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Anyone spotted this stunner from Bass Bros? Seems a reasonable price too for a 66? Very clean https://bassbros.co.uk/product/1966-fender-precision-bass/

Tell him Paul (with the jazz n the ric) said hi. Will be taking my vintage p there when i get a sufficient break in gigs

He is based in Radcliffe now. Very close to me and has done some great set ups on my Ric and Jazz

When I saw Blondie the bassist was a spector toting beast called Leigh Foxx, amazing tone albeit very 'front and centre' of the mix

One of my favourite songs to play is Dreaming. Great bassline and great tone on the original recording

So my 1975/76 p bass is pretty much original but its clear its had a new nut in its previous life. The new one doesnt quite fit right with a very small gap either end between the edge of the fretboard and the nut. Its never massively bothered me but what has since i started using smaller gauge strings is the slot depths. In particular the G and D sit quite low down and i have a feeling the G is being pinched resulting in a slighty more dead tone. Looking at these phone pics would you say it needs a trip to the tech for a new nut?

Bought a set of flats off David in an effortlessly smooth transaction. Nae danger here

Ive got a very modest set up that nearly all came from charity/pawn shops. The deck is an old JVC LA-10 which goes into a Cambridge 640P pre amp then into a Cambridge 540 Azure power amp. Finally the speakers are Missions. In total probably cost me less than £100 and sounds pretty decent. By no means high end or expensive but certainly sounds ok

Im a HUGE fan of their discontinued Spyder series. The 330 can be had for about the same price as a MAG head in the used market. The 550 version takes it to another level tho, a really valvey tone but not in the distorted manner - like a tube head running clean but when you dig in a slight sag and grit. As most basschatters do - im always chasing THAT tone and have been through many heads from budget to boutique, i genuinely always come back to the Spyders

Neil bought my Hartke amp off me in an effortlessly smooth transaction. He was patient whilst i sourced packing and during a busy work period when i forgot to reply to some of his messages. Prompt payment and good comms throughout

So the tuners on my 76 P are a bit stiff and there is definitely some grinding going on. I stripped them down and gave them a good clean and lubed them with chapstick (recommended on a youtube vid as opposed to thin oil that can damage the wood/headstick finish. Whilst they are better they are still incredibly hard work. I dont really want to look at replacing them at this point with it being a vintage bass but of course it needs to be playable. Anybody got any useful tips that may help get them going a bit smoother/easier?

Quick check on the neck stamps tonight. Really loving the bass so far, has a really nice ‘eveness’ tone wise string to string. Nice narrow neck width with a chunkiness front to back. From the 70's Fender group on faceboo they have deciphered it as:- 01 - Precision 04 - Rosewood 48 - Week (december) 5 - Year 1975 2 - Day of the week So it seems the neck is late 75. I cant check pot dates as they are non original. There is no sticker on the back of the guard that i can see as it has been fully covered in grounding tape (given the route). Pickups will have a date on them though so i should have a look at them too. Not that it really matters but just geeking out

Unfortunately i don't have an amp here at the moment as it is at our studio so haven't heard her fully sing yet. Acoustically she is very vibrant and resonant, great neck and very well set up from @Willfunk at Bass Bros. As per the original advert - she has a route under the pickguard presumably for some previous active electronics, you cant tell at all with the pickguard on tho and in person the route is much smaller than the pics suggested. Original pickups are back in situ and the only non original parts seems to be the pots and the plastic pickup covers. I have a battered old bridge cover that ill stick on and ill seek out a suitably worn looking thumb rest. I do have some worn looking pup covers but the lugs are too large for the pickguard so will source some others. Look forward to getting the amp back from the studio to hear her properly. After that, despite being a flats player, this will get a set of Fender 7150's (the pure nickels) and become my number 1

So she has arrived. Quick unboxing on my lunch hour with full details/review etc to follow. My 1976 P bass 😍

its en route - will update once it lands. I just felt for the price that i could live with a hidden route and changed pots. Now its about string choice - my usuals are Elites Flats but in this band I've found Elite Halfwounds more fitting and give a bit more growl

So i eventually succumbed to this......