miles'tone

If they don't send you a replacement definitely ask for your old one back. Otherwise you will have paid full price for only a body with a side dish of loads of hassle!

Yep BSSM is peerless and one of the soundtracks to my life. Saying that, I'll stick my neck out here and say that Californication, at least for me, is their best album. Considering that John was a dead man walking for many years after he first left the band, it was the comeback we all dreamed of but thought impossible. Hell of a vibe and tons of emotion caught on those sessions imho.

Which Pe pickups do you use out of interest? 4 to choose from - I like the idea of the Type 2 "clear acoustic".. They also must be the only company who offer Fodera replacement pickups. Yikes!

I have a P bass tuned BEAD. I buy my sets as singles from Strings Direct - .135 .100 .075 .055 Makes for a perfectly balanced tension and tone set. I've found EB Slinkys and Roto 66 to work well. Chromes too but that B is .132

I've been titting around trying different (most) P pickups for years and the best imo were the Lindy Fralin regular wound. Pricey though.. Not tried the Nordstrand NP4 but they always sound excellent on all the different youtube vids I've seen for what it's worth.

I had one of the reissued prototypes for a bit - 'Old Shitty'. It was sh!t.

What's occurring? Lots of chat, Cat. Let's hear that bass, Ace.

I'd love a look at that too!

Does this mean that they are a bit thicker front to back? If so I like the sound of that. Slim J necks give me hand cramp!

There's always room for a PJ...😈

What about just putting a couple of dots with a Sharpie pen on your volume dial on the amp? Change bass, adjust, repeat. Easy as, erm, dot-to-dot..😗

That looks absolutely stunning! The right shade of LPB too. Beautiful. Seeing this has really got the old cogs turning. I may have to give Mark a ring myself..

No one sounds like him Sounds like a fun new way to sound like me though!

I just watched it, bloody fantastic! I've had people texting me for days asking if I'd seen, finally got round to it. I love Tina Weymouth, a proper bass player. Great to see Herbie Flowers too. Really great to learn about Bernard Edwards technique. I really didn't know he used his fingers and thumb like a pick. I must try that myself as I always drop the damned things too! My tomorrow night is Stewart Copeland on drums. I don't fancy the guitar one though for some reason...

I was very tempted by the Bruce Thomas Profile bass but every picture I've seen of one has the pole pieces on the D and G really out of alignment with the strings. The tort pickguard is cut wrong on every one, with the outside poles of the A and D directly on top of each other. Check out how a real P has it's pickups positioned for reference. You don't notice this on the first Profile Bass run with the blank covers of course. Lovely looking and sounding bass but considering all the work they put in with the prototypes getting it 'right', that is a massive schoolboy error! Does kind of make me wonder what else they've missed..

Eye contact with your band members, relax and BREATHE.

YouTube.

I had a P bass tuned to BEAD. Played and sounded excellent. Ernie Ball Slinky singles: .135 .100 .075 .055 for a well balanced set.

He smart enough to create a top team around him, listen to working musicians and give them what they wanted. With visual appeal in spades.