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At the moment we’ve 3 gigs up til the end of May, then nothing til Sep.

I’ve bitten the bullet and contacted Mark at Classic And Cool Guitars re a Lionel Superlight. Had a band practice last night, used a sub 8lb Precision and back is sore today. That tells me invest in a very light short scale.

Well I’ve finally bitten the bullet and sent Mark a message re getting one of these.

Well I’ve just had a band practice and a set of 62s will need to be ordered, there was an overall lack of definition on the stock pickup, didn’t sound bad but I just prefer the 62s.

I have to admit that from now on I`m tempted to, whenever something is just left outside my property, to state I haven`t received it and to request a replacement. If couriers kept on getting hit with claims it might stop this. The only reason I don`t is that I think it wouldn`t be fair to the retailer.

A couple of weeks back my band played a gig in Malta, and as I hate flying they got my part covered. The stand-in bassist had an Aerodyne Jazz strung with Fender flats and it sounded great in the mix with a bit of drive from his Sansamp. I was rather envious as I just don`t seem to have the knack of getting the best from a flat-strung bass.

I`ve been in the same situations with Stingrays, I love them, how they`re crafted, how they play, how they sit on a strap, everything. Except for the sound. When I hear someone else play one it sounds awesome to me, yet when I play one it just sounds wrong, probably through so many years of playing Precisions, so after the initial high of getting a `Ray I tend to fall out of love with it quite quickly.

That is interesting as I also thought that the QPs were scooped - rather massively so to be honest - maybe it`s more a case of certain areas boosted then?

I`ve recently got a Fender Player Precision, really nice bass but the pickup does sound a fair bit different to my fave US Precision which has the Custom Shop 62s, the 62s having more lows and a mid-scoop. Adjusting the eq I can get near but not exactly the same. But this is at home. I`m not going to make any changes until I`ve used the bass with the band this week, who knows, in the band setting I may well prefer the sound of the Player.

Awesome, well done, that’s a great one to get

As it happens I’ll be putting one up on here soon….

They’re nice basses aren’t they, play & sound great.

Great songs, SLF one of my all time fave bands.

Great clip, GP as always comes across as really decent chap

Was that Black Sweden? I thought their version of Take a Chance On Me, which they put to the music of Enter Sandman, was excellent.

I’ve done similar - using Hipshot Ultralites - and imo it’s a worthy modification, makes a bass balance better and less wear on the shoulder.

Tuner-wise most likely Hipshot 1/2” Ultralites. Hipshot are very good at advising re their products so may be worth messaging them to make sure. Ultralites make a big difference to regular Fender Mex tuners. Pickups - well years ago I put a Seymour Duncan Hot Stack in an Aerodyne Jazz, kept the sound pretty much the same but just much bigger & fuller, hum-cancelling too which is a bonus.

Or go to the bar if there’s a solo in it

Shame but often gut feelings can be the ones to follow. I encountered similar a good few years back, the main thing that put me off was the drive to rehearsals, 45 mins in summer along country lanes, I knew that I wouldn`t last doing that in winter so declined, though I did offer to stand in for them until they found a permanent bassist. Did a couple of gigs which were good fun as they were a good bunch but ultimately my day one instincts I think served well that day.

Good points @Dood, I was always a high-action heavy-plectrum heavy-hitter, which may account for wear & tear on my hands, but over the last few years have changed these, now preferring a low action, lighter gauge plec and employing a softer touch. I`ve found that these have made playing much more enjoyable for me, as well as helping me master songs that with my old caveman techniques would probably have been beyond me.

I`ve not got any suggestions but will keep an eye on this thread as am in the same position - not had the injections yet but I fear they are looming. I`ve spent pretty much the last year adapting my playing technique to the point where I hardly touch the neck with my thumb now and that has really helped me, it may look a tad daft playing with thumb fully extended but I don`t care about that. I have looked at support-thingys on Amazon but none of the reviews mention musicians/playing guitars so not bought one yet, again I think this purchase is looming.

Good call, thanks for pointing this out, does make PayPal with fees seem a much safer form of payment.

Well the one in the Dirnt is Fender Custom Shop 59, which they don’t sell separately. However I did recently see a vid on YouTube with MD discussing his sig bass and he mentioned that the Fender 63 pickup was similar sounding, so may be worth checking out.