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[quote name='silddx' post='1111215' date='Feb 1 2011, 04:31 PM']I was reading a page the other day explaining why some instruments have both on, but I can't find it.[/quote] I've read that too (& can't find it either!). They went from MIJ to CIJ & back again and there is an interim period where you can find both markings on the same model

To an untrained eye it appears sunburst. I'm guessing you're not keen to keep the original finish?

My early bands were more in the spirit of Guns N Roses. I did Glam & Punk stuff. The last few have seen me play upright bass at times with banjo, mandolin, pedal steel & fiddle. No real advice, I just roll with things as they happen. I wouldn't have guessed the last ten years of my playing if I'd have been given a million pounds but it's just the way my tastes have changed. I could go off tomorrow & play in a 60s Psych band or a folk act - as long as I like the band I'll give it a go.

Very cool Was 1906 a good year for Fender?

[quote name='cocco' post='1110293' date='Jan 31 2011, 10:17 PM']I have roto sound and fender endorsements[/quote] That'd be my dream

Depending on well or badly I know songs I've written keys on set lists or written the harder to remember bits on blank postcards I have onstage. I've been with my current band for a while now and although I take the postcards along to gigs they haven't left my bag since October.

I too would favour aged white but you should try pearloid as well. Best of both worlds. Looks great too btw

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1110185' date='Jan 31 2011, 09:24 PM']I think strings, cables, effects, etc would be OK, but a bass and amp would be more personal.[/quote] Strings are probably the single thing that transformed my sound so whilst I know what you are getting at here Pete I probably wouldn't agree here

Keep an open mind when looking at basses. It comes down to taste & just go for a bass that [b]you[/b] like. Whether it is active or passive won't be a barrier to your learning or you joining a band

Although I'd always favour trying before I buy I have done it a bunch of times. Usually gets sold on though & my keepers were ones I'd played first. My 51RI P-bass is coming up 3yrs with no signs of me letting it go yet

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I wouldn't now but as a struggling punk kid back in the day we probably would have, as long as it was half way decent and didn't look too garish!

I can see why he ditched his band during rehearsals...

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Beyond the bass - (quality) lead - amp set up I have; A small bag that contains spare quality cables, strings, tuner, guitool (tm?), towel & folding stand. Oh & blank postcards with soong prompts written on them.

You can't beat digging up an [b][u]old[/u][/b] thread & I found this one quite by accident. So adding to the fun of nearly 3yrs ago; I'm coming up 38yrs old & bar a 5yr break in my late 20s / early 30s I've been playing since I was 15yrs old. I started out as a Glam / punk player with the ultra low slung bass & the attitude. Probably still got a bit of that going on in terms of onstage persona. I don't like the bass player being the boring one but that shouldn't detract from the main job of being locked in with the drummer and gelling the band. I've raised & raised the strap but to use an earlier quote in this thread it still sits with the strings around the flies. Feels high up to me but it's certainly lower than most. My style evolved to fingers and playing a lot nearer the neck back in the late 90s. I've done a lot of live work and a lot of recording too. Old school tones for me and my greatest discovery was flatwound strings. Every time I like a tone on a record it turns out to be flatwounds and I can't believe I took so long before taking the plunge. I believe in keeping it simple but steer away from just root notes all the time and try to keep it interesting. I think I do what I do pretty well, into Americana, country, rockabilly, 60s, 70s, old soul, some folk and some more styles that I wouldn't immediately associate with my playing too. I'll always be associated with Fender basses but I have a huge admiration for anything that harks back to the music I love. I'd say my favourite bass players include Skip Battin, Rick Danko, Carol Kaye just for starters My goal (that I have thus far achieved) is to always play with bands who interest me. Simple rule, it has to be fun because it doesn't pay my mortgage. And what about the rest of you who missed this thread first time or have joined since?

Good man! Nice one

[quote name='funkassassin' post='1107821' date='Jan 30 2011, 02:36 AM']are the mexican 50's neck heavy? i bought a cij p-bass and the body felt like it was made of polysytrene it was so light i had to sell it on.. was jus wandering wether they are the same weight as say a us standard p-bass[/quote] I've been using one since I started playing and it's perfectly balanced. Mine is a 1989 MIJ. I've played a few and they have always been of a reasonable weight without being heavy edit - I know mine isn't MIM but it's the same model and I'm very familar with the MIM ones

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1108122' date='Jan 30 2011, 01:39 PM']ZOMG.. teh drummer is at teh RONG GIG!!! [/quote] Beat me too it!!!

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I had a lovely Rickenbacker sitting around. Great bass but I am a Fender player. It got sold on because it's a lot of money tied up in something that isn't being used. Hence my vote!

And just to reiterate again there have been stand in drummers that I've played with who have made EVERYBODY sound bad!

[quote name='redstriper' post='1107709' date='Jan 29 2011, 10:56 PM']A friend of mine believes the ash trays are part of the pick ups and add something to the sound, rather than just decorative.[/quote] Nice idea but it's not true...unless some breeds of dog can detect a difference

I have ashtrays on all mine. They take a bit of getting used to but I've played with them on since the late 90s. Yes, just drill through the lacquer. I line up the ashtray & make a small mark before drilling. The holes all look clear around the drill marks even several years later. You will have small holes though if you take the covers off. And don't use a thicker drill than the screw!

I've not swapped mine. A lot of us like to keep it traditional rather than "improve"