warwickhunt

I'll predict that you will getting a bewildering array of answers! £1200 - £1300 is a shedload of money for 2nd hand gear... for use at home! Anyone with anything to sell will convince you their amp/cab combo will get you the tone you want... what is wrong with the PJB?

TBH you own a bass 16 years but don't know it is a 70's P bass... you're also happy to (re)post that 'someone has said it's a 70's Fender' but not actually say it yourself or do the research to prove it and get a better price? The fact that he is happy to show pics of the neck and pocket is great but why doesn't he just say 'this is a 75 P bass this is my proof'? I agree the pup looks new and I'd not think that type of logo'd pup would be 16 + years old.

The best amp that had no valves and was 'Solid State' old school has to be the GK 800RB

Here's a 63 P (Pino) bass @ £390 with no reserve... who's brave enough? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1963-Fender-Precision-Bass/133538462183

All of the bidders are shown as private, it's pretty standard.

What's the craic with the nut and the G string run off?

Very clean body for something that has needed new pick up and pots?

I'm always wary of messages from 'friendly Indians'. I'm not saying the bass is wrong per se but it is a very good get out clause if it isn't as described... someone else has said what it is not the seller!

Hmmm. I'd have reservations all right.

Let me know how you get on... I've been contemplating dropping either a pair of Bart pups or a pair of DiMarzio pups into my Pro II. I've always said that the rear pup is next to useless due to the location, though it is really the only downside to these basses.

Blast from the past Daz! I'm 99% certain that I didn't change anything else in this conversion, the blend pot would be as per the original MEC (mine was a stacked vol/pan pot). I'm sure like me you'll be thinking; if it sounds OK without the changed pot... let's leave well alone.

re. the social media 'outpouring' - I have never been one for shouting about how much I like/love the output from VH over the past 42 years but I found myself genuinely upset at EVH's passing. His music was part of my youth/adulthood and I never failed to listen to what the band VH did through the years, even if I felt indifference to some of it (nothing to do with band line-up changes). I'm sure EVH's early work would eclipse anything that he might have done now but I'm struggling to put into words my feelings toward the fact that his death was self-inflicted and has robbed us of any further opportunities to hear him produce more music. However, back to the OP point. I found myself picking up the bass and jamming along to a variety of VH material today; none of it recorded... doesn't make it any more/less valid. Oddly enough it made me feel better.

It's music... what's not to like? If not personally 'like' then at least turn a blind eye and allow others to show their appreciation and maybe someone out there will like it and it will brighten their day; I think we all need a bit of that.

Any Musicman picked straight off the production line will be as good/better build quality than 'team build' CS Fender bass. I've yet to see or hear of a Musicman that wasn't superbly finished and put together. Oh and I'm no fan-boy with a Musicman bass to sell or to inflate the value of; I've simply owned a few of them in my time and they are (very) well put together. ...in fact I may retract this statement as I'm trying to source a reasonably priced USA Sterling at the moment.

TBH I'm sourcing rubber feet to add to one end as you can't stand it on its end, even temporarily when putting in car etc.

...and why wouldn't you?

The one in the PMT sale?

A bit confused by his confusion of the use of the 'stand-by'!

Yes, speaker outs are as far as I am aware always parallel (can't think if a series coupling) but when you have single outs of one type Speakon or 1/4" they don't always follow that rule and it is a case of one or the other. I'm trying to recall which amp I had a couple of years ago that had this and plugging into one output disabled the other; you could use the Speakon or the 1/4" but not both. It makes no difference as you daisy chain from the cab... assuming cab has in/out. There could well be amps with one of each that work in parallel but you'd need to try it to be sure (you'd not do harm as it would be parallel or not work). I think the caveat is that anyone plugging in cabs needs to be aware of is cab ohmage ratings and being sure to use appropriate speaker cables wired correctly. Not unheard of for noobies to use wimpy guitar leads or homemade leads wired in reverse.

Not 'that' uncommon. If it did have one Speakon + one 1/4" it's unlikely they are parallel.

Where in the UK are you?

£389 gets you a B stock Peavey valve amp! https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/b-stock-peavey-tour-vb-2-bass-amp

Yes! Genuinely made in the NE by Martin Stoneham.

Bought a set of Bart pups of Jamie; as described and prompt delivery.

I'm not knocking the sentiment of the original idea but it certainly moves these basses away from being expensive instruments to cheap works of DH art!