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Further to my earlier post, I found a stand for the 51RI & have also assembled a further P-bass mainly from 70s parts

I'll have a P please Bob

Handy for opening bottles though...

Thanks for the responses... Bilbo I may well PM you, thanks. I reckon I've earn't less than a grand in 10-15yrs but it's a requirement of my work to list business ventures (& in doing so be totally open & honest). I'm sure the taxman will be thinking "Give it up son!" I'm also curious about the 200 people who looked at the thread but didn't post. Do they think this is being watched?

Sounds like a fair deal as opposed to a great deal but if it feels & plays well then I would go for it.

Absolutely... I think less so amongst certain brands but changing types can really change a bass. Same with gauges.

I've recently converted to heavy flats & I am very happy with my tone. The neck will certainly need a tweak & the nut can need filing too as BassBod suggests. My sound is big & vintage now. Try rotosound Trubass strings - black nylon if you really want to experiment. Although heavier you won't need to tweak the neck as the tension is lower

Fender have always had a wide range and Squier have really got back in the game over the last couple of years. The MIM's have got better since the price hike and I am sure there is room for all. There's just a lot more choice for players these days and that is no bad thing

I wouldn't exactly say I'm a one trick pony but I definitely do what I do and to my credit I do it pretty well. I'd like to be more versatile but my time is precious so I opted to focus on doing what I do well rather than spreading what I have thinner. That said I recently did a slightly funky soul pop session which definitely had me playing outside the box and I LOVED it. I have to be realistic though and I will always be the sort of player I am. Hypocrite that I am, I would always advise younger players to develop as much skill and technique as possible to maximise the chances of getting more work and keeping their options open. Great thread btw

I guess a lot of us here earn a bit of beer money from our various ventures. We've got pro players on Basschat & we have bedroom players too but I would imagine the majority are people with dayjobs who occasionally earn the odd quid playing with the band. A lot of my gigs have been unpaid but I am now in a position where the band I'm currently with has potential to make a bit of money. Realistically speaking we might make a few hundred quid but it'll never be a case of packing in the dayjob. Legally you are supposed to declare ALL earnings (I'm not naive enough to think most musicans do!) and some employers require you to declare music as a buisness interest. I'm just curious as to who has declared what and if it has been a pain. I'm sure the taxman won't be delighted to see my putting down an addition annual income of £300 a year but my companies policy is it is declared. What problems have people faced or has it been a relatively simple process? If people haven't declared, why not? Just wondering as I expect I am about to open a huge can of worms for myself. Also what tips are there for the semi pro musician? Presumably keep all receipts etc

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='885881' date='Jul 4 2010, 10:07 PM']Look at it this way - It's got to be better than gambling, drinking, taking drugs, or... WOMEN! So welcome to a comparatively clean addiction [/quote] Well said that man! And the GAS does pass... or failing that, it calms down

I bought it & this was my thread I started. Flippant comments aside, lots of nice pics & some good info. The Fender bass isn't rocket science but such publications ae for suckers like me & I'll always snap them up.

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='895379' date='Jul 15 2010, 09:37 AM']Read this, if you were hoping to be Danko (like me) you won't like it.... [url="http://www.bassplayer.com/article/eastwood-club-bass/oct-07/31867"]http://www.bassplayer.com/article/eastwood...ss/oct-07/31867[/url][/quote] Luckily the novelty wore off

[quote name='s_u_y_*' post='218326' date='Jun 13 2008, 02:11 PM']For a while I was GAS-ing over their Ampeg AEB-1 copy, the EEB-1. [/quote] Yes, me too as I wanted (want!) to be Rick Danko

Relax & have fun - may sound odd but it's a damn good start. Try & get on with them as it's more than just the music. Also be guided by what they say. They may want less flash... but go with the flow. Oh & good luck!

My original 90s MIJ P-bass is currently divided up across 2 Precisions, both of which are great basses

I've owned 3, great basses but just not "me". I'm a big fan of Gibson basses on other players!

How about [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOG-FENDER-STYLE-BASS-BRIDGE-2-SADDLE-CHROME-TOP-LOADER-/280509654052?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item414fada424"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOG-FENDER-STYLE-BAS...=item414fada424[/url] ?

I too wondered if you just had it recut. I have a bone nut on my original P-bass. It's not an expensive modification but chances are your original one just slipped through the quality control & is an easy fix.

Bumping this for a couple of dates at the end of the month

I swapped the neck on my original bass recently, from maple to rosewood & it really woke up the monster. Better still, I built another great bass around the old neck. Quite literally win-win

It's quite light & the seller was a bit hard done by because it was an old fashioned auction... I stayed up until 3.20am & won it for around a mere £150! It appears genuine too & this has been confirmed This whole project has cost me less than £300

Yip

Had a few weeks out of Basschat just as I needed to be offline a bit more. I'd acquired a few bass parts and wanted to put together a P-bass. I salvaged the neck from my original 1989 P-bass, bought a 70s USA P-bass body on the 'Bay and pretty much got everything else from Basschat. I liked the 70s thing of stripping the finish so I've taken this back and waxed it up. Gigged it twice at the weekend and it's great. Great Wizard Trad pickup in there and ultra heavy flatwounds. You get the idea. It took me a few evenings to strip the paint, sand it down and wax it up but definitely worth it. It feels more personal than picking something off the wall