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So many of you will have seen my thread on here entitled, "Do I reeeally need a Precision..?" Well, I ordered this on December 22nd and finally went down to The Bass Gallery in Camden today to get it. Thankfully, with a lot of people still on Christmas holidays, London was relatively quiet and traffic free. I plumped for the new American Professional Classic as it was sonically quite similar to my previous American Professional I, but considerably cheaper than the American Professional II, which doesn't sound anywhere near as good. From the videos I studied, the new Classic with its Pure Vintage series derived 'Coastline' 60s pickups has a very clear upper register and a subtly warm bottom end. I also really like the 'modern C' neck profile, which is very slim [fingers to thumb] for a Precision and the usual modern 9.5" radius/1.625" nut, which is almost like a '63 neck, minus a little thickness. So after driving all day (went to Bridgewater in Somerset too!), I've only had a little play, and first order of business as always is to get those awful stock Fender strings off and put some nice fresh 40-95 Elixirs on instead. Much better. After a brief setup, it's a very nice sounding bass. Very easy to play and sounds really smooth and full at the bottom end. Just what I was looking for - a mix of modern and classic. Being as this new series is supposedly the replacement to the long serving American Performer basses (and all the previous incarnations, such as American Special, Highway One, etc), the quality has been upped by a huge amount, bringing these much closer to the Am Pro II. This particular bass is flawless and everything lines up perfectly. The bridge is the same as the ones on the Vintage/Original/Vintage II basses, (which I've never had any issues with on my American Original Jazz in seven years), and the Gotoh Lollipop Tuners & high quality metal Domed Control Knobs are lovely to use too. More to come when I give it a good playing tomorrow...14 points
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My sentiments exactly! I don't know what the Fender marketing guys have got for brains. They don't seem to understand that they are trading in a global market with a world-wide shop window. Any attempt to segment the market in a way that appears to disadvantage certain countries (in this case the UK, EU and USA!!) will pi$$ many customers off to the point where brand loyalty is eroded - or even turns into 'brand hostility' over time. And that's really bad news for Fender given that their competitors are routinely matching or beating them in terms of quality and value for money nowadays.7 points
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**sale pending** This is a lovely bass but I'm just happier on a jazz. It's in great condition overall but there's a couple of small dings on the headstock, some very mild buckle rash and a crack in the lacquer on the lower edge which I've tried to show in the photos. Currently strung with some slightly aging neon DRs as they were all I had, also comes with a hiscox hard case. Collection from Sheffield preferred or I can meet you in the middle, or can courier if you're happy. I'd potentially be interested in a 1x12 or 2x10 cab as part trade, otherwise looking for a sale.5 points
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Shipping information Germany €95, EU €175, UK 275€ Item location 56281, Karbach, Germany Price 6950€ / 6100£ If you're reading this ad, you probably already know that Wal basses are legendary and need no introduction. If you're not yet familiar with the Wal brand, the simplest way to explain just how exceptional their basses are is to point out that they don't sponsor any artists. Despite this, they are used by many of the world's most famous artists, a testament to their outstanding tone and quality. These artists include: Paul McCartney, Geddy Lee (Rush), Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit), Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam), Jonas Hellborg (Mahavishnu Orchestra), Michael Hogan (The Cranberries), Flea, and Percy Jones (Brand X). Mick Karn (Japan), Jose Villanueva, Sam Rivers, Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam), John Illsley (Dire Straits), Greg Lake (Emerson Lake and Palmer), Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet), Mike Oldfield, Jason Newstead (Metallica), Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree), Chris Squire (Yes), Bruce Thomas (Elvis Costello and the Attractions), Colin Moulding (XTC), Paul Simenon (The Clash), and the list goes on… This bass was made in 1992. It features a beautiful padauk veneer over a mahogany core and chrome hardware. Originally, this bass was fretted, but it has been professionally converted to a fretless bass with the installation of a new Indian rosewood fingerboard. This fingerboard was custom-made and includes an extension on the G and D strings to allow for a full two-octave range on those two strings. A brass nut has also been added. The rest of the bass is original and in perfect working order, including the hardware, electronics, and truss rod. The fretboard is in excellent condition, and the bass has just been set up with a brand new set of Ernie Ball strings. It weighs 4.5 kg. Although this bass is 33 years old, it is in excellent condition. It shows some minor signs of wear, as one would expect. However, I am confident that you will be hard-pressed to find another bass from this era in such good condition. I have taken care to provide photos from as many angles as possible so you can clearly see what you are buying. This sale includes the original Wal hardshell case. The case is functional and in very good condition. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask5 points
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Happy new year all. I originally used black tape around the edges of the grill as there were little sharp bits, I did take the Dremel to them but I then ended up with silver bits on a black grill and I didn't fancy spraying it all to match so put the tape on. To be honest it looked like cr4p and I was never happy with it. The original split tubing around the original circular grill didn't look much better either, so I looked and looked for a better idea and didn't really find anything that I liked, so as per normal, if I can't find it, I look to make my own. So pulled out Fusion 360 and the digital callipers and tried to see if I design something, I wasn't sure how it would look. This is the Fusion 360 view and this is what it looks like close up. and far away I can't make the two long sides in one print as they are 376mm long and the maximum diagonal I can print is around 330mm so its in two pieces. I need to do small adjustments to minimise the gaps but I'll work on that. As its black on a black grille on top of a matt black baffle board, small gaps won't be noticeable. Somewhat surprisingly its a nice tight fit and the holes I was going to put in the back and put hot glue in aren't needed. However in the process of printing these, one version went wrong and I managed to destroy the Y-Axis belt on my Prusa MK4, which was a bit of a surprise, as the belts are supposed to be pretty indestructible. I have a box full of spares but guess what I don't have? Oh well, 5M of 6mm GT2 is on the way and should be here tomorrow but I then have to reprint some broken bits and retune the 3D printer. Thankfully I can use the other printer to make the spares (or I hope I can ) The temperature here is still so cold that I still haven't managed to get the Armacab on the sodding cabinet. We are forecasting snow tomorrow as well, which actually should be warmer than it is today. We got down to -4.5C.5 points
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Damn! I thought I'd finally found one, and you've taken even that from me!5 points
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Of course not but I’m running out of room to put food and clothing 🫠5 points
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Working in music retail gave me a different perspective. We sold basses from the 3 brands you mentioned, and would pretty regularly re order popular colour combos, for example. It's not like we sold loads of US Stingrays, but I know for sure there would have been several examples of the same spec/colour in the same town, so when you expand that globally it's not insignificant! I do think more people hold onto quality instruments than perhaps we assume; being members of this GAS - inducing den of disrepute (Bass chat) I think warps the perspective a little 😂5 points
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As usual Sire just slipped out the new basses ahead of NAMM! For 2026 we highlight * P7/V7/V7 vintage. "New Gen" takes over Gen 2 in what seems satin finish? I can't see much gloss there. New neck profile, colours and electronics. Consistency in weight, chambered bodies * Headless/headed top rsnge - F10 DX and X10 DX. How did Fodera not sure I do not know, but I love it. I'm assuming these will come at £1200 ISH £1500+ (thanks @MichaelDean)? Hard case and wooden covers and wooden ramp as accessory. * Other colour updates and edits, to note the Dingwall Nolly swirly finishes... https://www.sire-usa.com/pages/2026-marcus-miller-new-models What do you think? Ander.4 points
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Shipping information Germany €45, EU €125, UK 175€ Item location 56281, Karbach, Germany Price 3750€ / 3300£ I'm selling this superb Pedulla MVP-4 Signature Bass with its original hardshell case. This cool bass was meticulously handcrafted in the USA in 1989 by master guitar maker Michael Pedulla. The bass is completely original and features custom Bartolini pickups paired with a Bartolini preamp. The bass's unique and elegant body shape provides excellent balance whether you're playing sitting or standing. At only 3.95 kg (7 lbs), the bass is very lightweight, allowing you to play comfortably even during long gigs without needing a chiropractor the next day. The sale includes the original Pedulla hardshell case. Please note that unlike newer Pedulla models, this one does not require any special tools for adjusting the truss rod. The truss rod can be adjusted with a simple flathead screwdriver. As many of you already know, Michael has retired, so Pedulla basses are no longer in production. This is a rare opportunity to acquire one of these incredible instruments while it's still possible. Although this bass is 36 years old, it has been treated with care and respect all these years. Aesthetically, it is in exceptionally good condition for its age, and technically everything works perfectly. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask...4 points
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Nice bass, but I could do without the bland pot. My playing is boring enough as it is! I've had a few Silver Series Stratocasters in the past and there's something about them that has been better than any more recent Squier I've tried. These were made in the early 90s in the last few years of Japanese production. Some nice modifications on this one too. Good luck with the sale.4 points
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Fender Duff Mckagen Signature Jazz Bass Special inc fender gig bag. I have owned this since new (approx 10 years) it’s been gigged a lot but in overall good condition. It has a few small dings & marks which I have photographed. It has a really slim neck, and very low action, and is lovely to play. It has the TBX treble boost circuit. It’s the original signature model, not the newer one, and has since been discontinued. Old GAK demo video is here: The colour has aged into champagne/off white colour. The input jack washer kept working itself loose, so it has been glued, but it can still be undone. I am playing five string basses now, so this isn’t getting any use. Collection from between Dartford/Gravesend. Happy to send over any more pictures/videos if you would like them. I haven’t sold anything on here for a while, but I could prob dig out some old transactions/members for any feedback. Any questions please ask4 points
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No problem; sometimes you just have to provoke a response. LOL. Yes, it's a Patrick Eggle New York bass. Took me a few years to find it on Ebay after a local bass player sold it on Reverb.3 points
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Just thought I’d mention this, of the many basses I’ve had the only ones that anyone in my various bands have ever said they like the sound of unprompted are my two Sandbergs, a California TT Superlight, and a Lionel.3 points
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Especially if said splinter is metallic. I had one such once, and it hurt like hell when I touched anything else that was metal.3 points
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This is a ex-school bass. Czech made heavy plywood, swell back, Eb neck. Fingerboard looks like rosewood and has a couple of dings in it. Standard-ish 3/4 size, 105cm scale. It’s a very solid instrument but was being chucked out as the neck had come clean off. Rather than just gluing and screwing it back on I put in some threaded inserts to make it a removable neck. It seems to have worked as has been stable for a good year in which the neck has been on and off a few times. Get yourself a bicycle flightcase and this bass is plane ready. The only problem is it is on the heavy side so the case would have to be light.3 points
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Yes. As an example Ford make over 4 million vehicles per year which contain many more complex parts than a relatively simple guitar / bass. It's all in the processes & systems.3 points
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A few years ag my old band shared a night with a band called Jamie Williams and the Root Collective - they were a lot of fun. Great bass player - I didn't recognise the bass but it sounded amazing so I asked him about it. He had effectively modded himself one of these from a Squier Bronco - JJ pups, new electrics, scratchplate, bridge and tuners.3 points
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It looks and sounds great, I'd love one... but from Lobster's review it seems that again Fender are specifically prohibiting them from being sold or shipped outside Japan? Absolutely insane decision, I want to spend my money on their product but they've arbitrarily decided they're not going to sell it to me because of where I live. I honestly don't get it.3 points
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This is the MXR Bass preamp. Super clean sound that allows you to the deliver a crystal clear DI (via XLR) as well as the standard TRS output. It doesn't have a baked in sound like may preamps but does have a really nice EQ with a sweepable mid control but it wont massively alter your tone. I used this with my HX Stomp to avoid the reported issues with XLR and Phantom power (The MXR can be powered by Phantom power I believe). The XLR can be set pre EQ which is great as it allowed me to tweak the EQ from my board without impacting the DI signal. There are a few chips in the paint but otherwise its in perfect working order, any questions let me know.2 points
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Here is my lovely Roland Bass Cube 100. This is an excellent amp with FX and amp modelling. There’s not much more to say except everything is in really good condition and everything works as it should. The pics show all the functions clearly. This is heavy and will need to be collected. I live in Catterick village, near to Richmond, North Yorkshire. I would like £75 Collected please. It needs to go. I have no space for it!2 points
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For sale is a 1974 Fender Musicmaster Bass, a classic short-scale Fender with unmistakable 1970s character. Lightweight, comfortable, and full of vintage charm, this is a great example of a 50-year-old Fender that remains very usable and musical today. The bass has a clean, straightforward feel and delivers the warm, direct tone these Musicmasters are known for, especially well suited to roots, indie, recording, and vintage-inspired styles. Condition This is a vintage instrument and shows honest cosmetic wear consistent with age, including knocks and marks to the body, but nothing unsightly or structural. The bass plays and sounds great throughout the neck, with heavier fret wear in the upper register (around frets 16–18), which may limit clean articulation high up the neck for some players. This is typical of vintage instruments that have seen decades of use and primarily affects the highest frets, which are less commonly used on a short-scale bass. New frets likely would address it – but I personally didn’t feel the need to. The neck is straight, the truss rod works as it should, and the frets still have usable life remaining. Originality Body appears to have been refinished in black at some point in the distant past; however, the job seems to have been done in nitro and the finish already aged well. Pickguard is believed to be a later replacement. Brass nut fitted. All other parts appear to be original. Setup Currently fitted with Fender classical nylon black strings (28–43). Properly set up and comfortable to play. Specs Model: Fender Musicmaster Bass Year: 1974 Scale length: Short scale Weight: ~3.2 kg Finish: Black Fingerboard: Rosewood Controls: Volume, tone Pickup: Original-style Musicmaster single pickup Summary A genuine 1974 Fender Musicmaster Bass with tasteful aging, solid playability, and classic short-scale Fender tone. Best suited to players and collectors looking for a vintage instrument with character rather than a case queen. Happy to answer questions or provide additional photos. Sold as described and pictured.2 points
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Congrats on the bass, it’s a looker! Sounds like a match made in heaven.2 points
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Only problem is I'm now looking at Ampeg Venture head units! 🫣2 points
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I think I would be inclined to make one from a Squier Sonic Bronco, or Mustang as suggested a few posts back up the thread. My experience of Japanese made Fenders is you will want to change the pickups anyway. If you are hacking it about, you may as well put some contours on the slab body as well. Fender high mass bridge and some decent machine heads, and it would still come out a lot cheaper than importing.2 points
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I have one of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225275349790 I don't know how "good" it is, as I've only owned one notched straightedge in my entire life, but what I can tell you is that the fret levelling job I did with it turned out fine!2 points
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The difference is only the finish. The vintage reissues have nitro lacquer. The Artist series have a thin poly finish. Someone at Talkbass asked Höfner a few years back: So, as usual, Google AI is wrong.2 points
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My 2 x humbucker fazley strat turned up yesterday Lowered the action and it's quite playable, neck a little thin for me but amazing for 43 quid Jazz bass is 3 weeks away2 points
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I only use reviews to find out features really, and don’t go by general recommendation (especially as i want it for bass and he is a guitarist), but as I already had the Gp-5 and now the GP-50, based on its features, Its nice to see others also thinking the same. i was going to keep the GP-5 as a back up but i really can’t see me needing it anymore, especially as i also got the Sonicake pocket master.2 points
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Sometimes the strings can drag the bridge forward. It’s worth checking the angle, especially if it was fine before. What lower tension strings are you using?2 points
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That could easily be a side-effect of the fitting of new strings, regardless of what type or tension they are. I assume you replaced one string at a time, rather than taking off the old ones and then installing new ones?2 points
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I don't think it's that, but wouldn't rule it out 100% Thanks for the tip - I'll look into vit B I've been trying to adapt my playing. It's not so bad when playing down the neck. But when I go above the 12th fret it's quite bad as the finger is more perpendicular to the string. Part of my playing style includes, for example, I'll often play phrases above the 12th fret starting on D string, instead of playing 5 frets lower on the G string (I prefer the tone and slight increase in power). I'll have to change this for the time being. The protectors that I've seen on line are ridiculously cheap, so will try 3 or 4 different types to see how I get on with them. Cheers gang.2 points
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I think this is an old Gear for Music case that they ship new instruments in. I bought it some years ago for £30 to put a bass on a truck for a tour. It has more than served its purpose and has taken up a corner of the house for too long now. It lost a handle along the way but is still functional. Please help me get some space back! (it wouldn’t let me put zero pounds)2 points
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Well strange how things work. Yesterday evening a band i used to play in uploaded a video of facebook described as their current band. So i decided to watch it to hear what they now sound like. As the video started and the musicians were hidden by generous stage fog, i thought .... hmm that sounds just like my alembic bass and how I played that song and wondered who the new bass player was as it sounded like me. When the cloud cleared and I could see all the members I realised it was me with my alembic. So maybe I do have a recognisable sound to some extent. So made me wonder why it wasn't a video of the current band.2 points
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Similar for me: The band needs a showreel and I'd like it if everyone could get off their notes/tablets. Although saying that, I think that particular band I take it for what it is and my ambitions are limited. It's fun but I'm not particularly inspired to do much more than turn up and play the set list (which I don't really need to rehearse anymore). My music ambitions are now mostly Piano/Organ stuff and to do formal lessons and exams. Me (possibly on bass, or keys), a drummer, and a keys player have a vague plan to put together a live band playing 90s sort of house music.2 points
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I’ve heard he’s a dab hand at Chuck berry tunes …2 points
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I bought one of the 40th Jazzes from @Sean in the Summer for a pupil, so if the Precision is anything like the same quality, it'll be a very nice sounding, good quality bass.2 points
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Just waiting for @HeadlessBassist graphite neck to come from China so I can put together. It is due imminently.2 points
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Mine runs my AVII scarily close for tone and may have the edge for playability.2 points
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Yes, but in a passive system, changing the volume does actually change the EQ, not just the perception of it.2 points
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Party's over, Dave. Back to work! The complete Jaco Pastorius part to the tune 'Young And Fine' from the 1978 Weather Report album, 'Mr. Gone'. There are a couple of 'Jaco' moments that I have had to approximate. To paraphrase the legendary U.S. Defense Secretary, Albert Nimziki. 'it may not be entirely accurate'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/young-and-fine-weather-report/2 points
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My two dream basses are already in my possession. My custom 1994 Warwick Fortress Masterman and my parts p-bass. 80's Barts, Lollar harness with treble bleed and wenge jazz neck.2 points
