Chiliwailer

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[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1461863059' post='3038334'] I hear '80 was a good year at Marlin, equivalent to '62 at Fullerton? [/quote] Shhh, or the prices will go up.

[quote name='GCYPbass' timestamp='1461866562' post='3038374'] I won't miss it this time and it is £25 less [/quote] And, once you've had a fictional 'North American maple neck' you never go back...

[quote name='GCYPbass' timestamp='1461830339' post='3037900'] [color=#333333]"This listing was ended by the seller because there was an error in the listing."[/color] Missed [/quote] Fear not, opportunity is once more yours http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980-Marlin-Slammer-Fender-Precision-electric-bass-guitar-VINTAGE-RARE-/121967020851?hash=item1c65cd0b33:g:X7wAAOSwqbZXFMKB

My Ozark acoustic bass that I've had since I was 16, so 22 years. Followed very closely by my Lull PJ4, very much hoping I never sell that one. Can't see why I would really.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1461493569' post='3035049'] I used to like 70s Fender Precisions, have had 3, all were great. Loved the mojo about them having picked up a bit of wear along the way. But then in one of my fits of madness did a cull, sold them all and have gone for the post 2012 Precisions, having heard a soundclip on here - Spongebobs btw. Bought mine (a 2015) online, when it turned up was a bit concerned as for a while my fretting hand ached a bit, as the neck was a bit deeper than I was used to. Now having got used to it - only took a couple of weeks - I`m so glad I did it. The new Precision is a much better instrument, sounds better, plays better (all imo of course, might not be for others) and any wear that happens is going to be mine. I like it so much I`ve bought another, just for home use. So in my mind I like vintage instruments, and to the eye as well, but if honest, I`ve not yet played a vintage instrument I like as much as my 2015. It`s really changed my opinions on new instruments as was never that keen before, thought them too shiny and soul-less. I was wrong. [/quote] Great post Lozz

This guy should be a politician... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980-Marlin-Slammer-Fender-Precision-electric-bass-guitar-VINTAGE-RARE-/121960388677?hash=item1c6567d845:g:X7wAAOSwqbZXFMKB

[quote name='Jebo1' timestamp='1461433551' post='3034645'] Nice basses, but heavy and very precise, I found them quite impersonal. Same problem with Warwicks. [/quote] Normally I'd agree, except for 'vintage' Warwicks that is

Updating my favourite thread. Gutted that my Thumb was aggravating my pain, loved that bass, but now also loving having a Music Man back in the family The 3 M's - Mike Lull, Music Man & Modulus [URL=http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/chiliwailer/media/image_zpsrlvq8c76.jpeg.html][IMG]http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah227/chiliwailer/image_zpsrlvq8c76.jpeg[/IMG][/URL]

I love vintage basses, and have owned a fair few 50's and 60's Fenders. These days I don't have one and I'm not exactly that bothered either tbh. But there was a time in my 20's when I felt like I 'needed' one. It was a phase but I'm glad I went through it. Since then the ones I've owned have been purely for fun, because I'll never believe they are better than modern ones, just a different vibe, and great when they are good ones. But man there are some pre CBS pigs out there too, I've played a fair few of them. Sometimes certain wood was just meant for tables, not basses

Just read this - On Saturday, the day after he was released from the hospital, Prince took the stage at a dance party near his home and curiously said, "Wait a few days before you waste any prayers." Painkillers in the US are way stronger than in the UK, I know first hand after extremely painful surgery there. Highly addictive, massive highs and as serious as class A's. Maybe he knew the damage but was struggling, like millions of others do.

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1461229932' post='3032601'] Just be thankful your yob isn't the early 60's and your Fenderish [/quote] Just be thankful your yob isn't 1978 and your Fenderish .... Ok, I know there are SOME good ones out there....

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1461269834' post='3033260'] Don't really understand the attraction of owning a bass that was previously owned by a well-known bass player. It's not as if any of his ability or expertise resides in the instrument and will somehow rub off on the new owner, is it? In fact in my case, every time I picked the bass up to play it I'd be reminded of the fact that the previous owner is more talented and more successful than I'll ever be and obviously didn't want this particular bass anyway because he sold it! 'Enjoy playing your crappy yet expensive Pino cast-off, you talentless fecking loser-nonentity!!' ...Would be the words going through my head. So not for me, thanks. [/quote] Haha! Me too for sure.

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1461268272' post='3033232'] I wasn`t meaning to run down Clive`s work. I have seen some photos of his work and it`s top notch. I was just trying to work out what bit of the bass he had worked on seeing as it is a bit of a state. Sorry, full of Mojo It must be the battery box repair. [/quote] Didn't think you did mate I thought that perhaps to some the name Clive Brown may mean the to them the same as Joe Bloggs, that's all

Looks like it, watching it on sky news now.