Terry M.

Pretty much what I said I think? I suggested the piece was in C minor before the half step modulation to C# after the bridge. GPT is saying what I said in the verses and chorus of two bars of C then a bar of F followed by a bar of Ab and G. F Minor pentatonic as you suggested doesn't sound right? 🙂 I only got as far as the chorus before the bridge as I was waiting to hear from the OP before going any further.

This. Only I use 40-120 gauge strings. I never dig in and never feel the need to.

I'm always open to learning so appreciate the suggestion. When I get to my bass later I'll try what you said. The last thing I want to do is confuse things 👍

Are you familiar with the Nashville Numbering System? As in chord numbers? 2-5-1 for example? This piece of music is in C minor mostly before going up a semitone after the bridge. Start by familiarising yourself with the intro verse and choruses before the bridge. Two bars of C one bar of F and last bar Ab and G.Or the 1 to the 4 and then the 6 to the 5 in C Minor. The 4 6 5 movement repeats before the 1st and 2nd chorus chant and the bridge section.

Popped in there last year briefly. As a bassist I thought it had nothing to offer me.This is by no means meant in a slanderous way whatsoever.

I get you. It's interesting because I tried a used Yamaha BB1025x last Saturday in The Bass Gallery and switched off the bridge pickup and went P bass mode-warmth and punch for days I thought. Obviously not by you but I feel the Yamaha BB range doesn't get the credit I feel they deserve.

So do you have a preference between the natural sound of the two? I understand the Fender will probably be the more familiar sounding of the two but if you could only pick one based on personal preference?

Oh nice. In a mix can you still make a distinction between the two?

Curious as to which one? I found the P pickup soloed on the Yamaha BB series (PJ) to sound more P than an actual P. Especially the passive ones.

This reminds of a PMT(RIP) purchase I made online a few years ago for a really nice bass that never made it to my door because...the DPD driver got robbed and had his van emptied of all packages! PMT refunded me immediately but to this day I wonder where that bass ended up and for how much.

I doubt anybody is actually getting upset about it. We're most likely to laugh if off and look elsewhere. That's what I do anyway.

Yes I suppose I can't rule this out. I guess I'm hyper-sensitive to chancers. Recently on Reverb (March 2025) I saw a used Fender Professional Jazz V that was completely stock and the seller wanted £5.5k for it. I messaged him and he confirmed that was the price and it wasn't a typo. The delivery charge was about £200 and this was for mainland UK delivery. They're out there...

Yes I find it off-putting in all honesty but you have a point that it could have been genuine ignorance. Because it was a viewed item by me the Ebay algorithm went to work and fired the e-mail.

So Ebay just e-mailed me to let me know it's now been reduced by £1,479.00 to 873.72. I won't be cracking the champagne bottle and reaching for my wallet JUST yet...

This is true. It was my first time using this rehearsal space and when I entered and saw it I rolled my eyes before even plugging in. Big difference to the 90s era 50 watt Peavey I've used in similar situations that weighed an absolute ton. I think for amps that remain static for long periods (rehearsal rooms for example) more solid amps are the way to go.

In my limited experience lightweight cabs don't cut it compared to the heavier stuff so I can see with this. Rehearsal room last week had a Fender Rumble 100 combo that was so light it was almost hovering in mid-air! Awful sonic experience with a drummer and loud lead guitarist.

My last (unbeknownst at the time) visit to PMT was in the Cambridge branch earlier in the year. I was a bit concerned when the sales staff tried to tune the 5 string bass before handing it to me and gave up admitting he didn't know what he was doing. He was using a clip on tuner and it took me seconds to remedy it after he gave it to me.

By any chance do you like white basses with tort pickguards and rosewood boards? Nice collection mate I'm just being silly 😂

So not all branches are shut then?

The best 5 string P bass I've personally played was neither from Fender or Squier but an Xotic XP-1t 5. It was an antique white variant that The Bass Gallery had for a while. I'm not a P bass fan in general but I'll never forget it.

Thank goodness it's not just me. I'm not running a business where profit is a factor.

Yep I was there briefly last November. Was in and out in less than 5 minutes.

Not to harp on but for context there's a 4 string example on here for £575.

Agreed. Slightly frustrating though when it's something that doesn't show up often that I've been waiting on but hey...

Oh how could I forget this one: Ebay again but this time a Yamaha RBX765a,you know the one that can sell for under £200? This one has been fitted with SIMS fretboard LEDs. £1,260.00. It's been there for about a year or so unsold and I can't think why.