Jonesy

The Hama above will be a lovely bass, but will have a J neck so may be too skinny for you? I love Japanese Fenders, especially that reissue line, and reckon they're a perfect mix of price, quality and features that I like (EG. gloss necks and vintage frets). The PB70 mentioned will top bass too, although you don't see them pop up too often. This looks to be fairly similar and would be worth looking at..... If you like maple boards, then the PB57 is also worth checking out and comes in at 42mm at the nut. There's one in a BassBros. The body will be basswood (not Alder as specified on site), so should be fairly light.... https://bassbros.co.uk/product/2005-fender-japan-pb-57-precision-bass-reissue/

Wow, that's a great buy! Had a go on one in the Gibson garage the other day and was very impressed, it sounded huge and was a lot of fun to play. Happy NBD!

I had a go on one for about 10 mins in the Gibson garage the other day and really liked it. I'm no fretless aficionado and that 10mins playing probably doubled the amount of time I've spent playing a fretless, but it feels every bit as good a my fretted JC......but I sounded a lot worse 😂 If I were looking for a nice fretless then I'd definitely be looking at it. It seems to fill a nice gap when it comes to unlined fretless and that price point and you have the typical JC fell and quality.

Lovely stuff, the Japanese reissues are fantastic and your new bass looks great!

Absolutely gorgeous 😍 Hope you're enjoying it! If you're tinkering with bits from RickySounds, I'm going to throw another suggestion your way...... I'm a big fan of the chrome pickup cover, but recently started to find it getting in my way. Chuck on a chrome bezel and you get the best of both worlds......

Ah, but that line is only good for yacht rock I think it's a different launch, this set isn't out for another 5 days. My guess is it's a Player Plus 2 announcement?

Gutted that you're having these issues on what looks like a really nice bass overall. Fingers crossed your next one is all OK. If you're still interested in having a go at cleaning the battery points then you might be able to use some things you have lying around the house. I've had a few of the kids toys need looking at and have used..... - Baking soda and water mixture. Get a small pot and combine the 2 to make a paste - White vinegar. Cleans almost everything. It's like the gaffer tape of cleaning. - Lighter fluid. Just don't casually smoke or clean the bass near an open fire and you're good. Cotton buds or an old toothbrush should get rid of most of the gunk. If there's stuff that really isn't budging then use a flat head screw driver to scrape it off. The screwdriver could best be avoided here though, especially if you end up returning it and someone looks at the battery compartment, see's scrape marks and blames you for damaging the bass.

In the SBL interview she did a while ago she was asked to name some bassists that influenced her and she mostly named session players, did that influence her wanting to become a session player? Who are the bassists in bands that she likes? Aaaand.......can you please ask this one. It seems a bit ridiculous, but I really want to know the answer. In 'Magical', there's a line about Bowie being dressed to kill.......did she ever just see him chilling in some old tracksuit bottoms and a t shirt with a hole in it, or was he always dressed to the nines?

Just throwing myself at the mercy of BC's collective kindness...... Is there anyone in York that can collect a bass and ship it to me in London? Thaaaaaanks!!

Hmmm, I've never done anything like this but I'd have thought there's a few things to consider..... If you're thinking of buying a neck with block inlays and dropping the old inlays in, will the inlays be the same shape and depth as the holes? It might take some sanding/filling to work, but I think sanding the inlays, while not damaging the fretboard, if they were too tall would be a tough job. How bad is the neck? It might be easier to remove the whole fretboard and put that on a new neck? Tbh, I have no idea though. The folks in the repair forum would be the most helpful 😃

It's a well known formula that physicists around the globe agree on: P bass + flats + valves = perfection I agree with the pre amp crew. Have it as an always on, send the signal to FoH and use the effects loop of whatever amp you plug into to bypass its pre and you'll always sound like you want to. Now the fun of finding a pre starts! I'm sure you get loads of suggestions, I use a VT bass and really love it. Keep an eye out for the deluxe model and you can program a few different tones into it if you want different sounds.

Glad to hear peeps are (mostly) happy with their new toys! Sire really are putting out some great basses for nota lot of dosh nowadays. If they did the Z3 in a natural finish I'd be pretty tempted.

I remember there being pretty long wait times when the P5's came out a few years ago and the forum was full of people getting annoyed about the wait times. Saw these on FB today.... Looks like Sire can get shipments to the US, these shipped from Sweetwater.

That's almost Ovation Magnum territory with it being elongated like that. £200-£400ish from what I've seen. Although there's one chancer asking £1k for one on eBay at the mo 🙄

Fingers crossed you can find a light one! I think they're all mahogany bodied and fairly deep front to back, so generally tend to be heavier than you'd think by looking at them. I've never even played one though (just always tempted when I see one come up for sale), so could well be talking out of my arse.

I think Dimarzio's are standard on em and they supposedly fairly heavy

It's a Westbury Track 2, they also made a double P version. Lovely, ain't they. I'm always tempted when they come up for sale

Are you looking to add a neck J to your P, or are you looking for a set of pups for a J that will give you a darker tone? If it's for a J then you might want to look at getting a series parallel switch added to your circuit. I did this and it definitely adds a lot more beef to my J.

What about a 'Bass player available' type poster at your rehearsal rooms inside your catchment area? Most places have a notice board and they're full of wanted/available ads.

Carmine Appice (also of Vanilla Fudge) played drums on that Rod Stewart album, I wonder if that influenced covering it in the first place? The Vanilla Fudge version is my favourite version of this tune and also has a great bassline. Tim Bogert is one hell of a bassist!

I like these puns, but they'd be terrible names 😂 Toad in the Soul Whac-a-Soul Souler Powered

Another 51-P? That's not like you...........😂 What's the total up to now? The new build looks great. I'm not usually a fan of natural finishes, but that is lovely

This just made me chuckle, it looks pretty cool and I'm sure it sounds killer with those pups. Just not sure how it can be all stock........except for the respray..........new pups........and a sanded down neck 😂 Not bad for £250 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256573327155?_trksid=p1.c101732.m5053&_trkparms=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2F256573327155%3F_trkparms%3Damclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20230719113457%26meid%3Df417e5551a3b4cb380570af723868408%26pid%3D101732%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D4%26b%3D1%26sd%3D116256754594%26itm%3D256573327155%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D1%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWebWithV11WebTrimmedV3VisualRankerWithKnnV3AndUltBRecall%26brand%3DSquier&_trksid=p1.c101732.m5053&mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m5053.l9430&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=abdab81a64a449b09491499253ddea70&bu=43119291937&ut=RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20240718012826&segname=11021

The Dunlop one is ace and I can recommend. Although I haven't really used it since switching mostly to flats 😂 https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/dunlop-stringwinder-bass-road-pro-deluxe?srsltid=AfmBOoqEvRq86HX0cFwcDln9rHRFzpFGTKUvI_VJlfTddbE5i9I03JUq0-o