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Sold Pete a tuner. Super-speedy payment and a nice guy to deal with. Top BC'er.

The Nate is a great Fender P and I think it really does the mid-range growly-thing very well. For me though, the 1024 had the edge as it just seems to fill more space across the spectrum, especially with regards to the super-tight, well-defined low-end. It's obviously a preference thing, additionally I'm finding that the relatively larger body size of the BB, especially the amount of space between the forearm contour and the P pickup (where I rest my thumb) enables a more comfortable playing position for my wrist, more similar in position to when I play my Jazz bass.

Since getting a BB1024 last year I've become obsessed with it, the sound is just so big and full and I like the ergonomics of the body and the overall feel. So much so, my Nate Mendel P was sold recently and I'm prob gonna sell my other CV P too! It's got me curious about the older BB's - I'd really like to try a BB3000 to see how it compares to my 1024.

I bought an effects board from Elfrasho - good communication, promptly delivered and item as described. Cheers!

I'm a big fan of the Thumb however it took me a while to find one that balances well, happened to be an '89. I also have a Dolphin Pro 1 which has a different tone but balances perfectly and the stretch to the 1st fret is less. If you're in South Wales you could check Bass Direct - not a million miles away and they often have some used Warwicks in stock.

The stock strings are great - D'addarios by the look of them - feel like stainless rounds rather than Nickel but I'm not 100% sure?

The BB1024 arrived, with a lovely gig bag. This is the first BB I have owned and played, my early impressions are very good. It was setup well out of the box, only dropped the string height a little at the saddles and it was setup great for my liking. This really is a lot of bang for the buck - flawless build quality and an all-rounder of a bass, it really nails a whole range of tones, the P-bass tone this achieves is making me question whether my other P bass may be redundant. My fave though is def both P&J together - big fat round tone, and perfectly even across the range of the instrument. The output of the p'ups is also impressive.

£499, which I'm hoping will prove to be good value for money if it turns out as good as some reviewers have suggested...

I think I may have snapped up the last BB1024 at GuitarGuitar as they're now showing out of stock after hitting the button last night. Should arrive tomorrow 😀