Soloshchenko

In my experience, I'd say the necks on the 60s CV precisions are among the thinner/smaller P bass necks you'll find. I've played some absolute bloody logs in the name of P bass necks in the past, both Fender and copies. Might be an idea to whip the neck off a precision and replace with a Jazz one if that is uncomfortable for you. I doubt you;ll get anything noticeably more manageable. Or another idea could be to buy a PBass and re shape the neck to whatever contour you like. Won't help with the width but might make it more comfortable. I really don't know why neck re shaping isn't more common in guitar/bass circles. It's a piece of piss to do.

I've never known why yamaha BBs aren't more popular. People seem to labour to sell them on here despite low prices. Peter Hook is a highly revered bass player (and rightly so in my humble opinion) but he smacked the hell out of his BB for far longer than he did his bloody Hondo.

Good to hear you got your cash back. That looks awful.

The thread's alive again! Though the body will be nitroed black, I bloody love the feel of tung oil necks so applied my first thin coat of the nutty stuff today. Will probably do 8 -10 coats over the coming weeks. It really makes the grain look beautiful.

Wizard 84s are really deep and bassy with lots of detail in the sound. I have them in my Mex Jazz Bass and it sounds amazing.

I have a nice Columbus neck I'm currently re finishing and was wondering if making it fretless would be a pain in the arse given it has bound plastic edges and block inlays? I've not seen a fretless like this which makes me think the answer is no.

That's the way to sell a vintage bass on ebay. Brilliant pics which totally authenticate the bass. I absolutely love it.

Pean, you don't wanna get into this place mate, as ace as it is it gives you serious GAS for a new bass every month.

Before blowing £1000 on a precision make sure you try one of these: [url="http://www.drumandstrum.co.uk/product/squier-bass-guitars/76/squier-classic-vibe-60s-precision-bass"]Classic Vibe[/url] It can't be overstated how wonderful these instruments are. I'll never buy another precision.

[quote name='iconic' post='1201530' date='Apr 16 2011, 09:06 AM']good price...but [b]hearing aid beige [/b][/quote] Personally I love the colour! Could do with a new scratchplate though, maybe black.

Absolutely awesome mate.

Gotta love Paco De Lucia. It was his brother who was the bass player in his band if I remember correctly. Never liked the look of the Gibson basses myself but played a stunning fretless one once. It sounded as big as a house.

Loads of rubbish spouted about Mexican fenders. My main bass is still a Mexican jazz with wizard pickups. The best bass I've ever owned and I've owned a few, some far more expensive and yes, American made. Shock horror.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1198456' date='Apr 13 2011, 05:29 PM'][url="http://www.simscustom.com/html/00sprayshop_chrome.htm"]Sims Custom Chrome[/url][/quote] Sweet. A Rick 4003 would look unreal.

[quote name='karlfer' post='1195019' date='Apr 10 2011, 08:29 PM']Don't know if anybody has clocked this one. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110672355633&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT[/url][/quote] Looks great that one. I love them in black and it's a shame you don't see more Jet Glow copies.

Retrovibe on the Tree. Manchester based. [url="http://manchester.gumtree.com/manchester/12/76110912.html"]http://manchester.gumtree.com/manchester/12/76110912.html[/url] He's bloody hammered that in 5 weeks to get the belt buckle mark!