artisan Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) so i decided to take advantage of the instant rebate Fender are offering at the mo' & bought a 50's P bass in fiesta red from guitar guitar which has just arrived . unfortunately i'm at work so have only had a quick look over/play on it,but so far for £588 delivered i am well happy,what a lovely bass with top notch build quality,can't wait to get home stick some flats on & plug it in. truth be known i am a die hard Fender fan although i always move them on in the quest for "the" bass but always come back home to good old Fender,so lets see if i can hang onto this one. while i like my G&L (which is in the for sale section) i don't need all of those available tones for the music i play, a good P bass is all i need,its so nice to just plug in & play without messing around with a multitude of controls. Edited May 11, 2012 by artisan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Excellent move ! You instinctively know when something is right You do attract the Fiesta red basses y'know. That Fiesta red Road Worn Precision you sold me goes out most weekends - s'lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I have a 50s P, it's amazing to be honest. Love the neck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 [quote name='cocco' timestamp='1336653391' post='1648937'] I have a 50s P, it's amazing to be honest. Love the neck! [/quote] True dat. Best neck I've ever played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) [quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1336652428' post='1648915'] Excellent move ! You instinctively know when something is right You do attract the Fiesta red basses y'know. That Fiesta red Road Worn Precision you sold me goes out most weekends - s'lovely [/quote] you know i do wish i'd not sold that bass it is a brilliant bass for sure agree about the neck guys its very nice indeed,nicer than the USA P bass which i recently swapped -- (see there's a pattern here). i really really like this bass it's very nearly as good as the Roadworn i stupidly sold,mind i stupidly sold my Roadworn Jazz bass too,its official I AM STUPID. Edited May 10, 2012 by artisan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Congrats, very good basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 i had a good old play on this last night & stuck some fender flats on it,very nice indeed sounds just as it should,damn fine build quality too,hell even the factory setup was spot on all it needed (for the flats) was the truss rod tightened a 1/3 of a turn--perfect. i just love the neck to bits to its a very good £588's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBbass Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Grats man, needs tort! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 My missus gave me permission to acquire a P-bass last night. These are very high on the shortlist... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBbass Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 [quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1336736851' post='1650188'] My missus gave me permission to acquire a P-bass last night. These are very high on the shortlist... [/quote] No collection is complete without a P bass! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 [quote name='CBbass' timestamp='1336735694' post='1650164'] Grats man, needs tort! [/quote] you know i've been looking at it thinking the exact same thing plus of course some covers & a tug bar cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 [quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1336736851' post='1650188'] My missus gave me permission to acquire a P-bass last night. These are very high on the shortlist... [/quote] i can very highly recommend the 50's, as long as you like the wide neck,i'd say this is a nicer bass than my last MIA P bass & that was very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBbass Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 [quote name='artisan' timestamp='1336744928' post='1650361'] you know i've been looking at it thinking the exact same thing plus of course some covers & a tug bar cheers [/quote] Sounds awesome! I'd suggest WD music for the best tort as they do the real deal. You can read about it on offsetguitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 [quote name='CBbass' timestamp='1336745224' post='1650371'] Sounds awesome! I'd suggest WD music for the best tort as they do the real deal. You can read about it on offsetguitars. [/quote] i've used WD before when i blinged up a MIM P bass once before,they are good i agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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