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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.

Just sold a compressor to Hans, good comms, swift payment, advised of delivery, all that is good in a transaction.

That’s a good point, Chris. I remember reading an interview with Bruce Foxton - he who plays a 57 style Precision, the ones with the wide necks - and he said he had small hands. Given the rather quick up & down riffing that The Jams work entails that would support the theory of technique being most important rather well.

I remember recording bass/drums/rhythm guitar in one take and selecting the track that had the best feel rather than the most perfect. Of course if there was a track with both that would be chosen but back in the 80s there was still the thought of getting the best feel to the track (well in sone studios anyway).

Always nice to see a glass half full approach to life 🤣

Difficult times, Ash. Given that Parcelforce have said they do have your item I’d take some reassurance from that. I’ve had similar where an item seemed to roam every street in Coventry before finally getting to me. Giving the guy you’ve traded with the benefit of the doubt it may be he needed cash and just thought he’d be able to move the Stingray on quicker than the Fender (which given it’s now gone could support that). If the bass doesn’t get to you I would think he would have to pay you the money that your ‘Ray sold for. Parcelforce don’t insure musical instruments - it’s in their T&Cs - so he wouldn’t be able to claim from them. So you would need to put in a claim on EBay, given that the ‘Ray sold on EBay he wouldn’t be able to plead poverty and say he had no way to reimburse you. The liability for the (possible) loss of the Fender stays with him for using a courier which prohibits insurance in what he has sent.

Very good indeed

I don’t know about that specific model but I have a VM77 that had Duncan Designed pickups and regular Fender pickups just dropped in, no mods needed.

Be heir to the throne?