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Fender 50s Precision Bass (2009)
In Honey Blonde, maple neck, gold anodised scratchplate.
ITEM SOLD

Fender Standard Precision Bass - Made in Mexico (2006)
White, black scratchplate, rosewood neck - very Sid Vicious!

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Payment by Paypal, as a gift, price includes delivery/insured shipping within UK.
If you wish to collect, I will reduce the asking price by £25.00.

No experience with the Squier, but I had the Fender, and agree with everyone else, very good bass.

I like a couple of "rock/n/roll" endings on songs in a set, but overall, I prefer crisp endings. I find that if I see a band that has clearly defined endings, it makes them seem more professional, whereas a band that just does the bang-crash-end about now-another crash thing for their whole set makes me think they`re not too well rehearse.d

The Fender Jazz is a bass that I simply love the look of, so bought a Classic 70s. Played great, looked fantastic, but every time I played it, it sounded "wrong". As in, it didn`t sound like a Precision. Well duh, it`s not meant to obviously, but I bought it to try and extend my bass playing, only to find, cos it didn`t sound like me, I was actually limiting my playing instead. So sold it to a fellow Basschatter, who hopefully appreciates it, as it was a great bass, just not for me.

Got to admit, I check out other bands gear. Not so much to make a judgement on them, but out of a genuine interest in seeing what gear people favour. Especially if after the gig a particular instrument/effect has had, in my opinion, a great sound.

Cheers for the recommendation, I`ll look after her well.

It used to be if a band appeared very young, until I saw a band that totally knocked those preconceptions out of the window. Now, its usually as above, or people asking for things like "extended upper mids from the snare in my left side monitor" from the soundman.

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Check out Zemaitis Guitar prices - you could start a coup and get your own small country for the equivalent (well maybe not, but you get the idea).

[quote name='Lozz196' post='927448' date='Aug 17 2010, 12:18 PM']Another mid-week bump.[/quote]
Bank Holiday Weekend Bump

[quote name='Lozz196' post='927443' date='Aug 17 2010, 12:16 PM']Mid-week bump/price reduction[/quote]
Bank Holiday Weekend BUMP.

[quote name='Lozz196' post='927454' date='Aug 17 2010, 12:19 PM']Mid-week price-reduction/bump[/quote]
Bank Holiday Weekend BUMP.

I know where the OP is coming from. I have one Precision that I use for rehearsals and gigs, always take a backup ut have never needed it yet. The others are part of my collection - a collection that I don`t need, just want. Think it wd be so easy on my brain to just have the one that did it all, but its just not in my personality type. And am just looking at yet another Precision, so very unlikely I`ll ever be bass-monogamous.

I`m firmly in the Rotosound camp, tho do prefer them when they`ve been played in a bit. It sounds like your producer understands how you want to sound, so I`d say try the Rotos for the recording. I`d advise getting both regular and heavy gauge, there is quite a bit of difference between them, regular to me sound great on their own, but lack that huge holding down bottom end, whereas the heavies provide this nicley, but don`t sound so great on their own.
In view of your comments abt plucking thin strings, heavies may be the ones for you as well. Blisters, but results - u have to suffer fro your art.

Think I`d have to go for the Virgo Vintage Celtic Bass, seeing as Mockingbird prohibited.

Currently listening to The Stranglers

JJs bass-playing is just awesome.

I`ve not tried either, but a mate of mine has both an ESP Les Paul bass as his main instrument, with an Epiphone Les Paul bass as his backup.

I know everyone has their own opinions and preferences re instruments, but things like that are usually indicitive of playability, if not sound.

Gotta say, he gets a great rock sound with his ESP thru a Trace - his band are very Metallica-like, so thats an idea of the sound it can do.

5 - all Fender Precisions, and Gassing for another - black/black/maple.

Then I will truly be complete.

The Duff McKagan Signature model has a jazz neck.

JJ Burnell from The Stranglers doesn`t have a Signature Fender Precision, tho he does have a Signature Shuker Precision-a-like. Surprised really, as he was a Precision man for years, though maybe him using a relatively standard Precision was the reasoning behind it. Black/black/maple - in fact, what I`m currently gassing for. He did used to get a great sound out of that bass!

And Bruce Foxton from The Jam - everyone thinks Rickenbacker when hearing The Jam, even tho he used Fender Precisions after the first album I think, due to them being meatier-sounding. Surprised that a Foxton/Jam Ricky was never produced (unless it was, and I missed it).

Whilst its visually in keeping with what its ripping off, Tokais Rockinbetter is a seriously un-cool name.

Club Tropicana or Bad Boys by Wham - great pop-tastic basslines.

Roxanne - very simple, yet extremely effective bassline. Punctuates the song, and controls the tempo.

So Lonely - great bassline, again, keeping the control on the tempo and punctuating the song.

Walking On The Moon - am sure, if there`s a bassist out there who doesn`t know this song, they`ve [b]still[/b] played it at some point. Amazingly simple, yet once heard, you can`t forget it - the best hook of the song, played by the bass.

Sting may have his faults, in some peoples eyes, but I think most would agree that his bass-playing and composition of basslines are not included in those faults.

Always good to hear of real customer service from a company nowadays. I`ve had similar service from Marshall, so am always happy to sing their praises.

Dunno if this counts as terrible, or suitable:

Years ago, I was in a punk band (still am, but different band tho) and whilst playing a gig, a member of the audience though he should spit at us. So I turned around and hit him full in the face with the headstock of the bass. Amusingly enough, the guitarist did the exact same thing at the same time, so said member of audience, sporting two matching black eyes, resembled a panda for the rest of the night. He did help us carry our gear out at the end of the gig tho, saying he liked our band, cos we didn`t take sh*t from anyone!