Tait Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I play a lot of punk music and love the sound and neck of a precision bass. but they're just to common for me, I'd prefer something a little different in looks. I was thinking of slowly doing a Warmoth build, using a thunderbird body with a P pickup and a P neck and Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders. but I'm interested to see if anyone has any other ideas. the Warmoth build will cost about £300, so that's my limit to price. my dad also owns a CIJ P bass with EMGs and a BADASS, and here's [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5700"]my jazz[/url] that has a decent precision sound on the front pup. should i go for the warmoth or is there a better Precision like bass out there, or do i stick with the basses I've already got and not bother? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 (edited) Just get a proper P, common or not. There's no substitute for the real thing. At all. Edited November 1, 2007 by Telebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Or find a 2nd hand Lakland BG, a better substitute for the real thing Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGH Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 [quote name='GreeneKing' post='82405' date='Nov 1 2007, 05:43 PM']Or find a 2nd hand Lakland BG, a better substitute for the real thing Peter[/quote] Better still get a Sadowsky or a Mike Lull. But really,If it aint the real thing,kinda why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 [quote name='GreeneKing' post='82405' date='Nov 1 2007, 05:43 PM']Or find a 2nd hand Lakland BG, a better substitute for the real thing Peter[/quote] My sentiments exactly. Or a Shuker P bass...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I suppose that I was being slightly antagonistic. All power to those who are happy with whatever they play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumbo Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Quit making your life hard and buy a nice old Fender P and be done with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 (edited) shukers and laklands cost more than £300 though don't they? i was thinking a white thunderbird with a black pickguard, all bashed up. i was just asking to see if there was anything you'd recomend for less than £300. what p basses are there for about £300? EDIT: if its going to be a p bass its got to be white or a cool bright colour. maybe a surf green or a lake placid blue. Edited November 1, 2007 by lwtait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 To be fair, from what I remember from mine, a T-bird might actually suit you just fine. They've got chunkier necks, the pups are great, and once you move the strap pin to the neck heel, are apparently very balanced. /Is looking for a sunburst T-bird again, preferably with a few dings in the body so I'm less scared of "breaking it in". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-T-P Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Fender Mark Hoppus P-Basses are a JB body with a single P-Bass pup (SD 1/4 lb) and a P-Bass neck and Badass bridge. Were made in a variety of bright colours (shell pink, surf green etc.) Fender Mike Dirnt P-Bass. '51 style P-body and scratchplate, tele type headstock, Badass bridge. Either of the above are probably gonna be easy enough to pick-up on e-Bay for around the £300 mark. Ibanez Destroyer - enormous explorer type body with a P pick-up (think some, or maybe all had a J in the bridge too). A difficult SH find but won't cost the earth either. I think Epiphone made a non-reverse Thunderbird that had a PJ configuration. I forget what the necks were like, but maybe a Westone Thunder? BC Rich probably made something that would be up your street too if you're looking for something a bit different. Lakland made this [url="http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/equipment/bass/equip-entwistlegear-endorsements.html#lakland"]http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/equipment/ba...ts.html#lakland[/url] shame it never reached production..' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted November 2, 2007 Author Share Posted November 2, 2007 yeah, i was thinking about the mark hoppus. i've always wanted one. that (and the fact it had bartolinis in) was one of the main reasons i bought my jazz, it looks so cool. if i was to get a mark hoppus i'd sell my jazz anyway, so i could go above the £300 mark. also, does anyone know how much the duff makagan (im pretty sure i spelt that wrong ) signature fender costs, and how does it sound? anyway, im gonna have a look around at music live. i probably wont buy anything, unless it really catches my eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Is there a Duff sig - I thought it was just an Aerodyne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted November 2, 2007 Author Share Posted November 2, 2007 yeah, its brand new, as well as the fretted tony franklin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_MaN Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 aerodynes are good-uns. Thunderbirds always carry a great punch, but the gibson ones are more than 300 used and I dont think much of epiphone basses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 How about a Tokai Thunderbird? I've not tried one myself but at least they don't have the horrible bolt-on neck of the Epiphones (what were they thinking?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 how about a Gibson Grabber or Ripper as played by Mike Dirnt in the Dookie days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted November 2, 2007 Author Share Posted November 2, 2007 theres the epiphone ripper out now, isn't there? i couldn't afford a gibson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Just get an Aerodyne. They come up much more often and you can tell people that are impressed with such sh*t its the Duff model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 (edited) I went to music live yesterday and I tried some stuff and have decided either a schecter model t or an epiphone ripper. they both sound great, feel great to play, and the schecter is just a bit lighter. the schecter costs a little more than the ripper. I'm going to sell [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5700"]my jazz[/url] because its too heavy to help pay for them, so which would be the better buy? heres as much as i can find about them: [url="http://www.schecterguitars.com/index.asp"]schecter model t[/url] [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_the_ripper_bass.htm"]epiphone ripper bass[/url] does anyone have either of these? which would you get? Edited November 4, 2007 by lwtait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 How on EARTH are you able to get a warmoth build for that sort of price? Usually when i design mine theyre around £600 :s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 You won't make a warmoth for £300. Promise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 yeah, i'm probably wrong. i just went over the basic details quickly such as body, pups, bridge and neck. i think that came to about £250 and i just guessed everything would cost roughly £50. i didn't take paint into account, either, which i have just realised costs quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 [quote name='charic' post='83661' date='Nov 4 2007, 07:41 PM']How on EARTH are you able to get a warmoth build for that sort of price? Usually when i design mine theyre around £600 :s[/quote] Maybe he hadn't thought about VAT, duty and shipping. Or paint, or a second pickup. Mine cost about 500, but great quality and very lovely to play. Charic, did you build one, or just get as far as a wishlist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 true, i hadn't thought of any of that, as i said, just basic details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freuds_Cat Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I've never been able to understand why we dont see more T-birds played by punk bassists. To me it seems a natural combination. I mean they have a bigger bottom end than a P and they rumble better. I've tried a few of the newer Epiphone T-birds with the bolt on neck and the Alder body and to be honest they had a great sound. Definitely not the same as a Gibson or a Fender but kind of 1/3 each and 1/3 its own sound. And cheaper to boot. The best one I tried was Korean. ([url="http://www.musicgearreview.com/review-display/7565.html"]accurate review here[/url]) All had that huge bottom end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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