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Hi I am putting my Ibanez Mezzo up for grabs, collection from Croydon area, needs a little attention and unfortunately I dont really have the time to deal with myself, I am sure there is someone out there who does have the time to deal with or is happy to just rock it with just the P pickup. The bridge pickup does not work, I have left it in for the sake of aesthetics, the pickguard is a spray paint job, the bass plays pretty well and the P pickup sounds good, wiring is passive with a series/parallel switch for the P pickup

I would agree that the player series is pretty average, if I was buying a p bass and had the £500-600 to spend I would probably look at buying used but some people really like the player series

Wow, wish I have been trying to do the same with the guitarist in my band for ages, he has a habit of boosting the bass on the amp and rolling off the tone control so we have a tonne of low end before I have even played a note

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I use this https://www.daddario.com/products/accessories/straps/guitar-and-bass-straps/auto-lock/ I tried the Grolsch washer method but I was not a fan as I have had strap pins work themselves loose using that method and I am not a fan of straplocks, the Daddario strap seems to work just as well and no modifications needed

That sucks, I had a similar experience with ordering a Squier CV bass, had 2 both with issues, I could have had a 2nd replacement but I decided not too but from what I have seen when you get a good one they are usually really good

The thing with the Labella is they do sound good but they are a one trick pony, with TI's you can get a tone from them that will work in a rock context as well as the warmer tones you would associate with flats

And it looks like I am a TI jazz flats fan, I got some Labella low tension flats, fitted them and they sounded immediately broken in, like most flats sound like after a few months but I missed the clarity of the TI's, they sound like flats but they sing in the high mids instead of being a dull thump like a lot of flats, the TI's are back on, it was a pricey experiment but if you don't try then you never know

Oh man that sucks, sorry to hear that, Anderson's customer service is really good they will take care of you, I found Squiers are a bit hit and miss in terms of quality control so make sure when you get the replacement that you check everything thoroughly

I agree, the lows on the quarter pound pickups are huge

That's a great point, if the ground wire is not making good contact then that could explain the lack in tonal variation when the highs are not being bled to ground

Yes maybe start with that and if that doesn't work then maybe try a higher value capacitor which should roll off more highs, when I had a pj Mustang the tone went from bright when on full to full on dub reggae with the tone rolled off so maybe try and find out what capacitor value the pj Mustang basses use

They are probably kinder to your frets/fingers than rounds but ime they sound more like flats than rounds but are rougher than flats so you may as well just use flats, pressure wounds are slightly smoother feeling than rounds and sound more like rounds but they cost a good £10-15 more and don't really last any longer

I would suggest flats as well, I used rounds for ages and recently got a P bass (always had p/j's or other basses previously) that came with flats fitted and I swapped the strings for a set of rounds and within a few days I put the flats back on, they just felt and sounded right on the P bass

Lovely, I bet that sounds divine, unfortunately the price of vintage basses has always stopped me from owning one but maybe one day

I'm not very familiar with the deluxe range but the player plus is definitely much better than the player series and although i have only played a couple of basses from the Vintera series the Vintera series seems to be excellent as well, when I get a jazz bass to go with my p and p/j basses it will be a Vintera for sure.

My experience is that the pricier MIM Fender basses are much, much, much better basses than the player series basses which imo feel a bit cheap

I can't speak for the Bass Gallery but for anyone in or near to Croydon needing fretwork done I can highly recommend Feline Guitars, had a couple of basses done there and the work has been exceptional, after there fret dress I was able to get the action on my basses down to 1mm at the 17th fret, they build custom guitars and basses so they really know there stuff

I've only tried half rounds once and that was one time too many, they sounded pretty much like flats just very rough feeling ones

Which makes the £469 Squier price even worse because for just shy of a hundred more you can get an Mim Fender

You know it makes sense 👍

What is up with the prices? £469!!! For that price I really hope Squier have upped there QC since the last time I brought a CV bass and returned 2 CV Jags https://www.andertons.co.uk/brands/squier/squier-40th-anniversary-jazz-bass-vintage-edition-satin-wide-2-colour-sunburst

Good strings, you have to love low tension though, they have the same tension as Daddario XL nickels 95-40 but they feel even lower tension, I know this as I went from Daddario to TI on my P bass

Fair enough, have you tried TI jazz flats? They are very low tension, I am using them on my P bass, they do the flatwound thing but you can get a decent rock tone from them too, they are not just a dull thump