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I've got a passive German Corvette but to be fair it wasn't particularly well looked after by previous owners...needed a good looking at before it was playable...the p/ups are pretty weedy compared to my other gear and the range of tones is pretty limited. Nicely balanced though and the hardwear is pretty good. I like the body shape and don't find it particularly heavy. The passive models can be picked up for a couple of hundred quid which isn't bad compared to what else you get for this sort of money.

"Collection in person only"...

Playing this a lot on YouTube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG4cRmNUSJo&list=PLIzVtYENBfYoXiS_WADbhli-sVnggSde6

Available as part of the "Direction, Reaction, Creation" box set....

http://www.amazon.com/Direction-Reaction-Creation-Jam/dp/tracks/B000H9HX6S/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1

A friend of mine has started playing again after years off - I'll pass this on..

How these sell for so little amazes me - remember that they sold for in the region of £600 back in the 80s when a Wal/ Overwater was a similar price - I've got one and it plays as good as some of my far more expensive basses - anybody buying this gets an absolute bargain.

IMO the early ones are better - pre 94 with the muted bridge and bird's eye Maple necks are the ones to go for. I've had 2, one with SD p/ups which I preferred over the standard pick ups - did everything that the standards did but had a broader range of tones. This one also had a satin finish on the neck rather than lacquer which my 2002 had - this really didn't compare to the 94 which I should never had sold.

My first bass was a Thunder 1A (the active version) - good basses though a bit on the heavy side - not a bad price either...

You could do much worse...

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Thanks for the offer, for sale only
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At this price it's almost being given away...

How much did it cost??

They played St Albans on the Friday - a friend of mine was in jail with Ali Cambell years ago and even though Ali has left UB40 and has gone "solo", because my mate knows the whole band we normally get in backstage on the guest list. However because there was an argument with the new Tour Manager none of us went.

Ali and Astro are playing Hatfield Park later this year so chances are we'll be getting backstage passes to that instead.

Didn't the woman who complained realise that the gig was going to be loud?? Must have been a while since she last went to a gig..

Bring it along and see whether anybody can tell what it is...that's the idea of the test..

Rays of this era generally have the mutes and bird's eye neck - I can see the mutes (the most desirable bridge option IMO) but is the neck Bird's eye Maple???

As Beer says make sure it's signed for and get a proof of post/sending..

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And pedals. Lots of pedals. Don't forget the pedals.
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That'll be Si's department...

I think we'll need to create a list of criteria we can test against - pretty sure most people will be able to differentiate between a pick and fingers though. Whether they can differentiate between each brand and model played with pick/fingers may be a different matter..

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You should have people guess whether it's maple or rosewood while they're at it
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Good thinking...flats-v-rounds too??

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not hard to tell which is which by looking at which is being played, is it?
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Wouldn't be a "blind test" then would it??? We'd obviously have to have whoever's playing behind a screen....

EDIT: Sylvia beat me too it..

Sorry to hear about your ill health...however I see lots of regret just over the horizon..

As Sylvia suggested - same rig, same player, same settings - I'm hoping that Lozz will run this for us - after all I think he once had a P Bass (irony intended).

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/234766-p-bass-blind-test/

What I'd like to do is list all the P Basses on a prepared sheet of paper, for them to be played (preferably all by the same person to take that out of the equation) and see how many people can actually "guess" correctly which is which.

Hopefully will fuel the debate whether it is actually worth spending mega bucks on gear or whether your less expensive models can do the same job at a reduced cost...

I've posted something in the "Events" thread but recognise that I'll probably get a bigger audience here so...

As part of the Herts Bash 2 I'd like to put on a blind test for P basses, testing different brands in different price brackets to see how different they are and whether people can tell the difference.

If you're planning on coming to the Herts Bash and own a P Bass please bring it along. Might be helpful if I know in advance what you're bringing so we can prepare some paperwork for those who choose to get involved...

Hopefully see you there..

As part of this day I'd like to do a blind test of, say, Precision basses - everything from your £99 bass models to your hyper models and see if people really can tell the difference.

If you own a P bass, irrespective of the brand/cost please bring it along..

I feel like I'm missing out - no farting from mine...