Linus27

I dont fully agree with that. If you were going to talk about the history of the motor car, you would do a piece on the Model T Ford. You may not go into the technical aspects of the car but you would do a section on it. I feel the Fender Precision was at the forefront of playing and shaping the role of bass in music and how people added bass in music transitioning from double bass to electric bass. You wouldn't go into the technical details of the bass like woods, pickups etc. but certainly its birth, its impact and importance.

Ok cool, I imagine around the £650 range.

Like the look of this. Any idea on output and price?

I would more than likely buy a 1970's Telecaster bass or a 1970's fretless Fender Precision.

I enjoyed it but it wasn't a patch on the drums episode. I felt it missed too many key things out, had no real direction and focused to much on bass as a frequency rather than an instrument and style. Herbie Flowers though, what a lovely guy and so humble.

Also around the same sort of time you had bands like Smashing Pumpkins and Rage Against The Machine who are worth a listen.

Congratulations. So what does that actually mean. What do they do for you and what do you have to do for them?

Yeah, I found the Ringo thing very interesting. Yep, totally agree about the snare thing as well, very pronounced. Oh, I loved the Motown bongo's lady, that part was brilliant.

Wish I could get that Precision sound out of mine, that is such a gorgeous tone when he plays finger style at the start.

Totally loved the Stewart Copeland episode and I wanted it to be twice as long. For me, it only scratched the surface. Loved the 30 second drum playing that went through the changes from marching up to The Beatles. That was brilliant. Did anyone see the natural Fender Telecaster bass that was in front of Stewart when he was making the first bass drum pedal in his house Huge gas now, it was gorgeous

He won't go far, he doesn't play a Precision 🤣🤣😂😂😂

And then in 6 months time you'll be saying that your amp doesn't cut through the mix and you want a cleaner tone and what pedal should you buy 🤣😂

I actually didn't mind the video, it was just one guys experience of his session life. The next person may well tell a totally difference story. What concerned me more was it looked like Scott was wearing grey tracksuit bottoms

Personally for me it would be, Miles Davis - A Kind of Blue John Coltrane - A Love Supreme Ray Brown - Soular Energy Ronnie Jordan - The Antidote Any Oscar Peterson album Any Count Basie album

Late to this party but that is an absolutely gorgeous sounding bass.

Ampeg PF20T

I think the only bass I have owned and really hated was a Status Shark. Bought it from the Bass Centre in Wapping and they very kindly took it back and I exchanged it for something else. I did also buy a brand new 2011 German Warwick Streamer LX and it was a lovely bass but at £1800, it was poorly made. The pickup fell out and the jack socket needed replacing all within a year. It was very light as well and felt like it was going to break at any moment. I think this also contributed to it sounding thin and gutless although it was a lovely tone, just very weak. I loved it but I was so disappointed, especially as it was £1800. In comparison, I borrowed an early 2000 Warwick Streamer and this was a totally different beast, big, fat, punchy and built like a tank.

Thank you for sharing.

My two gorgeous girls. The one on the left is my Fender FSR 70's Precision and the one on the right is my Fender Mike Dirnt Precision. Both are absolutely superb. I simply cant fault them.

The Precision sound is incredible, easily the best for me by a country mile, my dream bass tone. The Jazz sounded lovely as well. Surprisingly, I loved the Warwick tone but what interested me the most was the Gibson. It sounded gorgeous 😍😍

Oh now how much do I love the electricity thingy in the middle. I want one of them on my amp. I would stare and stare at it until I went blind 😍 😁

Thanks for the input guys, keep them coming, really interesting reading so far.

Whilst looking at potential amps and speakers to buy, what kept popping into my head is how reliable are they going to be compared to what I already own. I do over 100 gigs a year so I want something that is not going to let me down. You read horror stories regarding certain manufacturers/gear and in a lot of cases not always true or accurate. So I thought it might be a good idea to list your rig and a brief report on how reliable you have found it and a very brief overview. Doesn't need to be war and peace, just a very brief review on overall thoughts and reliability/issues if any. So I will get the ball rolling. MarkBass LM3 Amp with 2 x MarkBass NY112 Cabs Bought this setup brand new just over a year ago and have done about 70 gigs with it. Output is 500 watts and has been very good for my needs. Gain always set at half way and volume at about 11 o'clock for my 50's/60's band with loud drummer. Hasn't missed a beat with no faults or issues to report so far. EQ is very powerful with lots of range. Tweeters on the cabs don't really make any difference and overall this setup sounds very good with my two Jazz basses. Precisions not so good but having put a set of Rotosound flats on one of them, it does now indeed sound very good. One thing that I would like is a mute button on the amp head but its not a deal breaker. Fender Rumble v3 100 Combo Bought this secondhand to use with my Kala UBass and a practice amp at home. Have done around 30 gigs with it and it has not missed a beat with no faults or issues to report. The sound is lovely and warm regardless of what I play through it. Would be nice to have a tilt back option as I tend to stick something under the front to point it upwards when in use. No mute option but not too much of a problem as the built in tuner on my Ubass mutes everything when in use.

Yeah and his playing was superb as always.