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P, tone wide open, played with a pick is a sound heard on many a popular ditty. Not all Ps, or P types for that matter, sound the same though. My first bass was a BB300 (reversed P) and I had a full fat, new Fender P some years later. However, it wasn’t until I bought my old ‘63 P that the tone I heard Chuck Rainey employing on those Steely Dan albums or Bruce Foxton’s ‘Malice’ sound was heard and experienced up close and personal, proper wide grin moments. Interestingly enough, the ‘63 having been moved on some years ago, my JMJ Mustang achieves that very same tone.

Arc of a Diver - Steve Winwood

Breathless - Jerry Lee Lewis

Mill Street Junction - Be Bop Deluxe

Need? 🤔 Sorry, forgot where I am 👍🎉

If I Were A Carpenter - Tim Hardin

The Tide Is High - Blondie

Empty Rooms - Gary Moore

Sadly often overlooked when the naming of the greats takes place. He played on Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around; that’s a top bassline.

It's a Long Way to Tipperary - John McCormack

Marathon - Rush (only those of a certain vintage will get this)

Yeah, it’s made from tone plastic, so it must be good.

The Fog on the Tyne - Lindisfarne

It’s actually a depression for better sound projection 😉

Under the Bridge - RHCP

This comes as no surprise the way you’ve been cycling recently.

Where’s the NGD over on GC? What, you’ve not visited yet?

Some time back I wanted/needed an electro acoustic for a project. I was very keen to buy a Takamine, but ended up with a Crafter, pretty much the same guitar for a lot less dosh.

Sister Seagull - Be Bop Deluxe

Night Fever - BeeGees

It’s Been A Good Year For The Roses - Elvis Costello

If you can track down this album from my youth, it is chock full of bum notes, many, many from the bass player; it's bordering on hysterical.

Ah ha! An actual Fump. Interesting to know you found it too much, that saves me a few bob experimenting; ta!

Crystal Gazing - Be Bop Deluxe (yeah, they're back!)

Cheers, my man! That one looks similar to The Fump, looks a bit of a faff but better than some random foam stuffed under the strings, looking like a burst mattress.