alanbass1

Tone for me also. But I have to say that I'm pretty adaptable when it comes to neck sizes - probably because I started playing on P Basses and 'Ray's and used to their clubbier necks. The thing is, the size of the neck has quite an impact on the depth of the tone.

Welcome aboard. I've got a great '72 P Bass also

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Very nice gear - you need to post some pictures. Welcome aboard

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Welcome aboard Chris

I have always found Mark great to deal with. He is genuinely interested in ensuring you get the gear that is right for you and not just spinning stuff out the door regardless of the customer's need.

Well worth it

They are great guitars. I've always hankered for an SG2000 since I saw Santana back in '77 at the Crystal Palace bowl. Loving the pedal board - what I like about playing guitar is how you can grow a pedal board beyond any rational size!

Hi and welcome

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Hi and welcome

[quote name='basshead56' post='846163' date='May 24 2010, 12:05 AM']Hey guys, Just wondering if an SKB 44 case will fit a ray? they fit my J and P basses. Anyone know? [/quote] If it fit's a jazz it will fit a 'Ray (will be a little loose around the lower bout). P Bass cases are very tight for a 'Ray (I use a CS Custom Shop P Bass case for my '79 'Ray and it fits with a push (the outer foam has enough give).

The link took me to a photo only site. Is there a set of words to go along with the pictures?

What's wrong with the tuners?

Umm, haow many times have I heard, after less than a few months with a piece of new gear, "that's it, I have what I need now and no desire for anything else".........the to start gassing for something else Hope everithing turns out as you JMT, but be careful out there!

I had a natural one back in the early 80's. Quite heavy as I remember.

[quote name='lojo' post='845295' date='May 22 2010, 07:21 PM']i'll always chop and change just for the sake of it But just playing pubs and clubs, there is nothing not found on a passive P bass that I really need Amps is a different question [/quote] Same here - my P Bass gets most outings although the Yamaha BB2024X I got recently is getting more and more action. But I love having lots of different basses and it's great to go out on occassion with something different.

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[quote name='BurritoBass' post='842053' date='May 19 2010, 01:51 PM']I think to a casual observer he can appear over-inflated (only slightly) but I've spoken to him a couple of times and been to his house / met him etc. He's offers a A1 gold star service with instruments set up how you want, stuff taken apart and he only trades in stuff in top condition. That P-bass Clarky mentions is a shade high but he does other stuff more sensibly. My 1978 P-bass was with original till receipt, still had the old strings and was a musuem piece, all for £1500. It was the condition and the guarentee that I felt came with the price as much as the bass. There were similar basses around but with replacement parts and questionable histories for only a couple of hundred less. He's also a bass player (so rubbish name for the company!) and prefers dealing in basses as opposed to guitars. I bought an Ampeg SVT USA head that I personally thought he'd underpriced but I didn't want to embarass him so just paid what he asked [/quote] These are all good points. Today's internet generation seem more intent in the lowest possible price rather than whether an instrument is a good one - or more to the point, the right one for the buyer. As will all Fender's, there are good and bad in all years of production (although the balance was skewed toward bad form mid to late 70's instruments). One of the quotes that stuck in my mind was from John Mayer who said if you play a guitar and it is 'right' then that's the one - don't try and order the same in a different colour as this will not be the same.