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I suppose it's P for me - I dislike Jazz basses more than I dislike Precision basses.

They had a fire sale of NR Tbirds and the 2014 anniversary range too. How often does history have to repeat itself before lessons are learned? I lovehate Gibson so much.

[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1463773243' post='3054037'] I really want to pick one of these blue ones up, I was sent a picture by a mate who works at the shop I used to work at. The only thing putting me off was the black pickup. Don't know what I'd do to remedy that issue. [/quote] Looks pretty good in real life - it's shiny black, not the usual matt black casing.

They play very well, sound great and are super light too - a big bonus for long gigs (or playing two gigs in one night with bruised ribs). I sold my first one a couple of years ago to free up some funds, regretted it, almost bought one of the white ones but when these blue ones came along (and I saw how they actually look versus the stock images), I could resist no longer.

[quote name='The-Ox' timestamp='1463763236' post='3053947'] Anybody have one? [/quote] I'm on my second!

The majority of the pics I see online appear to have a Schaller 3D (sometimes Kramer branded, sometimes not) but I've seen pics with BBOT and even Badass bridges. A Schaller 3D would take care of string spacing, being adjustable that way.

Epiphone Jack Casady in Blue Royale... No flash...

[quote name='Romeo2' timestamp='1463342503' post='3050664'] surely makes it a [i]better[/i] instrument..? [/quote] That is your opinion, and will not be necessarily shared by your market. Having owned both an L and an M-2000 I can say with some certainty that any M I buy in the future I'd like to be left alone. As a modder myself I doubt I'd be happy with someone else's mods, mainly because they're not my mods - it's such a personal thing. I won't go as far as to say that no mod ever increases value, but I will say from extensive, painful experience that I have never EVER got the perceived (by me) value out of a mod on resale. Beware of non-reversible mods (says he who keeps on doing them ). I added a battery box to my Yamaha SBV500 when I made it active - there was absolutely no room under the pickguard for the battery and it'd be a faff to change if I had to lift the pickguard to do it. It's now got an EMG-BQC 3 band EQ in it. Does that mean it's worth £100 more that it otherwise would now? Nope, absolutely no way - because all the the majority of people will see is that I've carved a great big dirty hole in it. Yes, I think the mods improved the bass otherwise I wouldn't have done it but it'll be harder to sell now, you bunch of ungrateful philistines!

Imagine a scenario where Sean Connery is playing a character with pointy ears in Star Trek.

Sorry, I checked out about three quarters of the way through - survey got far too heavy and technical for me after the intervals bit.

Those pictures couldn't be wrong-er! These ones aren't right either (there's a green tinge to the colour which my mobile completely failed to pick up on), but they're better than the stock photos - what were they thinking? For BRX... Without flash... So, in summary, the Epiphone Jack Casady is still being made well, and it's the sparkliest and most difficult to photograph with a moblie phone it's ever been

But... but... P basses are the perfect bass design - how can any P bass have neck dive?

Regretted selling my Epiphone Les Paul (not so) Standard bass so much that I bought it back off the guy I sold it to

[quote name='AndrewJordan' timestamp='1461850909' post='3038194'] Aha! someone who owns a Ripper and an RD. Very jealous, and I have a question for you. My Ripper has been my main gigging bass for years now. I have tried many others but always go back to the Ripper because I just love playing on that neck but I am not really a fan of the body shape. The RDs quite apeal to me to but never having had the chance to try one I have always wondered if the neck feels anything like a Ripper neck? [/quote] Having spent a bit of time with both one after the other I'd say that the RD feels slightly chunkier in profile than the Ripper but that could easily be 70s manufacturing "tolerances". Nut width the same. The main difference you'll find with an RD is the whole neck is moved about half an inch along because of the relative positions of the bridge to the body end. So it feels like a bit more of a stretch when you've got the basses on the strap.

One bass? My Gibson RD Artist. My wife bought me it and it's an amazing, quirky bass which I love both owning and playing. There are others which would be a real gut punch to have to get rid of because of the work gone into making them what they are - Gibson Victory Artist and Ripper - both restored from states of dilapidation and my Epiphone Les Paul (not so) Standard tricked out with EMG goodness. But ultimately if I had to only keep one, it's the RD.

Not sure this sounds right. The amp more than likely has a min impedance of 4 ohms. If the internal speaker is 8 ohms, the extension speaker must be 8 ohms min - combined in parallel that will give 4 ohms impedance. If you connect the 8 ohm internal speaker in parallel with a 4 ohm cab you'll end up with a total impedance of 2 2/3 ohms - probably too low, unless the amp goes down to 2, but that's not common.

Second hand Yamaha BB fretless of some kind would seem to be the way to go, if you like the BB neck so much

[quote name='rushbo' timestamp='1461537007' post='3035571'] Tardy to the party, but I've always used these guys - initially because they're a local business, but subsequently because their cables are brilliant quality and keenly priced. Ultimate Pro Audio Ltd http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Ultimate-Pro-Audio-Ltd?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 [/quote] Far too late to the party, I'm afraid - OBBM has already drunk the bar dry, won the karaoke and fancy dress competition simultaneously and taken everyone back to his for a cable themed after party.

Talkbass. Let's see. Threads that grow so quickly I can't be bothered/don't have the time or inclination to sift through to get to any good stuff which might be in there. Clubs based upon some false sense of kinship because they all own a particular product - I am not a free man, I'm a number. OK, I'm done, the place makes fun of itself simply by existing, you don't need any further input from me

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1461501758' post='3035160'] Oh I know - I just wanted everyone to know I'm a pervert. But I think they probably knew that already. [/quote] News to me!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1461500906' post='3035148'] That's what a fetish is, though - an obsession; or 'an idea or thought that continually preoccupies a person's mind'. I think about vintage Fenders much more often than I need to - in fact, probably more than is mentally healthy - but I'm quite sure there are far worse things to be hung up on. And luckily I can't afford to buy one, so it's harmless really. Isn't it..? [/quote] I don't recall passing judgement on any individual who chooses to go down this path, I merely expressed a personal opinion of the path itself. You can go down any rabbit hole you choose

The age of a bass is irrelevant to me. Does it sound/feel good? Then it's good. This whole vintage reverence thing to the point of making certain basses fetish objects leaves me cold and bemused.