Cat Burrito

Didn't they get swallowed up by someone else? I bought my 75RI J-bass from them back in 1999

I have the SPB-1 in my 50s RI P-bass but play through Ampeg. As you say it's vintage-correct so gives a great classic tone.

Tom bought my ashtray cover for his P-bass. Prompt payment and very easy to deal with. Wouldn't hesitate to deal with him again as a buyer or as a seller.

Jeez! Well that's properly devalued

I've bought a few on EBay. Does it have to be UK? I've had several imported from the USA & they only take a few days

I was VERY tempted by this myself but just can't justify the space. Someone will get a cool looking novelty if not a whole lot more

Welcome Dave - nice to see a fellow banjo & mandolin player too (who is really just a bass player!).

"I bought this three weeks ago" (when I can remember them posting a thread on what a fantastic bass it was!)

Great pics OTPJ. Both look amazing but I must confess that 62 RI AV looks especially smart

EBay. Don't skimp here either. I have a spare one (somewhere) that is so flimsy it does little more then keep the dust off so I bought a heavy duty one and it's much better. It shouldn't cost you over a £100 for a halfway decent one

They do look the mutts though. I have them on mine. I play about 40% with a pick and you just adapt to be honest. That said I'm recording an album in June and I was practising the songs earlier (on a different P-bass with ashtrays) and I did think "I might have to take these off in the studio". I'm such a poser!

That is poor, I would hope they made a small donation to the site at least or is that wishful thinking? I've said it before and I'll say it again but most transactions here go incredibly smoothly. I've had a couple not leave feedback but generally everyone has been fantastic. It's a big part of what makes the site so great

Ah good man, you've got it all sorted then? How you getting on the SD Antiquity pup? Mine is great and the 51 is a seriously cool bass with this mod. It sounds great stock too but I love that pickup

I refer to them by what they are i.e. the 51RI. I don't think I have the space in my head for names of objects as well as everything else I have to remember

Used & recommended by me too. I have a maple one on my 51RI P-bass.

Mine's coming off my 2006 P-bass this week. I've heard great things about what it did to the tone of a Jazz but on a P-bass the tonal switch is a bit lacklustre. That ebay link is £18, you can have mine for a tenner if you really want (assuming it's UK postage? - it may not be off until the weekend as I'm waiting on parts) but if you are hoping for new tones to be unlocked at your fingertips, I think you'll be disappointed.

I've never bothered. I can see them being useful for mandolins but for a 4 string bass it's hardly a major pain re-stringing. The drill looking one looks pretty hardcore!

Fender Classic basses are great. The 70s one looks the biz too. Personally I prefer the 60s set up with the pick up position (more old school than funk) but it's a great bass and a great deal too. I love the necks with the block inlays too

I've got some Fender flats on my 1989 MIJ P-bass for a while and they sound great. Others rave about TI flats and La Bellas here but those Fender ones do the job for me.

I hate to break with tradition here but I was all ready to sing Fender Rumble's praises until I tried one. Not bad, just not great and I tried about 3 different ones. I'm a massive Fender fan and I love Fender amplication but the rumbles I tried were a bit lacklustre. I tried other budget combos of lesser known brands like Laney and they were better sounding. This was about 5yrs ago so maybe they've improved since?

I went to Dawson's in Reading today and played two white Fender Jazz basses, a MIM standard and the US standard. I appreciate this is just one example of each model but I was surprised with the results. The new USA's have a great rep but the new MIM standards clearly raised their game to match the price rise at the time. Both had similar feels & weights, both examples I tried were rosewood fretboards. Slightly different tonally with the MIM being slightly more growly on the example I played - which I prefered. The upshot for me was if I was in the market for a jazz (& I sort of am but can't really justify it) I'd go for the MIM. Also the MIMs can be modded to raise their game too but this one was good as stock. Part of my justification is that I already own 2 US P-basses and these are my main instruments but the MIM Jazz I tried today will be a great buy for someone

Does anyone else keep footwear in their case?! Put off by his feedback personally

[quote name='chris_b' post='810215' date='Apr 18 2010, 12:20 PM']We had a support band of "youngsters" last night and most of their set was "look at us" not "let's sound good"![/quote] I'm sure most of us would agree there's nothing wrong with a bit of the former as long as it's not coupled with the latter as it is here.