stewblack Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) I had a new bass day this week. An immaculate china white P-Bass from the Bass Centre's collection. Sold to me by our own @nickcarey , replete with Detroit Flats , it has also been upgraded with new knobs and bridge. I've hankered after one the BC precisions ever since I got my hands on my Bruce Thomas Profile and this did not disappoint. Finely balanced, clean punchy sound, lovely neck and the nicest tort guard I've ever seen. More importantly I've never owned a white bass before and was stunned how pretty it is. At the same time this arrived my Ampeg returned from having its valve job completed by @basstone who I happily recommend to any other Somerset Basschatters. Well today I had the house to myself. Set up and gave both amp and bass a good go. I have no idea what it is about the SVT but somehow it contrives to fill the air with bass without ever being too loud. I played along to music on a bluetooth speaker and never had it at high volume. I could easily follow the track and yet was enveloped in beautiful warm bass. I think the white looks rather good against the black stack too. Edited March 11, 2020 by stewblack 21 Quote
luckman67 Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) White P basses do look very nice hope it serves you well 👍. Edited March 11, 2020 by luckman67 1 Quote
Jus Lukin Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) - Edited March 4, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote
stewblack Posted March 11, 2020 Author Posted March 11, 2020 59 minutes ago, luckman67 said: White P basses do look very nice hope it serves you well 👍. Tasty! Only mine has dogs resting on it. 46 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said: Bass and rig look fantastic together, Stew. I can only imagine how good they sound! It's pretty joyous to be fair. The Ampeg sings with all new valves. 1 Quote
madshadows Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 9 hours ago, luckman67 said: White P basses do look very nice hope it serves you well 👍. Your cat obviously loves the bass as well John 1 1 Quote
Marc S Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) Looks a nice bass @stewblack Never played a Bass Collection P bass - but I've heard good reports Belated Happy NBD to you Edited March 12, 2020 by Marc S 2 Quote
luckman67 Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, madshadows said: Your cat obviously loves the bass as well John He likes the rolled edged fingerboard 😄. Edited March 12, 2020 by luckman67 1 Quote
songofthewind Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 Is that gold hardware I see in the first pic? I likes me some gold hardware! Quote
Pow_22 Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 Excellent strings the Detroit Flats too, my go to choice 2 Quote
stewblack Posted March 12, 2020 Author Posted March 12, 2020 8 minutes ago, Pow_22 said: Excellent strings the Detroit Flats too, my go to choice My first time with them. Really nice Quote
Grahambythesea Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 Another new bass? You’ll be running out of house room. Quote
nickcarey Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 I'm chuffed you like it Stew, it looks great with your rig. Feedback is on its way for you Sir ☺️ Quote
nickcarey Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 8 hours ago, Marc S said: Looks a nice bass @stewblack Never played a Bass Collection P bass - but I've heard good reports Belated Happy NBD to you Likewise - they are my go to flatwound strings. I think they sound and play brilliantly. Plus they are a bargain direct from the Bass Centre. Quote
stewblack Posted March 13, 2020 Author Posted March 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Pea Turgh said: What is the tension like on dem flats? I don't know how to describe it I'm afraid. It feels just fine to me but I'm not fussy when it comes to tension Quote
TheGreek Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 Would look lovely with a white scratchplate. Quote
stewblack Posted March 13, 2020 Author Posted March 13, 2020 47 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Would look lovely with a white scratchplate. Pearl? Quote
Grahambythesea Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 Used to have an Olympic White fretless Fender P which was great ( should never had sold it). Never tried a tort pickguard on it but I should have ‘cos I really like ‘em. Quote
stewblack Posted March 29, 2020 Author Posted March 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Grahambythesea said: Used to have an Olympic White fretless Fender P which was great ( should never had sold it). Never tried a tort pickguard on it but I should have ‘cos I really like ‘em. I filled some of my day gazing at mine. Its a striking combination. Quote
scrumpymike Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 Pleased for you Stew! Look forward to seeing and hearing it at the re-scheduled S-W Bash! 1 Quote
Kiwi Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 All the name dropping on their website makes me a bit cynical. Glad you're pleased with your purchase though - any sound clips? Quote
stewblack Posted March 30, 2020 Author Posted March 30, 2020 48 minutes ago, Kiwi said: All the name dropping on their website makes me a bit cynical. Glad you're pleased with your purchase though - any sound clips? Doing a bit of recording today but only on a tablet to watch for mistakes in my playing so sound quality ain't all that. I'll try to set up something better later. 1 Quote
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