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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.

Does anyone make one or would there have to be fettling?

The jazz version looks pretty tasty too!

That's under £500?!

Yeah they aren't light. Not at all and neither is the amp. The sound makes it all worth while though. I've toyed with the idea of getting rid of the amp and getting a Bass Terror and smart power cab, but it just looks so cool!

The black n gold is the same as the elite and the r-80 just in different colours.

Lovely looking bass! That's either daphne or lpb though, sonic isn't metallic I had a mexi Jazz with strat knobs too.