CBbass

Seriously my least favourite colour. But good on fender for bringing black blocks to a P bass.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1337990683' post='1668530']
how do you choose between acoustic and electric guitar?
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I used to have 2 electrics and 1 martin acoustic. Sold the martin because I really didn't play it much at all. I got more than I paid for it and needed the cash at the time. I'll just get another if I want to play acoustic .

Whoa! That looks awesome. Haven't seen one before. Good luck!

Just found this whilst looking for a list of Fender dealers.

[url="http://spotlight.fender.com/magazine/"]http://spotlight.fender.com/magazine/[/url]

I'm guessing you'll need to collect from a dealer though.

[i]'The premier issue of Fender Magazine is sure to go quickly, so reserve your free copy through your favorite authorized Fender dealer by filling out the information below. You’ll be notified when Fender Magazine hits the store*, so order one today. Hurry, quantities are limited!'[/i].

Hmm... that wouldn't be a blackburst G&L l2000 would it? I was going to buy it, spoke to a chap over the phone a few times and it looked like the neck had shifted but I wanted him to check it was "fixable". They said they didn't have time to do it so I passed on it. I was recently close to the store and wanted to check it out in person but it had sold.

Well I sold my old instruments because they was always something I didn't like about them. Sure I miss them from time to time, however I know why I sold them and I would just sell them again.

I do however miss my vintage competition Mustang. I sold it to fund my bass rig. I still probably wouldn't buy it back even if I had the spare cash though. It's all about Les Paul Jrs. for me now . I don't like to keep more than one bass+guitar and I'm currently "guitarless" .

[quote name='Mark_Andertons' timestamp='1337893913' post='1667213']
This is going to sound fabulously scientific...

We sell LOADS of guitars, we sell some basses

16% sounds pretty much bang on to me. Perhaps even a little less.
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Thanks man, Andertons is my favorite music store .

Similarly I'm very curious how often instruments sell in stores. I'm sure someone here would have worked in a music store. If so can you tell me which store and on average how often you sold instruments.

I'm a little curious about % total sales for certain other items too. e.g. amps, picks etc.

Added a pic of my setup .

Looks really cool. Shame I don't play fretless basses though . Nice price, good luck!

Learn stairway, then show off at a guitar store. That's what I would do .

Hey all,

So to follow up this:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/176073-got-a-new-bass-today-has-issues/page__p__1649012#entry1649012"]http://basschat.co.u...12#entry1649012[/url]

I got another CAR American Special P, this time I'm very happy with what I got. It's a far better bass in terms of general quality than the one I sent back. I didn't go to the same store though. I also had to pay £70 more because the previous one was possibly a misprice.

This one is also a first year issue 60th anniversary which is pretty cool. I also had the shop inspect it before they sent it which was my condition, otherwise they pay returns should I not be satisfied.

Well anyway, I considered going for a 2012 P because they sound great. These don't sound bad... but they're nothing great, however I'm planning on getting some nordstrands what are IMO better than CS pups anyway. I generally don't care about the electronics on a bass, just the craftsmanship and material quality. I'm far more happy with the aesthetics on the specials too (being a 70's Fender fan). I also liked the slimmer neck on these than the standards which is the most important thing.



Cheers.

What a crappy bass.

Cool basses, good luck!

Been looking around the specs. Looks like the Roger Waters P bass may have a very, similar neck to what you want.

[url="http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/search.php?partno=0147000306"]http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/search.php?partno=0147000306[/url]

Thick "C" Shape

It's certainly between that and the 70's, I'd suggest trying to get a hold of either one to see. The Roger Waters is based on his 70's.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1337796742' post='1665651']
Yes, my 77 has a deeper neck than all of the modern US Standards I`ve had. The nearest to it was my 97, which was kind of in between.
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Is the 77 a "C" shape?

Man, that looks cool! Good luck!

I have no idea why a Jazz won't do what you want from it. Perhaps you have sh*te electronics?

A P bass may have a very, very slightly thicker tone.

These have an adonized black pickguard right? Also, a tinted neck. Is it gloss or satin? Thanks.

[quote name='MrFingers' timestamp='1337786247' post='1665456']
The American Std. will come very close, having the same width at the nut, but I think the seventies neck is just a tad thicker (from fretboard to back), not much, just a little bit. The closest resemblance I can remember is the neck [url="http://www.allparts.com/Unfinished-Maple-Precision-Bass-Neck-p/pmo.htm"]allparts[/url] makes.

You have to keep in mind that the neck of the AmStd is finished in a satin finish, silky soft, while the vintage neck is finished in rockhard thick glossy polyester.
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Satin is IMO "faster" and easier to play than gloss but doesn't look as nice. The american standard will also have "rolled edges" which again, IMO is nicer. If you want to go even thinner than an american standard then you could go for an american special (my favourite bass neck).

I think all modern Fenders are far nicer to play on than vintage ones, which is what they are going for. Try some out at a store and you'll see what I mean .

I don't know how similar this:

[url="http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/search.php/?partno=0132010305"]http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/search.php/?partno=0132010305[/url]

is to an actual 70's neck but it has a "C" shape instead of a modern "C" shape. Could it be the same? I don't know. Gloss finish too. The 70's series are made in Japan. Looks very unique too, I like it.

Good price. These are kind of like stingrays IMO. It's the only Ibanez which they currently make which I really like. Good luck!

When I finally get a bass I'm happy with I plan to get some of these. I have used hi's for a while now but I think lo's will give me what I'm after. In regards to quality, you can not go wrong with DR strings.

I've persuaded the seller to post here on my expense if I win the auction. He won't pull it though. Took a few emails. But it's pretty much the spec I want which is the first time I've seen one on ebay. I was speaking to a dealer about getting one made to these specs but this should hopefully save me half the price. I don't want to disclose any details at this point but fingers crossed!

Regarding the topic itself. Often it can be VERY hard to get exactly what you're after without looking overseas. For example 90% of the stuff over on talkbass is US only, which sucks and they won't budge. I'm sure some people here at least have been in this situation before though.