Mudpup

Age 53 weekend warrior in a 4 piece rock covers band. Pubs and clubs mainly with a minimum of £250, most at £300 and a few at £400. Full time 50hrs a week job, tolerant and supportive wife, kids, dog. 53 gigs confirmed for 2018 and about 6 more waiting in the wings if we can fit them in. Might need some deps this year......

You're right there If I had been tricked into buying it I would have been delighted I think 😉

How did you get on there Happy????

He doesn't try to mislead anyone that reads the description though...he says exactly what it is

If you're anywhere near Essex/Herts you're welcome to pop round for a go....

My Lacquer Classic has a satin finish to the back of the neck although i think a previous owner may have wire wooled it. It isnt the same as the Road Worn neck - it doesnt have rolled edges - but it feels better (to me) than the Poly Classic 50. I played them all back to back within a week so got a pretty good idea of the comparison. There was hardly anything in it re the sound of them all but i just preferred the lacquer ones because i like beaten up basses- i was gonna try and grab a Roadworn on here but the Lacquer popped up significantly cheaper so i grabbed it and i'll wear it in myself. Its been started by the previous owners and its a nice thin finish so it wont take long :-) Oh and its black........i would have been happy with a burst RW but i dont like the red personally.

All 3 are still listed on the Fender site - the Poly, the Lacquer and the Roadworn. There's a couple of hundred quid between them as you go up through the range.

JINX!

Theres also a bass that bridges the gap between the two above - the 50's Classic Lacquer Precision. Finished in a thin nitro cellulose lacquer like the Roadworn but no roadwearing done..... Its a DIY Roadworn effectively And it comes in black/maple....

here you go https://www.zoom-na.com/products/guitar-bass-effects/multistomp/zoom-ms-60b-multistomp-bass-pedal#downloads

Well that worked out ok, needn't have worried after all.....Venue has a capacity of 160, sold 200 tickets allowing for no shows and the clicker on the door said there were 184 people in there :-) Everyone up for it from the start, we did 3 sets for a change. 9.30 till 10.30, 10.45 till 11.45, watched the fireworks till 12.15 then played until 1am when the drummer finally conked out on us. We played well, the sound was good, lights and lasers looked fab and the crowd were brill - including the 'mature' lady having sex with the crowd barrier right in front of me in the last set........get the wet wipes out..... The owner was delighted with us "you guys are just pure rock and roll, what a night - probably the best gig we've ever had here, gave the punters exactly what they wanted, they're all going home buzzing". Job done! A fabulous night and ended the year on a real high.

Essex pub gig 1/2 hour from home for me :-) Easy load in, decent pay and no volume or hazer machine issues there so we can use all the lights and lasers and put on a bit of a show. We play there about 4 times a year normally and its a small but fun venue - good owners, friendly crowd and decent door staff. I'm looking forward to it but not sure what the turnout will be like as they've had a couple of really good bands there on Friday and Saturday and i wonder if the regulars may be a bit spent out....

Looks real to me......bargain

Good choice - i have a Stingray and a Sandberg PM4 (so not quite the same but...) and i love them both. But whenever i gig with any of my other basses for a change i always miss playing the Ray.

We have 2 left this year - Saturday and NYE - and that'll take us to 48. Next year we have 48 confirmed and a few waiting in the wings. The good thing is that every single one is one we all love doing, we've dropped the shaky ones, the ones that don't promote or have an indifferent crowd and the smaller venues that are a bit of a squeeze. Oh and its just the one band - I don't have time for anything else. Its been a pivotal year for us

See above..... I've got an old PM4 and it does a very very good P bass with just the neck pickup selected. And it does loads of other stuff too. And thats going nowhere even though i don't play it live much. I've just bought a 50's Classic Lacquer P bass too because it does even more of a P bass thing and has a lovely meaty neck. There is just a certain something about a real one that you just cant replicate 100% with another brand. Its the fruity mids and low mids that seem to just work in a live band setup with a genuine Fender P - i dont think it works as well as other basses at home but chuck it in a gig with a drummer and they have a whole different thing going on. I had a Spector Euro 4 for a few years - wanted to gel with it as it was a significant birthday pressie from the missus but ultimately moved it on. It sounded a bit too sterile for my taste and i couldnt get used to the reach for the 1st few frets. Certainly doesn't do P bass IMHO. Beautiful bit of furniture though and i think everyone should try one for a bit :-) Had a Yammy 424 for a while too - that was about the closest to a P bass i found - it had a woody earthyness to the tone. Fabulous bass and great value. Couldn't get on with the neck though so sold it on. Might try another one someday....

Sold a few sets of strings to Tony this week. Great comms and superfast payment. Top bloke!!!

i'll have to put more money into that option and i have coal and tangerines to buy...

:-) should be ok, its rated down to that....

This is my favourite option so far. Makes a lot of sense and gives me increased options re modularity (is that word???)

ooooh....nice

cheers Bill :-)

At last - a voice of reason..... I like your style

According to the manual it puts out 460w into 4 ohms and 660w into 2 ohms - i just thought that 200w would be a noticeable difference.....maybe even just adding headroom for when i do push it hard. We do a few regular gigs in strange sounding rooms that suck the guts out of the sound (i've noticed this with all my amps, not just this one) and i have had to push them pretty hard to get the sound balance sorted. The notch filter on the amp may sort it out but i was just looking at potential options (and i was stuck inside in the snow with not much else to do apart from GAS about stuff )