Jackopie1

Yeah, that is a bit worrying about the relief. Unfortunately, the shop I found it in is in London, and I'm in Cornwall, but I'll give them a ring. Thanks for the heads up! 

Thanks for the advice everybody- the Fender is going up for sale, and a deposit is going down on the Tokai. 

I thinl the hesitation comes primarily from not often dealing in these amounts of money! 

Last year I came into a little bit of money, and so naturally my mind turned to basses. I'd played and gigged almost solely, for 15 years, with a Godin PJ that I picked up from a charity shop as a teenager, but I'd always loved the idea of a real Fender P Bass. I've always loved the precision sound. 

I walked out of PMT not soon after with a spanking new Pro ii P Bass, which I think sounds lovely, and plays well. 

After a year of gigging though, I like it, but can't say I absolutely love it. I just don't feel like it's 'the one' if that makes sense? And for the money it costs, it really needs to be my main bass for many years to come. 

Well, today I had a play on this lovely thing, and was absolutely smitten. I know it's just a p bass copy, but it played so beautifully, sounded warm and rich, and had a lovely low action. It's a 2021 made in Japan version of the Hard Puncher. £1,100. It was light, too. 

Am I mad for wanting to sell the Pro ii, take the depreciation loss and get the Tokai? Has anyone got any experience with these? Is this just the start of the endless GAS that, so far, I've largely avoided? 

Opinions welcome! 

On 10/12/2021 at 11:18, madshadows said:

I have a HB Jazz bass and it's terrific, the only drawback is it's quite heavy but it plays, sounds and looks great  

 

A link to the bass:

 

https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbb1975_na.htm

 

John 😎 

Hi John. 

I've had an eye on one of these- gigging with a P Bass which I'm perfectly happy with, but never owned a jazz bass so I'm definitely curious. 

What is the neck like? Chunky? 

Jack

There are clearly some cracking cheapie pedals out there. 

I'm relatively new to the world of effects, but 60 quid for a new EHX bass chorus seems absurdly cheap compared to what I was expecting! 

 I think I've had some bad luck when it comes to the other 2 cheap pedals though. I jut had both a cheap Chinese tuner, amd a TC Nether Octaver, start playing silly buggers in the space of a couple of gigs- the tuner even when bypassed, so I think the universe has told me that there needs to be a limit to my thriftiness...

1 hour ago, MattM said:

Think the Tony Franklin has a DiMarzio J pickup as this was his original preference?   I’ve got a reverse of this as my go-to fretless, a Tony Franklin neck on a 78 P body with EMG PJ set.   The neck is hands-down the best P neck I’ve played (think it’s B width or 40mm-ish at nut) and the ebony fingerboard with flats plays amazingly.

Ah Ok, thanks. 

That is also a beautiful bass. 

3 hours ago, baldwinbass said:

Hi Jack,

 

This is the right place for you and your passion for bass.

 

Welcome to Basschat!

 

Thank-you! 

On 02/04/2022 at 18:27, ThirteenDevils said:

Tony Franklin with a roasted maple neck.

That is beatiful! Is that a G&L style j-pup? 

I'm a simple man! 

Fender Pro ii. 

I know they can get a bad rep when it comes to value for money, but it feels and sounds lovely to me. 

I just can't settle between rounds and flats... 

This was my only bass for a decade and a half, so I've always been partial to tele-ish headstocks. 

Hi James - I'm interested in this please. Could you PM me with p&p costs to Somerset, please? (If that's how it works- read the rules, but haven't purchased on Basschat before!)

Thanks,

Jack. 

Hi all, 

My name's Jack, and I'm joining Basschat after lurking and browsing the forum for a long while. It's always seemed a lovely community! 

I have played bass and sax in bands for 15 years, since my school days, but as I reach my 30s, bass seems to be becoming a real love of mine, and I squeeze in as much as I can around my family. 

I play in a corporate/weddings functions band, and that helps fund my ever-increasing GAS, and justifies my playing to my very patient wife. I'm also currently gigging and recording with an originals (Indy) project for the first time in a long time, which is lovely! 

Anyway, apologies for the long post. Hello everyone!