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I have access to Hypochlorus Acid so am covered if we all run out of hand sanitiser.... I'll just spray myself down with it each morning 👍

Does anyone use or has anyone tried the Tesla P-Bass pickup. What do you think? Not really seen much talk on here about Tesla. I could not find too much info on them, though I did find a couple of youtube vids, and sound pretty good to my cloth-ears. Cheers, James. 🎸

Yeah... but what do you REALLY think ? 😆

I have an old Encore Coaster P bass from the 80's I think. It is Very well built. The pickup is one of the best I have heard , certainly in a so called "budget" brand instrument. It has through body stringing, weighs a lot, and one of the best P bass copies I have had. Mine is getting a new replacement 50's style Maple neck shortly. The one in the ad looks maybe a little more recent, but if its anything like the one I have, i.m.o. most definitely worth it. 🎸

You already knew this had sentimental value. The "have a little play" on it should have happened either before sale or before any money changed hands. The instrument was effectively the buyers at that moment only for you to have a change of mind at that point? I totally understand the upsetof the buyer. I love Eagle basses and I will only ever dream of owning one. I am sure the fretless versions are even harder to come by. Knowing the sort of value these have and the amount of money most likely handed over by the buyer, I think the "tough titty" attitude is well out of order.

What a coincidence. I am close to finishing my new song "C**ts Who Can't Sing But Still Insist On Making Crappy Records".

Great!.... I've got a whole months wages, I haven't seen this much in ages. I might spend it in stages ,or might go and buy that P bass.

OoOoOoooOh go on then...... Recorded for the Xmas Cover Challenge.No apologies for the pic, some of us at least have a roof to shelter under this Winter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khZyXhCff6c&feature=youtu.be Bonus points for naming that tune 🤪 … Ok it's Chi Mai by Ennio Moricone Cheers, James 🤘

Bought my now departed Gretsch Junior Jet II bass from BAX. No problems or issues, delivery was about 3 days If I remember correctly. 🎸

So glad I found this topic . I've been after something to keep my bass in for ages , thanks!

I have the Audio Technica ATH M50X. Awesome headphones. I use them for music production, mixing etc. They are great with handling the low end also. 👍

You need to pay close attention to the ladies to get the right amount of "bounce". 🤪 But seriously, I do agree with you, it just has a certain something in the feel that makes the song what it is ! Great practice for learning to *feel* the line as well as play it though.

Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer A great song and bassline to learn, not too difficult as it is mostly a repeating line through verse/chorus parts. The bridge sections I think would be a little more of a challenge for a beginner but still quite easy to get to grips with after a few listens. 🎸

Is that the rare "2 left feet" version for people who can't dance in it then. 😆

I lost interest in Marillion when they started the crowd funding thing with Anaraknophobia, and have been consistently disappointed with the output since then. Everything from Season's End up to Radiation however nothing short of brilliant, the highlights being Brave and This Strange Engine , with the exception of .Com which I found a bit of a chore to listen to all the way through. I saw them on the original Brave tour and they are without a doubt a fantastic live band. I did have a look at the song Estonia on YouTube, and I think that one definitely lends itself well to being orchestrated. The fact is the band's sound has evolved over the years and seem to cater to a different sort of audience these days maybe? I wouldn't expect any band to just churn out the same thing for 30+ years to be honest. Shame it's just not really to my taste anymore.

A used Boss GT6B? I'm pretty sure it has a de-fretter effect, definitely synth bass sounds and a ton of other stuff. Might be a bit too involved as a unit for what you are looking for, but maybe worth looking into though? 🎸

Well, things have sort of changed very quickly as they sometimes do in my strange little world! I saw this for not too much money, typically just after buying the brand new one ! (doh) . I bought it anyway as it looked cool , also thinking it may have been modified/ upgraded in some way only to find from a bit of internet searching that I seem to have acquired a 1998 Bronco with larger clunky Fender tuners and a tinted maple neck (which I would have liked on the brand new one). Note the headstock logo also. Sadly the pickup was non working when it arrived, but I put the brand new original one from the new Bronco into it and all is fine and dandy. Note the pickguard has gone a sort of naturally aged yellow tint. Under the knobs which I replaced with Jazz style ones, the guard is as white as the pickup. Just awaiting an imminent arrival of 3 ply scratch plate replacement intended for the 2019 Bronco, though I might see if I can make it fit on this 1998 one. It does have 12 screws though as opposed to 11 in the newer model. It just needs a little more tweaking to get it just right, but it's pretty close to being spot on.

...….Obviously my comment was said in jest. 👍

I thought Leo Fender got it all right the first time? 🤪

Robot bass tuners maybe?

@Osiris I admit it was refusal based on looks alone for the Talman. Not knocking Ibanez as a brand though. I have owned an SRX which was a superb sounding bass but neck a bit wimpy for my big hands. I also gigged with a Korean ATK for quite a few years, which to be fair is a bit marmite also in the design department, but sounded immense. I was in my mid -late 20's so could still handle that sort of weight around my neck for a couple of hours! Now I'm using my padded comfort strapp even on the little Bronco these days. @dannybuoy If that doesn't convince anyone these are really worthwhile considering as a "serious" instrument I don't know what will ! I concur with the guy on his general opinion, you can't really go wrong with these at the price.