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    Utter disaster. I give up.

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    4 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

    I have some fretless basses you don't need, if that can help.

    That said, go fretless only, you won't regret it. There's so much more of everything !

    Oh, what fretless basses do you have that I don’t need? 
     

    *Intrigued*

    Utter disaster. I give up.

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    2 minutes ago, bassfan said:

    🤔 I’m sensing that maybe you aren’t fully committed to this.... 😂😂

    I’m still considering. Pondering you might call it. 
     

    My worry is getting rid of the fretted basses might lead to a run on buying fretless basses I don’t need...

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    Utter disaster. I give up.

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    Well I had a bit of a play with the other basses last night. 
    Started with the hollowbody 51P - yeah, it was okay. Not bad. Decent handwound pickup so should have been.

    Moved on to the solid body 51P with custom one off Ric style single coil - better.. bit better.

    Then on to the ACG Finn 4 - a step up again, rounder, more complex..

    And then onto the 64P - yet another significant step up - really good as I remembered (haven’t played it for a couple of months or so)

    Then back to the Shuker. Yeah. After 5 mins I didn’t want to go back to any of the others. Still felt better, still sounded more complex and detailed and more pleasing. Still much preferred it. 
     

    Well there you go.

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    Utter disaster. I give up.

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    18 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said:

    I’ve never played a piezo PU before but for some reason I always presumed they would be tinny in sound rather than deep. I’m never going to sell my P but that’s an interesting option on the fretless. 

    Definitely the opposite of tinny.

    It has an expensive Nordstrand split Jazz under the board which sounds like a Jazz.. so I know it’s not the unique board or bridge. The piezo has bucket loads of lows and low mids and plenty of top end. When you blend in some of the upper mid heavy jazz you get this really broad lush deep rounded sound. 
     

    In fact, the Jazz on its own sounds a bit thin tbh...

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    Utter disaster. I give up.

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    3 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said:

    You definitely still need a p bass with a fretless. It’s like the antidote for when you need something other than mwah. 

    You know, much as the mwah is there in spades, when you whack up the piezo and play very regimented it really does do a great impression of a normal fretted bass - almost P like in tone. 
     

    I’m very much sold on under saddle piezos for a very rounded deep sound

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    Utter disaster. I give up.

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    An update.

     

    I’ve been off the bass for a wee bit (just a break) and a few weeks back decided to start practising again. Once lockdown is over there’s a whole series of jams and gigs to do, so I figured it was time to start up again.

     

    I’m usually a creature of habit.. but this time I picked up the Shuker to start with. It’s the only bass I’ve played for the last few weeks. I look at other basses, but no. 
     

    It’s actually better than it was. Solid, stable, more sustain and more tone. I have no idea why. It’s now officially the best bass I’ve ever played. 
     

    I have even looked at the 64 Precision and thought “I should probably sell you”. I know, right?

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    Utter disaster. I give up.

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    4 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

    I'll be the devil's advocate, if you've doubts and certainly fears about it, sell it.

    To me it's also a work of art, a masterpiece and an instrument that needs to be played.

    How much did you pay for the repair, if you'd like to share, of course ?

     

    I’ve not had the bill yet....

    Utter disaster. I give up.

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    Yeah. I take all the points raised. 
     

    It’s a stunning instrument. It plays beautifully. It sounds immense - the piezo bridge being part of the fretboard gives it a deep tonality which is so rich - it’s not just deep and boomy, it’s very full and very rounded with some impressive overtones. Blend in the pickup under the board and it gains a midrange honk as well. 
     

    And that should be enough to keep it, right?

    It probably is. But the fact that I’m asking the question worries me.

    Utter disaster. I give up.

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    It’s back home. Been a long journey.

    I’ve opened the case and had a look so far - that’s about it. It’s as good as it was before if not a lot better - you just can’t tell it’s been sick and at the hospital. 
     

    So... Basschat world. Do I keep it or move it on??

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