martthebass

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='86791' date='Nov 11 2007, 10:30 AM']Try a lighter bass for a while. I didn't really notice how heavy my Ray was until I started playing other basses. Now I pick it up and it feels like it weighs a ton.[/quote] Ditto I moved from a Stingray to a Sterling, didn't help the shoulder ache on long gigs as much as I thought it would. The comfort strap is a good idea - also strapping it higher up (if you're the type who wears it on your hips) can help. In the end I cured the problem by buying a MIA precision which was about 1.5 pounds lighter.

Couple of months since I bought his newer Precision - great guy to deal with.

No....42!

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Try Cif (or Jif as it used to be called). I'd thin it down to 50% with water and don't rub too heavily or it will shine the surface of the case but you should be able to match it in (try it on a little area first). I've used this combo in the past on black plastic car bumpers with paint overspray with good results.

Glad you've found a new (old) P that you like OHM. Your old one is so good that I've decided to try and sell my Sterling to fund a Status rather than the P cos I'm not sure I'd pick up another P in the future that's as nice (especially the neck - I actually prefer it to any Jazz I've ever played). How does it sound and play compared to your old (new) 2004?

[quote name='metaltime' post='82456' date='Nov 1 2007, 07:04 PM']I dont really like p basses. i dont like the sound or the look at all i. dont no i just dont get it i guess[/quote] Isn't a Stingray just a 'super P' with a silly scratch plate

[quote name='Bass_In_Yer_Face' post='71586' date='Oct 9 2007, 01:58 PM']One bass line that always made me want to play 'air' bass was 'Same Old Scene' by Roxy Music or 'Peaches' by The Stranglers or Anything by Japan.[/quote] I've been trying to play Karn's basslines for years, I've come to conclusion all I need is a Wal Fretless and some talent.

[quote name='Shaggy' post='80728' date='Oct 29 2007, 11:19 AM']+1 completely It took me thirty years to get the point of the Fender P. Like Chris, I’d always considered them strictly a one-trick pony – thuddy, old-school, blues-rock. Especially as a mainly fretless player, you really need that bridge pick-up to add a bit of bite to your “mwah” - at least as an option - but I’ve never liked fretless Jazzes that much. Anyway, last winter I joined a ‘60’s rock/R&B band as a side-project to the main covers band, and fancied a “retro” bass purely – I’m ashamed to say – for image. As the two guitarists have red Strats I was kind of looking for a red MIJ P-bass, briefly considered the Sting signature, then saw Walbassists’ ’73 sunburst P-bass on Basschat this summer. Heavily modded – converted to fretless with ebony board, narrowed neck, added J p/u at the bridge, re-wired with SD vintage/antiquity II replacement p/u’s. Ruined as a vintage bass of course, but it could have been custom built for me. Well, plugged through a Trace valve head it was the tone I’d been looking for all my life, and with the neck mods and pro setup played like a dream. Yes, my active MM Sabre does a pretty good imitation of a P on neck p/u, but no bass I’ve tried gives that plummy, harmonic-rich, sock-in-the-gut sound of a P-bass. The addition of a J bridge pick-up is a revelation, makes it so much more versatile, and whilst string choice and a good set-up is crucial for any bass, for a P-bass I’d say it’s critical. And if it’s good enough for Pino, it’s good enough for me! [/quote] +1 again. I picked up a MIA P from this site a couple of months ago after being Precision free for 20 years. When I first played it it sounded like my Sterling with all the tone rolled off and 30 year old strings. However, you grow to love it and wonder how you managed without that tone in your armory. If I wanted a P to sound like a Jazz I would sell it and buy a Jazz..simple as. Now, with the faults, 20 frets ok, but why would I want to go much above 14th on old school stuff? If I want stratospheric I take the Thumb. Punch, well the P has got punch in spades, but if I want to cause spontaneous bowel movements at 50 paces then it's the Sterling. 20 years ago I sold my '57 JV reissue (pillock) because I wanted a more edgy sound, easier top fret access, a better slap sound (even though I couldn't and still can't slap for boll****) and something that loooked a bit more modern. Now, don't get me wrong I don't think I could ever manage with a Precision as my only bass but I'm coming around to thinking that unless you're 100% slap/EMO-Goth you just gotta have one to hand.

I remember going to see Bad News live in Sheffield in the mid 80's.........classic

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='79537' date='Oct 25 2007, 07:59 PM']She's still got it Mart...beautiful[/quote] Hope you didn't mind the use of your picci OHM. This bass just get's better and better, the Thumb and the Sterling are gatherin' dust at the mo.

[quote name='paul, the' post='79480' date='Oct 25 2007, 05:58 PM']Tort with rw. Black(/white/black) with maple IMO. Black/white is still a classic though.[/quote] We can't all be perfect...........sniff.