SH73

I don't gig. Had flats on one P bass for over 18 months. The other p bass under a year. J bass had round wound rotos on for a while.I prefer roundwood on j bass, it gives the growly sound.

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1484688598' post='3217597'] Not sure it counts at critically acclaimed, but loads of Iron Maiden fans seem to like Powerslave but it's the only album of theirs that I can't find anything I like on. Very samey and nothing original to me. And at risk of being hung drawn and quartered, most Beatles albums. They just don't do anything for me. [/quote] I know what you're saying but it was followed by their longest tour ever. Have you listened to the isolated bass tracks from Powerslave? I found the sound of the bass extremely good.

I might be biased but.... https://youtu.be/A72TYFcqk4E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNU3aIJs88g&feature=youtu.be

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1486843314' post='3235009'] Thanks for the endorsement. Its now up for sale or trade. The Freeman sounds ideal to me... [/quote] Initially I was looking for another MF bass forca project but too goid to ruin. Are you selling your bass here?

[quote name='NickD' timestamp='1486843197' post='3235008'] That's not even close for me, but it has jogged my memory. On the B side of The Trooper (IIRC) they covered Tull's Cross Eyed Mary, and that was magnificent. [/quote] Cross Eye Mary- What a performance by Bruce! How about King of Twilight, that bass intro is amazing.

If you get your hands on a Matt Freeman bass you won't regret.I re moded mine with Spb4 then Spb1. Eventually I reverted back to stock pups.

Massacre - Iron Maiden

I did order three times from one of them but I don't advertise for free. If they read this thread, they can pm me and for a small gratitude I'll post a positive feedback for the one I used.

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1486648146' post='3233517'] Might be a tiny drop of chorus, it sounds to me like it's mainly reverb or a very short delay. [/quote] Reverb might give it that big sound

https://youtu.be/TBWoKaZKNXA What effect is used on bass between 5:10-7:33? Chorus?

Good choice. I love mine

I own squier CV jazz bass. Replaced the pups with Seymour Duncans and can't fault it. I'm a p bass fan but when I occasionally play jazz bass can't get enough of it.

Galloping

[quote name='uk_lefty' timestamp='1485950525' post='3227908'] I don't understand what a tug bar is for? [/quote] Thumb rest is above the strings,tug bag is under the strings. Same thing slightly different purpose.

Silly thing to put a tug bar on modern p basses. Why not thumb rest when most people use fingers or pick?

I like the bridge.The intonation must be spot on.

[quote name='prowla' timestamp='1485475283' post='3224334'] If you're patient you could build... I'm working on a Precision and so far it's cost me:[list] [*]£52 for the Squier body, neck and a load of parts. [*]An old Badass bridge I had, but there are decent quality ones on ebay for cheap (even Fender Badass copies for under £50). [*]£35 for some Shadow pickups (the Squier ones were weak and a shop had this as old stock). [*]£20 for CTS pots, a Sprague cap and a Switchcraft socket. [*]£30 for a scratchplate (in a job-lot). [*]£50 for a Mighty Mite fretless neck, including machines. [*]£20 for a set of strings. [*]£10 for a pair of Straplock buttons. [*]£10 for a 4-hole neckplate with an "F" on it. [*]£55 for a Hipshot D-tuner (guessing you wouldn't need one of these). [/list] It is a very nice bass! I'll probably replace the body at some point - had been thinking about a Warmoth (as you know from my J-bass thread), the scratchplate isn't the best fit and I might go for better pickups if the mood takes me. The point is, though, that I've made up a good bass for well under your budget, so there's no reason you couldn't too! [/quote] Hi, Out if interest, where did you get the parts as I am after a p bass body and p bass neck with tuners for a project.

I'd try zinc, supplement not strings....

https://youtu.be/iJZYG5qwHHI Only kidding...

27 years

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1484311578' post='3214569'] After trying a few, I settled on my Squier Matt Freeman sig. Not because I like Mr Freeman himself (in fact I'd never heard of him!) but because it just screams quality. And you could get three for the price of a used US P! [/quote] This. I never heard of him or Rancid until I bought the bass. I had spb 4 then spb 1 in. I then reverted back to stock pups as they sound great with the bass.the neck is comfortable. I have the Olympic white and it looks awesome to me. These are niw discontinued.