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    Sixteen basses in thirty-five years, I think. I had six in the first twenty-five years and ten in the last ten years. It's not because of Basschat, it's because I have more money and basses are much cheaper than they used to be. My first bass in 1974, a Hofner Artist, cost me two weeks wages. My first Precision in 1976 cost me about two months wages. I have six now but that's one EUB, one acoustic, one fretless, one Precision, one Jazz, and one other one. I feel that's defensible (except maybe the other one).
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    [quote name='JTUK' post='819029' date='Apr 26 2010, 10:46 AM']Dunno..but old men in vests....???? FFS...!! Watched a 70th birthday for John Mayall..which was surprisingly good as it happens...and JM wore a vest... WTF..!!!![/quote] Yeah, old people wearing vests and breathing air - who do they think they are?
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    [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='818033' date='Apr 25 2010, 01:28 PM']It's the notes you play and the sound you produce that counts.[/quote] Radical!
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    I can't see what the problem is. Surely they are not playing live anyway.
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    [quote name='4-string-thing' post='817984' date='Apr 25 2010, 12:14 PM']I've seen Richard play this live loads of times and its really good, just goes to show that any song can be made to sound great if you mess about with the style its played in. A good song is always a good song.[/quote] My point exactly. People confuse production, presentation, performance, genre etc with whether a song is good or not so good. So changing the genre etc can be very revealing. [quote name='4-string-thing' post='817984' date='Apr 25 2010, 12:14 PM']Anyone seen John Otway do 'I will Survive' in a Bob Dylan stylee? Not only hilarious, but it actually sounds like Dylan could have written it![/quote] I really like the Cake version of [i]I Will Survive[/i]:
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    [quote name='Paul S' post='817331' date='Apr 24 2010, 04:55 PM']I have just bought the 7 way Rockstand and am very pleased with it. Nice and simple.[/quote] I've got a five way. It's very good. I occasionally turn the padding around the metal bars so that the padding doesn't get completely squashed in one area.
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    And what about this one?
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    [quote name='OldGit' post='817518' date='Apr 24 2010, 08:08 PM']Not sure what the neck dimensions are like on the US re-issues but real 57 and 62 P basses have 3 different neck profiles; A, B and C. C types have very wide necks (like about 44mm at the nut) that can take a fair bit of getting used to.[/quote] '62 is 44.5mm (1.75") at the nut [quote name='OldGit' post='817518' date='Apr 24 2010, 08:08 PM']Re Eq Not sure about the speaker's influence but with an LMII I'd suggest starting with the eq flat and try the filters first.[/quote] Agreed. I think the Precision is actually very good at cutting through but start at flat and definitely a little VLE and VPF before anthing else. I think you may not need much eq.
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    [quote name='deaver' post='817182' date='Apr 24 2010, 01:55 PM']... The guitar was strung with a couple of bass strings and four guitar strings ...[/quote] Do you mean two strings (presumably E & A) tuned as a bass guitar and four strings (presumably D-G-B-E) tuned as a guitar (i.e. an octave up)? Or was it just a normal Bass VI set up like a guitar but all an octave down?
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    [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='817201' date='Apr 24 2010, 02:33 PM']I've had numerous cheapies in the past, a Mex Standard, both 50's & 60's Classic Vibes, one of the new American Standards, but I never truly liked the sound of any of them. I first played mine at Peter's last fall & the sound hit me between the eyes with how totally different it sounded to most other Precisions. Much more growl and clarity and none of the usual nasal mush I'd normally associate with the Precision. It's about a year or so old, this one. I've temporarily put some EB Slinky strings on but as soon as the DR FatBeams arrive, the EB's will be consigned to the trash. Much too harsh for this lovely soulful bass.[/quote] I just picked up a '62 reissue as well. I have to agree with Rich there is something soulful about it which I've never quite managed to reproduce from other Precisions I've had. I bought it from Beedster (Chris) who reckoned it really was close on feel and sound to his original '64.
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    [b]Now sold.[/b] Thanks to all for the very wide interest shown.
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    [quote]Hi there any chance of you giving me a bell 02920 702644-as I am definetly interested in the bass. must leave library now..6 or 7 pm? thanks mike[/quote] Text sent.
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    [quote name='bottlebassman' post='817232' date='Apr 24 2010, 03:20 PM']Thanks for the extra info! PM'd again! [/quote] And replied.
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    And here's a little more spec type info: [b]FENDER AMERICAN DELUXE SERIES PRECISION BASS[/b] [b]Body:[/b] Select Alder with Contoured Heel [b]Neck:[/b] One Piece Graphite Reinforced Maple Neck with Abalone Dots, Modern "C" Shape, (Satin Urethane Finish) [b]Fingerboard:[/b] Rosewood, 9.5" Radius (241 mm) [b]No. of Frets:[/b] 22 Medium Jumbo Frets [b]Pickups:[/b] Design Precision Bass Split Single-Coil Pickup (Mid), Humbucking Pickup (Bridge) [b]Controls:[/b] Master Volume; Pan Pot; 3-Band Active EQ with: Treble Boost/Cut: +/- 10 db @ 8kHz, a shift in the cut frequency, and about a 2dB slope per octave; Mid Boost/Cut: +10dB, -15dB @ 500Hz, and a wide band slope; Bass Boost/Cut: +/- 12 db @ 40 Hz, with a 4dB slope per octave; 18 Volt Power Supply [b]Pickup Switching:[/b] Pan Pot [b]Bridge:[/b] Deluxe Chrome-Plated Steel Bridge Plate (Strings-Thru-Body or Top Load), with Nickel-Plated Brass Saddles [b]Machine Heads:[/b] Hipshot Ultralite Tuning Machines [b]Hardware:[/b] Chrome [b]Scale Length:[/b] 34" (863.6 mm) [b]Width at Nut:[/b] 1.625" (41.3 mm) [b]Unique Features:[/b] Posiflex Graphite Neck Support Rods; 5-Bolt Neck Plate; Contoured Heel for Easier Access to Upper Frets; Abalone Dot Position Inlays; Rolled Fingerboard Edges; Highly Detailed Fret Work
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    [quote name='bottlebassman' post='816988' date='Apr 24 2010, 09:22 AM']Lovely bass! PM'd.[/quote] And replied.
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    I forgot to point out that this is a 22 fret Precision.
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    [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='816718' date='Apr 23 2010, 09:13 PM']That's a lovely looking bass, Dave - Unfortunately I'm all spent up at the moment after the past couple of weeks' bass buying, so best of luck with the sale [/quote] Thanks, Rich. If I didn't have to pay for the '62 I just bought from Chris (Beedster) and at the same time reduce the heard back to my allotted six, then it wouldn't be leaving me at all. It's been quite close to my heart and I've played it a lot.
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    [quote name='parker_muse' post='816711' date='Apr 23 2010, 09:05 PM']Can you get a musicmanesque tone from the humbucker?[/quote] To be honest I'm not sure, I've very little experience of Music Man basses. I have seen others describe the American Deluxe P humbucker as 'more punchy and less boomy' than a Stingray but also as 'thinner' than a Stingray. Mind you, the blend control allows the addition of a little P pickup if you want more 'boom' or 'thickness'. Also, the active bass, mid, and treble allow a wide range of sounds. Sorry not to be more helpful. Maybe someone who knows the American Deluxe P and the Music Man will be along in a minute. Anyone?
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    [quote name='logicalmike' post='816472' date='Apr 23 2010, 05:15 PM']Bloody nora! I have just seen a brown sauce fender P! looks good enougth to eat!![/quote] Maybe I'm a bit thick but I don't get the brown sauce reference. In fact the more I read it the less I understand your post.
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    [quote name='Beedster' post='814602' date='Apr 22 2010, 08:19 AM']Met up with Dave (aka Brighton Bass Gear Courier Services) the other night and it was a real pleasure. To explain the BBGCS reference, Dave bought my '62 RI Precision and we agreed a meet at on the M25, and I, somewhat opportunistically, took advantage and asked Dave to pick up my EKO fretless that's been sitting in Brighton uncollected for about 6 months. He very kindly agreed. Then I offered one of my Bar End 15s for sale on BC, and guess where the non-driving buyer lives? Yep, Brighton, so Dave did the honours on that also. Dave's a top bloke and a pleasure to do business with (he also looks about 25 despite being a little older!). His taste in gear is similar to mine and therefore beyond question - Fender Tony Franklin & AV62, Mesa Boogie, PJB. He was also very patient whilst I talked endlessly about bass over coffee despite it being about 10.30! Chris[/quote] Thanks Chris, very nice to meet you I hope that will happen again. Very pleased with the 62.
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    [quote name='logicalmike' post='816462' date='Apr 23 2010, 05:05 PM']Hi there does this P bass have a nice low action? thanks mike.[/quote] Thanks for your interest. The bass is setup [i]close[/i] to the values that Fender give for bass guitars: [b]For 9.5" to 12" radius:[/b] [b]Relief at 8th fret[/b] = 0.012" (0.3 mm) [b]Action at 17th fret 4th string[/b] = 6/64" (2.4 mm) [b]Action at 17th fret 1st string[/b] = 5/64" (2 mm) I have just taken all three measurements and they are very close to those figures, [i]tending to be very marginally higher[/i] by less than 1/64" in the case of the action, and 0.1 mm in the case of the relief. Given that I play with flats and consider myself to like a medium to high action I was surprised the measurement was so low. So, 'a nice low action'? I think that's too subjective to call. If you want a particularly low or lower action then I suspect a tightening tweak on the truss rod and some adjustment of the bridge pieces could achieve it. If you were going to use different strings than the TI Jazz Flats which are on it now you would need to redo the setup anyway. To me it's 'nice' as it is.
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    [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='815116' date='Apr 22 2010, 04:05 PM']... I'm on the BBC's Strictly tour at the moment ...[/quote] Now I wish I'd agreed to go with Mrs ET but I'm sure she and her friends will tell me all about the bass playing.
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    Tony Franklin Fretless comes with a D-Tuner as stock. I use it on one song.
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    Seller appears to have dropped the price from £51,000 to £5,100. Bargain.
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    All PMs replied. Neck is 1.625" at the nut, with rolled fingerboard edges and jumbo type frets (with very little wear).
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