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Hohner Jack's are steadily increasing, worth a look perhaps. Pretty good basses as well.

All the above have been considered, it's pretty much always the case when joining up with folk that you play what the guitarist has learnt. I'm already thinking he's a bit high maintenance for what is effectively a musical kick about in the park. Thanks for all the thoughts folks, appreciated.

Apologies for ads @Beedster I picked that cos I knew what he was using.

Yessongs, the triple album, is still my favourite musical performance after all these years. The epitome of what 5 different musicians can bring together. This is not an opinion, this is fact 😁

Oh dear. Oh dear dear dear.

Apparently they break over the pickup. I don't really know this guy but I've had the nut and bridge saddle conversation. I know if it was me I'd be sorting rather than deflecting but he's a guitarist.

Thanks guys. Yup, had that conversation with him initially. He maintains nothing wrong with his guitar. I maintain there is. He complains about the cost of strings 😂 I must admit it's a bloody nightmare playing along with a number that's in the right key, but I'm having to learn it a semi tone lower. It hurts my ears ☹️

Not sure where to put this question, Mods feel free to move it obviously. Some local musos have asked me to come to studio jams, just to keep your hand in really. The band I'm in, like most, aren't doing anything so why not every 2 or 3 weeks. Anyway, guitar fella has a Ltd Ed Epi Explorer, everything has to be de-tuned cos he keeps breaking B strings apparently. I've never de-tuned. MY CV 50's Precision has flats on it & my naive thinking is if I detune to D# G# C# F#, the flats will just have a bit less tension (obviously I'll do a set up to this tuning). Am I being dumber than a rock? Cheers.

This was a limited edition of the passive, the last ones before they turned to fully active in 2002. They were only available late 2001/2002. The later history of this model was California Series then Precision Bass Special Deluxe Series (passive) then since 2002 Precision Bass Special Deluxe Series Active (although there have been the occasional FSR Passives since then, mainly for Guitar Centre in the States). This should have had an anodised plate in a sort of smoky silver colour. The limited edition bit was the matte black paint & scratchplate. There was one up in Brum on Bumtree a few weeks back & he wanted £599 collected. Price was £100 too much for me especially with a 350 mile round trip.