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  1. Beedster
    Thanks guys, I'm gutted to be selling this to be honest, it's an outstanding bass on every level, but for whatever reason I like a Precision to not just sound like a Precision but feel like one, a big part of which for me is the neck width and profile. This neck is gorgeous, but feels more like a Jazz in my clumsy hands (although I think it's actually between 40-41mm so not quite as narrow as a Jazz). It's ironic really because for many players the narrower 70's Precision necks are highly sought after. If I could find a neck with this much mojo as this one, but with a 44mm nut (same profile as the one I sold Walshy recently), I would be a very happy man indeed. Having said that, I'm pretty much a one bass guy these days, my 70's P/J FL - with a wide and deep neck - is the only bass that gets picked up with any regularity, and I'm getting to the point that, especially with heavy flats, I don't really need frets for the stuff I play anyway. Might change when/if we start gigging again of course
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    Yep, I totally get that as well On reflection the mistake I made, despite doing a whole lot of research into the best kit for my money, was believing that e-drums were going to be a low noise solution for rehearsing and recording traditional drum sounds (jazz, rock and blues). This was in part because none of the genres in question require either an especially 'big' or non-traditional sound, but also many drummers I'd like to have used them to rehearse/record simply did not like playing them.
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    That is true, one of the reasons I sacked my e-kit was that to get the best out of it for anything other than headphone use it ended up being as loud as a normal kit; too little amplification (or poor quality amplification) meant you heard the noise of the kit above the noise of the drums if you get my drift. I always felt that whilst with a real kit noise of kit and noise of drums are synonymous (possibly wrong word there), with an e-kit the two were often at odds. I didn’t explain that very well
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    Any offers before i put this on eBay?
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    Any offers before I put this on eBay?
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    Re monitor I used the Roland PM3-V which despite being VERY heavy is small, does a great job with kick even at low volumes, and has two HF monitors. I never giggled with it, but it would be up to the job for small events. I also use it is a bass amp occasionally. Russ, I’d sell you mine but it would cost a fortune to courier
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    I emailed PJB direct a few years back, got a reply within a few hours from a tech guy and when that didn’t resolve the issue Phil himself joined the conversation. Very impressive, so I’d suggest that route perhaps?
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    True on both counts, I sold my TD30 because there is nothing better than real drums. And yes, the box count is ridiculous
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    The problem with e-drums us that you start to resent the limitations of a kit very quickly, and the bit by bit improvements that can result end up way more costly than buying a great kit first time. You my not need a TD30, but if you do, not buying one is a false economy
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    I had TD-30KV BTW
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    When I bought mine I spent a lot of time on drummist sites reading reviews and opinions, I was blown away by it when it arrived, sounded way better than I expected, felt like a real kit, and was so easy to record. Only thing I didn't like was the frame, still prefer traditional stands
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    There’s a lot of Roland on eBay at present Russ
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    Roland then:)
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    Sound module is critical for sure. Snare perhaps depends on genre, for jazz I found with even a top end kit the cymbals were more the problem
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    Thought I'd post this rather splendid vid of the bass in action. Wish I could say I was the geezer playing it. Well I could say it, it just wouldn't be true This is such a feelgood track for these less than feelgood times. Great stuff Kelpie
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    Oh god, the map that compels me to buy
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    Vix = Vox
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    Mine is great, I sold my PJB headphone amp because the Vix does the job at 10% of the cost
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    Hope all’s OK for you Andy
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    Still available
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    I had a 2 and loved it, now I have a 7 and a 3. I often fantasise about getting another 2'. You've answered your own question. If the weight is an issue, use a trolley or wheeled rack case. And if you really want a serious answer re 2 versus 3, chalk and cheese sums it up
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    Not really interested in trades folks
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    I feel genuinely sad about this
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    Cheers mate, neck is rather lovely I have to admit (the board is a stunning aged dark rosewood, darker than in the photos). I don't have any scales as Mrs Beedster decided - for reasons I've not fully grasped - that they are no longer welcome in our bathroom, but it's a light bass, Kelpie the previous owner put it at 3.8kg which certainly feels about right to me. So, to summarise, a lightweight, vintage P/J Precision with a Jazz-like neck and gorgeous tone As ever with any bass from me, you buy it and you don't like it, I'm happy to refund, although you will need to return it, you can't just not like it and get a refund anyway!!!
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    Thanks Graham, yes the closer arrangement of the PUPs reminds me of an old Sadowsky P/J Precision I used to own, which worked really well. Whilst it perhaps doesn't give you the bark of the classic 70's position J-PUP, it makes both PUPs more of a team if you get my drift. The biggest problem with PJs, especially when the J-PUP is an aftermarket modification, is getting balance not just of volume, but of tone, with poorer examples often producing very weak tone from the back PUP. I had an old '73 PJ on which the J-PUP (very close to the bridge) had to be almost touching the strings with the P-PUP almost level with the pickguard to achieve any real balance.
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