great harry

I like the belly contour on the Bulgarian one. Looks like it was made for me. The other one looks like an under developed foetus of a bass.

I am in enviable position (for a Basschatter) of being continually skint. This means I have the GAS without the financial pain, as I can't afford to indulge in the dark practice of actually buying anything. I am sure that one day my j will be replaced or augmented with a p though.

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1387096877' post='2308094'] Chavham ... unfortunately [/quote] Never mind. Someone has too e there. Let me know when you're gigging Gravesend and Medway area again and I'll try and pop along.

I am not arguing with that I totally respect the huge amount if collective knowledge there is here, which is why I am such an avid reader. When it comes to people trying to prove that they know more than the next guy by surmising what Fender would and wouldn't have done with a very early pre production version of an iconic guitar and then what the owner might and might not have done with it things start getting a bit silly. It is what it is and I for I e wouldn't even consider insinuating that Herbie Flowers a incorrect because his version of the history of his guitar doesn't fit with what I might think it should be. I bet if he reads this thread he won't be lending it to any other aspiring young musicians.

This forum should be renamed anorak chat. I have just been reading the first couple of posts and amazed how quickly an awesome gesture by a liviing legend to a young lad just starting out on his musical journey has been reduced to a slanging match over the exact date and status of an equally legendary instrument. Btw that's the longest sentence I have ever written.

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1386876298' post='2305897'] well you are from gravesend do feel free to come along to [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/224481-13-december-shorne-kent-da12-the-kick-backs/"]the see ho tomorrow night[/url] and point and laugh [/quote] I can't believe that I missed this post....and the gig Grrrr. Are you local to here then Steve

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1386841889' post='2305125'] you might want to rephrase that ! [/quote]as I get older, I find everything seems to get a bit stiffer

Welcome from another newbie. It's harder than it looks isn't it?

Welcome from another oldie newbie. The bass looks great. I could never produce anything like that. Hats off to you. I am not even repelled by the purple. Personally I wouldn't mess around with its looks, as it looks fantastic, but that's just my taste.

Steve Rye their one time singer and harmonica player was one of my lecturers at college. He sadly died of a booze related illness in his forties.

I've got a trans black one and its great. It hasn't got the switchable coils like the latest ones but its still a very nice instrument. The build quality is excellent so don't dismiss these just because they are cheap and Chinese. You could be missing out on a bargain.

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1384258855' post='2274486'] Thanks, I just watched the demo video on the Yamaha site: tasty! [/quote] I bought a 2nd hand 112xj about a month ago. It looks great in natural alder and is so easy to play. The action is low but without fret buzz and the frets are all well dressed. It is my first guitar and I can't put it down. It's in my hands as much as my Fender Jazz bass. Picked it up on Gumtree for £80 and its a real bargain.

Yamaha Pacifica 112 is smaller bodied than a strat and lighter too

I had a Welson Violin bass when I was in 6th Form back in the 70s which I got in a straight swap for a very tired Hofener 500/3. Like the OP I flogged it when I needed some money. I was going on holiday and I thought " oh I'll buy myself another one when I get back." I fi ally Vogt around to buying another bass this year! It was the only violin bass I everyone's the look of and I have never seen a similar one since, despite countless Google searches. It had a sort of smokey sunburst finish and

Welcome from another old fart newbie who has just come back into bass after a 37 year break. And loving it!

[quote name='Cygnus x-1' timestamp='1374313185' post='2147426'] I really like mine! [attachment=139476:mats suzuki mp jazz bmx 012.jpg] [/quote] Very nice! I've got the transparent black one (it was the last one i could find anywhere before the price hike) but yours looks the dogs b*ll*x.

Don't worry about the build quality. They are cheaper because labour is cheaper. Doesn't mean quality suffers though. You get what you pay for doesn't mean the same as it used to.

A Hofner 500/3. I thought it was a bit crap at the time and totally uncool (I wanted a Fender but they were well out of my range). I see they have started to reissue it recently as the Senator Bass for gazillions x what I paid for mine (£17). I am now relearning on a Fender Jazz and hankering after one of those really cool German semi-acoustics.

I've played the MP Jaguar bass as well and that is also a very nice guitar

I've got one and I love it. Mind you, it's my first bass for nearly 40 years so I am possibly not be the best person to ask. I bought it from Dawsons just before the price went up in March. It's a 4 string and not one of the latest ones which I think are a bit cheaper. What I can say us that there are no problems with quality. It is really well put together and is good quality. Don't be put off by the Made In China tag. I have 3 Chinese built telescopes as well and they are all high quality precision instruments, as is my jazz. Oh, and it sounds great.

Cheese grater?

Oops maybe stretching was a poor choice of words. Reaching would have been better.

Oops maybe stretching was a poor choice of words. Reaching would have been better.

Hi Twincam. I am newly back to playing bass and even though I have huge hands the stretching between frets has been a problem but persevere ce a d a good teacher have helped that improve dramatically. It does feel very awkward to start with as you are putting your left hand into positions you wouldn't ever need to if you weren't playing something like a bass or a guitar. It will come with time. Also don't be afraid to move your whole hand up and down the fretboard.