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It arrived today! Exactly what I was after, with room to drive it further if I want to! Thanks for the advice folks!

Had one off a car boot sale for £30 many moons ago. Had to completely gut the electronics and start again from scratch, but it ended up as a pretty decent sounding bass. Mine weighed a tonne though.

Might have to pop over there and make my thoughts known! Still, if the blue made it over here at the same price as the other SUB basses I don't think I would be able to stop myself!

On a slightly related note, did you see the new SUB finishes? That blue!!! https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151967996267302&id=267855672301&set=a.267941452301.140511.267855672301&source=46&refid=17

Great deal. I still await the day that a Daphne Blue HW1 P pops up for sale on here. It will be mine!

So once again thanks to everyone for the advice and recommendations! For the time being I've gone for a BDI21 (I was sold by the DI functionality) which should be arriving either Monday or Tuesday! Thanks again.

I would take a look at the VM and CV Squiers, great quality basses

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1388775772' post='2325995'] They could be built into a single housing as part of a custom build though which would look fine? [/quote] Good shout - megabucker! I've always thought this would be a killer combo, but never had the £ to spare (or the technical ability) to mod one of my basses/start a bitsa project.

I own a VM Precision (in Amber with the Maple body and board) and have tried a bunch of Affinity P's and a couple of CV 60's P's. In short, I would probably buy the VM again rather than an Affinity/CV. The electronics in the Affinity basses are usually pretty shocking so would need swapping out, otherwise they're decent basses. The CV basses are near-flawless but I'm not a fan of the finish on the neck (very heavy gloss finish) and when I was in the market I couldn't quite justify the extra £65. All that said there's no substitute for getting down to a shop and playing all of the basses in the right price range and going for the one that feels right.

I own the VM P and love it. However, I have just upgraded the pickups to Quarterpounders because even the Duncan Designed pickups were a little thin (great lows, but the D/G always sounded a bit wimpy for my liking) My recommendation would be to swap out the electronics on your Affinity first and see how you get on (my Quarterpounders only cost £36 used on eBay) If you're missing the anchor you had with the J/MM style pickup maybe drop in a thumb rest in a similar position? Much cheaper than a new bass ;-)

Saw this pop up on eBay the other day and was very tempted (desperate for a Surf Green bass!) but I'm one bass away from filling my allowed 'quota' so I shied away. How does the neck pickup sound when solo'd?

Gah! This thread has got me hankering for a couple of new guards for my Deluxe P! (A BWB, and maybe a white pearl)

Very very nice. I keep looking at these and thinking "I must try one" How does it sound compared to the P I spy in the background? I imagine it being similar but with a little more thump and a bit cut out of the mids?

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! Plenty to get stuck in to! The favourites so far (having cruised through a number of YouTube demos) are the BDI21, the LPB-1 (which both look to be exactly what I was after) and then the Hardwire, which just looks incredibly versatile and well put together! Plenty to think about!

My current backline set-up is pretty limited, i.e. I don't have a gain control to add a bit of crunch/warmth to my sound. I'm not looking for anything drastic, just something add a bit of grit without having to push my amp to the point it shakes the walls of my house! Final caveat, it would be great if the bill was sub-£40! I have no aversion to used gear!

To echo everyone else, I rate the Affinity basses, the only complaint I have is the stock electronics generally makes it sound like there's a bee hive somewhere in your amp.

Right now I can't stop playing my VM Precision. Lovely slab of wood, classic warm precision tone, and it only cost £270!

Lovely! Looks great without the power station floor pickguard they shipped with!

Keep looking at these and thinking about selling my pair of P's to trade up. Gah GAS! Out if interest how heavy is the lacquer on the neck? Is it similar to the CV basses?

My old Peavey 1x12 was built like a fortress, and survived some serious abuse over the 5 years I owned it. No bad words to say about the Laney gear I've used either.

Just wow. What a find.