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No brainer. Bought

^^^^^^this (sans the trousers though 🤣 )

@obbm happy retirement! I bought 3 cables from you well over 10 years ago and they were the last cables I bought. Still going strong. Thanks a million!

I remember when Ain't No Doubt came out, it was all over the radio. I picked up on the bass line many years before I even knew what a bass guitar was. Glad I can now give it a good crack. Always been a guilty pleasure that song EDIT: much kudos to GP, he's absolutely phenomenal

If it's your first bass I'd go with the Squier. It's simple to use where the Sire might take a bit more getting used to

That is THE question!! Look at the Precision and the Jazz, you'll see the pickups are different in both, naturally meaning the sound from each will be different. The J v P debate will rumble on until the end of time, the best advice I can give you is go on YouTube and listen to comparisons and see how you feel. Maybe check out your favourite bass players and see what they play. For me, when I think of a pleasing bass sound, it comes from a Precision. It is "the" bass guitar sound to my ears. I'm sure I read a quote saying it's the most recorded bass guitar in modern music history and there's a very good reason for that.

Can't go wrong with the Orange amp... The Fender Rumble series are pretty good amps for the money too.

I've got Pyramid Gold SS flats on mine and they are great sounding - got mine from Bass Direct. I think they come as standard on the German-made models

@wateroftyne this appeared on the Maruszczyk FB page this morning.

I've read that the preamp can be a bit pants, if generally ok. That can easily be sorted though. Seems a lot of bass for the money

There's a lefty deko for sale for 40 quid in the claasifieds... I've never played a 5 before but for that money it's got to be worth it. But my incoming Jake custom will be ready anytime and 'er indoors may well kill me if we're inundated with instruments. Someone please talk me out of it!!!!

4 string with low D please!

I've come across a transcription for this song but having never learned to read, I tried to work it out but can't. Would anyone be kind enough to help me tab it please? TIA I've Found Loving - Bass Guitar-1.pdf

Bit late to the party but has anyone tabbed this please? I can't make sense of the dots (i really should have learned when I was younger 😤 )

That's the white-bodied one with a slimmer neck than usual isn't it? I remember seeing them advertised on Guitar Emporium many years ago when I got my 62 reissue.

I'd add that us left handers have probably never had it so good in terms of choice... if it's not doing it for you then get rid. I've got a CV P at home that really needs moving on but I've just not got around to it

I agree. Much as I wanted the J to sound like a P, it just doesn't to my ears no matter what I do.

That bass is seriously tempting me. Strange headstock and all

Absolutely love mine. Made me realise short scale is more my thing. The sound from it once I put flats on it was immense.

That's a tough call alright!!

Here you go!

Adrian sent me a pic of a Jake Basement in CF when I was speccing mine but it's in my work email. I'll post it for you tomorrow

Oh man that's nice