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My Maison 129p is my longest had instrument. Bought in '92 I think, and it sounds absolutely lovely through my Vox amp. Sadly, the volume knob on the bass no longer works so I have to get that replaced, and I'm planning on removing the name decal from the body at some point - someone here recommended T-Cut for that, I haven't got around to doing it yet. It was the second bass I ever owned, and the first 5-String. Mark

I just discovered this on Facebook about Dave Bruebeck - https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/J_Salmon_What_1992.pdf

Why are you not convinced that most of the posts on this thread weren't produced by AI? And how does it make you feel about your mother?

Are you playing at Black Deer Live in Liverpool? I'm half tempted to pop along, although I really struggle with that socialising thing.

I think you're missing the most important point. It's got flashing lights!

It plays really well too!! Really happy with it! And it's also lighter than the Pbass!

I had the later green stripe stingray head and will buck the trend and admit I liked it a lot. It was way better than the equivalent HH VS Bassamp of the time in my opinion and louder/more powerful. 150 watts @ 4 ohms and around 100 watts @ 8 ohms. Built tough, solid and very reliable. Loud as thunder as well. The preset tone buttons were admitedly a bit hit or miss but its simplicity was its strong point. I recently bought one for nostalgic purposes and did use it briefly with a band. It sounded great and was very reliable. As with lots of stuff of this era, they were weighty. The Stingray combo I had was immensely heavy which is why I've now sold it on to some vintage amp enthusiasts who were much younger and fitter than I am. They loved it even though it weighed a ton. The drivers in these big reflex horn stingrays are very efficient Fane units with 3 inch voice coils. Very unusual for the time. The one I just sold was over 40 years old and all original. If a nice condition green stripe head came along I'd be quite tempted but I wouldn't buy the earlier silver face ones. Too old, and will almost certainly need a bit of servicing especially if they look a bit tatty and well used.

Emotion Sickness - Silverchair

That is an awesome deal! Love the finish!

I can’t remember if it should be stamped or not for this age, but if the neck has been off you’d think it would have been photographed and included in the advert. This is where Andy Baxter is at the forefront of the vintage market.

I got a swooshing noise out of my US Lakland when the battery was on the way out, also a nasty distortion from the Wal. My Sadowsky lasts a year, approx 80 gigs, between battery changes. I keep the old batteries to power my tuner.

It’s already here… the forthcoming version of Logic for iPad Pro has some REALLY good AI bass playing built in. Their drum algos are already great, so with some machine learning they’ll only get better.

Should have put my hand in my pocket last Saturday! 😁

Cor!

I think I’d look at a used Mexican Jazz, the Player range is very good but the quality of Mex basses really upped from 2012 onwards imo. You should be able to source one for around budget. I’m a bit traditional, figuring if looking at a Jazz or Precision go Fender first then if you feel anything lacking try other brands that address those points if possible.

Oh yeah, I can see it now. It's an important switch!

I loves an SR... Yeah lucky, but deserving lad... not spoilt, twas a looked out for Second Hand Jobbie. Nice Present, but the Greatest Gift is the encouragement... And the 'lil PowerTap Coil Tap type switch is still there...

"The neck is stamped 6-62 (June 1962)." That's a curious one. 6-62 would be the format for a handwritten date but by June 1962 you would usually see an actual stamp which would read 7 JUN 62 A.

What a beast! I hope your son enjoys it, that's one hell of a birthday present! I briefly had the 4 string version, in the end it was just too dainty for me but what a tone! Has one of the switches been removed?