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It's a good looking bass, but I can't get around the £400 more it costs than the standard, what do you get apart from gold paint and gold hardware? For me the Pelham blue reverse body one is the best looking of the current crop, and the cheapest, and from what I can gather there is no difference in construction. Looks like a cash grab to me.

It's nice, but don't forget it's only the finish that's any different to the normal T-bird. I reckon a 50th anniversary reissue model would have sold more and been better, in every possible way.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1379052663' post='2208076'] My streamer is about [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]3780g - which is about 8lb 5oz. (same as fionn's) I used to have a Peavey T40 - great bass but I remeber realising it was just under twice the weight of the streamer[/font][/color] [/quote] Was wondering how long it would take for someone to mention the T-40. I've never weighed mine but they are pretty substantial.

These look pretty sweet.

As long as its the dark brown tort I think it works. Red tort looks cheap in my opinion.

The 2024s are ridiculously good. There's not a lot compares to them. I think it and the Fender CS pino are the two basses that I'd sell all the others to own.

I love a p bass. Would you consider either bass made by a different manufacturer? Lakland? Sadowsky? Mike lull?

Are you finding it too big?

Are they short scale?

The classic 50s has a big neck even by p bass standards. The yam will feel tiny by comparison.

Had a scary moment today. I'm suffering from a little tendonitis recently and I noticed the pain was pretty bad playing the blues scale (my go to scale) on the first 5 positions of my P-bass. Anyone else suffer from tendonitis? It's not as if I can even change my technique to help. Would playing a short scale bass help? I'm really worried about this. Help!

[quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1377626939' post='2189641'] Here's my DMZ4001. Nearest thing to an active bass I've ever played...and it's passive! Sadly, have to say goodbye to it shortly, if anyone's after a prime 1979 example. [url="http://s92.photobucket.com/user/mickeyboro/media/DSCF0285.jpg.html"][/url] [URL=http://s92.photobucket.com/user/mickeyboro/media/DSCF0288.jpg.html][IMG]http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/mickeyboro/DSCF0288.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s92.photobucket.com/user/mickeyboro/media/DSCF0289.jpg.html][IMG]http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/mickeyboro/DSCF0289.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/quote] Could be into that, price dependant

Roadsters and T-40s are fairly vintage instruments. Your best bet for them is eBay/gumtree/ for sale section

The bass doc on here makes pick guards.

[quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1377376491' post='2186952'] I thought about those or Ibanez Roadsters....so many nice basses! [/quote] Where abouts are you? You're more than welcome to come play my two. Roadstars are a good shout too. Both represent unrivalled bang for the buck.

I know it's not a fender, but I'm gonna suggest you have a look at a Peavey T-40

Done that! I keep going between though, mine looks something like this. Vintage ray copy Epi T-bird Fender 78 P-bass Peavey T-40 Warwick Streamer stage 1 5 Fender P-bass Fender J-bass Gibson Grabber Aria SB-2 elite Shuker elite single cut headless 4 EBMM Bongo EBMM Stingray 2eq Ibanez Blazer Trace Elliot T-bass Peavey T-40 Fender P-bass Status Energy Matrix Lakland Bob Glaub Of all of these I still have a p, the bob, two T-40s and the blazer.

I quite like it

I don't like 5ers. But I can vouch for the Lakland Bob Glaub, especially with flats on. There's been a few on here recently. They're fairly cheap too. I'd say try to get one of the older ones with the Lindy Fralin pickup.

Yeah it is! That's sort of where the idea came from. I love the sound of a Jazz, but can't hack the spindly necks.