drlargepants

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1500398835' post='3337486'] Wow, wish I had seen this 12 months ago! Just made my perfect bass for Euro1300. [/quote] There's a chap on here from Newcastle who had one of these built. I don't know what it plays like but the videos he's posted on YouTube sound fantastic. I was in the process of ordering one of these, but I got sideswiped by an AVRI P that came up for sale on here. I'm still not entirely sure that was the right decision, but you pays your money ...

As I said, not exactly great value for money, but I guess once you get over £1k you're talking very small increments in actual/perceived quality. Having said that, its by far the easiest bass to play that I've ever had, and I've had quite a few over the years. I prefer the look of the AVRI 70's (something or other) Jazz, and maple boards look a bit meh to me, but having played and rehearsed with this its been somewhat of a revelation. Signatures are also a bit icky generally IMO, but nobody complains about all and sundry playing Les Paul signature guitars now do they ? ;-) Just waiting for some smartarse to start shouting for YYZ or Tom Saywer at our next gig

[quote name='sifi2112' timestamp='1501277991' post='3343846'] Pics !! ... And congrats .. I bet she's a beaut ... would love to get myself one some day [/quote] Here you go:

[quote name='BassAgent' timestamp='1493297703' post='3287247'] I like my '72. [/quote] Oh my, Olympic White Fenders give me the horn. That's lovely

An AVRI '62 Precision for you. (and a rather fetching rug) Has a somewhat challenging nut width, but that's offset by a truly wonderful House of Tone pickup. The original fell apart during a setup, and the raised poles where annoying me so off it went to pickup heaven Absolutely nails that P sound I've had in my head since I first heard Queen in the 70's. Nitro finish has very slight checking in places, and over all bass looks much older than it actually is without looking like a relic. I find it a wee bit tricky to play for anything other than simple rock/blues due to the size of the neck and my mangled hands, but its so worth it. Totally fits in with the band I'm in. Currently considering flat wound brands ;-)

Id go secondhand, much more bang for the buck, you need to be patient though. Having said that Anderton's have USA Dimensions for under a grand currently. That's a lot of bass for the money.

Ahh, sub £1000 category, this may be too budget then.

I got bullied into playing a 6 string Shine bass at a rather packed jam night recently. Which was terrifying as I'd never played one before. It was pretty decent tbf, neck wasn't insanely wide, spacing seemed normal ish, heavy though. Shine are at the budget end no ? I couldn't fault it at all other than having too many strings ;-)

So, having sold my USA standard to fund an AVRI Precision, I realised how much I missed Jazz necks, especially as the AVRI P has rather a lot of girth in the neck department. After a month or so of fruitless searching for an AVRI jazz neck I happened upon a USA geddy which was being sold as ex demo for a rather heafty discount. I'm not particularly a fan of maple necks, black bssses or signature models in general, but the teenage Rush fan in me kept saying go and try it, so I did, fell in love with it and bought it. The neck is incredible, perfect shape for me, on the deeper side but thin at the nut. The attention to detail on the binding, especially around the nut is just stunning. Fretwork is top drawer, makes my 2002 Gibson SG look like it was done by a five year old. Action is on the stupidly low side but is something I'm toying with keeping to try and learn to have a lighter touch. Sounds pretty much as you'd expect, and I'm not a massive fan of that sound, but it's early days ... Is it worth the extra premium over a standard ? Probably not, nor the new professionals I'd imagine. Does it work for me ? Absolutely yes, best bass I've ever owned and I'm lucky enough to have owned some pretty decent ones. Stupidly expensive for what it is, and the signature on the headstock is a bit meh, but the neck, oh my lord ! Very, very happy ! (and skint)

USA Geddy Lee. Lovely! Neck is absolutely to die for.

11 years ? Good lord. I saw them a few times on that tour. They were generally excellent.

This chap. https://m.facebook.com/bengriffithsmusic/?locale2=en_GB

Bought the cabs separately and annoyingly the speakers are different colours. Light enough but not as loud as might expect. Cabs don't seem to be ported either ?

I had an Ampeg fridge provided at a rehearsal room once, which was rather exciting as you can imagine. It's a bit random what I get at our place generally but I've never felt the need to bring my own amp, primarily because I can't be arsed loading into the car.

Whilst being silly at a rehearsal doing a two hands on neck tapping thing I got the worst blister ever from some flatwounds, so much so I had to use a pick at a gig that week. (Due to a historical hand injury I can barely hold a pick so that was interesting) Anyhow, I digress. I love the sound of flats these days, but I really dislike the tension, primarily because I find them impossible to bend a full tone. I tend to bend the strings a lot, god knows why, too much Sabbath as a kid I guess. I'm interested in Colbalts, as I'd like a bit of top end on the thin strings but lots of fundemental note on the thick strings. Fender flats play really well for me, they're not too stiff. La Bellas were an utter disaster, especially when it was humid. I did a jam night with them on my jazz and it was like playing a guitar covered in glue. Once I get my P back from the repair man I'm very tempted to go back to flats, there's just something about a P with flats, a synergy if you will ;-)