dave_bass5

Yeah. To be honest, when I saw the news report I first assumed it was an old one. Had to double check the date.

Just seen this in the news. Cant believe it. He was a huge influence on me when i first started playing. Saw UFO a so many times. Strangers in the Night was the first album i ever learnt to play all the way through. https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/legendary-ufo-bassist-pete-way-dead-at-69/

Probably worth getting a job then eh?

Ive also got the original version, and the necks are different. Not sure of the different dimensions, but the frets are different. The originals used small frets, which i love. Never had an issue with the tuners on it. I played one of the newer ones and its was nice, but felt more like my old VM bass. Again, nice, but a bit of a step backwards IMO.

I dont mind basses with or without a scratch plate if thats how they come, but i don’t like to see a bass where its been removed.

Proof that paying loads of money for a P bass is just madness. I cant think of a more basic bass. They all sound like a P bass after all.

They do seem to be needlessly long, but i don’t find them as ugly as another brand ive already mentioned.

Never been 100% with Lakland bridges, but never let them bother. They just seem to work well and are part of the Lakland look. Never owned a Lakland that wasn't fantastic. The headstock on G&L basses though.......

Black blocks on a maple fretboard, or no fret markers at all. Wont ever own a bass with either. I dont need the fret markers, i just think having them looks better than a plain board. Oh, and a 6th (or 7th) string 😁

Couldn’t agree more. As much as i love the old BDDI (ive had two, and still have the programable version), the V2 is more refined. Other than the new EQ options, IIR the Presence knob is wired differently as well. Makes it a bit more versatile.

Andy was great to deal with. I brought a pair of 84’s off him but found them a bit dark. He took them back and made me a set of 74’s, which i was using in my Squier CV Jazz until recently (replaced them with a set of Fender CS pups). Very accommodating.

Yeah, if I can find it. On holiday at the mo, will hopefully be back on Monday.

Ive got a Thumper somewhere at home. Got it direct from Andy when he was still going and gigged it in my Squier CVP for a few years. Not sure how to describe it. Nothing special comes to mind, but ill qualify that statement with it was nice. I’d say exactly the same about any P bass pup ive had, inc Fralins. Echo had a slightly different tone, but all sound like a P bass. I didnt hear as much ‘thump’ as i expected, but it was definitely on the vintage side IIR. Absolutely nothing wring with it at all, but i did replace it a couple of years ago with a DP122, which i now prefer.

I much prefer my BDDIv2, but when i had the V1 I compared it to my BDI21 (which I still have somewhere), and preferred the tone of the BDI21. The BDi to my ears sounds a bit clearer and open. This is just in isolation though and with a band playing I could never hear a difference.

Cheers. Got loads of time to practice 😂

Assume you only holiday in your home country then 😂

All my day job earnings also got spent on gear.....started around the time i found Bass World 🤔

Ah yes, sorry, i missed that when i quoted the wrong post lol. Mind you, when i wake up the next morning with £500 in my pocket from a wedding, rather just a hang over and empty pockets it does make the next day a lot of fun lol.

Not for me. The best two gigs ive done in the past 10 years were free. Our drummers wedding and a mate’s (of the band) birthday party. Waaaaaaay more fun than a social club that pays £500. Weddings are great, but long days and can be problematic. Sometimes after 8 hours of sitting around you lose the will to live, let alone perform for 2 hours with a smile. Had some great ones though. These pay well. Pubs have been fun, no pressure, shorter sets, and good atmosphere. Lowest payers though, although some have been as close as a Social club.

Its not work if you arent getting paid, therefore I’d look on it as fun. Some like to have fun, some see it as a job, some see it as fun that pays. Takes all sorts. Given the choice of sitting at home or out having fun, fun wins all the time. I’m a selfish bugger.

Yeah, I’d do it, and have done this is the past. We did 3 on the trot, one a week, bur had agreed to do 4. On the 4th we actually got paid, which was nice, and seemed to do the trick. The venue was booking bands for a long time after. If i agreed to not be paid i dont care who else gets paid. Ill make the decision based on how i feel about it. Its easy to say no and walk away.

...bloody good 😂

Can’t argue with that. Balls of titanium lol. Just wish it was a bit lighter (not interested in doing any mods to it though).

This is why I’m keeping my 425. As much as i loved the P34, its too close to my Fender, without really nailing the Fender P bass tone, to keep. The 425 is the only two pup bass ive owned that i can use just the bridge pup without worrying about it getting lost. I dont think pick playing helps in this situation, but the 425 has a lot of balls.