SonnyBassPlayer

Max Richter two weeks ago in Ravenna (IT) I'm usually a rock-punk concert goer and that was an incredible music experience for me.

Here's my 2 cents [b]first bass[/b] Fender Precision Standard (MIM, 2007) bought new in 2008, still going strong [b]go-to bass[/b] parts P bass (italian liuther relic body, Fender Telecaster bass replacement neck, Re'62 pickups) built in 2022 [b]'Your' / signature bass[/b] Epiphone Grabber 2024 bought on january 1st 2025 (this was a complete surprise to me)

If I had a fenderish instrument made of parts I would leave the headstock blank or use a fake Fender decal. That would be just because I like how it looks, really, it's purely aesthetic. It actually triggers me more when I see decals with other words with the same style/font as I see it almost as "mocking". I own a parts bass with a Fender neck but it's not completely a Fender: why what matters is only the neck? If I have Fender body and a replacement neck I may feel completely fine adding a Fender decal to it. Of course any instrument sold by a brand that is not Fender but gets a fender decal... that is a no-no.

I was very very stressed and needed a serotonin boost so I demolished all of my "rules" and bought a new Grabber in black. I usually buy used, try things and get them in person (mostly building parts basses) but since this time I didn't have any chance of testing and I bought new and online. I know the instrument is controversial (not a "true" Grabber, overly priced etc) but something in it was really calling me and I really needed some sort of twist (been playing mostly P basses for about 15 years). The bass sounds great: the humbucking tone is very full and rich keeping a decent amount of clarity. I like it also because it kinda feels like a super beefed up P bass (the pickup position is almost the same). The coil tap gives a very nice but kinda fine and lower output tone that needs a bit of gain adjustment to be on par with the humbucking mode, it reminded me a lot of the Squier CV 50s P bass. The neck feels very good: I like the shape and the satin finish, also the amber tone is very much of my liking. I had read very good comments about it and I found them to be correct. It's one of the first times I don't need to file the nut to lower strings. The finish is good (seems like a thinner poly compared to Fender and Squier) even tho removing the bridge cover left a significant "print" in the paint. The bridge is good and solid, but I keep strings quite low and I may be swapping the height adjustment screws for shorter ones since they now jump out a bit too much. The price is over the top, we know that, but in a world in which a standard mexican P bass now costs over 900€ and Indonesian Fenders just spawned at around 600 nothing surprises me anymore. I wanted a ready-to-use bass with which I wouldn't need to fiddle around too much (I usually nerd a lot on instruments and small mods, assembling parts P basses) and this bad boi delivered. I was also very surprised to find out it fits in a Gator Transit semirigid bag. The weight is 4.1 kgs. I currently play in D standard so I strung it with Ernie Ball Cobalt flats (45-100) just like my P basses and sounds great. Would I recommend this bass? For the price new only if someone really really really loves the aesthetic/tone, otherwise it would be better to wait for something used to come out. In Italy I guess that would have taken too long as it doesn't seem to be common at all. I may add more detailed pics later.

Sooooo here's the bass now! It has a custom made split bobbin neodymium pickup that sounds really awesome. As for the paint I mixed and can painted it before doing a light relic on it. This Bronco now slaps. The string are Ernie Ball Cobalt flats SS tuned in D standard.

Just starting to revive my BroncoMaster. I'm working on a paint tone to make it cream-yellow with nitrocellulose and I'm currently having a custom split coil made the size of a strat as pickup. The Duncan Hot Stack never really made it.

We just dropped another single before our album release in septemberrr

We got a new single out and I'm so damn proud of this one. There's also quite some screen time for my custom P bass that I posted some times on the forums. I really hope you will enjoy! ANY feedback is deeply appreciated!

Hi all! I'm back in my post to add my band's latest release, "Gone Is The Day" For whoever would like to hear it here's a pair of links: Spotify https://sptfy.com/Q4Sd Bandcamp https://kodaclips.bandcamp.com/track/gone-is-the-day Any feedback is deeply apreciated!!

I had two 30min originals sets this week and my rig was just bass, pedalboard, amp head (with a Mooer Radar after the DI) since getting the cab around wasn't even worth it.. I'm luckly very satisfied about the tone I get out of the PA throught using the radar with my own cab Ir's loaded so I don't miss my cabs too much in these sets