luckman67

Very nice I like the big '70's logo

Lovely looking bass I like the neck a lot .

Looking forward to see pics of it .

Very nice indeed .

I'm really getting into the whole Precision bass "thing" since I got my bass in January (see avatar). Your right the necks on the new US basses are a joy to hold & play, the only upgrade has bee a set of Fender straplocks .

[i]The headstock to me is like a modern version of the old Tele style precision, can't tell from the photo's but is the body the same thickness as a P bass? I like it though .[/i]

That's nice the necks on the American Standards & Specials are really nice.

Mind blowingly beautiful there is nothing else,that you could do to make it look any better .

I am determined now to be GAS free I spent the best part of last year thinking about it going over all the basses I'd owned, over the past 27 years and the money I'd spent & wasted on some of them & the money I lost when I sold them on . I had spent so much time saving for basses & amps (which you can do for any hobby/interest). Always said that when I reached 50 I would quit buying basses & amps, anyhow 2 years earlier than planned I have managed to do just that . So I read a lot of reviews on basses and amps that I liked the look of, and one of my main criteria was that it was it had to be well made & the weight of the bass & amp had to be manageable (no more Peavey TNT 160's ).For me the new American Fender Precision with the Custom Shop pickups & the improvements, made on the neck and the weight and feel of the bass won me over. All I have added is a set of straplocks & for the first time ever flatwound strings, so that takes care of my bass needs & string changes won't be for a good few years. And amp wise I liked the look and weight again of the Fender Rumble 200 combo. So now I can save my money for other things & sit back and enjoy what I own instead of looking and thinking "What if or I need that".

Thank you for all the advice gentlemen yesterday,I got a set of Fender 9050L flatwound strings & changed them one by one. The neck is fine and after using roundwound strings for the past 27 years, it does feel a bit strange but sounds good through my Fender Rumble 200 .

It would be great just to spend a weekend going through every case, & trying them out .

[attachment=181963:2.jpg]The Olympic white/maple neck has become my favorite colour combination now .

WOW that is a beautiful bass you have there.

Fender has done well with these V3 Rumble series.

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[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1421342783' post='2660188'] I bought one the same a few months back, and can't fault it. In fact, I've never played a bad US Standard Fender. Something about a white P and tort. Always wanted one myself, and it doesn't disappoint. Quite tempted by the 1 bass thing - did it for a white until the GAS crept back in.....if your going to mono-bass, I think the P is maybe the one to do it. Or the Jazz. Or the....... [/quote] I have been lucky to own various brands including Rickenbacker & Musicman and a host of others. And as my other 2 basses have been put away I can concentrate on the Precision. I really want to go down the one bass only route, 1 bass & 1 amp job done. Plus I'm tired of saving up for basses & being gutted if they have gone before I had chance to get it.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1421328194' post='2659881'] And yet you still come on Basschat? Bad choice my man! Lovely set-up there BTW [/quote] Can't give everything up now it's just looking at everyone else's basses.

[quote name='howdenspur' timestamp='1421326547' post='2659846'] Y'know, I think you've got the complete set there... [/quote] That's what I'm going for now just a one bass & amp setup. I have lost so much money at times flipping basses & chasing different sounds, 5 string, headless, active, fretless etc. Now I just want a passive 4 string bass & you can't really go wrong with a Precision, a decent amp and hopefully after 27 years break my GAS habit. And save my money for other things in life .

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1421325421' post='2659829'] Also a great choice! [/quote] I think they are a good guitar stand & I like the way the bass hangs in the holder.

Yes I'm happy with both the bass is light in weight & sounds good with the CS pickups. And the amp is great & it's small and light & still has a 15" speaker. So now I have no more back breaking amp lifting like I used to do with my old Peavey TNT 160

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1421280379' post='2659484'] Quality, but simple set-up there. The Rumble amps are great, really nice rich, warm tone to them and difficult - imo - to beat a US Precision. [/quote] That was one of the main reasons I chose both of them,plus the weight of the amp was a deal breaker for me . [quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1421281542' post='2659499'] Congratulations. Beautiful bass in a beautiful colour. [/quote] Thanks I saw a youtube video of a 1966 precision in the same colour, though his had gone more yellowish and I thought that's for me.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1421274164' post='2659390'] Well that's you set for life. No need to even think about acquiring more bass kit, oh no indeed! [/quote] Yes it's looking that way now 1 pickup & 1 volume & tone suits me fine. [quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1421274654' post='2659397'] But what was in the third package?! [/quote] A Hercules guitar stand I've always liked the look of these.

[color=#141414][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3] [indent]Around noon today the UK mail van dropped off my "New" bass & amp at my office. The bass is a 2014 American Standard Precision in Olympic white with a maple neck, and custom shop pickups and a Fender Rumble 200 bass combo. This is my first American Fender & I can't get over how light it is, & the quality & fit is excellent. The Rumble also is a great piece of kit again so light, but sounds good (I have always liked 15" speakers) and I liked the vintage push switch. Only took a couple of pictures with my phone at work, want to get back and carry on playing my new toy . [url="https://static.talkbass.com/data/attachment-files/2015/01/1502361_acc67b2522abd3f2d824c8a165f0ff28.jpg"][/url] [url="https://static.talkbass.com/data/attachment-files/2015/01/1502362_32f6eb93017807ff8886bd7a5391b86a.jpg"][/url] [/indent][/size][/font][/color][color=#141414][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2] [color=#174D93][url="http://www.talkbass.com/members/shawn-luckman.111807/"]Shawn[/url][/color][/size][/font][/color]

I have one from 1989 in this same colour and scratchplate they are a nice bass.

Looking at the Fender flats as the cost is not that bad, plus if I don't like them I can put them on my Squier Precision instead.