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    Pleased to make your acquaintance, Burpster. If you can stretch it it's still available, happy to answer any questions. It's in great shape, and plays and sounds very well.
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    Bump up! Lots of trade interest, but I'm looking for a straight sale. thanks.
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    Superb instruments, really a pleasure to play, and they sound great. The Skylines are great value for money. But if you are looking for classic HB tones from the basses of yore you might be dissapointed. They sound more like a good solid body bass with a bit more air and supporting bottom than the quirkier classic basses that had very strong and particular personalities. For that you might look at the Kay or Harmony reissues instead.
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    Great vids, thank so much! I can recommend sadowsky flats if you like the tonal profile of the Labellas but want a bit more cut in the mix, they are like a modernized version of these classic flats. Every time Ihear TIs on a recording they blow me away, and I have tried them on a few basses and absolutely loved the tone, but I find them a tad too flexible to be really comfortable with. I like hitting flats a bit harder, just me. My '61 P is wearing discontinued Dean Markley flats, crazy that they stopped making these just as flats came back into fashion somewhat.
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    Watcha know, Rasta! Thanks for the good wishes, and to you, Stance. It is a killer bass for reggae. I like the way it gets a quite modern huge sound with zero mud, kind of in the Steinberger camp tonewise, but still has a lot of J bass type wood and growl in the there.
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    Sorry for the delay, things got a bit hectic here. Scale length is 34", and the bass balances very well on a strap.
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    [quote name='funkle' timestamp='1355664472' post='1901049'] 32" or 34" scale? I can't tell from the PRS website. [/quote] You know, I never thought about this, always assumed it was 34" length. I will measure it when I get back to the house, in a few hours, and get back to you. Thanks for your patience.
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    [quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1355686256' post='1901398'] [i][u]Reliable Quote:[/u][/i] [i][size=2][font=Verdana][b]1966 and the "ES" Stamp.[/b] In 1966, Fender used the "ES" code a lot on their custom color instruments. At least for 1966, the ES code was used as some sort of default for custom colored instruments (be it Teles, or Strats or Jazz Basses). This [u]two letters[/u] ("ES" for "Enter Special") seems to denote a special order, at least for 1966. Again this is has been seen lots of times on 1966 documented original custom color instruments. I have also seen the "ES" stamp on some 1966 sunburst instruments! (Perhaps these guitars were special show models, so extra care was taken in their finish.) The 1/2" tall [u]2-letter code[/u] were a factory color code, and are completely different than the 1/2" tall three-digit codes. The two-letter code appears to be CBS/Fender's way of specifying bodies to be painted a custom color for a special order once the body was in the spray booth. If a guitar has a two letter code on the body *only* (and not the neck), again this confirms the 2-letter code was an original factory color code (and does not indicate a factory refinish order). But then there is this question: why do only some 1965-1968 custom color Fenders have this two letter code and others do not? It may have to do with how many custom colored guitars were being painted at any point in time, and the 2-letter code was applied to avoid confusion. Or it was applied just for particular special orders (like a Fender NAMM show guitar or a special dealer/artist order). [/font][/size][/i] [i][size=2][font=Verdana]Rick[/font][/size][/i] [/quote] Sorry for pursuing this is your FS thread, but that explanation isn't logical or remotely consistent, or supported by any sort of corroboration by Fender employees, records, or anecdotes. Who is the quote from anyway, I'm curious? I understand this to remain a mystery even to the most dedicated experts, and I've yet to hear an explanation that is borne out by any evidence. Please take the nitpicking as a bump for a gorgeous instrument. I have a LPB '66 P without the stamp and a '66 S/B J with one, FWIW, and IME many of the best Fenders I've payed are from that year.
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    [quote name='0353203' timestamp='1355651922' post='1900849'] The bass has the Fender 'ES' stamp (Entered Special) which means it was intended for a dealer show. I couldn't attend as I was watching the World Cup final (well, I was in a cot in the TV room, according to my ol' Dad......) [/quote] Good luck with your sale, that'a an US price for a real beauty! Where did you hear about the ES stamp's meaning? It has been a subject of debate for years and I've never heard a reasonable explanation. They appear on a good number of '66 Fenders but AFAIK not on other years' instruments.
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    This is one of the fairly rare early PRS basses, only made for a few years late '80's early '90s. Famously used by Robbie Shakespeare on all his modern recordings, and often live. They sound huge and clear, and feel great to play with the fairly flat radius fretboard and nice comfortable body shape. They balance very well sitting and on a strap, too. For more information about these basses, scroll to the bottom of this page: [url="http://www.prsguitars.com/csc/models.html"]http://www.prsguitar...csc/models.html[/url] This one has the Metallic Blue finish, in great shape with only a few tiny dings, I would call the condition overall Very Good +, and I'm quite cautious describing condition. Brazilian rosewood fretboard, moon inlays, solid mahogany body, rock maple neck, and a nice weight at well under 9lbs (4kg). All original except for one pot that I had a tech replace a few years ago, it's a no issues bass set up to play currently wearing Labella flatwound strings. Comes with original hard shell case. For more pictures, see here (some of the photos were taken in bright sunlight and show dust and weird reflections- the darker ones show the real condition much better): [url="http://s19.beta.photobucket.com/user/adamr63/library/PRSBASS4_MetallicBlue"]http://s19.beta.photobucket.com/user...4_MetallicBlue[/url] [b]Yours for £800 plus shipping [/b](€1000 or 1200 Swiss Francs). I take Paypal or bank transfer, and anyone near to French speaking Switzerland is welcome to try her out through my SVT/Bergantino rig. Thanks for looking!
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    Just for general information, during that period the front of the headstocks routinely lookdarker than the rest of the neck as the finish was different on the front, due to the newer poly finishes reacting with the decals, apparently, when they were moved to under the finish rather than over. The poly on the back remains quite bright with age while the front darkens more or less considerably depending on exposure to light and the particular instrument.
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    Prices of these follow are lower than the historical high of a few years ago, when SOME units sold for astronomical prices. They have gone back down now a bit and are the great value top shelf Fenders they were for years. I was really lucky to get a minty '83 P in Oly White in 2005 or thereabouts for $1200 from Elderly Instruments; it had literally been on the site for a few minutes, not described as a Fullerton, and I pulled the trigger before asking any questions. Turned into my main bass and the one I always gig now. I'd love a '57, the two I've played sounded incredible and had interesting V shaped necks, but they were two tone S/B which I don't like at all. if a custom colour one came up for sale at a decent price I wouldn't hesitate. Where's the OP?
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    [quote name='StephenFerguson' timestamp='1353459327' post='1874981'] Fine, but I like the tone he achieves on diary. [/quote] Understood, I agree it's great tone. Just saying that he also used it on the Foo records, the Laklands and CS served as his live basses.
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    [quote name='StephenFerguson' timestamp='1352380169' post='1862318'] His bass playing in Sunny Day Real Estate was top notch, I want this bass because of that album (diary), it was recorded on his original bass before the custom shops and Lakland came about and the tone is awesome. I am aware it may not sound all that different to my current P's, but g'damn!!! I love me a P bass. The Foo Fighters are shiting awfull. [/quote] Hey, if the Foo shits, wear it. He has said that he recorded every single FF album with that same original Fender. He also said his CS copies sound better.
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    IIRC Lakland (GHS) are more supple than labellas and Sadowskys, which are roughly the same, and Status are the stiffest. Whether this translates to actual tension or not I can't really say, not having directly swapped one for the other on a bass.
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    Dedicated bass rigs only? the new Acoustic USA 301stack is apparently going for the equivalent of over £3000 in the US.
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    In Canada we had a lot of Traynor, Yorkville, and Garnet, and of course Fender, Ampeg, Acoustic, Sunn, and Marshall, and the advent of Music Man and Peavey. Still saw Dynaco and Standel, and the occasional Rickenbacker, Vox, Hiwatt, Carlsbro, Orange, Plush, etc. There were tons of homebrew cabs around, usually monstrosities with odd combinations of speakers or big single woofers. JBLs and Altecs were popular, but all kinds of stuff found its way into boxes of various sizes.
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    I've heard great things about the Reeves amps (they make a 400 watter as well). I'd love to audition one for myself.
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    Johhnysonic is on the money, so to speak. I got an incredible refinned '61 P from Brian Barrett at The Low End in Nashville for around the price mentioned, great playing and sounding bass. It's worth spending a bit of a premium by going through a reputable dealer if you can't play one first before buying it, IMO.
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    One Drop replied to GregBass's topic in Bass Guitars

    I still think nothing sounds like Rotos if that's your thing, I always have them on at least one bass and I just love ripping away with them. But for good solid tone and long life, I haven't found anything better than DRs. I like the Lo Riders a lot, but have been using mostly their Neons and Extra Life coated strings on my gigging Ps. They just keep their sound forever and come pretty much pre-EQed if you don't need super zingy highs. They really seem to have gotten it right with each different set- the High Beams are a slapper's delight, the Lo-Riders are rock monsters, and the nickels all have the sweetest mids and are very well balanced. I used the Dunlop nickels for a little while and thought they were fine, but when I put DRs back on I never looked back.
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    Have you tried an Italia Mondial bass? They are electric HBs with some very interesting tones. They pop up used pretty cheap, and the two I've tried played great and sounded amazing. I think you can get some very different results by trying it with different strings as well. They look pretty cool too, at least to me. edited to add: Ignore this if you are looking for a fretless only, of course. I have played a Rob Allen Deep 4 and it was the single coolest instrument I've ever heard for upright tones. So expressive and amazingly well built, they are masterpeices. If I had a band that I needed that kind of vibe for I'd sell anything to get one used. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyf9KBDkXjM[/media]
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    Bump for a great bass. I own two, both with the 70s -like decal on the H/S. I believe yours is considered to be the much the rarer '60s model. They are fabulous playing and sounding basses, I really like both of mine.
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    [quote name='Linus27' timestamp='1331744817' post='1578194'] Thanks for the comments so far. So why don't Fender stick these original/vintage sounding pickups in their US standard Precisions if these are closer to the original tone or is it a case of manufacturing to the original tone is more costly so the current standard pickups are a cost saving exercise whilst trying to stay as close as the original tone? Perhaps its a marketing exercise. Either way I might try a set if they do sound better although I like the look of those Aguilar pickups also. [/quote] As mentioned, they have the vintage tone covered in the AV series basses, the AS ones are a modern version, with some features designed to appeal to modern basses. I like both PUPs but prefer the Originals, in the J and P versions both. BTW, they are also the same PUPs that fender put in the CS Time Machine basses. There are other good ones out there, but they offer slightly different versions of the vintage tones, with the differences mostly being the nature of the highs, at least to my ears. I had an early '70s J black bottom neck pickup rewound by Wizard, BTW, and it sounds incredible, probably a bit nicer than the original!
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    Wizard rewound a '70s PUP for me, sounds incredible.
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    I have an old Autumnglo, the inside of the burst is much darker than it appears here, and is matte. The old Ric Walnut (at least in the '70s) was the same if not identical to Autumnglo, but was glossy. I'm not crazy about this version, but it looks more like '60s burst somehow.
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