kevham
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I keep looking at this too. I have a Mexican Player P-bass in black with black and maple that has become my main gigging bass. I love the look if this but I just can't justify unless I get rid of something else.
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I'd only I could shift my Player Plus, I'd have this off you.
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FINAL PRICE DROP - £700 ono. Almost new Fender Player Plus Precision in a classic white with tort pickguard. Gigged twice but not for me as I prefer my passive P-bass. It has sat in a case for most of this year. Price dropped to £700 as it is just sitting in a bag. Prefer collection but can post at buyers expense. -
Sire D5 that I bought new from Andertons when they first came out. Beautiful roasted maple neck with roles fret edges. Plays like butter. Classic vintage P bass sound from the single pickup. No noticeable flaws or damage, in really nice condition. I think I have only gigged this once or twice, hence the reason for sale - it just doesn't get enough use to earn it's keep. I would prefer a local pickup but I do have shipping boxes so I could ship it at cost (UK only). Price dropped to £220 -
PJ set comprising: Wizard Thumper P-bass pickup Wizard '84' J bridge pickup I found these in my s/h Aerodyne that I have just changed to Quarterpounders. A bit used but still fully functional. Price includes postage.- 1 reply
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Yes I saw this. It looks lush! Roasted maple neck and a Sterling is nicer than a Stingray in my book. If I didn't already have too many basses I'd be driving down now.
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Not any more than their usually is with a passive PJ setup. The J in the bridge position is always a bit 'lightweight' for me - I never use it on its own - just blend it in with the P to get a bit of brightness. Same on a JJ for me TBH. Bridge pickup on its own never suited my kind of playing.
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Had a proper wiring job done by a local tech. Sounding great now. quality mini pots, volume, blend, tone and decent jack. Tone is nice and linear. The P pickup is super fat and when you blend in the J pickup it just brings in a bit more clank and scoops the mids. Perfect for my crunchy rock tone!
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I was never totally happy with the sound of my Fender Aerodyne so I decided to pop in a set of Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders. Much more mid focused. Not sure the wiring is right though. Tone control doesn't really do what it should. I might buy a prewired loom.
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I'll help you out here..... It's missing the scratch plate and although the seller mentions it there are no pictures. The tuners are pretty tarnished. The fretboard looks manky. However, if I didn't already have one, I'd be all over it.
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I'm pretty sure I didn't know what I was doing. I was only 15 or 16 at the time. 😳
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Yes a B10. My first bass guitar. Bought for Christmas 1986 because the band I was in sacked the bass player and someone had to take over! Replaced in 1989 with a Washburn Status that I still have.
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Bizarre story - I'm not actually left handed. The ONLY thing I do left handed is play guitar. When I was a kid, my dad had a left handed Les Paul and it didn't lend itself to turning upside down so I learned to play it left handed. By the time I realised my mistake, it was too late!
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Funnily enough, when I first took up bass guitar as a teenager, my first actual amp was a Marshall JCM800.
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Spent an hour fitting a set of Hipshots to my Player Precision and put some Roto flats on that I had lying about. Also got the black Aerodyne out for a comparison photo.
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That's a really striking sparkly finish - lovely! And the neck looks great. It's definitely one of the best things about Sire basses (along with the price!) I've had 3 Sires. A first gen V7 (really nice except for the tuner that fell to bits), a D5 that has the best feeling neck I've ever had and a U5 which had to go back because the fret edges were so poor. I still have the D5 - it's a lovely thing to play.
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Love it. If ever you are considering selling or trading it .......
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I've got decent active EQ on the bass and on my pedal board but I didn't really do much tweeking. It sounded remarkably good.
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For giggles, I took my wee Marshall guitar head along to and rehearsal tonight and plugged it into my Ashdown 4x10 and used it as a rehearsal rig. Instant valve warmth goodness on the clean channel and loud enough for the rehearsal room. I could probably gig this with PA support. On the dirty channel it was just insane (in a kinda good way). Certainly made me want to get a proper valve amp again.
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Sorry John I don't know - it came with the bass. It's not the best fit though. I've previously had pickguards made using the original as a template by Jack's Instruments in Manchester. Did a really good job. Not sure if he still does it though.
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Pending a new family photo, here are the latest additions. A 2022 Fender Player Plus (white) and a 2021 Fender Player (black). The black one has an aftermarket pickguard and the hi mass bridge.
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Bought a bass from Thomann a few weeks back. Price quoted in was price paid. As it happened I had to return it. That was not without some logistical issues but that is a different story.
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Now that was a real bargain! I tried a fretless Wal in 1989 - it was £999 but I couldn't play fretless so didn't go for it. Bought my Washburn Status instead (which I still have).
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Does anyone GAS after basses that they wish they had bought but didn't. I've found myself wanting the Reverend Mercali that Merchant City Music had for a while a few years back. I wonder where it is now?
