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👍 absolutely. I have eternal huge respect for Jamerson and love his playing and that sound, BUT there is a place for pick playing (maybe a few places!) and @JellyKnees is dead right - for some band setups and many tracks the pick sound is (IMHO) vital. And you get palm muting which is a very fine thing indeed, in the right places of course. It's the eternal debate (like best flats, best O/D pedal, P v J....) but I honestly believe a good versatile bass player needs fingers and pick to a decent standard.

Absolutely, and vital. Picks can do things fingers can't - it may be in the detail but there are styles where picks rule (punk being an obvious one). If you want the fat sound - fingers, But if you want the precise attack and clarity - a decent pick cannot be beaten. And there are some runs that are un-doable with fingers (some Phil Lynott for example, or Chelsea Dagger). OK, someone will tell me otherwise, but listen to fast picking - it's all in the pitch focus and attack. The fact you hear he's playing with a pick (Immediately) says it all.

Very good review, thanks - decent user reviews are invaluable. I wonder if you tried any alternatives in a similar price range - Vanderkley 210, Berg, Aguilar etc? I admit I've been biased somewhat against BF cabs - having used/tried a 110 and later a 112 and deciding they were loud but very coloured. I suppose I come from the other end of things - previous 2 cabs being a Genz Uber 1288 (1 x 12, 2 x 8s and a rotary-attenuated horn) then a PJB 6B. I think both these cabs are very neutral, almost 'technical' - so the jump across to the BFs I've tried is quite a jump. I really need to get myself to Bass Gallery and try a Vanderkley against a BF. If anyone has done A/B comparisons of the other high-end 210s please share experiences. And btw, that very excellent Genz Uber is for sale here - I have to say it's a blinding cab... and it's 250 quid. In have seriously considered buying it back from Andy, but I do need to go a little bit smaller.

Can't comment on the basses as I have no hands-on experience, but I hear good things. There's a fair choice around the price range though. But concerning flats, I spent years using rounds (D'Addario) without giving it much thought, but then tried some flats looking for more weight at the lower end. What I really wanted was that elusive 'punch' we all speak of. My absolute favourite (after spending hundreds on various brands of flats, which is quite easy when they cost around £30 - £50 a set) - Ernie Ball Cobalt flats. Beware as they do cobalt rounds too ( very good!) and it's easy to order the wrong ones. They come in various tensions/gauges and I settled on 45-105. They deliver the elusive punch of flats BUT with the option of dialled-in high mids/top end crunch or snap. Also the mids are more controllable, I mean you can add a bit of higher mids say - it's like the whole frequency range is there, just use your bass and head EQ to profile the sound. NOTE they are not rounds and will not deliver the full brightness, but the grunt in the critical lower frequencies is absolutely worth it. What they do (I think all flats do generally) is deliver real power with focus. There are as many opinions about flats as there are choices, so just my own experience. As for the E on the Elites wrapping round the post - considering most Bass Centre basses are Ps and Js, this is surely stupid.

On ebay at the moment, Oxford collect only. Currently £93 !! (OK, it'll rise but how far). Also on ebay at the mo, another '84 Westone Thunder fretless, 1200. One of these 2 is worth a look. here's the fretted 100 quid one

Is that an Original 60s P @Ander87 ? In LPB... and selling the 60s Jazz. And getting a WHAT??😂

Joel bought my spare Gator case - sorted courier collection, all very smooth. Top Basschatty trader 🎛️‼️

Good to know what they were called. Got mine from Bass Direct and they listed it as a Precision Special but that clearly wasn't right as no such thing of the period exists. Been through a few Precisions over the many years but this one is an absolute keeper! (Selling the '64 was maybe a mistake...)

Sure looks like it!! I've had mine about 4 years and never seen onother, particularly for sale. Don't need 2 but someone needs to grab this, fabulous basses IMO and I rate the mid-late '90s Corona builds very highly.

Far as I know this was the first time the Corona factory made production P/Js. There was a limited 500 run of USA Standard P/Js in 2016, and various MIM and Squier iterations later. Got a bit interested when I needed a replacement tone pot- original is a CTS mini 250k and I couldn't find one with the 1/4 post anywhere so contacted Fender in the States. Their email back told me they had no detailed records of build as 'very few were made'. There's no doubt it's a straight Corona '98 and it came to me many years later in virtually unplayed condition. It's a real cracker and a certain keeper, but anyone else own one or know more about them?

Just got the Hall of Fame pedal from Steve - very fast, arrived next day. Brilliant service, a great Basschatter. Thanks, Steve.

Thanks Paul. Never thought to look on Ebay. Funny it's Northwest listing the Alpha one. Just ordered one 👍

OK, on my Precision I will keep the original knobs and want a straight replace new with old. So I need a mini 250k with 1/4" solid shaft. Seems Northwest list said item, may have just sent the wrong one (split shaft). Also theirs is like £2.50 which makes me suspicious of quality. Do you have any mini solid 1/4"?