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And Boy George too.

John Lennon used some odd timings in some of his songs. Dont Let Me Down has a 5/4 for half a verse into a 4/4, And Good Morning, Good Morning is all over the place with some beauties including 5/4, 3/4 and 4/4. Good luck trying to dance to it! 😂

And I Wanna Hold Your Hand by Dollar (Remember them) 💩

I think it was Pretty Green by The Jam. Quite a simple one note bassline, but I managed to nail the timing and the feel without too much fret buzz.

Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison Rosalie - Thin Lizzy

You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave. 😂

Not really. This one is personal as I am calling the shots on what I want, amount of relicing etc.

Just got the specs from Mark. And so it begins. 😁 Hi Paul, Apologies for the slight delay.. Here are the specs for you to check: 1963 Precision Bass Specs Faded Sonic Blue as in the picture (Or give me the RAL code) Hand rolled finger board Clay dots Light relic – pls see picture Rosewood P width neck Mint Green scratchplate Period correct 1960’s Fender Precision logo Thumb rest below strings. All metal work just lightly tarnished Reverse Gotoh Tuners Strap button on reverse of headstock Roundwound strings Best regards, Mark See More from Mark Morgan-Richards

Seymour Duncan SPB1. I have this pup on two of my Precisions. I prefer the vintage sound of these over the standard Fender pup. https://www.seymourduncan.com/pickup/vintage-p-bass

That reminds me of an odd song called Fish heads. No Idea who it was by though. On second thoughts I must have imagined it. 😂 Was tort an option on these basses back in the 60's? I have seen a few minty faded green ones online.

Cheers Guys. Will order a couple of packets and give 'em a try.

Will The medium gauge Warwick reds fit a standard 4 in line Fender headstock?

I remember him from Gillan. He once appeared on TOTP playing bass with his left hand upside down! 😊

Been exchanging a few emails with Mark about building a bass for me. I have always wanted a sonic blue P bass circa 1964. However, due to the cost of a few thousand pounds, this is not going to happen. I will not play a vintage Fender down the Dog and Duck to be covered in beer by pissheads. So I am commissioning Mark to build me a replica of this beauty. I am looking at a 12 week turnaround. Ooh I cant wait! 😊

Guitar data dates it to 1964. https://www.guitardaterproject.org/fender.aspx

Schools Out - Alice Cooper. Some of the bass work is quite tricky. Not the notes but the timing.

I,m a big fan of the Phil Spector sound. Especially the girl groups of the early 60's. Great, powerful sound. "Little symphonies for the kids!" he called them. Before he was banged up.

Is This Love - Bob Marley Is This Love - Alison Moyet

I cant see any over 65's digging this er' 'Interesting Music' 💩

I bought a pair on here a couple of weeks ago for about that price. I swear by them. Be careful though, The pictures dont show the quarter inch adapter to plug in the bass. Without this, they are just an ordinary pair of headphones.

John Lennon had one on the famous Rooftop Gig in January 1969, where during "Don't Let Me Down" (his own song!) he completely forgets the words and instead sings something like "And no reelesa godyebloog jegoobmy". You can see Ringo cracking up at this.

I am after a 1963 Sonic Blue P Bass. Not to heavily reliced with a faded almost mint green pickguard. Yes, an AVRI lookalike. Something like this. I have emailed Mark and he can do exactly what I,m looking for in about 12 weeks for a lot cheaper than I imagined.

Thank God for that! I though I was due for a visit to Specsavers!! 🤣

Whats the average waiting time to have your own bass built to your own specs?