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I’ve also done this all my life. There was a rumour circulated years ago that it could put 9v through your brain and kill you, but it was debunked pretty quickly. So, what’s the issue do you think?

There's a few of us. There's the OP here @Gary Bloomfield in Heysham, I'm in Morecambe, @lee650 is in Morecambe and we've met each other now, and I must go and see one of his bands soon! And there's @Dannygno123 who's in either Heysham or Morecambe and is in a well known a local band too. The most well known bass player round these parts is obviously Gary at Promenade, but I don't think he does forums much, he's too busy playing! Rob

Hi @Gary Bloomfield there’s a few of us on here from Morecambe/Heysham. We’re a friendly sort, if you need any help or advice give me a shout. Rob

Thanks chaps. I've spoken to someone today about getting it rewound, Ash from Oil City Pickups in London. He's got lots of experience with vintage pickups, and has the correct vintage wire to wind it. It will be a very sympathetic rewind, and will look and sound very much like it did before. He's promised to turn it round in less than a week too. In 40 years of playing, this is the first pickup that has ever failed on me. But apparently it's quite common for 70's Fender pickups to spontaneously expire. Thanks, Rob

Picked it up off the stand tonight, plugged in, bridge pickup is dead. It was fine last night. I've had the bass on the bench, pickup out, and it's open circuit on my multimeter. I could just drop in another pickup, but I would like to keep it as original as possible, so I would prefer to get it rewound. Who is the best for this? Any input would the gratefully received. @Reggaebass Tony, have you had any done? Cheers, Rob

I don't pretend to be an expert, it's just that I own three 70's Fender basses. I think before around 1965 the cap was 0.1uf, which probably meant it rolled off more treble than the .047uf used later. I'm sure there are others with more expertise than I. Rob

Yes to the pots - 250k No to the cap, the standard in the 70's was 0.047uf.

I've had two of those cases, they were often sold from new with the guitar, so it could be that it is in fact the "original case" that came with the bass, in fact I'd put money on it. Many Fenders in the early 60's were shipped over to the UK without Fender cases and then sold with Selmer cases. As for it's value, do a comparison with similar items, there are a few around at the moment. If it can be had for significantly less than those currently advertised, then it might be worth a gamble. There are a number of concerns for me, the neck (what's it actually like now?), the truss rod and the pickup, do they work? Tony, is there any opportunity to go and have a look?

The 2x10 is a couple of inches smaller and 1.3kg lighter than the Barefaced TWO10 (which I have). The best price I can see is at Thomann for £922, which is £223 more than a new Barefaced TWO10. It's going to have to be good, if not better than a Barefaced cab to entice anyone in this market. However, it seems the opposite way round for the 2x12 which is slightly bigger than the Barefaced equivalent, and bang on the same weight. It's also £274 cheaper than the Bareface Super Twin 2x12. This might be very tempting to a lot of people, including me.

I played one of these this morning in Promenade Music in Morecambe. Gary (the bass guru who works there) was rather excited about it and said he'd put it up against mostly everything in the shop and it was his favourite bass of the moment. In fact he keeps it in the demo room so he can go and play it often. I must say, it was light, felt good, looked good and sounded rather splendid. I currently have three P's and a J, but this has me thinking I might need a 5th bass. It was the vintage white one and the colour really did look like an old '74 Olympic white strat I had years ago. I really don't need this kind of dilemma at the moment! Rob

Matt Schofield. Great player, great band often with Jonny Henderson on keys when he played in the UK. I’ve been to gigs when there were barely 50 people in the room, when in the US he can fill a big room and draw big festival crowds.

I've been looking at these further, and followed some links to others for sale on other sites. It appears that Andertons are advertising the wrong nut width. They are not 42mm as it says on the Andertons website, they are in fact 44.5mm, which is a significant difference to me. I'm out. https://www.fender.com/en-GB/electric-basses/precision-bass/vintera-ii-60s-precision-bass/0149220305.html Rob

Those cabs are more or less the same weight as Barefaced cabs, at least the 2x10 and 2x12 anyway. I wonder how they will compare, performance and price. I’ve always admired Ampeg ever since I first encountered a 70’s SVT + 8x10 at close quarters. To me they were the ultimate in bass tone, but completely impractical to own.

Has anyone noticed they've narrowed the nut width on the P Bass from the first version? Now 42mm (B width). It makes them much more attractive to me now. Rob

I had a set of the ACS plugs for years, they were great. Then one night I left them in a taxi! When I came to replace them a few years ago, I asked for recommendations and lots of people said Read Audio custom plugs. So I went ahead with those. I have to say, I don't find them as good, or anywhere near as comfortable as my old ACS plugs. The ACS plugs are relatively soft so they move and change shape with your ear canal as you open and close your mouth to sing etc. They are also smooth, and slide into your ears easily. The Read Audio plugs are made of a much harder material with virtually no give whatsoever and they are also rough textured and much harder to put in. I'm glad this thread popped up, it reminds me to get another set of ACS plugs. Rob