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Here too. Have to admit after decades of playing them and a few other types which didn't last long, ... a P bass just feels like an old pair of shoes.. it just fits so well... so darn easy to make work whatever Im asked to play.

Ok. Id say there are way more Jazzes and derivates of, than P basses for sale at any one time, yet I get the sense that J's are more popular which would mean more peeps would hang on to them, or maybe not.

Yes I know another P bass thread, however I dont want to know what they're like, make comparisons etc dont need to, played them for years. Seems there are so many brands and styles out there yet you look in the classifieds and there are so few P basses for sale, yet the vibe I get, especially around here is that they are just not that popular, you have to search high and low to find one. Just got me thinking.

Agree and mines a P bass. If have to twiddle even one little control half a cent then a bass is no good to me at all, probably comes from my cello playing where it literally is all in the hands and technique. Remember seeing Steely Span a while back (great band) and watching the bassist twiddling his J bass all night long, he might as well have been playing a scaffolding plank with some twine nailed on it for all the good it did. Anyway I bought my Squire CV brand new off the internet, superb bass, good as or better than any of the Fenders Ive owned.

Absolutely no idea whats going here but Im thoroughly enjoying seeing username randomly popping up across this illustrious site. Cheers.👍

I'll take Freddie Washington over MM or Sir King, any day in the slap tone department. . Whether or not Mr S is a musician or not, (pretty sure hes not), I knew this when I was a kid. You play maple and it feels harder, colder "clangier" than RW. You play RW and it feels warmer, nicer if you like. And dont underestimate the look. Darker things tend in the main to make us feel better.. cozier if you will. If all adds up.

I said those very words over on TB...They did not like it. Its all very silly.

Luthiers "dont care less", most are passionate about their work but it can get a bit silly as in the statement from Mr Sadowsky. Ive learnt in 45 years of playing bass that it really is in the fingers. A recent playback from a thing I did on a naff ole Squire P bass with dead flats, and the tone coming out thru the PA was tight..mid punchy, round, fat and extremely satisfying. I doubt there was a punter in the house who's emotions werent tugged by the experience.

I cant help thinking modern electrical instrument websites such as our illustrious BC have muddied the waters so much everyone has lost sight of the primary issue of being a musician, that of .... "Practise and study.". I dabble on the cello and playing a stringed instrument is all about practise, study and technique and absolutely not, what type of materials might be used. In fact when you go to buy or upgrade your stringed instrument for example, you dont look at the makers label, you think about how it looks, feels and sounds..It matters not a jot who made it. It boggles the mind that people involved in bass go on about this and that... At the end of the day its just bass. Think about that. Bass.

Unless the bassline is up front carrying the song, ie... 'A Forest' etc....the crowd wont notice anything you do if your playing a supportive role... so as long as you hit the roots correctly everything else is just fun.

Probably an original 1975 natural ash RW P bass. Light, chunky neck and punchy. Probably now owned by someone on this very site ...who knows. but they'll know it if they have it.

Wasn't this thread on TB?

That first vid is just lovely. Reminds me of France, sat in a sunny square somewhere with a nice glass of red watching the world go by.

Theres a ton of stories like this over on TB. I dunno, for the life of me I simply do not understand why anyone bothers with these startup independent builders when there are loads of established boutique companies flogging stuff everywhere. What is it that you expect to gain?

Ha..Rock With You, nice find..That little bit of distortion on the bass.. never noticed before... beautiful groove, played it a ton of times. Love it.

Now youve opened a can of worms. I mean what is great music? The more I think about this the more scary it becomes. There are young people out there today who absolutely love that dirgey droney noise in Tesco. Then there's me and Ive just had a play along to Frankie Vallies, Cant Take My Eyes Off You, cause musicaly its huge fun to play. So what is best. The Tesco dirge or Frankie? Maybe these conversations are just not worth it...who knows?

Chk out Rick Beato he's finally unleashing the force against AI....

Sorry but Ive been to Saturday afternoon jams where the git picked a key, we play for a bit then would all look at each other and say nah.. this is boring as heck. Tight crisp playing does not equate to great music. Check out Oz Noy for super clever meandering of a Jazz nature.

The real world where ony people with great song writing talent would be allowed to produce anything? As in back in the day where you went to a old school producer or publisher who would tell you in no unceratin terms how crap your stuff really is. Happened to me many moons ago, it was the norm. "Dont phone us lads we'll phone you, and thanks for coming in" Well lets hope so, bring it on, it cant come sooner.

Never mind AI how about..the spectre of "young person strumming guitar and thinking there Joni Mitchell/ Dylan etc ". If I have to listen to anymore whiney droney dirge on Clive Andersons Saturday night radio show... All Im hearing is what I used to warble on a beat up ole Epihone acoustic when I was a kid and I know I have not an ounce of song writing talent.

"and claims more than 10 million people have used its tool to make music" And like lemmings over the cliff, lambs to the slaughter everyone just goes along with it?? "Oh great a tool to make music" It must be good then. Iam truly perplexed at what is happening in the world right now.

Play them. Still playing two sets of old dead Chromes. Barky, punchy, with tons of mid range. Perfect.

Its a cultural/class thing and Ive never understood why. Americans expect you to haggle, Brits are positively offended if you try.

Nope. Nip in the bud immediately and do it in a way that shows you have supreme confidence in your position in the band.. Yes its a test but they've dropped the ball now it needs to be deflated. If they get ruffled over this then their unprofessional attitude was going to show itself anyhow at some other point in the future... best to get it out of the way asap. Your the bassist, end of.

Just watched Bootleg Beatles at IOW...flippin good or what. Those old Beatles tunes are not easy to get right or play authenticaly. Nice work.