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I do like the MIJ 57 reissue type Precisions. I've owned two and they have a really nice shallow neck and the pickups sound great. I bought an Olympic white one a few years ago from Basschat and it really is lovely. I prefer it to my USA Fender Elite Precision, for just P bass sounds, and the neck is more comfortable.

Ummm.....no? I can never figure out what knob does what, when I have to use them in a dark venue. By the way, I saw that picture of you on my Facebook newsfeed at the weekend. I'm a Facebook friend of the Photographer. I said 'I know that guy........' 😃

I remember those days fondly. Having to move the pool table, set up the venues own PA because they couldn't be bothered and ending up having to set my gear up right in front of the toilet door and then playing to nobody for 3 hours. Happy days 😁

If you want a beefier sound, I recommend raising the neck pickup and lowering the bridge pickup and see if that makes a difference.

Forth gig since lockdown, on Saturday night. Had fun playing this song. I even got a solo - blink and you'll miss it. 10000000_8108811425827229_1745709608052968495_n.mp4

Go and get a Precision, you know you want to.

Why didn't the seller experiment with something cheap and nasty rather than a rather expensive American Vintage Precision. Even if it sounds and plays great they won't get anything near to the selling price they're asking. I notice the seller has fiddled with a perfectly nice US Jazz as well. They have a very expensive hobby. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225156150354?hash=item346c5a3452:g:NJgAAOSwy3JcQebw

That's interesting. I played through an Ashdown Routemaster head, in my local rehearsal rooms and it didn't get any louder after 12 O'Clock. It all seems a bit Nigel Tufnel.

I play in a newly formed band. The singer is good but not experienced in singing live. She used her own SM58 at our first gig and the sound engineer struggled to get a decent volume from the monitor due to feedback. For the second set he swapped the mic to one of the house mics and it reduced the feedback and allowed him to get her monitor louder. She instantly bought the same model of mic. I know nothing about mics but I do know that some are better for live work than others.

I do like DR Hi Beams. I used to fit them to all my basses but was seduced by Elixirs for a while. Recently fitted a set to my Jazz and they sound really great.

I was once told that my bass was causing feedback through the PA (which I wasn't going through). The guy on the desk was an amateur (he was actually an orthopedic surgeon not a sound engineer who had bought a very expensive PA and desk he had no idea how to operate) ) and his wife was the singer, I told him he was wrong but he insisted he was right. So to avoid making him look like an idiot in front of everyone, I didn't argue, I just turned my bass down to zero volume. He didn't even notice that there was no bass in the on stage mix at all. I mimed through the whole gig and made a decision that he would never be let near a desk again, while I was in the band.

I have a Fender Deluxe Jazz (which is pretty similar to the Elite and Ultra) and that is a lovely bass. I bought it for £800 which over £1000 less than a new Elite or Ultra.

I think that the only difference between the Elites and the Ultras is that the Elites have a wheel at the bottom of the neck which allows you to tweak the truss rod (like a Stingray). It comes in very handy and is very easy to use. Personally, although I own an Elite Precision, I thought the name was a bit sh*t. It makes me think that the type of people who would want to buy an Elite Fender, were all hedge fund managers and Blues lawyers. which might have been the reason they changed the name to Ultra.

I owned an Ashdown MiBass which had the same kind of EQ system. When I owned it I had no idea it had a parametric EQ (as I got it secondhand and I didn't get any manual). It sounded fine with everything centered, so I didn't fiddle about with the EQ much. Supposedly it didn't catch on, as the controls were a bit too complicated for our simple, bassist, brains. https://ashdownmusic.com/products/mibass-550

I've seen a thinline MIJ Precision before, with a split pickup (which was very tasty) but not this one with a mudbucker.

Very odd that you're having problems hearing yourself with a loud amp and 6 speakers. I would remove the tuner and compressor and see if that helps. If it doesn't, then you have a very quiet bass.

All Right Now by Free. Which looking back was pretty adventurous for a kid who had trouble tuning his bass.

Not bad tempered discussion just intense. Usually the band is raring to get on stage as we are packing up but there was no sign of any bands after we finished. It was only as I was leaving that I saw all the gear, and what I assume was the Hendrix Band, in a band huddle. They were probably wondering if they should accept the 'half a set' deal, or just take the cash and go home. Sounds like everything got resolved in a cool and reasonable manner and everybody went home happy.

Ahhh.....so you were one of the double booked bands after us. Glad you got paid your full fee. See my post above.

I played at a local music bar in Edinburgh. There was a Spanish guy, I'd never met before, on the desk and he got a great sound onstage (I had to ask him to turn the bass down through my monitor - yes THAT good). Sound on stage was great, hope it was great out front too. As I was leaving I saw what I thought was a huge band bringing all their gear in - there must have been ten of them - and they were in a heated discussion. What I only learned later, was that they were two bands not one, as there had been a double booking for the slot after us. The bands were not happy and after some discussion they got to play half a set each, which must have been a real pain in the butt. The moral of this story is, if you're playing at a venue, check the Facebook site on the day of the gig so that you don't get a nasty surprise when you turn up.

I went to see The Waterboys, at Barrowlands Glasgow, in October last year. Mike Scott and Steve Wickham, the only surviving members of the original band, aren't exactly coffin dodgers (at 63 and 62) but they looked like they'd come to the end of the road, they'd had enough and wanted to go home. After that tour Steve Wickham actually did leave The Waterboys, he definitely was giving out the signals the enthusiasm wasn't there any more and neither of them had the energy.

One day I'll challenge myself to play everything in my covers band set on one string. I'm sure I could do it 😂

I've always been a Fender man, who has occasionally dabbled with the odd Stingray. But a few years ago I bought a G&L L2500 tribute and was amazed at how ridiculously versatile it was. It can do the P bass, Jazz bass and Stingray thing, without any drama. If I had to get rid of my basses and could only keep one, then the G&L would be the 'no brainer' choice.

I'm a fan of Will Lee. He used to be a member of the Letterman Show band. I remember seeing The Hothouse Flowers on the show. Their bass player wasn't available on the night so Will Lee stood in for him and he made the song his own by playing slap (which shouldn't really have worked) and adding some tasty fills. I'll think of another 4 session guys in a little while......meanwhile here's the performance.

I bought a secondhand 2014 Stingray from Guitar Guitar, in 2018, for £1200. At the time I bought it, they were going for about £900 on Basschat but were thin on the ground, and my impatience got the better of me. So when I saw one on the wall at GG I bought it. I have no idea what they're going for in GG nowdays. The Stingray Specials are now £3,000 new, which is far more than I would ever spend on a bass.