Kev

for £600 odd? Surely that is terribly overpriced??

[quote name='Duarte' post='599120' date='Sep 15 2009, 12:20 PM']You ask why buy something 'posh' after stating that you have compared your cheapo P-bass with a USA P-bass. First off, I love P-basses, but would not call a USA P bass posh. If I wanted something to tinker with I'd buy a P-bass (I did, and it was fun) but a real posh bass sounds infinitely more complex, has more clarity, better playability, doesn't look like a generic bass, and won't fall apart after a year of use. A P-bass is a P-bass, yeah the cheaper ones don't sound as good, and the more expensive ones are more reliable, but at the end of the day, a P-bass sounds like a P-bass. Not a bad thing by all means, it's a classic sound that I love. I wanted the incredible sound of the Bongo with the 4band EQ, 18 volts, neodymium magnets, massive humbuckers, insane looks and superb feel...tell me how to get all these things by tinkering a sh*tty old westfield and I'll do it (don't wanna spend more than £50)[/quote] i think your last point might miss the point of the thread, as of course there is not a cheap alternative to a Bongo, but there is to a Sadowsky NYC P bass

[quote name='BigRedX' post='596444' date='Sep 12 2009, 11:44 AM']It's not about price, but about finding the right instrument for you.[/quote] The comment that should end all arguments. If the bass you picked up in the shop played and sounded better than any other in there, why should the price or brand effect your decision to buy it? I think the biggest problem is people thinking they have £1000 or w/e to spend on a bass, and so they must spend as much of it as possible. Many of said people never pick up a bass under £200 in the shop with this in mind. And also, i feel that the fact that you [i]want[/i] the 'better' bass to play and sound better, it could overpower what the actual reality is All my opinion, of course.

Weight doesn't bother me in the slightest. If its balanced, then its all good. Mine weighs around 8lb.

just fitted a set of status flats to my p, fisrt experience i have ever had with flats. I love them Very surprised at how different they feel, and how much easier they seem to play. They will certainly be stayin on for the time being, i could be tempted to go for some TI's though...

[quote name='Kev' post='574959' date='Aug 20 2009, 12:06 AM']dunno how some of you guys play with such low action, i cant play a bass without really digging in Vintage icon v4, 45-105 standard tuning 1mm 3mm 3mm Medium i would say, although my technique doesn't really accommodate for any lower[/quote] Just strung on some status flats roughly the same guage. Made some adjustments so slightly different 1mm 2.5mm 2.5mm

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='594034' date='Sep 9 2009, 04:55 PM']Reading through this thread for the first time (missed it pre-resurrection) and the one thing I remember about trying several Vintage guitars a few years back is that they were all incredibly heavy. The Les Paul I tried must have been 12 or 13 lbs. Did I just get unlucky, or were the others heavy too, but you guys aren't fussed about that?[/quote] When i tried it against a mim p bass in the shop, the vintage felt about half the weight.

i am very happy with my vintage icon v4. Only complaint i had was that the pickups were not really the tone id like, but i swapped them out for some JV squier's, and now it plays and sounds as good as any p bass, and is very light too

back when i first started playing bass, i ordered an OLP off them. Two weeks later, they email me saying they are out of stock. Two weeks! Needless to say i cancelled my order, and never used them again.

Pickup screws sadly pass through the countersunk hole in the cover. I have ordered some anyhow from axesrus as i think the 1 inch strap button screws will work, we will see BTW, the cover matches the 'relicing' on my bridge cover very well, cheers

i have never made an offer on an item for sale without the seller giving me an indication of what he/she is looking for, and i have never sold an item to a buyer without letting them know what i am expecting. Pm's are of course fine for trade offers, but for cash offers its not what i like to get involved in, i go ebay for that.

tjust had an email reply 'sorry...i don't have any' am i going to have to settle for a non-chrome screw?

[quote name='SteveO' post='593046' date='Sep 8 2009, 04:53 PM']Forgot about this until it was resurrected, but here I come to screw up your stats: ... All measurements made on the E string. JV Squier 3rd: 2mm 12th: 10mm 17th: 11mm CY Squier 3rd: 1.5mm 12th: 7mm 17th: 8mm Yamaha RBX375 3rd: 1.5mm 12th: 6mm 17th: 7mm[/quote] JV squier GAS has just plunged

they don't have anything on their site that matches what i need, but iv emailed them anyway. Thanks.

i bought a Status energy with LEDs in the neck for £200. Didn't like it too much though so sold it on here for the same price. Iv never seen a bargain at cash converters. All the ones i have ever been trawl through ebay and google before buying any instrument off anyone so they work out its value.