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[quote]拓Ka was cut by Precision "bass guitar" and the eternal standard of the largest contributors to the history of the instruments that are more brilliant, Fender Jazz Bass. First year I made 61 years here is memorable. And nuts, which are exchanged Myutoyunitto specific parts at this time. And numerous scratches and engraved so you can see in the image, the product of what beauty means no veteran soldiers (soldier) is filled full of stately. Weighs about 4.2 kilograms. The original is not a hard case is included. Specifications and terms of conditions and wish to see, please feel free to contact us. We look forward to.[/quote] I wondered what the hell you were on about for a minute here... I thought, "Has this man lost his mind?!" Then I suddenly realised you'd put the sales blurb from the Japanese site through a translator...

These got a BGM award about a year or so ago for all round outstanding value. I think I put up a thread about them at the time.

Yes, I always leave the mids in the flat (centre detent) position. On the amp or Pod XT I have the treble at 3'o'clock & the bass at about 1-2'o'clock. Makes for a lovely sound, but then again I am a fan of a sweet scooped sound

Ah, I see what you mean now, Linus! Yes, I can see how through some cabs the MM would sound a little thin. I always run the preamp on mine on full bass boost & a touch of added treble anyway, so I guess I really wouldn't notice.

Nice pair, mate. You've got all the bases covered there, Andy Yes, it'd look great with a tort guard as well.

To my ears, Stingrays only lack "balls" when you have the pickup screwed in too far. I tend to treat the MM humbucker like the back pickup on a regular bass. Around 3mm from the poles to the D & A strings. Then the MM has massive output.

Congrats, Si. Hope you enjoy it. Where's my commission, Fender?

Prices are high in Belgium. I took an orchestra there on tour in the summer and the cost of living is pretty steep.

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If you look on Dave's pic here, it was black pearloid beforehand. I have both, so I can always swap between the two

[quote name='Clarky' post='656900' date='Nov 17 2009, 12:45 PM']Don't worry, I am sitting here whimpering in the corner after that good talking to from Beedster [/quote] I know what you mean - He nicked my dinner money three days on the trot last week!

I've just got into MusicMan basses as well, Dave. The neck (as per your question) is like a modern American Precision neck, but not quite as deep from fingers to thumb. Sound wise, I think it all depends on the bass. Mine is the piezo model, so I have everything from serious slap tones, massive hissy highs, huge rich lows & on the piezo if I play up at the end of the fingerboard, a very passable upright sound. The humbucker itself has a huge snarl to it, not unlike a Status, but without the added graphite growl. The interesting thing about mine is that it has the most huge sustain I've ever heard on a bass. It seems to ring on forever before the volume decreases. I don't know if that's because it's ten years old and the wood has become more seasoned, but it sounds really huge. If you're expecting a single (back towards the bridge) pickup bass to sound thin, a really good Ray may blow all of your preconceptions out of the water! I'm certainly impressed, anyway. Rich.

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='656895' date='Nov 17 2009, 12:40 PM']They are also keepers I suspect Rich. I find 17mm just wide enough I suspect the P will be a keeper, once I've mastered 5 strings (perhaps that should read murdered) and am comfortable to switch it'll be a delight to return to.[/quote] Agreed on all counts, Peter. Now, shall we stop hijacking Clarky's thread here...

Aww, that's a pity Peter - Both of my 5's have 18mm string spacing. Shucks!

The black scratchplate arrived this morning (thanks, Dave!) so I thought I'd take some nice pics of the tone-beast...

I'd leave the scratch guard as it is, Andy. It looks really nice and very individual.

Some excellent, in-depth advice there, Chris... As for my two-penneth-worth, I'd say that even with a 62RI or especially with a vintage instrument, go and play them first & make sure you take one of your basses with you. One that you really like the feel and sound of. That way, you'll know for definite if something you're playing really does blow your socks off. It's really difficult when you're trying to buy a better version of a bass you already have. I've ended up selling a few Status basses, as they just didn't match up to what I had already or had owned previously. Witness the lovely cocobolo SII I sold everything surplus in order to buy. I spent a fortune at Status having the preamp restored to it's original spec & had a full overhaul done at the Status factory. And you know what? My newer walnut S2 still blew it out of the water in every respect. That's not to say it wasn't a great bass, because it definitely was, but my current S2 is just in another league altogether. So basically, get out there and play every Precision you can. One will stand out as your ultimate P. Or perhaps that P5 you have is untouchable? Rich.

Nice looking thing mate, but remember... This is where guitarists belong - and we never let them out!

Heh! Yep, I've already tried to tempt it away from him as well. No joy on that one.

Seems we've both been blown away by the same bass, Alan!

I had one of the American Standard P's last year and it was a nice bass for the money, but I played Peter's (GreeneKing) US Vintage 62 RI a few weeks ago & I was blown away. Being as I don't ususally like Precisions, even I was surprised. The 62 has a delicacy to the sound that I've never heard in a P before. I don't know if it was just that particular bass being a one off, but it sounded and responded just how I'd want a Precision to sound. (I'm very picky as I'm used to massively hifi sounding basses!) Hope that helps, mate. Rich.

That's a really nice looking thing. To give you an idea, Vintage and Rare have a '69 refinished Mustang up for £995, so if yours is original, I'd say it's worth at least £1500 as a starting price. Of course, I could be undervaluing it hugely, but it's a good point to start from. Rich.

[quote name='redstriper' post='656463' date='Nov 16 2009, 09:45 PM']How does the weight affect the sound ? Or is that another thread ?[/quote] Heavier basses do seem to have a fuller tone and more sustain, but that could be a sweeping generalisation on my part! There are so many variables, such as string height versus pickups, pickup winding quality, etc, etc. It literally varies from bass to bass, even if they're the same model from the same manufacturer. If it's any consolation, every CV Jazz I've played has been a corker. Not seen a bad one yet!

[quote name='MB1' post='656220' date='Nov 16 2009, 06:42 PM']MB1. Has this still got that Bald Guy on the Scratchplate? [/quote] No, it's got the grey pearloid one on at the moment, but the shiny black one is coming in the post tomorrow, hopefully. As for the bald guy... There's another one now... The wicked witch put us there, LOL!