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I fell offstage very drunkenly at The Old Angel in Nottingham back in December 1994. It was before the first song & quite possibly got the biggest cheer of the night. I seem to remember I was adjusting my backing vocal stand. What a fool!

I have thumb rests on my precisions or it's the pickup. I will sometimes use picks too

I got an amp stand but it was one extra thing to pack / leave behind. I usually find something at the venue

The P's are a light basswood though

Personally I don't have a problem with basswood. It's been used by CIJ Fenders and with a good set up / good pickups then you can have a good bass. After all the VM series has a great reputation on these pages and hasn't suffered for a basswood body.

I think such things are worth as much as people want to pay for them - sorry not too helpful. I own an Antoria 1971 Jazz bass that I paid £250 for they occasionally go for a lot less. My view is that the Gherson obviously has a sentimental value which can impact on value but I'd guess a figure of anything under £200 and you are doing well. Who knows it may stay around that figure in the current listing? Fingers crossed for you

That would explain it then

A few years ago I was regularly asked to play mandolin in a folk band which surprised me by being screamingly good fun. Away from gigs I'm also set to play bass on a soul track in a recording studio on Sunday. Very different for me

I'm completely lost too. I own a Mapleglo 4003 from 2009 that looks the spit of the image in the link & I got it at that price.

There's a couple that I know of. A bit like country bands, loads about but they tend to play a different circuit. Different audiences I guess

[quote name='Clarky' post='772229' date='Mar 11 2010, 10:44 PM']The rule with good years for Fenders is there are no rules! Every year produced good and 'not so good'. However it is generally thought that the first half of the 70s produced more desirable basses. From mi-70s onwards the choice of wood changed and the basses became heavier, in some cases absolute monstes (weighing as much as 12 pounds). The less popular three bolt neck was introduces for Jazzes around that time too, along with horrid plastic knobs. I have a 72 P and its light and a joy to play. I got lucky findinga fretless P from 76 that is also lovely, if slightly heavier. Wateroftyne, The Bass Doc and Beedster will be able to tell you a lot more than I have.[/quote] Well said. As a point of interest 1976 is a transistional year for Fenders with the serial number moved & what with it being America's Bicentennial year I do wonder if they'll be worth more in a few years time. I hear a lot of good things about 1978 (mine is!) despite the worry with later years. Ultimately you have to take each bass on its own merits though.

My dobro bass was an EBay / Paypal job from Houston, TX & I had a couple of parts shipped over too. You are going to get stung for customs charges. I don't know about the legalities but I know some people have gone over with an empty case & come back with a full case. I wouldn't personally but it gives you an idea of the lengths people go to in order to duck out of custom charges.

I think being mostly happy is good enough. I think the emphasis should be on 100% with the playing not the instrument - and that is never going to happen!

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[quote name='thodrik' post='770838' date='Mar 10 2010, 07:50 PM']I've owned an all original 1978 Fender Precision for about 9 years. I got it for £390 quid and apart from a few dings it is in mint condition still.[/quote] If you want a laugh sometime I'll tell you what I paid for mine one day!

Nice one & yes, you do seem to be building up quite the collection

If you love Fenders & you love retro vibes then yes, I say they are worth it. However you need to get advice if you don't know your stuff and can't just go in blind. I own a brand new Rickenbacker and a 1978 Precision bass. Both are great, for different reasons. It's easier to buy a good new bass than it is to buy a good bit of vintage gear

I stopped playing for a few years. I was working with a multi-instrumentalist songwriter and felt quite limited by my role as just bass. I started playing other instruments and the challenge of that got my interest more than bass. Fast forward 5yrs and I was really into my new role. I'd always acknowledged I was originally a bass player but I actually stopped playing bass within a couple of years. Then I had an offer to play bass in a friends band. I initially felt dissapointed that I wasn't asked to play something else but he knew I'd played bass before and only needed a bassist. Pretty much from the first rehearsal I refound my love of bass. The upshot is go do something else for a while. As Skankdelvar says we'll still be here & you'll be back.

I'm never really sure what I'm supposed to do whilst such musical capery goes on! Am I expected to dance?

They are good & certainly if you spend a bit on your gear it is foolish to then skimp on a cheap cable. Others on this forum will also rave about other good (expensive) cables like the chod company etc & I think these are definately up a league from your standard ones

It wound up being a 12hr round trip to London what with all the kit to collect etc but the gig was good. My rockiest gig in years too!

Yes, I have a couple. They are solid & reliable. There was a thread on them a while back, some said they were over-priced but I'm happy with mine

Welcome to Basschat - massive Steve Earle fan myself & nice to see Townes & the like getting referenced on these pages

reading his description I think he meant to list this at £150. They are nice amps, not £1500.00 nice amps, but nice amps nonetheless

Not really my thing but I love BBC4 music shows so I expect I'll tune in.