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[quote name='Looper' timestamp='1351948731' post='1857168'] Shame you can't rent strings to find out what you like! [/quote] So true and the same goes for basses.

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I bought a Squier Silver series Jazz bass from Owen and it's a beauty. The man is a legend, trade with confidence.

Very nice indeed, I'd love to try one of these - without the extra string of course......

Thanks for the replies, I'm trying to resist buying one to replace my Ashbory as a travel bass. Not that I ever travel........

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1351597078' post='1853000'] Your post count was 1066 at the time [/quote] Crikey mate - you really need to get out more

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1351541189' post='1852428'] Steve's Hastings post! [/quote] Hastings? Sorry you've lost me.........

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1351551790' post='1852645'] FX make no difference to your ability (or not) to play. [/quote] They do in my case cos they distract me and I don't get into the groove.

I'm intrigued by these little basses and wonder what they are like to play. They are now available in the UK from Bass Direct, has anyone played one and if so what's the verdict?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1351382187' post='1850767'] GHS Precision Flats are indeed the UK equivalent, but it's still cheaper to import the Laklands from Chicago - what's that about, then? [/quote] I get my GHS flats here for a better price than Lakland. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GHS-Regular-55-105-Precision-Flatwound-Long-Scale-Plus-Bass-Strings-3050-/190746210837?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2c695c3215"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GHS-Regular-55-105-Precision-Flatwound-Long-Scale-Plus-Bass-Strings-3050-/190746210837?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2c695c3215[/url]

I keep thinking I'd like to try some FX but I want to wait until I can play well enough without them. It's been 35 years so far...

I've been playing for 35 years and I've never taken a spare bass to a gig and can't see that changing any time soon I like to live on the edge

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]GHS Precision Flats are cheaper shipped from the states on ebay than here in the UK, (providing you don't get hit for import duty).[/font][/color] They rule on a Jazz too

I think those strings are the same as GHS precision flats and I love them, especially after a few years - the more you play them, the better they sound A higher action helps get rid of the dreaded clank.

Here we are having fun at a festival this summer: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb2YxSuW1mI&feature=plcp[/media]

I've bought lots of strings from the states via ebay and usually don't get hit for import duty. Last time I was caught in the net. The note on the envelope said 'Customs charges are applied to imports into the EU with a value over £15 for VAT'. They also added £8 Royal Mail handling fee.

PMd

I like shorties for their weight and playability, but the strings seem slacker and rattle on the fingerboard, so it's standard 34s for me.

I've got a new set of GHS light gauge precision flats that are too low tension for me, only been on the bass 5 minutes. PM me if interested.

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1351202564' post='1848781'] It lives! [/quote]

[quote name='The Bass Doc' timestamp='1351166820' post='1848122'] [attachment=121996:002.JPG] [/quote] I love the red one, please let me know if you ever want to sell it.

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1350996015' post='1845964'] Very light bass, surprisingly, looks like it should be a fatboy!.... by far & away the lighest of my bunch. [/quote] Thanks, it sounds like my kinda thing and I need a lightweight bass. There aren't many around now it's an older model and they seem to go for about £280 on line. Some stores describe it as a Precision and others a Telecaster, which is a bit confusing and Fender call it a Precision, so I guess that's what it is? [url="http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/vintage-modified-precision-bass-tb"]http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/vintage-modified-precision-bass-tb[/url] I presume it has a chunky Precision neck and I wonder how it compares to the new Fender modern player telecaster.

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1350991704' post='1845886'] [b]And my Squier VM TB has one of the hotest pups and best necks I've ever had my hands on![/b] [b][/b] [/quote] I like the look of the Squier, is it a heavy or lightweight bass and does the bridge cause problems in setting the intonation?

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1350811387' post='1843616'] To say that ALL tuition is bad for all musicians is just moronic (ruins creativity mentioned earlier). If formal tuition isn't your thing then fair enough but why put it down and put off others who might thrive on it? [/quote] Can you quote where anyone said that? I can't find it and I'd like to know who you're calling moronic.

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