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OMG they're genuinely clueless! http://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-limited-edition-sandblasted-american-standard-precision-bass-sapphire-blue-transparent/109012

I mean... seriously, Fender? This looked dated when you did it for Victor Bailey ten years ago. Now it just looks like an anachronism. Honestly, they're losing the plot.

http://www.dawsons.co.uk/blog/fender-2015-range-rundown The pearloid guard on the Geddy is sooooo tacky, IMO.

He's dropping beats in the solo...

Well, say what you like about the unproofed copy, but they've got me drooling and I don't even like Jazzes. What fab colours and photos! Fender's marketing bods should sit up and take notice...

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1421181692' post='2658226'] I think the power output of the GK800 is about twice that of the RH750 as well [/quote] *sharp intake of breath*

[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1420922573' post='2655171'] Not sure what it would sound like, the thought of a Ricky fretless somehow sounds wrong! [/quote] ...but so right! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ZPzgPTmho

Hey there Limelighters! Those of you that have 70's-ish P's... do they have jumbo frets?

What's going on with her voice? Just sing! Stop trying to be kooky!

We're going to need more info, otherwise you're just going to get a list of pickups... What's your bass? What sound are you looking for? What do you like / dislike about your current tone? What's your budget? ..etc :-)

White P for me, but there's not much in it. Incidentally, this video is great, and really shows the power we have in our hands as bass players. Well done! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lS7m_QANCg

Another great one gone. Most people will probably have heard him play that distinctive line on Neil Young's Heart Of Gold, but he's played with Dylan, Ry Cooder, JJ Cale and loads more. RIP....

I've started digging them a bit more recently... The production is marvellous. It's a lost art.

Very few 'new' Fenders interest me. Just the specialist stuff... Roscoe Beck, Tony Franklin... If I was in the market for a new Precision, I'd probably buy a Lakland.

Newcastle needs you!

My Maple '72 P. Sold a a BC'er a few years ago, and then to another BC'er who (understandably) won't part with it. I miss it a[i] lot[/i].

Yeah - He's never rang my bell, either. Clearly a great player, but there's something about him that feels a bit sparkly and shiny for a lot of the stuff he plays. Someone like Willie Weeks always seems to do it better. Clearly I'm wrong, though :-) I'd like his house.

There's a great documentary on there about Muscle Shoals, too.

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1420495592' post='2650085'] Ey thang ew! [media]http://youtu.be/dFpI4FsjVp4[/media] [/quote] I raise you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfFz3ov7Kn0

OP - was it sh*t service, or a mistake? Based on the info we have: If it was a mistake and they don't bend over backwards to sort it, [i]then [/i]it's sh*t service. Until that point, it's a mistake. We all make 'em.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1420464658' post='2649573'] Me too! But I find the vocals on that Seven Cities... clip very difficult to listen to! [/quote] One of my problems with the current stuff is that Geddy's phrasing is as wooden as hell these days. His vocals and melodies just don't flow.

1952 Precision. Probably the best condition we'll ever see. Yours for $20,000. http://mandoweb.com/Instruments/Fender-Precision+Bass+in+butterscotch+blonde-1952/3859 [size=3](Yes, we know $20,000 is crazy for a bass / Sadowsky does it better / it's so new it's probably fake or an unplayable dog, etc. etc. Just look at the pics and enjoy it.)[/size]

Yup - IMO, they were at their songwriting peak around ASoH.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1420386442' post='2648647'] Thank you for that! [/quote] Awesome, isn't it? Ronnie Tutt on drums, too. I've just noticed the bass player swaps from a P to a J halfway through. How extravagant!

[quote name='Wonky2' timestamp='1420383577' post='2648594'] I just don't get it with rush ? Always thought them overrated but to be fair I've never given them much of a go as I was turned off by what I had heard...... To those of you who are in the rush camp, please post a vid which you think will show me what they're all about.... Maybe you can show me what I'm missing ? (A genuine request, not a dig ) [/quote] That's a tough one 'cos there's so many sides to the band. There's not much earlier footage of them around that shows them at their best, and Geddy's voice is shredded on the more recent stuff. Natural Science probably sums them up for me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7W0Nm8iHwk