Mrbigstuff

I have an idea….. So that you don’t have any regret, you can send it to me and I will keep it until you want it back. For free! Then you can collect it. Saves the faff of selling and sadness from sellers remorse. 😝

I’ve obviously not played the 35th, but the 30th is the only MM bass I would buy. The one I played at the bass Gallery was just a sublime instrument way beyond the others I’ve tried (including the 20th) or owned

I’m not surprised it’s stuck. Early 90’s stage II is not going to be easily beaten.

The LPB P bass they have of his is much more appealing

Probably got GAS and wife has said 1 in 1 out

Look to emphasise the solo rather than offer something different. Follow the direction it goes in and punctuate any key phrases or beats. Works for any style/ genre.

I don’t have either of these basses but it is good practice to loop the cable around the strap so you have some slack if the cable is pulled. Martin at the Gallery once advised that right angle plugs are much better for the Jack socket after having issues with a Warwick.

I’ve never really loved the music I have gigged and I think that’s one of the reasons I decided all the other sacrifices were too much. If I could play arenas once a week with a sh*t hot big band and a luxury tour bus picks me up and drops me off I reckon I’d be all for it.

Only time my wife objected is when I deliberated spending half our house deposit on a very nice Ken Smith bass. Possibly the right decision in the long run.

I love a Thumb bass, only bass I regret selling

I’ve had this issue with a few basses, notably a 35” scale 5 string Overwater. I think having a low strap height helps the look but it’s never been my style

I had a Squier VM Jazz and a Sire V7. The Sire was far superior in every department

There’s a thread on them on here

If you can afford to pay £3-4k on this bass in these times, you can afford £100 for a hard case if you want one.

Strings exempt I’ve not had any new bass gear since 2017! Don’t think 2022 is going to be any different

Would this be bought as a gigging bass?

Loved the looks but lacked warmth and the G string offered nothing

Surely the pickups would be easy to replicate though? Alleva Coppollo and Moollon are supposed to sound close but from clips I’ve heard it’s not been right to my ears. But then some of the upgraded pickups in a vintage bass, such as early EMGs still sound vintage to me. My thinking is it was the wood source. These days a lot of the wood used for guitars is from sustainable forests in Asia where the trees aren’t as old as now protected forests in US, South America, or Canada. Where was the wood Fender used from in the early days, is it still available? The difference in climates and age will affect the density of the wood.

I suppose it depends on what you want from the instrument. I hear a sound that I have only heard through the vintage Fenders I’ve played (more than I should have done). And because I don’t gig I don’t have to worry about it getting nicked or knocked. My thoughts on replacing dodgy or worn parts is that most don’t still have the original strings so other parts that wear should be replaced, ideally with high quality new parts.

I believe it was magic pixie dust

Except for one fretless bass I’m very lucky to own I have two budget basses which are fine for now. Hopefully the bubble will burst with vintage fenders but folk have being saying that will happen for over a decade.

Get ready to be shot. I’ve yet to find a modern bass that sounds the same as a 60s or 70s Fender bass. I’ve really tried because I want that sound and was silly enough to waste money on a house all and the trimmings they require. I have been lucky to A/B true vintage against reissues (even an 80s Fullerton jazz) and they just didn’t sound the same.

Yeh 100% the modulus wins it

Holy moly

This, I bought a Epiphone Thunderbird blind for my second bass. It just looked cool and the Darkness had just gone to number 1. What a pile 💩 that was