Damonjames

First and foremost "never" is a bloody long time. To the op I side with you, anything can be achieved with enough time and hard work. To the post about being outclassed on guitar by your drummer, learn from it and don let someone else ruin you love of playing bass. Playing an instrument is no different to any other skill, unfortunately there are some people who are naturally inclined towards it. Usually these talents are picked up early in life and nurtured by our parents/mentors and we continue to improve. Like most things we do in life, it's an inside (mental) game. What motivates us matters more than anything else. People who can pick up a guitar and play it easily straight away enjoy it and therefore more likely to spend time doing it. If you struggle to pick it up, you are probably going to have to work damn hard and improvement will be slow, therefore more likely to dwell on it and be one discouraged. Personally I really struggle on bass at times, because I have small hands. But I LOVE playing and want to be an awesome player (currently couldn't be any further from that by the way) so I dedicate time every day to playing and making small improvements. I'm a long way from where I want to be, but at the same time I am a long way from where I started!

Seymour Duncan spb3 quarter pounder are awesome p bass pickups, really growly. The sj3-b is also good (this is the set I have in my mike dirnt) but being single coil it picks up a little noise. Maybe check out the stk-j2b which is a double coil but still same size (same bridge pickup as the duff Sig bass) but overall I'm really happy with mine!

I'm not a huge fan of the aerodyne myself, can't quite figure why but it doesn't do much for me. You could get a mark hoppus signature bass, and then add a jazz bridge pickup, then you don't need the scratch plate. Might need to add a volume pot though. If you really wanted a jazz neck you could do a trade via these pages. There are plenty of people wanting a precision neck on a jazz bass so you shouldn't have a problem. You should e able to get this done for your budget or close to it.

No problem at all. I did exactly the same thing to my mike dirnt signature. To my knowledge I've not seen a slab bodies p/j with tele headstock before, so it is quite unique. At te end of the day, if you can't find what you want made by someone else, then make it yourself. As far as depreciation goes, I can't see it being a problem, I can't imagine that you are the first person who has wanted this done, therefore it should still hold its value as long as you can wait. Now GO DO IT and show us the pics 😈

Hey b'cers, So I am suffering a bit of GAS for a five string and wondered if I could get some advice. I really like to Warwick corvette standard 5, but I picked up a RockBass 5 today and it was a bit meh. I'm not talking about sound or build quality, just the proportions and feel didn't wow me. I am hoping someone will jump and say the warwick WILL feel far more superior but thought I'd ask the question, so id love to hear your thoughts. Cheers.

Sold a boss chorus pedal to Chris, swift payment and great communication. All round top bloke and pleasure to deal with. Buy/sell with confidence

I heard a great one the other day. Bloke had always wanted a les Paul (can't remember the model but it was worth about 2.5k) and he started with a black les Paul copy. It took him a few years but he kept trading up and adding a little cash but got there in the end! So keep you basses looking the same and you will be fine. Or go with the have so many she can't keep up method, you might have to take some stick to get there though

Where to start..... Fernandes gravity 5 deluxe Warwick streamer stage 1 Sadowsky NYC 5 Music man stingray 4 and 5 Aria proii black and gold Matamp GT200 Ampeg Svt2 pro Ampeg 810 GAS is evil.....

To the OP, you should always play for the enjoyment. The irony is that if you do want to get paid, you need to be good. That take lots of HARD work and practice, which can some times be a bit of a chore. The band I am currently in was started just to do something "fun" but the fun part will be playing it live, so it a bit laborious at the moment. I don't see a problem with the two quotes you put up, neither one mentions money (although it could be inferred), but they both said thu want to play live. I can relate to this is a big way, I have been in 3 different bands in the last 18 months and not done a single gig yet!