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They're under £950 at DV247

I'd recommend playing a Warwick star bass (korean) and an epiphone Jack casady first.

Looks cool! I'm entrigued but I'm not one for gambles.

[quote name='lou24d53' timestamp='1371912429' post='2119512'] Never understood the P/J mix myself, if you want a P bass, buy a P bass, if you want a Jazz, by a Jazz. [/quote] What if you want the best of both worlds?

I have to agree, they should have put the double Ps in the p bass and kept the P bass neck profile. It's a great sounding bass, but would have been that much better IMO if they had kept the bodies the right way around.

Noice! The mosrite copy looks pretty pimp too.

I played an ex Lemmy bass at a studio once, it was a 4001 shape with Gibson EP-3 pickups in it. Dog of a bass, played like a bow and arrow. I don't think Lemmy looks after his basses too well.

I'm about to sell my AD200 8x10 rig to get the bass terror and smart power cab. Am I going to regret it?

I've had my orange AD200 and OBC 8x10 for a while now and I'm completely in love with it. Only problem is I'm no longer in a touring band, instead I've formed a covers band with the intention of playing the pub scene so obviously it's just too big and probably too loud. The sound still ticks all the boxes for me though. So to make the downsizing as pain free as possible I'm thinking of a Bass Terror (sounds nearly the same as my AD after testing them together, just better at low volumes) and one of the smart power cabs, my question is what are the smart power cabs like in the real world? And also which one to go for? Does the 2x12 fill a room? Or do I get something else entirely? Markbass? TC?

[quote name='howdenspur' timestamp='1369338023' post='2088110'] Got my Gretsch earlier in the year and just had it set up, strings changed, intonation, bridge pinned etc. It is a thing of great beauty - a bonny piece of work. A few observations... It does feel long and it is a big body. Doesn't bother me as I'm 6 ft 5 though. There is neck dive and I guess you could move the strap button from the body to the heel of the neck (the Thunderbird ruse), but there's no way I'm taking a drill to it. The strings do not centre over the pole pieces but other than it might look better if I cared to look closely, I'm not bothered. Don't think tone/volume/whatever is affected either. Don't think this is a QC issue, it would be a design issue if anything. The build quality in general is just about flawless. Nice chunky neck which suits my big mits. [/quote] Which one do you have?

It's hit me too :/

[quote name='Mr Fretbuzz' timestamp='1369136118' post='2085187'] I fancied the 34 and I'm going to take a look at one at Wunjo in London in a couple of weeks but more than likely I'm going to get a Warwick pro star bass instead.... Check it out at Thomann for £910 :-) [/quote] http://www.dv247.com/guitars/warwick-pro-series-starbass-4-bass-guitar-black--107314?gclid=CJaD28W6p7cCFUzHtAodu1wAgg £799 from DV24/7

Has anyone played any of the gretsch hollow body range? Specifically the 34" G5440 LSB and the 32" G5123 B . They're roughly the same price (from guitar guitar), only the 32 has TV Jones pickups while the 34 has Gretsch's own. My main question is does the 34 balance well? And does it feel really long because of where the strap button is? Would the 32 feel more normal?

That's gorgeous.

The Steve Harris strings nearly put me off flats for life. I love roto rounds but they just don't make nice flats.

My old band used 3 different tunings in a set. I'd use the same bass all gig though, for me it mostly entailed down tuning the E to D or C, the rest stayed as they were

Now I want one

Hmm, if springs aren't the answer, what is the best material to put behind the pickups? My fretless build is nearly finished! Literally all that's missing is a good pickup height.