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Its not the one advertised on BC but its exact same. Because i couldn't get to KeNt area to see the bass before buying it was a no go for me but another fellow BCer saw my comment and got in touch via PM's and he lives 45mins away from me so that was excellent. He said he would price match the one advertised on here. Now that i know how good these basses are i might look at a back up one. Dave

Agree no matter how many times i watch that series i still roll about laughing. Just great simple comedy. Dave

I've passed the Ric details onto my mate with the 3 P basses i told you about. He might be interested but will let you know. You're only as young as you feel Chris and only few yrs difference from me. I've just never grown up Chris LOL Dave

I've actually just bought a Fender P 50's reissue with maple neck and its pretty much what i was looking for. It was a great price from a fellow BCer so cant complain there. Dave

Thanks everyone for the advice and helping me choose. At some point i might even buy a Ric just for the sake of having one again. Got a Jazz and a Precision now so a Ric would make a great addition to old vintage style basses 😂 Of course my wife might have other ideas on that. 😂 Dave

Absolutely brilliant comment. I'm still laughing even as i type this. 😂

Brilliant. Forgot i had put that up there to be honest but all basses are kept in my bass cave no matter what size they are. I'm just being very PC as you never know who might want to try your basses.

Just bought a blonde with maple neck P bass from Chris. Was very helpful with messaging on details and agreed to meet at very short notice as i wanted the bass for a gig on Sat night. On time and supplied with a very nice gig bag too. Fantastic price and no hassle. Such a nice guy to talk bass with. Lot of experience by sounds of it. Will definitely keep his number on my contacts list. If you're looking for something give Chris a call. He seems to be able to find things at great prices. He even offered to let me use his Costco card to fill up the car in Costco petrol station but it was already full. One of the nice guys in the world. Many thanks Chris.

Well i finally made a decision and bought this from a fellow BC'er. Quick strip down, clean and polish then refit with new D'addario nickels. Adjust string height down a bit to 1.75mm and tweaked the intonation on E string and its sounding absolutely amazing. No need to adjust the truss. I'd forgotten how much i liked a P bass tone. Its probably the tone i've been searching for.

I just put a patch over it 😂

Oh happy days. My mate still has my old Columbas Jazz. I had moved on and just left it with him. His daughter took up bass playing and he offered it back to me but said no just let the kids enjoy it. With regards different types of pick i made some of my own. Flattened out one pence pieces and shaped by hammering on an anvil. I also covered one of them in denim to get a warmer tone like fingers. That worked until the denim started to wear thru. Still have them all. Also a 5mm thick felt one that never really worked. Have a few rubber types as well but not so good when playing on the strings as it tended to be a bit sticky. Dave

I'm using 40-100 nickel rounds

I bought a pack from Amazon few weeks back that are not too thick. Have a bit of flex in them but also rubber grips on each side so they dont slip when holding. I have a range of different picks from when i first started back in 70's including my very firsy that came with my columbas Jazz and its a very heavy solid tortosie shell one.

Ran thru the songs earlier today and used a pick on a lot of them so i'm gonna keep at it. The trick of locking my arm and just move from the wrist works really well and i was able to improve on the speed quite a bit. Some songs i'm just far happier using fingerstyle so i'll just swap styles when one gets a bit achy. Dave

Mine is a Deluxe P bass MIM active version. Always wondered how the passive ones would sound. Dave

I have one but i find the PJ basses just dont cut it to be honest. With full P position they just never sound like a proper P bass. I had a fretless P bass back in early 80's and really liked it. Dave

Is that what you are using @StickyDBRmf In the 80's i had a Fender Jazz into a Roland Pre-amp and then bi-amped into 2off Matamp all tube power amps and into 2 off custom flightcased cabs. A 210 and a 15 reflex. Was an almighty tone but one of the Matamps caught fire one night while i was playing and the roadie went to switch it off and got a belt from it. He was ok and yanked the mains cable out. Luckily i was DI'd from the Roland to FOH. Not sure whether the Roland saved my bacon that night or not. Dave

Every clip i've watched live he's used a P or in one clip it was a P shape but pickguard was an odd shape and i couldn't see the pick up config. Looked like a Gibson Victory bass i think it was called. Was looking at 70's and 80's clips. Here's the 80's one. The 70's one was a white P bass. Also seen him with a white Guild and a violin bass on the clips i've watched. After a wee google search these might not be Paul Gray ????

I've always assumed it was The Ramones altho they are a US band. 74 they started but i'm new to this punk thing so stand to be corrected. Dave

Great example. We do TOTP's and Cant Stand My Baby from Rezillos. Great bass lines.

Been looking for a good P bass and was looking at Vintera P bass but couldn't get the one i wanted and came across these basses on BD site and i'm very interested. The reviews on them come across as excellent basses. How are you finding yours now that you've had them a few months. Dave

That's a really good point Paul. I started off really wanting the Ric mainly because i just love the look of them and i'm a Geddy fan but the more i delve into this the more i'm leaning towards the P bass. Even Geddy moved back to his Fenders. So many great responses to this question and its all been taken on board. One thing i have picked up on was that some of those early punk bands had some really great musicians in them. Guy from Eddie and Hot Rods was pretty good and i challenge any bass player to play Ramones songs almost all done on the downstroke with a pick. I really struggle with that down stroke style. I've found The Clash to be a really interesting band and watching their large stadium gigs they did an amazing job verging on the U2 sound at times. The thing that sticks out most for me is the levels of energy that comes across. Its like playing Deep Purple Burn on steroids. Anyways i'm leaning more towards the P bass and looking at a Vintera mainly because i preferred the neck on them but i have come across Modern Vintage basses in Bass Direct and checked reviews on them they come across as quite good value for the money. Made in Korea to 60's spec Fenders with roasted necks etc Anyone got any experience with them. ? Maybe best start a new thread on that one. LOL Dave

I could use this. My Custom Overwater fretless 6er.

When i joined this punk band about 4 wks back i started learning the songs with a pick but i kept getting cramp and i was holding the pick lightly. My fingers literally seized up. I might try and get back to it even if its just some songs and slowly change over to pick for them all. Dave