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wateroftyne

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  1. I was in a similar dilemma recently, but the 'affordable' options - which were still lots of money - just didn't ring my bell. So I've gone for a Limelight.
  2. There's loads of info here and on T*lkbass...
  3. IMO it was busy to the detriment of the feel. He was all over the shop. I was surprised, as the guy's undoubtedly a pro but his taste filter seemed to be stuck in 'bypass'. But then.. he plays bass with Nile Rogers, and he's never heard of me, so I'm sure he doesn't give a hoot what I think :-D
  4. I imagine you can, but that's more down to natural variance, than typical tonal characteristics of each (bear in mind this is in the context of of your reply to the point I was trying to make earlier :-))
  5. I don't use the ashtrays either :-)
  6. Are you suggesting that if you did a blind A/B sound test of any '64RI to any genuine '64, you'd be able to tell which is which..?
  7. I meant above and beyond any usual natural differences you'd find in any Precisions. I should have made that clear.
  8. FWIW, I don't think the old ones sound any different to, or better than, the new ones. It's not about the sound.
  9. Yeah, I thought the same. The bass player needed to chill a bit, i thought.
  10. Yes. Around £300 over 18 months on my last one, maybe? Whereas over a decade or so I probably quadrupled my money on the '71 I sold recently.
  11. This is true. But it's also nice not to lose money :-)
  12. All else being equal, the pristine 60s original would appeal to me the most, just because the anorak in me would be calling the shots. But, on the assumption I couldn't afford it, I'd be happy with the relic as long as it's decent.
  13. Cool story - thanks for sharing!
  14. Quite. And let's not forget that to many of us, playing music is all about emotion - it's not just a clinical activity whose sole purpose is to convey sound to others.
  15. Yep, there's the investment angle as well. I bought a pair of Maruzczyks over the last couple of years - great basses both, but I have to accept that I'm going to lose money if/when I come to sell them (as I've already done with one). Because I've only really had vintage stuff in recent years, it's a new experience, and it hurts a bit.
  16. Like I say, all other things being equal :-)
  17. A battered two-year-old bass isn't going to have the glow of a-45 year-old instrument* - it's going to look like a battered two-year-old bass. *Unless it's skilfully relic'd.
  18. I haven't read the thread - apologies - but my view is this: All other things being equal, IMO this: ...looks a million times nicer than this:
  19. That video of the drummer who was at the wrong gig was mint, though. That should have stayed.
  20. Location, location, location. Unless you’re prepared to take a router to the body... save up and buy a P.
  21. Great drummer. Fairly tedious public persona, through.
  22. Did someone say heft?
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