doctor_of_the_bass Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Hallo Paul! That actual bass is perhaps the best Precision I've ever played - I set it up for Al, the previous owner and it plays like butter! The tone is articulate and powerful, almost verging on a StingRay for power! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogri Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) [quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='397425' date='Feb 1 2009, 11:59 PM']Hallo Paul! That actual bass is perhaps the best Precision I've ever played - I set it up for Al, the previous owner and it plays like butter! The tone is articulate and powerful, almost verging on a StingRay for power! Cheers![/quote] hello yourself old friend..as you know it was your recomendation that made me shell out me hard earned, and im glad i did. incidently, john haire(our local luthier) looked at it and said you had made a blinding job of the set up which is praise indeed from the great man. btw quinny helped me up the stairs to get out of charters in the early hours sun morning with me flightcased ampeg head and mesa boogie cab( i think he may have lost an ovary doing it), and now reckons no matter how good and meaty my old rig sounds next to his pimped orange guitar amp and cab i should get a nice small peavey 90 combo or similar instead, lazy young bleeder that he is.. i will deffo post a full review when ive used it fior a few more gigs oldgit( we must be related mate ) once ive sussed it out a bit more and seen if hard use brings on any problems; im a heavy handed player and may be going up at least a guage to 105s once its burnt in a bit more, so we will see how the trussrod/neck/action copes with that, though in truth i mightnt bother, it sounds unbelievably fat on 100's, even the high end runs. Edited February 2, 2009 by ogri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 [quote name='ogri' post='397815' date='Feb 2 2009, 01:15 PM']hello yourself old friend..as you know it was your recomendation that made me shell out me hard earned, and im glad i did. incidently, john haire(our local luthier) looked at it and said you had made a blinding job of the set up which is praise indeed from the great man. btw quinny helped me up the stairs to get out of charters in the early hours sun morning with me flightcased ampeg head and mesa boogie cab( i think he may have lost an ovary doing it), and now reckons no matter how good and meaty my old rig sounds next to his pimped orange guitar amp and cab i should get a nice small peavey 90 combo or similar instead, lazy young bleeder that he is.. i will deffo post a full review when ive used it fior a few more gigs oldgit( we must be related mate ) once ive sussed it out a bit more and seen if hard use brings on any problems; im a heavy handed player and may be going up at least a guage to 105s once its burnt in a bit more, so we will see how the trussrod/neck/action copes with that, though in truth i mightnt bother, it sounds unbelievably fat on 100's, even the high end runs.[/quote] Ha ha, nah mate, Can't be ... I use mamy-pamby wimps strings .. Hey, you could fight orange with yellow and save your back too ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogri Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 [quote name='OldGit' post='397949' date='Feb 2 2009, 03:11 PM']Ha ha, nah mate, Can't be ... I use mamy-pamby wimps strings .. Hey, you could fight orange with yellow and save your back too ... [/quote] i'd love a markbass rig they make a lotta sense, but im stuck in my ways and adore me ampeg/boogie rig lol. besides playing bass to a neanderthal like me is like building or shagging, if you wanna knock a big nail in you need a big hammer.. gawd, im glad i dont ever have to back that one up on here...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 [quote name='ogri' post='398190' date='Feb 2 2009, 06:55 PM']playing bass to a neanderthal like me is like building or shagging, if you wanna knock a big nail in you need a big hammer...[/quote] [i]Happy Jack goes very quiet about putting up a picture hook ...[/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) "tha' needs a big hammer to drive a big nail" Give the little modern hammers a go, you may be surpised by what modern technology can do ... Edited February 2, 2009 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjb Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 [quote name='ogri' post='395739' date='Jan 30 2009, 09:07 PM']hullo fellow humans, i bought a bass today because it played and looked and sounded lovely, and came up second hand at what i thought was a good price..its a telecaster or 51 precision bass i think......[/quote] Nice choice - looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 [quote name='ogri' post='395739' date='Jan 30 2009, 09:07 PM']hullo fellow humans, i bought a bass today because it played and looked and sounded lovely, and came up second hand at what i thought was a good price..its a telecaster or 51 precision bass i think, but strangely, doesnt have either the single pick up of a 51, or the humbucker looking pick up of a tele, its got standard precision pickups(the kind that look like two piggy backing but are actually one)..other clues..its not that old, got spaghetti fender precion bass on the headstock and is a gringo(made in mexico), its very heavy, got pukka alnico magnets in the p/u's, has got a badass2 brige that is fitted as standard and its in a sort of tv yellow with white scratchplate. also it sounds proper, very warm and not too toppy..any ideas what model it is guys? ive never seen one like this before :-) thanking you..oh, and im going to try myhand at putting a pic on..[/quote] Are these Mike Dirnt basses made in Mexico then?? I thought they were Japanese??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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