OliverBlackman

Stick to standard gauges for now. Thomastik are the most popular flatwounds. Ernie Ball slinky’s were a good round when I started. My string of choice now though are Markbass

P bass looks skinny at the nut, is it A or B neck or just looks that way because it’s behind the jazzes? I have a B width neck on my p bass and don’t think I could manage a C now.

I was asking more for myself 🤣

Just so you know for future, they’re all round wounds. Flats are completely smooth. it’s not uncommon for the strings to all be the same length but because the E string machine head is closer to the bridge than A or D, and there are less rotations than the G string it probably didn’t need the silk. you will know if you need new strings or not by the difference in sound when you put new strings on.

If you had bought a Wal 10 years ago and now sold it, you’d be the proud owner of two new boilers

Old Ken Smith, currently on sale via reverb. I prefer the modern ones though

“You’re a no good red neck trump supporting hillbilly” oh no wait that’s Talkbass 😁

Practice enough so you don’t have to think about playing the instrument. Live playing should be purely the interaction between the band and the audience

Is 1990 old enough to be considered vintage? It feels that way for me 😂 there’s also basses such as Wal, Ken Smith but yes all boutique stuff. Nobody wants a ‘90 Fender

Is it any good for metal

What a time to pay him a visit!

For some the 70s era specs are more desirable. Bridge pickup, extended G string saddle, 3vs 4 bolt ect.

As has been discussed before, it’s all relative. Top 1% in UK alone could afford this after two months pay on average. I wouldn’t be surprised if it went abroad either. If it doesn’t get played then it will be really nice for the following owner, if it does then im sure the current owner is going to have fun doing so.

Yep, looks odd with the bright s/p but not the first I’ve seen like it.

Holy grail? https://www.andybaxterbass.com/collections/bass-guitars/products/1960-fender-stack-knob-jazz-bass-sunburst

Depends on what the buyer qualifies as necessary. Some just want a nice playing and sounding instrument rather than an investment, or aren’t clued up on what to look for themselves.

Regret not paying more attention to rhythmic placement in my earlier years. I’ve got it down now but I would have secured a lot more gigs by having better time.

I have one and had no idea it also works as an interface. Only issue is the battery life!

I didn’t realise they streamed it on YT. Great show, and Vincent did great. How anyone has the stamina to play 16th funk lines for an hour 1/2 and then end of Dean Town is beyond me, especially considering it was short notice. There isn’t many changes to learn, but there’s quite a few unison sections which he was in sync with. Didn’t like the tone, I don’t think the Yamaha had its own space in the mix but what a player.

If it’s sold, then I guess not everyone required the pictures.

I pranked the mrs with mine the other day by turning it up to around 80% volume with my 5 string. Apparently everything was shaking and she was in a mood for hours, so yes it’s loud enough 😁

You get time wasters on anything sold online and I think most genuine buyers would go and inspect it in person. By not making the effort I think it weeds out those with no intention to buy. Clearly not desperate to sell

Mostly that you can either have almost unlimited options (custom build) or a spec specific to that luthier/ make. Higher prices are often because more man hours have been spent on the build quality, so that’s the most notable difference. I’ve had a few Overwaters which I’d define as higher quality; 1 that wasn’t built for me and eventually sold, and 1 that was which is perfect.

Trouble with these reviews is they tend to get wrapped up with specs, because the main reason for buying a bass can’t be generally measured. All basses do a job to varying degrees, but does the instrument excite and inspire? That should be the deciding factor and is the reason why it makes more sense to try before you buy.

You’re not too far from the bass gallery in Camden. A setup and fret dress with new strings is worth a lot more than new pickups, especially on a budget bass that won’t have been through rigorous QC when it left the factory.