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  1. Clarky
    Pics as requested. Lady Luck retro 50s sticker courtesy of BC'er Sean who sold Sid back to me. [attachment=57833:clarky_basses_017.JPG][attachment=57832:clarky_basses_021.JPG]
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    Thank you Chris, your voucher for £20 off a new Jazz bass is in the post! Just weighed the bass and it comes in at 9.52 pounds
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    [quote name='BurritoBass' post='941145' date='Aug 31 2010, 05:34 PM']Somewhere between Sid, Dee Dee Ramone & Paul Simonon it all makes sense...but it does rather go against the punk ethos if everybody is the same. I guess someone truly wanting to be punk these days would play a Hohner Jack bass! Now there's a thought[/quote] or an Alembic (like I did at Gosport Punkfest 10 days ago!) [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=22&st=1440&p=932345&#entry932345"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry932345[/url]
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    [quote name='BurritoBass' post='941141' date='Aug 31 2010, 05:29 PM']bump for This Thursday night at The Grey Horse, Kingston upon Thames, South London. We're on earlier so tubes home shouldn't be a problem.[/quote] Afraid I doubt I can make it Tim but, just in case, what time are you due onstage and how long is your set?
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    [quote name='BurritoBass' post='941122' date='Aug 31 2010, 05:11 PM'] I'm not one normally to find joy in others misery but I just love the idea of playing a punk all dayer & everybody having the same bass.[/quote] Its become something of a uniform these days, I suspect due to the white Squier that was launched a couple of years ago. One gig I did a few months ago, all four bands had white P basses. So much for individualism! Mind, I can't talk - I made Sid into a Clash tribute bass
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    [quote name='Marky L' post='941112' date='Aug 31 2010, 04:59 PM']Damn you Mr Clark!! "I will not buy a train ticket to London.. I will not..."[/quote] You're fine Mark, its not black!
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    [quote name='stingrayfan' post='941100' date='Aug 31 2010, 04:42 PM']Is that photo post-coitial? :-D[/quote] yeah, the 72P is next to it (out of shot) smoking a fag
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    [quote name='Quatschmacher' post='941059' date='Aug 31 2010, 03:45 PM']Sorely tempted. Been looking to get one of these for a few years now. In fact I came close to buying this last time you put it up for sale but was looking to get one with the stock pickup. I'm dithering whether to get this or shell out the extra for a newer one or the US version that someone has listed here. I just put up an ad for one of these a couple of days ago and now have £350 sitting in my Paypal account after selling my piccolo and a vintage sax mouthpiece this weekend. Just enough for the bass and a return to London. Clarky, any chance you could post pictures of the rest of the bass, front and back? Are there alternatives for the pickup? Not so keen on the cream. :snob: [/quote] I will try to get some more pics up tonight. You would probably have to swap out the pickup if you didn't want cream as its a DiMarzio and I am not sure whether a cheapo ebay black plastic pickup cover would work (the pole pieces on a DiMarzio have screw-able endings, so they are not like standard black cylindrical magnet endings). You could pick up a P bass pickup on BC (eg Wizard, or Fender) for probably £30-40 and sell the DiMarzio for maybe £30. Cheers Clarky
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    [quote name='dave_bass5' post='941046' date='Aug 31 2010, 03:21 PM']Cheers Clarky. I must admit i have no idea what most of the 3rd party jazz pups sound like so i need to do a bit of reading up on them. I dont want to spend a fortunes on them though so Nordys, Fralins and the higher end pups are out.[/quote] Drop SiBob a PM, Dave. I think he has tried several types of Jazz pickup, including UltraJazzes
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    Not sparkly in my view, Dave. More like a more punchy Jazz, with no hum (as they are humbucking). Good for rock IMHO
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    [quote name='Happy Jack' post='941037' date='Aug 31 2010, 03:06 PM']Chris, I can't begin to tell you how disappointed I am. [/quote] To be fair, it was covered in Utterly Butterly at the time
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    [quote name='Beedster' post='941031' date='Aug 31 2010, 02:59 PM']Is that the bass you bought to my place a couple of years back Clarky? If so, it is a stunner, lovely tone and plays like butter, just how a Precision should be. It's a hell of a lot of bass for the money for sure. Good decision on playing the '72 more by the way. C[/quote] It is the very same bass, Chris. At last, a decision you approve of
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    [quote name='Low End Bee' post='941021' date='Aug 31 2010, 02:50 PM']Bloody hell Clarky. I'm getting the urge....[/quote] Well Adam, it would reunite you with your old DiMarzio!
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    [quote name='tredders' post='941013' date='Aug 31 2010, 02:45 PM']Give me a good reason not to buy this, Clarky....Please.[/quote] Erm, you're not in London? Will that do?
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    I bought back my punk bass "Sid" a few months back but, my soul-searching about getting the most out of my basses (especially my 72P) leads me to put this up FS. Two reasons: (1) I use Sid for most gigs and practices, and I need to stop being so precious and use my 72P way more; and (2) I am frankly a bit bored of white Precisions, especially when at virtually every punk gig I play nearly every band has a white P bass! Sid itself is 70 reissue CIJ bass of mid-90s heritage with two mods - a Badass bridge and vintage cream DiMarzio pickup for Clash-alike appearance (and very thumpy, woody sound - not for fans of treble-y, hi-fi bass!). Its become very cream-coloured with time and its got a fair few dings which only add to its appeal IMHO. The board is a deep dark rosewood and plays very smoothly with Pyramid Gold flatwound strings. Its a B width neck, so in between a P and a J neck width-wise, and very comfy in the hand. One pic below and a bunch more pics here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=88024&hl"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=88024&hl[/url] [attachment=57803:clarky_basses_004.JPG] I am all out of shipping boxes (and patience waiting in all day for Interparcel from the lovely Mrs C!) and it only has a thin gigbag, so would prefer meet in London. £330 sounds about right to me. This is a cracking bass but I need to get my 72P out and played.
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    [quote name='steve-soar' post='940756' date='Aug 31 2010, 10:48 AM']Clarkey, stand in front of Mrs C, bollocko, with the P bass, then the AC bass and ask her which she prefers. [/quote] The answer will be Johnny Depp
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    [quote name='chris_b' post='940741' date='Aug 31 2010, 10:30 AM']Personally I’d sell the kids for medical experiments.[/quote] Ah, you've met them then, Chris?
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    Based on my extraordinarily scientific poll [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=100837&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=100837&hl=[/url] most of you think I should keep my 72 P-bass over this. I will keep this FS for a few days and then withdraw it if no interest - which in truth will not be too much of a hardship as its the best-playing bass I own!
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    In response to the last three posts, therein lies my dichotomy as the AC is the better playing bass and has a broad range of usable tones that go beyond classic P. What it lacks is the 'aspiration factor' of a vintage Fender (and the investment attractions thereof) that most of the earlier replies allude to. Conclusion is probably to keep both!
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    Swap for my Alleva- Coppolo Continuing my quest to drive the trained psychologist mad! Seriously, though, good luck with new 64P, Chris. Hope it fits the bill
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    OK gents, fairly clear message here. It's keep the 72p at all costs. Pretty much where I had started from but really helpful to hear your thoughts. Thanks
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    [quote name='BB2000' post='940408' date='Aug 30 2010, 09:34 PM']If old Fenders weren't 'collectible' (and therefore didn't have the inflated price tags) which one would you keep?[/quote] Probably the AC - its a better bass
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    Thunderbird - wanted to love it and had wanted one for years - found skinny long neck and raised central body section made it really hard to play SG bass - looks so cool but clunky neck and short scale made it play like sh*t
  24. Clarky
    I have been musing recently about which of my two Ps I prefer: the '72 Precision or my Alleva-Coppolo Willie Weeks that I have had FS this weekend. Its one of the reasons I put up a thread about the long-term investment attractions of boutique basses vs Fenders. I am wondering if - in the pursuit of all things Fender - maybe I am selling the wrong one? Wondered what you guys think (I know the likes of WoT and Beedster will refuse to speak to me if I sold the Fender!) The pros of each are as follows: Fender 72P - its really light (not much more than 8lb), its a 'classic' instrument, there's lovely 'real' (not OTT) relicing on a beautiful sunburst body, its resonant, plays well, and I think its likely to be a very good long-term investment Alleva WW - unique instrument, great provenance (played by WW himself on Clapton tour), superb materials (eg DN fretboard), beautifully made and better put together (vs Fender), broader range of tonal capabilities (passive and active with great preamp), plays even better than the Fender Of course I could keep both, although it would mean (with my twisted way of thinking) probably storing one in its case as I like to concentrate on one bass at a time. Selling one would though release cash, allowing me to buy a different type of bass or simply pay some household bills
  25. Clarky
    [quote name='GarethFlatlands' post='940331' date='Aug 30 2010, 08:34 PM']Presumably it outputs the same level as amp inputs, could you not stick a simple DI box in front of it? Another box to carry around but most small venues have them for bass anyway.[/quote] I have a DI box for precisely this reason but it would have been simpler to have it all wrapped into one, space-saving pedal
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