rasher80

The BB does look a little bit off-colour for want of a better description, although it's the classic colour on it's Fender counterpart which is a mild shame. 

No left handers.... again 🙄

Exciting times!!

Sounds ridiculous but a Squier P Special (LH). Was my first bass and had everything I subsequently looked for (and not completely found)

Lightweight, P sound, J neck. Went to Cash Converters for a song. Serious sellers remorse on that one. Just didn't like the godawful Antique Burst it came with but in hindsight for the sentimental value overall I should've refinished it.

Saw this on FB, looks nifty! Not bad for just a touch north of £100

4 hours ago, kevham said:

Well, I should know how it is soon enough.

 

Ooh exciting times! Please let us know how you get on with it

On 20/01/2022 at 13:41, uk_lefty said:

 But I like the D5 (is it D5, the fifties P bass?) Because I think a p bass will be more useful to me in the current band. I could get a V7 or V5 and a D5 for the price of a V10 and then there's no regrets........?

I fancy one of the D5s as well... I've always been interested in the "pre '57" precision if you like, but until relatively recently they just haven't existed. I'm just not sure if I could get on with the pickup. Maybe with flats on it would be a winner

Fender should just do the decent thing and produce a lefty FSR mustang or something, they'd definitely sell out. 

I'd buy one

You're right there, they had guitar pickups in them as opposed to a single coil or mustang pickup. Sold as "student" models as well, so bottom of the range as you rightly said.

I often wonder how much a mustang would go for in these circumstances? I dread to think!

I had a feeling it might go for silly money. Certainly it's the first lefty I've ever seen 

19 hours ago, Grimalkin said:

The line for Beetlebum is probably my favourite, McCartney-like melodicism.

I think Blur and Damon Albarn in particular were irritated by the constant Beatles comparisons made with Oasis, I think they might have set out to wilfully disprove the comparisons. Certainly he was quoted to have said of Beetlebum "I want Noel to acknowledge it is...closer". I think he's right.

There's definitely a Macca vibe on the bass too. All in all one of their standout tracks for me and a deserved no.1

That Jazz is 😍😍

Thanks to all the replies on this thread, I've just started to dip my toe into this music, but haven't a clue where to start- but I'm enjoying what I'm hearing 👍🏻

3 hours ago, ianrendall said:

90s indie/britpop. 
Epiphone Rivoli

 

Not sure I'd agree with this...

The majority of the major players, especially in the britpop era, tended to gravitate towards P, J or MM.

Oasis (original bassist) - Jazz/Tele

Blur - P/MM

Elastica - MM

Pulp - P/J/MM

Travis - P

Radiohead - P/MM

Shed 7 - P/MM

Mansun - J

The Verve - J

etc 

10 weeks for mine

300 quid is pushing it for me. Not worth it in that condition 

Coming from a former Oasis super-fan, why would you set out your stage "persona" on latter day Oasis?

The band might have been technically more adept, but for me the classic look is where it's at, the vast majority of your set is probably going to be the first few albums and their accompanying B sides? 

Go for the Guigs look... Jazz or 51 P. Job done. That's what I'd expect to see, not Andy Bell.

@whynot had a lefty 5er for sale a while back

On 29/11/2021 at 12:41, Dazed said:

I haven’t read the whole of this thread, but had a quick look, and searched through Bass Direct’s stock and sold list. I didn’t come across a 30” or 32” 5 string, specifically a Jake or Elwood. 
Anyone experienced one?

Usual questions regarding a low b string etc

I saw it... it went super fast! Enjoy

Very nice indeed!

Niiiice!

GLWTS

13 hours ago, TheGreek said:

I have a Squier Standard PJ - you can pick them up for around £150 - like B5 I was surprised how good a bass it is for such little money.

 

There are lots of basses for not much currently that deserve more recognition - this is one of them.

I rue the day I sold mine. It went for a ridiculous price as well. I hated the antique burst but I should have kept it and refinished.

@kevham

Are they as good as they're implied to be?

I've always been intrigued by these basses. 

On 13/07/2021 at 11:25, pineweasel said:

Be interesting to see what that Burns goes for. It doesn't look like it needs much work, and people ask quite a bit for decent examples, e.g https://notomguitars.com/products/1964-burns-vista-sonic-bass

It went for just over a grand. Quite surprised at that.

Wondered who snapped that up! Happy NLBD 👍🏻