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A P bass is so simple that I'm not entirely sure what you're paying for with a top of the range Fender, (well I do kind of get it, if you can afford it and it makes you happy then go for it, but you know what I mean). I have plenty of basses, cheap and expensive, but genuinely one of my favourites is my charity shop Encore P. I bought it because it just had a look that I liked and the charity were one that I approve of. I cleaned it up, spent a good few hours on the fretwork and put a Tonerider pickup in it. It now owes me £75 and few hours of my time and is one of the nicest playing basses I've played, and it sounds fantastic too.

I got the KOL vibe, early KOL anyway, with a touch of Strokes thrown in. I enjoyed it to start with but steadily got more bored towards the end. Pleasant enough and nothing particularly annoying, just not particularly captivating either. I'll maybe give it another go as to start with I was liking it.

Not at all, in my opinion. I do like heavy strings though and really don't get on with your average 45-100 rounds, especially when gigging when the old adrenaline kicks in. I had a set on my Yamaha BEX4 but took them off in the end as I was using it as a gig back up and they were too slack feeling for me. I'd say they'd probably be a fair match to an average 45-100 bronze string, possibly lighter feeling. They are quite slippery which I like, they have a very glossy wrap.

I'll give my standard answer but I don't think I've ever seen anyone else use them, maybe I'm just weird. 😁 Fender 9120M nylon tapewounds. I've never used other tapewounds but from what folks say I assume they are a flatwound construction under the tape as they seem to be very thuddy, like a doublebass. The fenders are a nylon wrap over a roundwound string so have plenty of zing but absolutely zero finger/fret noise. I have them on my fretted and fretless acoustic basses and they've been on for years and I've found no reason to want to change them. Plenty of acoustic volume (given that it's an acoustic bass) and a lovely amplified tone, lots of bottom end but plenty of clarity and punch. I love the sound of my fretless acoustic amplified. They are pricey now but I feel they're worth it. When I bought mine they were about £20 so that shows how long I've been using them.

This is a great idea for a thread. I'll be listening to that album tomorrow whilst decorating. It better be enjoyable as the decorating sure ain't. 😉

They use the same neck on the P and J. Great if you like the neck as you can chop and change between p and J sounds without the basses feeling different. And no, a PJ isn't the same. 😉

D'addario half rounds are my go to string. As for when I change them? If they ain't broke....

Making Your Mind Up - Bucks Fizz

Man in the Box - Alice in Chains

Oh god take it away. I can't cope looking at that. Or more to the point my wallet won't cope in a minute. Mustn't do anything silly, I mustn't do anything silly. Be still my beating heart.

Champs Elysees - NOFX

It's like aggressive elevator music. "And here's Scott Devine's new band Rage Against The Elevator with their single 'Know Your Floor'"

Megablast - Bomb The Bass

Everyone knows bankers play guitar. 😉

Thanks for that, definitely watching that later. 👍

It's a very expensive minidisc player. Mark's never been able to replicate the session bassist's tracks that were recorded for the albums live, so he's always mimed to backing tracks on minidiscs. The thumb insurance malarkey is the biggest scam ever waiting to happen once his career tails off. PS I might've made that up. 🤫

Hammer Time - McHammer

The Windmills Of Your Mind - Noel Harrison

Sheila La La Lee - Small Faces Damn it, too slow! Come Home - James

Sad Songs and Waltzes - Willie Nelson

Teenage Rampage - Sweet

Puntime - Iggy Pop

Smalltown England - New Model Army

Rosalie - Thin Lizzy

It looks similar to Shipley and the like. Just a go between for a bunch of independent 'mans with vans' who bid for your custom. What service you receive depends on which 'man with van' you go with. Not necessarily a bad thing as most drivers who operate through Shipley treat items a lot better than most of the big couriers.