Dicey

Took this silver P bass out this evening, we had a thoroughly fun time!

I think most of us can relate to this at some time or another. Ultimately, if you've persevered and you're just not enjoying yourself it is a good sign to preserve your inner peace and call time on involvement in a project. Albeit, that does involve saying goodbye to work and money, which can also be tough. But some people really can make the decision easier for us to walk away. Best of luck with the next steps!

After a year of gigging it, I still hadn't fallen for the vintera II '50s p bass I'd gotten, so I traded it in and got this Player II - Absolutely delighted with it, ergonomically the neck just works better for me, and the pickups are superb. Put the obligatory leopard print strap on it and the rest of this year has been going great. Might even sell on something else and pick up another one in green 💚

Picked up this vintera ii 50s p bass a couple of months ago; great instrument, though the big neck took a little getting used to!

My 1967 Eb3. Lovely neck, plays great, sounds cool in psychedelic blues rock, but any work I get these days requires a more conventional bass (can't even take my Ricks out as much as I want to) 🥲

My 4003 on tour yesterday. The tone through an Ampeg SVT is 🔥 🔥🔥

Beaten up old 4001, previous owner put a horseshoe in the bridge. I had thought to switch the pickup back to an original '70s spec, but I've been putting it to heavy use recently on tour and I'm really digging it!

Now roughing out the contours with a rasp before a final bit of sanding

Aye, it seems like it'd be heresy to refinish it!

Pots and serial date it to '70, but it was sold to me as a '71, maybe it was built in '70 and sold in '71? Whichever of those years it is, it's practically a fretless at this point and with the flatwound strings it plays so smoothly! 😁

I was lucky enough to see Blur last night. Great gig, I grew up on those basslines! What a player Alex is, though it doesnt seem like his playing gets much attention from fellow bassists, am I wrong? Anyway, now I want a '58 reissue p bass 🙈

A couple of "in progress" shots; this has been quite a process, involving a bit of trial and error, but very fun!

The poor creature came to me as a husk, so I had no pickup at the start! I'm very, very happy with the SPB-1 though! In fact, I'm considering another one for the P Bass I'm currently building! 😁