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[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='561329' date='Aug 5 2009, 06:05 PM'] Wot? Similar in that it has four strings and is made of wood? My first bass had tuners like that. It was a jazz copy and was badged as 'yamato'. it wasn't a very nice bass.[/quote] You've spotted the similarities there! It's uncanny, isn't it?

I've heard nothing but good things about GE & the CIJ P-basses are awesome!

I bought a fake CIJ on EBay recently - there is a thread here & there was a seller knocking out good fakes. Pics would help. My seller is no longer registered but was from the West Midlands. Serial numbers really are nearly always at the heal of the neck in scroll writing and if this is not the case I'd have a few alarm bells ringing. My seller was knocking out Squiers with decal changes. It's a good scam as the CIJ models aren't known that well outside of the enthusiasts!

....which is exactly what Old Git just said, only I missed it first time around!

I've had that scam a few years ago. It got as far as me getting a cheque which was handed to local Police but the seller sems reluctant to collect it. I didn't lose out. What happens is the cheque comes from a business account. It's made out with an extra 0 on the amount - so an item for £90 gets a cheque for £900. They say they trust you, someone collects the item you sold for £90 with £810 cash (they might let you keep £100 for being "honest"). A week later your bank realises it was a fake & you are down several hundred. And the item you sold!

[quote name='ianwild16' post='561635' date='Aug 6 2009, 12:37 AM']Actually a photo of me I like...! Playing a gig at Georgia Browns in Hindley, nr Wigan....backin vocals. Fender MIM P Bass, Ampeg B410HLF & B2RE. Fender vintage Lead. Hell Yeah![/quote] I like your taste in gear!

[quote name='charic' post='560399' date='Aug 4 2009, 05:21 PM']Always wanted a CAR P but went for black for some reason... dont think they do mims in CAR mind [/quote] They do a nice Fiesta red though - on the 50s RI model

I'm happy with Grolschlocks too & have used them for the best part of 20yrs!

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='552265' date='Jul 27 2009, 01:19 AM']Dusty Hill of ZZ Top used one for a good while IIRC. Keith Ferguson of the Fab T-Birds...[/quote] Dusty is a main user - very cool!

I've got the Ampeg BA115U which is the solid state one. It's fine for low key stuff and I do like the portability

GAK are good, so are Peter Cooks and Soundslive - I've personally used all 3 & never had a problem

If it's Buy It Now where the seller requires immediate payment you don't tend to get emails. I'd give it a week and query it. You are covered if it's paypal so it's not a problem

I was about to say you have more P-basses than me until I realised you are selling most of them! The CIJ stuff is always excellent. Nice collection, a shame to break it up

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='559335' date='Aug 3 2009, 04:05 PM']I don't think there's really much you can't get here, it's just that stuff in the US seems a lot cheaper than here.[/quote] I agree. So +2 or wherever we're up to!? I'd like either a Resonator bass or a banjo bass. Not easy to get in the UK but one will crop up sometime, maybe on EBay

NME fads aside, this is actually reading like a fairly well informed list. We can make smart alec comments (incidentally mine is "I always remember Carol Kaye wanting to play as well as Krist Novoselic") but actually I've seen a LOT worse. I suspect this has got better as the thread has continued.

In all fairness, I think it depends on the genre. Blues, Country & Jazz acts tend to have all ages from teens to 70s but pop tends to discriminate more. Personally I feel the best acts don't tend to worry about things like age.

[quote name='wizbat' post='559254' date='Aug 3 2009, 02:43 PM']Try a MXR micro amp.[/quote] +1

I saw that & bizarrely I've sold to that seller on EBay in the past - small world! I can't recall now though whether it was pickups or effects pedals that he bought.

I used to own one, they are awesome. I love the black ones

I think everyone else has this about covered. I also leave any amp with tubes on from soundcheck so it's nicely warmed up.

Adding to what YouMa said, the 70s Precision basses had thinner necks so the Squiers VM series often have slim necks on the P-bass models. Mine feels like my old 75RI Jazz that I sold a few years ago. I'm plus one on a Jazz too btw

I'm intrigued by Les Claypool's Bassjo. I must have spent an hour on google trying to find one. I also like the Resonator bass. Both ideas are really quite silly but appeal to my tastes. I also thought Pete Turner (from Elbow / cover star) appears to have both my dress sense and taste in basses!

[quote name='jakesbass' post='558184' date='Aug 2 2009, 12:24 AM']Is age discrimination a workable ethic in this scenario, if I as a 41 yr old bass playing pro applied do you think that the law should afford me equal opportunity despite the fact that the act would almost certainly miss many promo opportunities because of a person my age in the band? (assuming that my application was upheld in law) Jake[/quote] If the ad said a 17yr old [b]and[/b] a 24yr old - the 41yr old could presumably do a 2 for 1 deal? In which case, I'm too young!?! I wish!

This thread inspried me to talk with my roadcrew about lugging gear... hell, who am I kidding? I think life is about compromise to an extent. I remember when I was at one of my bass playing busiest periods during the late 1990s and I lived in a top floor flat with no lift. I'd regularly cart all my Peavey gear up 6 flights of stairs. Now it's about portability. I have a couple of combo amps that sound perfectly serviceable. The Ampeg is for small to medium gigs and I have a Roland DB700 for the big shows. The reality is though if I played with a roadcrew and big venues I'd have some massive Ampeg SVT setup. That's not the reality though, so I don't.

I took a break once & it was very healthy. Best of luck with it