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I recently had two Made in Mexico 50s type basses. One was a Vintera and the other the classic series. Both the same guitar,different name! I had to sell them as after a while I discovered I did not like the width of the neck. Fit and finish on both spot on. Soundwise really good! I had sold a Fender Player series p bass to fund one of the guitars. To be honest I could have kept it but have no room for many guitars! (I know,kick the lad out!!) Anyway I needed to fill the P bass gap and was just about to buy another Player series off Gumtree when I spotted a Squier Vintage Vibe 60s P bass in white! I had heard that these are really great guitars but as usual thought...beginners bass....not for me! Maybe even a bit of snobbery. Why buy a Squier when I can get a Fender! I looked at some second hand USA Fenders,then the player bass,then the Squier came up at a tad over £200 second hand in A1 condition! Decided to take a punt on it. As soon as I picked it up and played it I knew that the folk online had been right! It does feel,look,play and sound better than the Player series! Feels like my first P bass an early 70s thing long gone! Not for everyone but will know after a couple of gigs how I feel about it but for now...yes deffo worth a look at !

Still for sale on Cash Converters site...chancers!

Cash Converters Stratford!....

Messaged the seller and said this isn't a real Fender! He replied ''what makes you say that?'' Where do I begin!

Yes Dave,push pull switch to make it active/passive from Musik Produktiv in Germany.

It wasn't me who asked the first time!....lol

It has been asked before...and no one answered! Has anyone bought a bass guitar neck from Niche Guitars Blackpool? A few years ago a near neighbour of mine let me try out a guitar he had built himself. He had made the body but used a pre made neck which was very nice! He wasn't giving out where he got the neck but it didn't take too long to find out lol. This was maybe 3 or 4 years ago. I looked in and seen the neck he had bought plus other p and j type necks for not a lot of cash! I am now about to put a bass together using parts and as a starting point I had a look again at the necks from Niche....

Great set and he has some songs! Check them out! Oh and the bass player has a nice custom Warmouth bass!

What are folks take on paying by pay pal these days? Have done it in the past for low amount and everything was ok. I do a fair bit of face to face selling on facebook market place and it's usually cash when I turn up at someones house or when they buy from me. I nearly bought a bass on here last week but when contacting the seller he would not do pay pal but wanted bank transfer straight away and was sorting the bass out at the weekend about 4 days later. We spoke on here and that should have been enough but because of the recent scamming on here I decided not to pay and dropped out of the deal! On reflection I should have phoned the seller which I usually do and just transfered the money but took cold feet.

After lockdown I joined a new band. Rock/pop covers. Was told before I got the gig that it may be loud and I should make sure i had a big enough amp!! (singers...what are they like!) Great band and do well on the circuit plus the guys are brand new....but at gigs..mega loud...at practise..mega loud! No amount of talking about it or moaning about it made any difference! The mixer was a sea of red lights!! I spoke to the guitarist in private about it and he went off on one saying that he had two expensive Les Pauls and a Marshall stack so he could be heard! I tried playing louder than the band which I could manage but that made it worse and my ears almost bleed! After a while though they seen sense and let me go as it''wasn't working out'' I believe it never ''Worked out'' with the last bass player either! Still friends with the guys as life is too short.......speak up!....I SAID LIFE IS TOO SHORT!!!....WHAT???????/

Lol...if only! Then again,the last time we played one of the lady punters got a bit over the top with the drink and was asked to leave by the manageress. She kicked off and had to be escorted out the door and continued to kick off and kick some folk as well! The manageress phoned the cop hotline and within minutes there was two vans and a car outside the venue! By the way I continued to play but had a great view of it all through the window! The cop car came screaming round the corner blue lights going,up on to the kerb and the guys jumped out leaving the doors open and decked the whizzed punter! handbag went flying and everything spilled out on to the deck! Apart from that it was an ok night!

Playing in local pub Bar Bliss Kirkintilloch,just outside Glasgow last night with my band. Small bar with large window in front of which the band play and TVs on the wall. Looked up at one point to notice the other 3 members of the band playing away whilst watching golf on the TV....I continued to look out the window at passing Police cars and buses!

Such a shame.....I also bought one of his guitars years ago. Sad loss.

He three at one point! The neck was just a tad too wide for me but great bass guitars! Had player series and it was ok! Bit like a Squier!

Did you contact Bass Bros and offer up your bass? Because as far as I know it's the only way they would offer to buy your bass. I have sold two guitars to Will and bought one from him. 100% recommend. No issues,excellent communication,gave fair price both times and money transferred in to my bank straight away.

Had one the exact same as this sold it to Bass Bros. It's still on their site. Also sold my Fender Vintera to them. Tried my best but could not get on with the neck. If I had maybe just played the two it would not have been an issue but I have been flitting between 4 other guitars with jazz type necks. But all in all fantastic guitars that's for sure!

Not that sure...lol. Its thin bit like a jazz and flat a bit like my old Yamaha BB1100s

Beenlooking at these as well and Glasgow is just down the road from me! At least you got to try them out and see a bit of the city! A wee day out as they say! Don't know if it's your thing but I recently got hold of a Godin Shifter Classic bass. Made In Canada and pretty rare in this country it seems! I love mine and it has a massive sound and great tones.passive but you would not think so going by the output! Check the reviews online .By the way there is one for sale in Absolute Music and on their e bay page! Well worth it I love mine! Here is a picture of what it looks like!

Very nice words! As mentioned I have only discovered the music of Gentle Giant in the last few months! Heard the name over the years and never bothered to check them out. To be honest I wouldn't have been able to take it all in! But in my opinion they are up there with the greats!! Check them out if you can! RIP Ray. What a player indeed!

Just heard that bass player from Gentle Giant,Ray Shulman has passed away. I have recently just started to listen to Gentle Giant. It's funny how some bands pass you by. But if you get a chance check out Gentle Giant. Ray was a brilliant all round musician as well as a fantastic bass player.