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I bought a beautiful Modern Vintage MVP4-62 from our own @Sibob last year in gorgeous shell pink! It's basically a remade 62 precision. I found the build quality to be exceptional, and it sounded fantastic. Unfortunately, the neck was of the wide but shallow variety, and I started to find that it cramped my hand if I played for too long, so traded it in against something else with a deeper neck. I was just browsing the Modern Vintage site, as you do, and noticed that they are now advertising some 70s Ps and Js. https://modernvintageguitars.com/product-category/modern-vintage-instruments/4-string-basses/modern-vintage-mvp472/ Just wondered whether any BassChatters had tried one of these, or knew anything about them. I don't think they've been out very long.

Wonderful playing!

From some of the comments, I was expecting this one https://www.andybaxterbass.com/collections/bass-guitars/products/brian-eastwood-bender-collision-bass-fiesta-red

Did you try the orange ones? I've been eyeballing those but hard to know if they look as red as they do in the photos.

This one's light... https://classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/portfolio/sandberg-california-ii-vs-in-high-gloss-creme/

What happens when you put the VM4 into passive mode? I'm assuming this is always possible with a Sandberg, but don't know what I'm talking about (as usual).

So if you had to compare the VS pickup against a P, how different is it?

Sounds great!

I discovered Jeff Beck through Stanley Clarke. I always thought he was great. Never saw him live though. RIP.

This is my experience too. I prefer the way the M80 opens, with the zip going all the way around. Makes it much easier to pack the bass away. The Vertigo only opens partially and you have to slide the bass in.

I used to have one of those!

The Poolice

Look at film cameras, for example. Some really old film cameras are now quite valuable, but generally Leica/Rolleiflex/Hasselblad etc. You'd think the value would have dropped, but it hasn't. So I suspect prices will broadly hold.

Made me think of this: https://www.science.org/content/article/million-dollar-strads-fall-modern-violins-blind-sound-check

I'm interested to know whether anyone has tried the Righton Dual strap. Looks like a cheaper version of the Gruv Gear Duo https://www.rightonstraps.com/en/Dual-strap-for-guitar-and-bass-guitar-harness-strap.html

Such a great record. I don't listen to Genesis much these days, but when I do, I usually reach for Foxtrot, especially Supper's Ready. I do still listen to Peter Gabriel quite a lot.

I was (still am really) a huge Imagination fan, and Ashley Ingram appeared with Wals on several occasions (I'm sure I had an old VHS recorded off the Tube or the Word or something). I wanted a Wal for sure. On the records, the bass was clearly a synth, and it took decades to learn that it was almost certainly the Roland SH1000 making that sound. Live, I'm pretty sure that bass guitar was played over the top of synths, but sometimes the bass was just synth (and not played by any band member).

Oh how amazing! I didn't know that existed, thank you!

I was about 12 when Joni Mitchell's Mingus came out, and already learning the bass. That album took me via Jaco to Weather Report and Metheny and Herbie, and via Mingus himself to all sorts of other jazz that might have seemed musty and fusty (although all roads lead to Miles!). It opened doors which at 12 would have felt impenetrable. I'll always have a soft spot for it. In my personal musical history, it might even be the most important record I ever heard. I still listen to it regularly.

Looks great. I'd love to hear more about how Status necks compare to regular Jazz/Precision necks.

Great post!

Thanks for all the interesting replies, but I'm afraid @Old Horse Murphy wins the prize