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Looking for a bit of advice please if anyone here can help me. I am currently looking for a Precision with a rosewood board. Beyond that I'm not sure what to look for. I could spend £3k on a Custom Shop, as I nearly did a few months ago, or I could get a Japanese one for £850 or so. I might not even go for a Fender and get something like a Lakland, or a Lull or a Valenti, should something interesting come up. However, I may well go for an American Standard as a middle option and I'm wondering what is the best period to look for. I currently have an American Standard Jazz, which I originally played when I tried out some s/h cabs I had bought from Bass Direct and ended up buying as I liked it so much. For some reason, I thought it was a 2009 model, but when I checked the serial number recently, found that it was a 98. I did have a 2005 Am Std Jazz before, which was very heavy and nowhere near as good. So, I'm wondering what the consensus is on what was the best period(s) for Fender Am Std P basses?

How do you like the Horrothia Type One? I'm considering it for my chorus, only concern is that it doesn't have a blend and am worried about loss of low end. I like the idea of one knob though.

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There is - it is site questions, where you can mark an answer as having solved the problem.

@BlueMoon beat me to it. They are very good basses, they're just a lot easier to get hold of than some of the other models.

That's really interesting. Would a rod-less one provide an opportunity to add extra strength to the neck too, using the extra internal space? It is cool how the fingerboard material can change the tone of a neck. I have a few aluminium neck guitars, and most of them are one piece but then the one with an ebanol fingerboard definitely has its metallic harshness reined in a bit. Have you ever been tempted to try a fingerboard that preserves or even accentuates the natural sound of the graphite neck? I love weird sounding stuff!!

Thank you for your reply and for taking the time to go into such detail. I'm looking to buy a PB 62 1994 MIJ. Feel more confident now.

Yes we are very lucky to live in this part of the world. Thank you for your reply.

Welcome indeed. Read, ask loads of questions, post pictures of your bass. The fat fingers usually goes away. Didn't in my case but you should be fine. Not been to Glossop for ages, was brought up in Chesterfield but loved the peak district

It's possible, but not common, to make your posts a poll question. I wonder if the poster is able to mark an answer as 'best'?

Got chatting with the singer from a very good traditional country band we saw last night in Laylas, they are indeed only paid in tips, bars make no contribution, but drum kit (minus breakables), backline, and full PA with engineer are provided by the venue. He said they aim to do two four hour sets per day, and pick up drop in or dep gigs if they’ve got a slot free, this can result in playing 12 hours a day, all for their share of the tip bucket!

I've accidentally fallen back into a live electronica project, which is something I didn't think I'd ever do again. As such, I have been able to dig out some classics again, like my SL-20. Sounded so damn good last night. Can't wait to jam with this board again! Full run down for those who care about that kind of thing.... PedalTrain Jr Max (with risers along the top). All cabled with EBS gold flat patch cables. Powered by a Cioks DC7 + 8 Expander. Signal chain... Input -> Boss OC-5 Octave -> Horrothia Teeth Mk.1 -> Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler -> The Really Good Pedal Co. Funky Puppy -> WMD Geiger Counter Pro -> Horrothia Type One -> Mr. Black Gilamondo -> Dr. Scientist Tremolessence V3 -> Boss SL-20 Slicer -> Dr. Scientist DUSK (black out enclosure) -> Source Audio Nemesis -> Keeley Bassist (used as a hard limiter) -> Output I'm kinda hoping that in the I can slim this down and do less stuff/hand over more sonic duty to the keys player, but for now, I'm rocking the full tool box. Generally happy with everything here, though I'm considering swapping out the Funky Puppy for a Mastotron and Prometheus combo. The FP is utterly awesome, but the controls are sooooo sensitive to different input levels that balancing it to various pedals before it is a constant challenge. I'll see how I feel after the next session.

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A double-decker pedalboard! Version 2. My inexpensive IEM system packed up so got a refund and swapped out for a better one**. V1 was heading in that direction, but now I've got to fit a 1/2 rack-sized IEM system, it's increased the doubleheightedness(😬) to near maximal levels. Functional * wireless bass receiver (2.4GHz) * always-on tuner * multi-pedal * DI box * IEM transmitter (863-5 MHz) * battery (5V, 9V, 12V) * IEM headphone mixer amp Gear Same as my previous post with the "t.bone IEM 75" (replacing the M-Wave WP-12). This is the entry level option in their range, around 10 years old with great reviews on Thomann, perfect for the pub gigs I do. Was £60 + postage on Reverb in nearly new condition. I'd really like a Mi-Pro 58 but that's outside my current budget.

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Walnut + Jazz + Kiwi's Graphite Neck?? Oh yeeeessss! Would have to be nitro glossed, though... 🤔

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