Never Get a Job :

Wowzers, that was the 210, incredible!

Having a MM Stingray I’d agree that it’s a higher standard than Fender (and I’m a Fender fanboi) so I’d expect the Cutlass to follow suit. As said though, resale on a Fender is likely to be easier.

I like Markbass gear but for me it’s far more suited to “warmer” basses such as Precisions. I also find their cabs to have a high end roll off as well - get a sound from a Markbass amp into a Markbass cab, DI that sound and it’s much toppier/treblier through the PA. We’re all likely to recommend what we use ourselves, and I’m no different, Ashdown, however their top man Mark used to work at Trace so there’s a connection to the gear that you loved there. Their RM cabs are plenty light enough, pair them with one of their ABM amps which again are light enough, but which aren’t class D, they have real punch and depth to the sound, and you’d have a rig that would probably fit much better with what you’re after.

A few tracks where I’ve particularly loved the bass sound have been, in no particular order: Eton Rifles by The Jam - Bruce Foxton using a Fender Precision, think he used Marshall amps at the time Hanging Around by The Stranglers - JJ Burnel using a Fender Precision, think it was Hiwatt amps Down on The Farm by Guns N Roses - Duff McKagan using a Fender Jazz Bass Special into Gallien Krueger amps American Man by Velvet Revolver - Duff with same bass/amps as above

I remember that rig, Tim, amazing amount and quality of sound from that little set up.

I sympathise, I can only deal with either red silks or plain metal strings, nothing else will do. Why red, well for years I used Rotosounds and they’re red, so I’m used to that, as such anything else I find off putting.

Don’t use Parcelforce. Repeat, don’t use Parcelforce. I have nothing against them, just that their T&Cs prohibit insurance payout on musical instruments. In general I’ve used Interparcel and more often than not chosen UPS from Interparcel’s options.

01 Ever played a gig sitting down? No, but played a mid-section of a song sitting down. 02 Ever gigged on a different instrument? Yes, lead guitar & lead vocals 03 Ever shared a stage with a musical hero of yours? No, but have played gigs with many of my favourite bands 04 Any fan ever had a tattoo of your band's logo? Yes, and song lyrics 05 Ever signed an autograph in a dressing room? Yes, plenty of times (always found it rather embarrassing if truth be told) 06 Ever cried on stage? No 07 Ever worn a hat on stage? Yes 08 Ever gigged with a band you hadn't met before the gig? No 09 Ever been in a relationship with a fellow band member? No 10 Ever played in different bands on the same day? No 11 Ever had anything thrown at you while playing? Abuse mainly , but also ladies underwear (thrown by ladies I should add, had to be a pi55take) 12 Ever crashed on the way to the gig? No but have crashed on way back 13 Ever left a band over the choice of set list? Not exactly, but a slight disagreement helped me to finalise a decision I knew was coming 14 Ever slept in the venue despite it not being a hotel? Yes 15 Ever been supported by a band clearly better than you? Yes, Jesus Jones and Carter & The Unstoppable Sex Machine spring to mind 16 Ever played a gig suffering from some debilitating medical condition? No 17 Ever been in a band where the guitarist was your favourite bandmate? Yes 18 Ever played in the grounds of a stately home? No 19 Ever injured yourself on stage? No, but I have injured a member of the audience (who was spitting at me) 20 Ever been told that your bass isn't loud enough? Not often 😁

I have a Vintage Tony Butler Precision with and as @PaulWarning has said the Wilkinson pickups in that are very similar sounding to those in US Precisions. Which in turn are also very similar in sound to the SD Steve Harris, however the Steve Harris is a tad more aggressive and breaks up quicker into gain/drive/growl.

Requires a lot of discipline does AC/DC material, it’s so tempting to try and make it interesting to play on bass, but it then ruins the overall feel.

Really like that, great recording and really good sounds on all of the individual instruments - that Precision sounds awesome. The song and performance reminded me a touch of REM.

I do this on all my Precisions, and on the ones that have hummed a but it’s stopped it completely.

Def not wrong there, my first "proper" bass was a Yamaha, great player, great sound, great working bass all round.

That’s a great looking bass.

Ashdown seem to like the Beta 10, that’s what they recommended and fitted for me in my RM210 cabs. And I’m very glad they did, I liked the sound of the cabs before, absolutely love them now.

Well they’re made of different materials, and if voices to be like their decades I’d expect the 60s to be warmer sounding, the 70s to be snappier. Both look great, I’ve played one of the 60s ones and it was a really nice bass, felt great to play.

The Vintage V4 is a great bass, I have the Tony Butler Sig version and it’s a seriously good instrument, not just for the money, just good full stop. The necks are quite chunky on them, and the pickups - certainly the ones in my TB - sound very similar to the Custom Shop 62s that came in Fender US Standards. I’ve not played a CV Precision but I do have a VM77 Jazz and as above, great instrument, I can’t think that the quality of the CV Precision wouldn’t at least match the VM. So I’d be happy with either.

Given your comment, like the deep bass, Precision sound I’d recommend the Squier. When starting out I too loved the Precision sound, virtually all of my fave bassists played them. So what did I do, I bought basses other than Precisions and tried to get the Precision sound on them. When I finally bought one it suddenly clicked, there was what I’d been chasing all along. So save yourself the trouble, get the bass that makes the sound you like. Additionally the Squiers are very good basses, and should you - you will - decide to upgrade later on the CV will be a great backup bass. I have a Squier VM77 Jazz and the quality for a so-called budget instrument is amazing.

Know what you mean, I quit my band at the start of this year as the gigging/touring was getting too much for me and I needed a break.

Blimey, you learn something new every day.

Probably my fave Elvis song, and a good possibility that’s due to the bass line, one of Jerry Scheffs finest.

I love the 51s, there’s something special about them, never tried the Sting but am sure that those contours must make them a lot easier to play/wear.