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  1. Paul S
    I'll wager that is one of the few double necks I could wear without knackering my back. Odd combo, though - long scale and short scale?
  2. Paul S
    I might be. I now go through the pa for the 2 bands I'm in so am considering changing my cab/head rig for one of these as it is only really for rehearsals and the 'odd' gig when i don't go through pa. The difference in cost is fairly significant - £620 vs £400. But then you get what you pay for....
  3. Paul S
    The 732 being better for bass, I assume?
  4. Paul S
    I'm reading all this with interest, I must say, if not with understanding Regarding the RCF range, apart from cost what is the difference between the Art 712-A Mk IV and the Art 732-A MkIV?
  5. Paul S
    I find the real ones are a PITA to stretch over the strap buttons and I often ended up pulling the skin under my fingernail away. I switched to the 'made for guitar' ones as they have a bigger hole and are much easier to get on yet still stay on firmly. Never had an issue with longevity, been using them for 4-5 years.
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    I don't feel demoralised by them because I don't watch them. I'm not overly concerned about what other bass players are doing, only with what I am doing. When I learn a new song I copy what I can hear or a version of it then reproduce it in the band, as which point it may evolve into something different. But watching videos of other players doing stuff isn't remotely of interest to me unless I am trying to work out a tricky bit and some one has done it clearly in a video. Like absolutely everything in Life - the world is full of people better looking, cleverer, better bassists, more money than any of us so why worry about how you measure up?
  7. Paul S
    Yorkshire tea, I hope.
  8. Paul S
    No-one here is arguing. You said in your experience the JV basses are nothing special, my experience is different. The marketplace sets the cost. If you don't want to pay £1000 for a Fender logo JV Squier then there are plenty of folk who do. Not a problem. I had 2 JV Precisions - I kept the second, slightly later but not Fender logo, because I prefered the colour (black, rather than tobacco-burst), the weight(8lbs rather than 9lbs) and the tone (a little edgier). It is not as 'collectable' or worth as much but I prefer it.
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    I see two factors at work. Collectability and worth. The Fender logo ones were only a small run and so collectable. Even if they were shite, the fact that there aren't many of them would make them collectable. But, for me, the Fender logo one I owned was better than any other Precision I have tried, including a few USA ones. Add the 'rare and collectable' factor in and that makes £1000 a pretty decent buy. What they cost at the start is irrelevant as far as I can see.
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    My experience differs. I had a F logo one - the one for sale here at the moment, as it happens, and still own a slightly later one. They are the best and second best Precision basses I have had through my hands - which I am afraid to report is quite a few.
  11. Paul S
    Unless the new truss rod nut is made of dark matter it will be 9lbs on the nose. Why am I thinking of buying this back? I must be daft.
  12. Paul S
    Gosh, didn't expect to see this in the classifieds so soonn🙁 Fantastic bass. Ash is a great guy to deal with. And Leighton absolutely knows what he is doing. This really shouldn't be around for long.
  13. Paul S
    On hold 😊
  14. Paul S
    I might have more use for a wheelbarrow made from an upright bass, but watch this with interest...
  15. Paul S
    Ki0gon loom is a great call as the screw terminal mean lightening quick pickup changes and, for shaky old hands like mine, no soldering! I had a bitsa and tried out all manner of pups until I got the one that sounded right for me.
  16. Paul S
    Aside from the quality of the photos one of things I have really enjoyed about this diary is the humility and self-deprocating humour with which you have written it. No swagger or boast for a gig that, I'd wager, most of us would give our right hands to play ( ?). Which is probably why you got it. Absolutely well done (but well deserved).
  17. Paul S
    I had a Fender that had a recalcitrant A string that would pop out of the nut at the slightest provocation. making sure the winds went down as fr as they could to increase the break angle cured it.
  18. Paul S
    Doesn't cover building but I find this very useful. i
  19. Paul S
    I am Franc O'Shea, and so is my wife.
  20. Paul S
    Nothing planned, Pete. Can hold onto it if you like
  21. Paul S
    I'm even more stupid than I thought - I ventured into the loft and found all the original packaging. So - can courier this to mainland UK for £20. Further afield, please ask.
  22. Paul S
    I prefer maple for the aesthetic. I do have rosewood but prefer maple - preferably around 30 or more years old so it has started to turn that lovely honey to caramel colour. .
  23. Paul S
    Hard to disagree.
  24. Paul S
    Something like this?
  25. Paul S
    Trace Elliot head GP-12 SMX preamp, I think this is 250W but not certain. I kept hold of this old head as to my ears it was the better of the two TE heads I owned. It has an extremely fat baked in sound that I really liked. Sat in its case taking up room so decided to sell it. FIts snugly into this 'Peli-a-like' case which is pretty much indestructible. Like all Trace gear this is stoopidly loud. The fan is a bit noisy at bedroom volume but nothing serious and no-one has any business playing through one of these in their bedroom anyway.. £150 collected from South Benfleet in Essex - including the case. I'd rather not courier this. Could possibly deliver or meet for fuel costs depending upon distance.
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