tegs07

Henry Lee - Nick Cave

Into my arms - Nick Cave

I have the Vintera in Seafoam green. It’s a lovely bass. A fair bit of research was done for pickup selection and IMO it sounds as well as looks the part. Personally I think they are a tad expensive when bought new and you would be better buying a good used one.

Rock lobster - B52s

Fire in Cairo - The Cure

Paint it black - Stones

Happy talk - Captain Sensible

Download JustPark and see if there’s any private parking nearby.

Loverman - Nick Cave

True dat But I suspect the purists over on the EB forums would probably have me publicly flogged.

I prefer my Stingray Bitsa to the real deal. That said I prefer all my Bitsa basses to their real deal counterparts!

Step Right Up - Tom Waits

I heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye

God save the Queen - Pistols

I’m sure he’s weeping into his Bollinger

Unfinished sympathy/ massive attack

I think it’s a combination of age and work induced RSI. I’ve also always favoured the chunkier side of P’s. My Vintera ‘50s was the ideal profile previously. Another Bitsa is possible but I am trying to wean myself off tinkering and actually learn to play a bit better. A road worn Mendel may well fit the bill and yep I agree with the OP about pickup choice. I would prefer a warmer vintage tone.

I think this is more down to familiarity. I’ve always had a P so swapping to a J just feels awkward. @Aidan63summed it up nicely.

Is this auto correct playing up or a signature model that I am unaware of?

Thanks for the response. I may look at a Bitsa with a Status Jazz neck. Has anyone played a Nate Mendel out of interest?

I have always preferred a P bass but struggle with the chunkier neck these days. I bought a MIJ Fender Aerodyne Jazz a while back and replaced the pickups with Geezer Butler’s. Pretty much everything about this bass is spot on. The neck profile is perfect. It’s a joy to play. The only downsides are I don’t like the shape of a Jazz body. I find them awkward. It’s also too pretty and doesn’t look like it will take much punishment so I’m a bit precious with it. Does anyone know of a P bass with the same neck profile of the Aerodyne? It can be any make and I don’t mind if it’s already roadworn. Cheers.

Walk on the wild side - Lou Reed

The sisters of mercy do ok.

You could argue that most of us, in every walk of life and every profession “sell out” if by that you mean do stuff as adults that we swore we wouldn’t do as teenagers! Making a comfortable living playing music is hard enough. If your trying to do it with total integrity and no compromise I’m not sure it’s entirely possible once past the teenage years unless you have another revenue stream. For full disclosure I’m not a pro musician. It was obvious by the age of 19 that no one would pay good money to listen to my noodling.