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[quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1375972568' post='2168118']
I don't want a bright sparkly active sound if I'm honest.
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Although the Pro is active, it's not the modern ultra-brite sound.

Up for sale again

Thunderbird Pro has the shape and the through neck, but with a more traditional bridge than the Gibson 3 point design and a lot of tonal options thanks to the 2 band eq.

The amount of mahogany in them means they are a bit on the weighty side. Mine's about the same as my RB950.

It's horses for courses innit?

My brother plays a 24fret, soapbars, 3 band eq bass which he's had for about 10 years. That's "his" bass.

I played mostly P basses for the first 10 years of my playing life. If it doesn't sound like a P bass it isn't "my" bass.

We've played each other's basses and can appreciate them, but we wouldn't swap. Passives sound wrong to him, anything that isn't a Precision (or doesn't have a split coil pickup) sounds wrong to me.

I've got smallish hands and wrist problems and I don't get on with Fender's Precision neck. At the other end of the scale, I also struggle with Ibanez SRs because they're too much the other way. My favourite neck was a Warwick from about 2005 - jazz nut width, but some meat to the "flattened D" profile and a pretty flat radius.

If I had the funds, I'd be straight on the phone to Jon Shuker to order my perfect P bass.

If you can get your ideal bass(es) from off the shelf - great and go for it. If not then I'm really happy bespoke luthiers provide an alternative for those who know what they want.

£95 for any Fuzzrocious is a serious bargain.

Thread resurrection.

Just been looking and the necks and bodies at that price are MIM.

The MIA ones are dearer than Warmoth.

Plus, as mentioned already, there doesn't seem to be a way to get them shipped outside US.

The 12-180s crop up in the For Sale section for £100 - £150 from time to time.

I'll cover half the postage. So £45 posted anyone?

price reduced to £40 posted

Can't believe this is still up for grabs

Replied.

Provisionally sold to Simon.

I've had this about 6 months.

Great compressor from Boss for a knock down price. Check ovnilab.com for reviews.

[s]£40 posted.[/s]



Now sold

Traditional Fender BBOT bridge - £10 (inc postage in required)

I bought this from Dood a while back to fix up a Squier Affinity P I'd borrowed, but never used.

It came off a Japanese Precision, is in brand new condition and includes the mounting screws.

Price drop to £40

Back up for sale.

Higgie, you should have received a couple of PMs from me. If you're not interested anymore, could you let me know and I'll put this back on offer.

That is awesome

Having worked my way up to the dizzying heights of three (yes three) pedals I decided I needed a board last month. I've since realised (once again) that I'm not a pedal person - I've enough trouble with getting my fingers in the right place at the right time without throwing feet into the mix

So up for grabs is an as new Pedaltrain nano. Still has box it came in. The velcro has been attached to the pedalboard. Bag and straps are of course included in the price. £40.00 ono.

Postage (if required) should be £9.10 according to post office website.

There's an odd one out there -

MIA - Made in America
MIM - Made in Mexico
MIJ - Made in Japan
CIJ - Crafted in Japan
VM - Vintage Modified
CV - Classic Vibe

and

IME - in my experience

[quote name='Rikki1984' timestamp='1374941017' post='2155049']
The 'ca' stands for 'classic active', so it's the 2 band ones rather than 3 band. :-)
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And much skinnier neck too.

The standard Ray 34 did nothing for me that Precisions didn't do.

There don't seem to be too many around anymore, but you might grab a used German Warwick Corvette on here for that money. Awesome basses for slap and a lot else besides.

[quote name='donkelley' timestamp='1374867118' post='2154343']
good basses considering the price of those sbmm rays. if you want/need stingray tone it's a good way to get very close.

as for active, there is zero reason to avoid active. I tend to avoid passive because I hate the lack of control of passives. this is from a guy who played passive for the first 7 years exclusively (precision). I LOVE actives. I miss the tone and control with passives.

I change all of my batteries about every 6 months just in case. I've never had one die in a gig either live or recording for pay.

No worries at all with active basses.

They're much easier to record too due to having an output impedance and buffer that lets you plug directly into the board and it sounds awesome without needing a DI.
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All good points. I personally still (generally) prefer passive basses though. Have started looking for secondhand USA Sterlings too.

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1374927645' post='2154859']
a mate of mine is selling his honey blonde Ray 34 , immaculate and cheap i believe.
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Is it a ca model?

[quote name='hernandoitwt' timestamp='1374841987' post='2153924']
This is most definitely getting used at The Forum next month! I will be velcroing it to my board tonight and that is where it shall stay!

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Excellent. I'm really looking forward to hear how they sound "out front" rather than just through backline

[quote name='hernandoitwt' timestamp='1374835476' post='2153783']

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Is that getting used at the Forum next month?