Kevsy71

I love my 79 P, despite it weighing so much that my collarbone cringes whenever I look at it. I swapped the pickups for Fender vintage reissues, as the originals weren't for me, and the growl and bite now is amazing - not sure if the weight contributes to that, but worth it if it does!

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1465982911' post='3072537'] My criteria for playing a song is: it suits the band, we play it well and the audience likes it. Meet those 3 conditions and I'll play any song. [/quote] Agreed! The third is the tricky one: second-guessing the audience reaction after you've put so much work into the first two...I've been both pleasantly and unpleasantly surprised at what fills the dancefloor on the night.

We're now up to 30 covers in our 7-piece band, and as you can imagine not all would make my personal playlist. I made it clear that I would never, under any circumstance, play one of my least favourite songs; one which made me cringe whenever I saw it performed by a troupe of middle-aged men and backing singers. I promised myself I would never be one of those middle-aged men. "Mustang Sally" During a moment of weakness/madness/drunkness I finally gave in. And you know what? It's quite fun to play; it's a good timing exercise, and relatively relaxed giving the fingers a break between faster numbers. So fire away with songs you can't stand but don't mid playing - and why!

Gorgeous, I was GASsing after the Surf Green model!! Quick question, the lightweight models don't have the 'HRI' hum reducer. But is that a problem? With the Xotic build quality I can't imagine that it would be...

Ross bought my Baer cabs - fast payment, kept in touch throughout, a perfect transaction and a nice guy. Many thanks! Kev

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1461590120' post='3035882'] Hard to beat for VFM good ol' Tommy Walsh eh! [/quote] The entire range is up for a quid, I also got a 31-piece set of heads to dismantle an old PC. It could be that they are cheap because the packaging (or tools themselves) have no indication of sizing - but they do the trick!

A mere quid for this lot at Poundland, which covers truss rod, string tree , pickups, pickguard, strap holders and bridge on a Fender P. You'll need to label them yourself, but a bargain for a decent rubber-handle set.

Loved my MIM P, felt about half the weight of my '79 P, and best of all took a set of LaBella 1954 flats without warping the neck. And I hear great things about the classic and road worn Mexican builds

No Jaki Liebezeit?!?!?! He'd have the best drumming surname on the list too!

Shame mine's at the dry cleaners...

I'm happy with our Behringer PMP 4000 setup, great value. Worth looking at deals on Thomann etc.

Indeed! Sorry I completely missed that. In fact I hadn't heard the term 'Fenderbird' before, now reading up...

Seems ideal for a tribute: certainly more affordable than a Mike Lull (which looks amazing)! [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Mike_Lull_T4_TB.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Mike_Lull_T4_TB.html[/url]

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