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I second that, but for me, it would have to be with just the P pickup, no need for the bridge pickup, imo.

Excellent, I must admit that with any new songs I have to learn, I always use Moises to remove the original bass line for practising, but I think it's great that you are making the tracks available for others to use as well. I've subscribed to your channel. Keep up the good work.

Thanks Lozz, it was my Lakland Bob Glaub PJ, it was a lovely bass and great to play, but as much as I loved it, I prefer a straight P, there's no need for the extra pickup. imo. 😉

Here's my cover of Peaches, I recorded the songs a couple of years ago so I would have to go back and see what effects I used at the time, but I achieved the tone on three different basses, it's not perfect, but I was quite happy with the tone at the time. Peaches - The Stranglers (Bass Cover).mov

Although my playing isn't great, JJ's tone is achievable (within reason), with a little bit of tweaking, probably good enough in a live situation? The bass has been removed from all these backing tracks, so what you hear is my take on the bass line. No More heroes - The Stranglers (Bass Cover).mp4 Nice n Sleazy - The Stranglers (Bass Cover).mp4

I nearly joined a Stranglers tribute band about a year ago but it was too far away unfortunately, but I have managed to learn a few of their songs such as Peaches, No More Heroes, and Nice n Sleazy, etc, the hardest part I found was getting JJ's tone, but I managed to get reasonably close, I think? 🤔 Go for it, JJ's bass lines are great fun to play, and if I can do it, I'm sure you can. 👍

I've got a few Precisions and I replace all the P pickups covers with these, the have lovely rounded corners which are far more comfortable than the original covers. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154357237429?_skw=pickup+covers&itmmeta=01JM2EDSZ3EKCJ0W1HZYC0KA7A&hash=item23f06886b5:g:GPoAAOSwTfNgQGeh&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fPQSF%2Bz3GPqLCHab2wH%2FO9fJS8JLeejW%2FBZIYNvCHV9nYxoqCavg7xdQA91eJ8YQD60LoO0IVtghaDI2jGwrDRYHPe4v6zUG4n%2FhEeY2jCBVvjhZLN3yudafJBew7A798qZnnzmvy4YDepB1WBPw5yOKPlowRFXD%2B9X9EleLCnz28qL95sJtJQ27CmrPf3CVKkXa2vwTCZ4YOwVuuaEVW57XsO%2FWQRv8hcjJSYa8DsCSTQaidqchbBh%2BTFDYVuwmyapOZAOV8pd03BB9rputeLBThptjamwKoLnaj4xY1Vcg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_Kft86gZQ

My Fender 1971 Precision bass with a (A) neck, and a well beaten up body.

Thanks Dave, I will definitely stay on BC because even if I don't gig anymore, I will always be interested in all things bass!!

I've owned a couple keyboards in the past but I've never really been able to master them, but you have given me an idea.🤔 I've played in a few old-school RnB bands over the years and it's always been hard to find good blues harp players, I actually have a few decent quality harps tucked away somewhere, I've only played them a few times, but I didn't find too difficult to get a tune out of them, so maybe I should dig them out and put some serious effort into learning to play them properly.

That's so true, in fact, I think some punters probably don't even know what your role is in a band, until you suddenly stop playing. 😉

Thanks bigthumb, I've done a few gigs where I've had to prop myself up with a bar stool, not a great look, but it was the only way I could get through the gigs. All the best to you too!