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I use cut up pieces from a mouse mat too. Sounds great to me

The reality is there are lots of people at charity gigs who are recouping some money so why shouldn't the band? There are a fair few promoters out there who I've dealt with who use the charity umbrella to get acts to pay for free. If the door staff, soundman and bar staff get paid then why shouldn't the band? Obviously I'm not suggesting the band makes a profit but some basic fuel costs etc is not unreasonable. I'd put something on the band's website along the lines of "The band is always happy to support good causes" and then explain that some basic costs would need to be covered. In the past I've found my bands giving more than anyone else involved in the event which sort of goes against the ethos of everything. And not replying is just rude. If they need to check with a manager or committee just a short email to say so with an "I'll get back to you" quoting a timescale. Or alternatively, a straight "no the budget won't stretch"

Vintage make good gear. Simple as.

Pete bought my original Precision from me, real easy to deal with and an all round top chap. Nice one

I'm another one to say Blues Junior. With the mods from the [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] BillM site it really goes from a great little amp to a stunning amp. Light, portable and loud enough to gig. Mine has an upgraded speaker and reverb tank. It's my favourite guitar amp[/font][/color]

My 2010 Rickenbacker had a neck like a baseball bat and I hear they vary the necks quite a lot. Personally I think a Jazz offers more versatility (& is cheaper!) but the Ricky gets more attention. Personally I prefer the Jazz by a mile but that's probably because I have always played Fenders. Opening the Rickenbacker case when I first bought it I really felt like I was buying into a lifestyle (like owning a Porsche, I would imagine) but it wound up getting sold on inside of a year. My Jazz actually eclipsed my Precisions and I never anticipated that happening

I've commented on listings like that before and usually the seller thanks you. What a jerk!

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1325956532' post='1490399'] Not sure if contrary opinions are welcome in here but the neck on every Jazz bass I've tried has felt wrong. Too thin and strings too close together [/quote] If you look at my Jazz bass on the previous page you'll see it has a Precision neck for that reason

Mandolin, guitar & some banjo. Bass has always been my main instrument but I branched out for a while about 8yrs ago before returning *home*

From my experiences the basic level of every Fender level seems to be worse than the deluxe version of the one below i.e. Squier VM range is better than MIM basic, MIM Classic is better than HWY1 etc but it comes down to tastes and individual models. People do tend to rave about MIJ / CIJ and having played a few / owned a few I can see why. I do find the MIM Classics rival them though these days

I *may* respray my Jazz but I'm still succeeding in gassing for not having gas. A Gretsch orange hollowbody bass tempted me today but I stayed strong

I saw this on GAK the other day - the jury is out for me but I'm sure it's cool as a cucumber for some

I gotta recommend this guy too [url="http://www.classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/basses.htm"]http://www.classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/basses.htm[/url] who've I've bought and sold from. Nothing in stock at present but certainly worth a chat. I agree £2k is realistic and forgive my rusty knowledge around 1973 Jazz basses but the 70s Jazzes occasionally have problems with the 3 bolt necks so if you are not sure punt for a 4 bolt neck (I say that they might all be 4 bolt for 73 and a lot of 70s 3 bolt necks are fine! - er, thanks I hear you say!?!)

The novelty of new gear wore off for me a while ago & it hasn't come back. I much prefer playing the same bass & having money to get away rather than stay at home with 30 instruments I don't play. In the last 9 months I've gotten a case & a practice amp - both needed & both were Christmas presents. Gas is great if you like the thrill of the chase but a real pain when it just becomes habit. I don't want to return to how I was

It seems the days of people posting about expensive basses over the festive period are long gone. Personally I was delighted with my fitted hard case for my Jazz and a little Vox practice amp. Good stuff

Rich advertised for a P-bass bridge cover and I had a spare kicking about. A hassle free transaction and a total gent to deal with

I have my cab flightcased. It has a table cloth over it and some Bob Dylan coasters on top of it, along with some tea lights. It's used as a mini table for the guests (I live alone incidentally). Santa is bringing me a 10w Vox practice amp so that may go on display depending on what interest it gets from the cats.

I swear it was theme tunes like this one that planted the seed in the back of my mind about me playing bass

Why not advertise for a second hand hardly used set here? I've picked up a bunch of sets here really cheap over the years. I think the Fender ones are ok if you do go new

I'm a bit of a convert too. As a lifelong P-bass player I did have a phase briefly around 1995 that didn't work out so I reverted back to the Precision. I then bought a 70s bitsa Fender Jazz just over a year ago and it's been my mainstay live bass since May this year. I've not gigged with anything else .

[quote name='3rdUncle' timestamp='1324382048' post='1473552'] I'm always [i]far[/i] more impressed when I see a good musician on a budget instrument.[/quote] Same here. @OP it's your bass, you do what you want

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I've been the main gig booker in every band I've ever joined / formed and in my current band the singer insisted that only he deals with the gigs. Fine with me

Awesome thread. My main Precision is a 79 I stripped - I kind of liked yours as you had it (funny guy that I am!) but that looks amazing. Good effort