Paul S

Personally, I like to hear the music I grew up listening to played the same way as it was recorded. Far from 'might as well have stayed at home and put the record on' I like the fact that a bunch of musicians are on stage in front of me, live, recreating that sound. That is what I like about music, it is why I continue to see bands such as Simple Minds, as mentioned above, Go West, Level 42, Shakatak etc etc. Those songs are why I got into the bands in the first place and to hear those songs again, not a re-hash version, is why I want to see them. And, for me, as soon as they can't or don't continue to perform the original stuff in the same way, I bale out.

My set up is bass > wireless > tuner > TC Spectrodrive > desk, so very much set and forget at the back or side.

Pretty much ^^all of the above^^ is a good fit for my current situation except substitute the .73mm for 1mm

I saw Michael McDonald at Hammersmith in 2018. AFAIAC he was always one of those exceptionally gifted singers. There was something about his effortless, smoky falsetto that was almost divine in its quality. A spinkle of MM on Bvs would raise pretty much any tune. I'd never seen him live and was looking forward so much to seeing and hearing the master. In the end I wished I hadn't gone. He was straining and belting it out to reach the notes and all that quality I loved so much was lost in the effort. We left early.

The Strangers

Squeee

Dep Purple (gotta be a great name for a tribute!)

The Ho Dire Traits

Gosh. I make that 36,500 basses, not taking into account leap years. Where on earth do you keep them all?

I am married to a Precision bass. I have had a few mistresses and one night stands, look at a lot of porn. But still happily married.

Nice to see him on a list. He is Hamish Stuart's bass player of choice when he tours, seen him a few times in that context and his playing is just sublime. One incarnation of the band,called 360 Band, has Steve Ferrone on drums and I reckon that is the best rhythm section I have seen live.

Shame. I know how much you enjoyed it. Would have been hard to fill a Tony shaped hole, tbf.

No longer going, Warren?

I'll pitch a couple in there. Metallica's Black Album, I understand it was thought to be a commercial sell out by die hard fans but I'm not keen on anything before or after. Queen's first album. Had a fresh rawness the subsequent offerings lacked. Deep Purple's Fireball. Apparently DP fans were never keen, it is my favourite.

Black one with maple neck, stick a bwb scratchplate on it, that is all.

I have La Bella white nylon tapewounds fitted to mine. They have a bit more bite than black ones, sound nice and mellow and feel nice to play.

This whole thread has confused me. So far as I can see, or hear, surely it makes no difference where the starting point/flat is on the eq if you are then adjusting it to find the sound you want? if you have to move it from 9 o'clock, noon or a quarter past 3 the end result will be the same because you are looking for a sound, not a position on a control knob. And if you still can't find a sound you like, move on to a different amp. Or have I missed the point? Wouldn't be the first time

I believe he is a she, with breasts.

I suppose if all these cricket puns don't work well in Latvian, just do a translation with Googly.

I wonder of the fretless is a keeper?

Bet they don't cost peanuts, though.

To increase your options, if it doesn't have to be Precision shaped, although still sounding like a precision, it is worth considering a Hondo II Professional H1015 - the double cutaway job. Necks are brilliant, sometimes they have DiMarzio pickups. Bridges are generally crap 3 point jobs. Weigh a ton but that might not be an issue for you. Sometimes they can be picked up for peanuts. Also a Westone Thunder, although prices for these have rocketed recently. The 1A, particularly, sounds huge. If you were really lucky an early Peavey Fury might come along. They can be usually picked up for very little and are a quality USA built bass. 'The best precision bass Fender didn't make' I have seen written. V. slim neck, aggressive pickup with a superb tone.