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What if Leo had never sold up? Would the G&Ls and music man gear he designed have fender headstocks?

http://youtu.be/OOLvGYHemPo Spotted this on YouTube yesterday. Found it quite informative. Goes into detail about the electronics, I didn't realise there were capacitors on the volumes! Definitely worth a watch if you're an owner or thinking of buying the most underrated bass in history.

It's not asif three coil humbuckers are a particularly new idea either, the status groove had one nearly 20 years ago.

That is f*** ugly.

I learned on a vintage Stingray copy, it was an okay bass, had a 3 up 1 down headstock, i went through 3 or 4 of the bottom tuner, the slightest impact would snap it. Played my first gig on it. It was a cool bass

Try it and find out they aren't for everyone.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1374425166' post='2148576'] Well, there are lots of distinctive bass sounds out there that are quite different to anything you can get out of a stock P-Bass. Try getting the burpy mids of a jazz bridge pickup, the sizzle and and zing of a Stingray, the almost hi-fi clarity of a more modern active bass, the rubbery thump of a short-scale hollowbody, the clank of a stereo-wired Rickenbacker, the quirky midrangey thing of a Wal, the range of an ERB (the list goes on...) out of your stock P bass. You might not like any of these sounds, but they exist and plenty of players love them. [/quote] Ahh yeah I'll grant you that. My point was more that the P is a pretty versatile instrument that doesn't really sound out of place in any genre.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1374409144' post='2148391'] Of course there are things a P-bass can't do. If those happen to be the things you're not interested in doing anyway then you're on to a winner, but I find statements like this a bit silly. [/quote] Like what? (Opens worm can)

Can't beat a good P bass. As has been said there's nothing a P bass can't do.

The best looking rays are the Birdseye necked ones.

Might I suggest a trip to bass direct?

TI Jazz flats. Best £40 I've ever spent.

Fret king?

I like Ash, I don't know the science behind why but so far my "keepers" are all Ash.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1373647659' post='2140235'] Tort ought to be brown tort not red tort, IMHO. [/quote] Agreed.

Pick guard and pickups ruin it for me.

I like tort on sunburst, I have a sunburst P with a mint green plate that I quite like. I'm thinking about getting either a burst or a black one though.

How's she handle? For £273 surely you can't go wrong.

Really want one of these! I've been curious since the pawn shop came out, but this is more affordable for the curious.