Lw.

Shall we just go ahead & change the forum name to BassBitch.com? So much of this random moaning going around at the moment! So you don't like something other people do that has zero impact on your life, big deal - don't do it to your bass.

That in Rhoom? We practice there too!

I really wouldn't worry about it, the American Standards are discontinued so this is all the various warehouses emptying out the last of their stock it doesn't mean it's been sat in a shop with other people's greasy hands all over it all that time. They're great basses so as long as you're happy with it & it wasn't damaged then I'd keep it.

Nice - kind of wish he'd have chucked that white CS he's got in there too just to see how that compared to the Moolon as the prices are similar but I guess he'd have had to do a load more string changes to make them comparable which would have been a pain.

What's so special about a standard looking Bongo?

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1490883491' post='3268792'] A P bass with Jazz pickups, with a suitably-placed thumb-rest? [/quote] This. Cheap & easy.

Nice looking bass - I bet that bridge pick-up is honky!

I see you've already got a Precision so you'd may as well get a Jazz if you're intent on spending the money though the P will do the job well enough.

Hmm, more investigation needed. I tried it side by side with a roadworn (which I believe has a C-shape neck) & it felt comfier to me, though the roadworn was nice too.

^^ That looks like a fun game! My '57 RI has a wide neck like yours but is apparently a "soft-V" - it's damn comfortable though I've not noticed it feeling particularly like a V. Need to go & buy some solder.

[quote name='pbasspecial' timestamp='1490290181' post='3264028'] I don't remember getting my knob out or taking a sh*t on the floor [/quote] You're clearly not rock'n'roll enough for them - neeexxxxxtttttt!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1490271643' post='3263777'] ... I'm close to being sure that how any P Bass sounds is largely down to how it's played, by whom, and in what context. [/quote] That is dangerously close to saying it's all in the fingers!!

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1490270088' post='3263750'] So then - the extra bite from the Ash Body & Maple one. Is that from the Ash or the Maple or both? [/quote] Whilst I'm sure they do something I'd say it's more likely to come from the pick-up & the tone cap with maybe a little of the different neck dimensions thrown in. Hard to say though really isn't it? One thing I took from that video & my search when I was buying is that I probably wouldn't buy a P unseen for anything more than super low budget - there's just so much variation on the theme that I think you need to feel & hear them before you commit to a big purchase.

They are if they're the ones you like the sound of best. And can afford. But then there are US made and there are US made...

Well, they nearly all sound like precisions but the tones vary wildly. I tried loads in the last few months & the difference between all the basses I played was incredible considering they were all 4 string P's with the one split pickup! If it was a rock gig & they were all sharing a tubey stack that might have made them sound more similar especially as most rock bands try to find very similar bass tones as we all know what just works. Here's an example - you'll hear that the 70's one absolutely slays the others. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgzD3vcrExE[/media]

Vintage. The JV Squires were made at a time when Fenders main output perhaps wasn't at their best so the JV Squires were a good option for the vintage Fender sound/feel - IMO they're not as nice as true vintage Fenders & aren't as good as some of the the vintage re-issues that Fender are putting out now but they're potentially better than a lot of basses Fender were putting out in the 80's/90's. A good option if you can get one for a decent price - up to you to decide what a decent price is, some owners are a little optimistic though.

[quote name='xroads' timestamp='1490170463' post='3262719'] My 83 JV Squier MIJ 62 Preci has a 1.75 neck. These can be had for around 800, and are great basses. [/quote] They're certainly advertised at that price...

Theres a lovely CS with rosewood board in guitar guitar Camden - it's actually the bass that made me realise just how awesome CS basses are when i was buying but it's very pricey. If you want to keep it under a grand but still vintagey you should just get mark at limelight to make you a custom one.

Are you leaving the input plugged in all that time (between practicing/overnight at home etc...)? But yes - get a PSU, don't want to risk that at a gig...

So don't.

I'm sure we all know why the prices jump (it shall not be named) - they can't change the dealer price every day to reflect the fx so they absorb the difference & bump it periodically instead, this does make it look like a big jump but really you should spread it across the period since the last hike. If you want new american stuff buy sooner rather than later as the prices are only going to go one was for the foreseeable future. Saying that, I would still try the Mesa - if you like it going into a smaller independent music shop will yield better results in haggling (assuming you're half decent at it). I wouldn't mention the old price, I'd just offer what I thought was a fair price & go from there (that fair price could be the old price if you think that was fair). Even the managers at chain music stores are just slaves to the computer - the smaller the shop, the more wriggle room there is in pricing.

I'm another one that would suggest looks at different cabs - if you like the TH sound then by all means get the amp but I found the cabs to have a loose bottom end & to be a bit muddy. They are built well & look nice but I think there are better cabs out there especially given how much the SL112s cost! But we're all different & you may love the way they sound so take all this with a pinch of salt.

What's your budget (ish) - there are plenty of decent amps out there at the moment but the prices do vary a lot!

As said by the others TI's are really the go to low tension flat strings - I didn't find them super flappy when I had them on one of my basses, I'd say they were similar in tension to earnie ball rounds. I've got some mystery flats on my P at the moment (they were on it when I bought it used & the selling shop didn't know what the previous own had put on it) - they're substantially higher tension than the TI's but I'm getting used to them, like the feel & they sounds great. They're black silk at the nut end, nothing at the bridge end if anyone knows what they are?

You've been on a right spending spree in the last couple of months! Vanderkley do make nice looking cabs, I'll give 'em that!