blackthorn

Not exactly a new bass day as I've had this for a couple of weeks now, but I recently acquired this lovely '79 Precision from Bass Bros, who were fantastic to deal with. I've wanted a vintage Fender for years now and this is a bit of a dream acquisition for me. While this may not necessarily fit everyone's definition of "vintage" it's about the extent of my budget (and also older than me!) and I'm extremely happy with the bass - it plays and sounds great and has really been inspiring me to play more. The neck has some lovely wear on and is super comfortable - I think perhaps it's a "B" neck (41mm at the nut) but I'm not well versed enough in the various neck profiles to be sure. It's mostly original but it's been stripped at some point and refinished in natural - looking in the cavities and neck pocket it originally had some sort of red or brownish finish. The guard is obviously a replacement as well and the original is long gone - when I got the bass it had a WD tort guard on which while nice wasn't exactly the style of tort I wanted, so I've just replaced it with this one. Years ago I saw a late '50s or early '60s Precision which had been stripped with a tort guard and rosewood board - it was well out of my budget but it stuck in my head and I've wanted a P with that look ever since. Being a late '70s its a bit on the heavy side (10.5lbs), but as I play at home sitting down 99.9% of the time it doesn't really bother me. The neck pocket is thankfully pretty tight so no issues there. Also came with an original black moulded Fender HSC. The ashtrays are gone but I've sourced some original '70s ones that I'm currently waiting to arrive. This is now my sole bass having part-ex'd my MIJ PB-62 for it, but I really couldn't be happier with it.

As a big fan of Sunn O))) the band, I’d love one of these just for the headstock decal 🤘

Today for some reason I’ve been listening to U2’s debut album ‘Boy’ for the first time in years. An oft-maligned band for sure, and not one I listen to often, but when I was a teenager I had a mate who was obsessed with them and I still have a real appreciation for those early records. In contrast to what they became, Boy had a fantastic atmospheric post-punk sound to it that reminds me a lot of old Cure records and the like.

Some bands haven’t had any original members left in them for the vast majority of their careers. Napalm Death immediately springs to mind.

Hello everyone. I'm from Cambridgeshire and have lurked this forum on and off over the years, but thought I should start posting finally (after having created an account two years back it seems). I'd like to say I've been playing bass for over 15 years (I started late, I guess around 20 or so), but I've probably spent far more time pining after gear than actually practising. I'm definitely a Fender kind of bloke and all my experiments elsewhere have inevitably led me back to Leo's classic designs. Space and erm... spousal limitations mean I currently own just the one bass and amp - a 1993 MIJ Precision in 3TSB/rosewood/tort through an Orange Crush 100. I like to play anything with a lot of low end or drenched in fuzz. I'm also on a quest for a particular bass which I don't think I have much chance of finding, but will be posting a wanted soon just in case anyone here can help me out.