LukeFRC

he bought it and turned up and was full of deadspots? sell it on and it's ebay so risk of a loss. There are folk on here who buy new and then sell at secondhand price in a few months!

good for rock music?

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1334960972' post='1624234'] Might give that a go Think l I have another cap in the spares box. Any ideas on the blend? [/quote] check you wired it properly? is it a double stacked one?

oohh what about M.I.A. - mainstream and political- and youtube banned her video

It was interesting to see, with maybe one or two exceptions, how bush-blair war with iraq which was so unpopular was hardly mentioned in the mainstream music of the time. Music at the moment, broadly, culturally, is apolitical and backward looking. Even jazz become this safe background muzak divorced from any meaning- in our post modern culture music becomes just a style to be used divorced from any meaning. punk, jazz, hip hop- once powerful now all dead. and music often gets turned into money stymieing any power it has. So how can we break out of that? I think the internet will play a role. and it wouldn't surprise me if the idea of recorded music as a commodity died. Music will be a mainly live experience and in the community of the performance we will see meaning again.

and WHAT a picture for your introduction thread!

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1334906146' post='1623139'] It's currently hanging on the wall - only picture where you can just about see it is this! [/quote] wow. that was a sight for sore eyes over breakfast! How does it sound/play too

[quote name='mistermark' timestamp='1334880702' post='1623059'] Ou7shined, wow what is that? Looks like a Jazz body. How do the controls work? Active or passive? Do you have sound clips? -Mark [/quote] It's a Ou7shined Ping-ray.... MM in the correct place and just moved the D-G side of the P pup forward of the other side to fit them in. (does that put that side of the pup in jazz bridge territory? )

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334880296' post='1623054'] Thhhhpppp! You're struggling now, aren't you?? [/quote] ahhh it's techincally possibly not even a fender though it says fender on the headstock. There you go!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334880044' post='1623049'] Too late mate, I quoted you on it! [/quote] yeah but.... trying to think of something different on my RI to the original...... yeah well I'm pretty sure mine is the later update of the P bass.... with Metric screws and hex keys! wooo

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334879755' post='1623041'] Hang on a minute... you've got a Precision 57 RI in your sig, you bloody hypocrite! [/quote]whattdayatalkingabout? huh?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334879755' post='1623041'] Hang on a minute... you've got a Precision 57 RI in your sig, you bloody hypocrite! [/quote] crap... I was one year out wasn't I, quick edit....

be careful, that's going to rise your bladder pressure too.... it could explode and make everything the same colour as one of those..... I'll stop.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334879329' post='1623032'] GET OUT!! [/quote] hey you nicked the pickup and contours off the later P design for your bass. Still have the silly small headstock though

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1334878993' post='1623023'] I'm sure they're great basses, just horrific to look at, and if its the one without a headstock, then it's even worse, snow shovel with strings. Arrrrgggghhh!!! Don't get me started on my idea of hellish basses, we'd be here forever, and I'd probably offend everyone on here!! [/quote] well to balance it out, I can't stand the look of P basses pre 1957. There I said it.

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1334878284' post='1623007'] That is my idea of hell!!! Theres nothing wrong with the response and tone of old basses!! [/quote] It was quite fun trying to work out what your idea of hell would be to be honest... there were a few options but this got it in the end. They probably aren't bad basses- just everyone who wants one ends up doing mark king impersonations.

rear pup only natch

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1334877866' post='1622994'] Maybe I play too slowly, and too few notes!!!! [/quote] Hmm, maybe it's just cos you're basses are all so old? Maybe like people they slow down over time? Maybe one of these would help you play faster? and slap? !