Mrbigstuff

Phew I thought I was out. Popped into a local music store for a strap for a relatives birthday. Realised there wasn’t an exemption for buying others a gift. Then saw straps are allowed so still in 😁

Oh no, why oh why did I click on this thread….. I’m happy with my V5, I’m happy with my v5, IM HAPPY WITH MY V5 😭

That’s for basses right 😳

Just want to chime in on the Fender play sub. Ignore that and sign up to sbl instead. I wish I was a beginner again just so I could learn from their content. Buy the bass that feels good. I’ve owned too many basses but my Fender stuck around because it was the only bass I actually tried in a store before buying. Don’t make my mistake and just buy what your heroes play.

From what I remember some s9 serial numbers covered early 80s too. This one has some transitional features.

Just seen a video and thought the same. People whooping as Sharon gets out the car. Madness

Looks dangerous! Make sure you have protection.

There’s a lot more that can be done too by a professional, such as nut height adjustment or fret levelling. It made a huge difference to my Fender when I took it to the bass gallery in Camden for work to the neck.

This dealer pops up on my FB. They have a gorgeous mint OW p bass just in stock. Some nice gear, although the highest pricing. https://www.guitarbroker.com/product-category/bass-guitars/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwL13e1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkpxgd69CVPoqD0Xlc5W_tuONjkMqIPAQ3VjzdihC7OhQiP5AR25oxzQ4lH2_aem_auajZQqWdeqJA2QvLhmKzA

Interesting, I’ve seen a similar trans orange from fender but not fiesta red. Although I used to have a trans finish jazz bass and I think it was described as crimson red.

Thanks to SBL and TikTok there’s “whipperslappers” everywhere

Hopefully they will give us more details soon @Bass Direct

Sparkly teal or purple for me. I used to have a translucent teal SR with a maple neck and black PG and that was a looker. Add the sparkle and it will be unique.

The Stuart Clayton books are very good for jamiroquai material

Similar to this. If you can write the parts out like a left and right hand piano line you will see visually where they meet rhythmically. Then you start to think of it as one part rather than two in parallel.

That’s a good point. Aside from Sire, I always found that the pickups on cheaper basses lacked depth (bass frequencies) in their pickups. The originator of Sire was an electrician/ engineer, much like the founder of Markbass. My MIM P bass had American standard pups but I improved it a lot by swapping them for Lindy Fralin

I was only talking of the decal aspect. Already mentioned the knobs a few pages ago. Don’t think there’s any interest

Could just be a refinished neck and new decal added. Quite common

Looks like a P bass decal rather than jazz bass

In that case the OP should get a Sire and pro setup because they’re excellent when done right. If you get a V5 they’re passive and you don’t need to worry about active circuits or batteries. FWIW I had an early V1 and didn’t have any issues with that either.

I think we need to stay in context that the OP is a beginner. All hardware is designed to do a job, and will do it if properly setup and maintained. The tuners on my Sire and MIM P bass are excellent. The biggest difference I find when you go above budget basses is either aesthetics (fancy woods ect), preferences (scale lengths, body size, fret size ect) and setup (plays great straight out of the box). Of course it is a lot more fun to buy lots of gear but as a beginner you’ll never recover the hours lost just learning to play sufficiently.

Wow where to begin. knobs and decal for starters. Fingerboard looks like it’s been in a shark attack

Oh well if it’s a giveaway I will have the 62 please 😂

It will be much cheaper to address the issues with the bass. Ask a luthier to look at the setup/ frets. Cheaper basses are mostly cheaper because less time gets spent on the QC. Contrary to popular belief, new gear doesn’t make you better