wateroftyne

[quote name='alaskaleftybass' timestamp='1357800978' post='1928503'] Please go out and try one for yourself. *snip* I promise you won't be disappointed. [/quote] That's just the problem. Plenty of people HAVE tried them and been disappointed. Welcome aboard, by the way...

Absolutely. That's what I was getting at earlier.. just ring him. He won't bite.

[quote name='RobTheBass' timestamp='1357746235' post='1927722'] This one might be for sale [/quote]

[quote name='RobTheBass' timestamp='1357745770' post='1927704'] Was it a Custom Shop limited edition - do you know any more about it? 2001 seems a bit late...I'm trying to recall the date I got it but this bass 'feels' older if you know what I mean... [/quote] Yep - it's a CS limited edition. I lusted after one for years. Also available in Sunburst apparently, but I've never seen one.

[quote name='RobTheBass' timestamp='1357744818' post='1927670'] that's the one [/quote] 2001 limited edition. Happy to help...

Is it one of these?

[quote name='RobTheBass' timestamp='1357743712' post='1927641'] I've since found out that a number of special edition Tele's were released between 1982 and 1988 that had the 4 digit number stamped on the bridge plate so I'm wondering if it was part of these - although a bass but it has been known as the Tele bass based on the 52 P with the Tele headstock...this dating would suit the bass. [/quote] I can't think of a bass meeting this description that was built between 1982 and 1988. Does yours have a P and a J pickup?

Fender will be able to help. Email the Custom Shop. We want pics!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1357728443' post='1927226'] Excellent idea WoT - and I'll come back here and make a crass and inappropriate remark about that reply. [/quote] Expression of shock / hurt / amusement / sarcasm / agreement* [size=2]*I will delete as appropriate when the context is available[/size]

Jimryan - I'm posting this as a placeholder. When you remember what your post was going to be, and you update your OP, I'll come back and edit this with a proper reply.

Here's a detailed diagram of my setup: fingers > bass > amp > cab

I think it's more of a wake-up call to shops to start setting basses up so they're vaguely playable before hanging them out on the wall. That way, if a bass is a dog, it's because it's a dog. Send it back. The internet is killing you all. Put some effort into it.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1357649738' post='1925909'] Yes. I notice this particularly on the last few Rush albums. i find them almost unlistenable at times. [/quote] Ah, tell me about it. Everyone going on about how Clockwork Angels is a return to sonic form. No it isn't! Listen to it! It's terrible! *hyperventilates*

Haven't read the thread, but I'd just like to say that it's the mastering that's boils my p*ss. It's all mastered for tin-pot car speakers or earphones bought from a market stall. It's like listening to wallpaper.

Nope.

Direct from Lakland. Works out about 21 quid shipped - they arrive in a week or so..

A lot of people get into fretless for the Pino / Jaco thing. Not me (although it is very nice). I just love the sound a fretless Precision makes. Uprighty, growly, with sustain... yum.

If I had a grand - and a few more quid for a refin - knocking about, and the chance to inspect it on collection, I would have loved that for a project.

Nowt wrong with the BBOT.

80s US Fender with a few tweaks. Nowt to be suspicious about.

Unvelievable. *shakes fist at Ibanez*