karlfer

Not tried anything yet and won't be doing so until the middle of next week. This is due to impending royal visit of my 83 year old mother. And this 57 year old having a few days of being treated like a 5 year old. Don't do that! What would your father say! You're not going to a gig dressed like that! A R***enbacker for a Led Zeppelin number???? My cup runneth over

Many thanks guys. A few years back, I had a Mex Precision Bass Special, Deluxe Series. They were only made 1999-2002, their predecessor was the California, their successor the current active Mex Deluxe. These basses are P/J pups, Jazz neck, Precision body, passive. Few who have had them dislike them. Stupidly I sold mine and I've only seen a couple come up over the last two years, both on FEEBay, at daft(£600 ish) prices. Anyhoo, managed to snag a black/maple/gold one on FEEBay last week, at a slightly more reasonable price. Turned up and it's a bit of a filthy, life evolving in parts, beater. It's obviously had a LOT of play, but it's light, sounds fantastic and is very versatile. Most of the sorting, I know how to do, in the main part because of brilliant guys like you lot, on Basschat, offering advice. The rust on pole pieces, I didn't know and was kinda thinking out loud with the cotton buds and wd40. My thanks (yet again) to the Basschat massive

Thanks guys. I don't have a Dremmel, is there an accessory that can be used on a normal cordless drill, at very slow speed?

Precision bass special, deluxe series 2002, one of the last passives made. P/J pups, both with rust on pole pieces. Doing one's nut in! I'm thinking cotton buds, with wd40 sprayed on them , so I can apply where I want, not over the whole bloody bass (DIY = Destroy It Yourself). Am I certifiable or might it work? Answers thanked for in advance Cheers, Karl.

Jon, you need to develop a Bull-sh*t-Ometer emoticon for use in your unfailingly accurate critiques. Then I can get a Chinese factory to do cheap knock off for me

Fender prices are not helped by the fact none of them are made in Europe. Expensive shipping costs, import duties, both have an effect. All the Fender slagging off, well, each to their own OPINION, but for a long time now, I only actually gig Mex Fenders. Properly set up, well made in the 1st instance. Perhaps I got lucky. Despite all the basses/brands I've tried, pretty much every week at gigs, 1st choice is my Mex P/J FSR. So. They ain't all rubbish. FACT (imo ).