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I feel this very strong urge to get one of those, in fiesta red, of course...

And I thought I was free of GAS...





[color=#ff0000][b]EDIT 23/10/14: got one... and it's AWESOME![/b][/color] :gas:

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Fantastic bass. I had two of those, only parted with them because i don't get along with 4 strings anymore. On one of them i fitted a humbucker from an american deluxe and rewired it with stacked vol/tone for each pickup, had it been a 5-stringer and it would still be with me. Lovely tone, good construction, nice feel, light and fiesta is the best colour ever.

Buy it! Buy it now! :P

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[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1413546748' post='2579366']
Oh and be aware, the neck is fairly massive. But brilliant.
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It's one of the things I think I will like. I'm hoping to try this bass soon!

Ha! Baby sick colour... :lol: I like that colour a lot, with a white/mint pickguard probably. But I'm at a red period in my life, so... :P

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Oh yes! :gas:

I had the exact same one - you will not be disappointed, they are absolute quality basses!

I sold mine on to get my Lakland 55-02, but I am seriously condidering getting another (in the sunburst colour though ....)

They are so light and easy to play - I hope you manage to get one soon mate - I'd best get saving then! :)

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[quote name='Big Bass Man' timestamp='1413547372' post='2579381']
Oh yes! :gas:

I had the exact same one - you will not be disappointed, they are absolute quality basses!

I sold mine on to get my Lakland 55-02, but I am seriously condidering getting another (in the sunburst colour though ....)

They are so light and easy to play - I hope you manage to get one soon mate - I'd best get saving then! :)
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Interesting, as I may be selling my Lakland 5502 if I buy this :lol:

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[quote name='theyellowcar' timestamp='1413547380' post='2579382']
Hmmm. I'm just going to leave this here.

[url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/jandd-pb-vintage-1963-4-string-bass-guitar-fiesta-red--208552"]http://www.dv247.com...sta-red--208552[/url]
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crucially, it's got a rosewood fingerboard... I already have TWO cheap precisions with rosewood fingerboard: a Sue Ryder one with a Wizard Thumper pickup, and a Squier Mike Dirnt signature. And I enjoy them, but I want something a little better... and MAPLE. It's got to be maple... oh yes. :)

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[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1413553150' post='2579474']
crucially, it's got a rosewood fingerboard... I already have TWO cheap precisions with rosewood fingerboard: a Sue Ryder one with a Wizard Thumper pickup, and a Squier Mike Dirnt signature. And I enjoy them, but I want something a little better... and MAPLE. It's got to be maple... oh yes. :)
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Squier Matt Freeman? They're very good.

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[quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1413569710' post='2579758']
I have a lefty in two-tone burst. Nice and light, thewide neck will give your hand a good workout in an unashamed manner.
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is it really noticeably wider than most Precisions or modern Stingrays? It seems it's about 2-3mm wider at the nut -which I consider a good thing-, and providing it's not crazy clubby, it might just be my kind of neck. I would play anything, but I tend to prefer P/Stingray to Jazz, and on 5-string basses a wide string spacing is a must for me, as long as the cross-section is not ridiculous.

I know, I know, I'll have to try it to judge, but I wonder how you'd say it compares.

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[quote name='Jono Bolton' timestamp='1413553834' post='2579483']
Squier Matt Freeman? They're very good.
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It was a contender!
I used to own a Squier CV60, in fiesta red, of course, that I let go in a moment of madness to acquire my G&L L2000. It was a lovely bass. The neck was probably the slimmest I ever tried on a Precision, but not in a bad way, it was really nice. If it's anything like the CV60, it would be a great bass. But I have a thing for red :lol:

I have recently bought some red shoes and a red car, and I even got a red Korg Pitchblack tuner... if I buy a Precision it's got to be red :P

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[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1413573521' post='2579830']

is it really noticeably wider than most Precisions or modern Stingrays? It seems it's about 2-3mm wider at the nut -which I consider a good thing-, and providing it's not crazy clubby, it might just be my kind of neck. I would play anything, but I tend to prefer P/Stingray to Jazz, and on 5-string basses a wide string spacing is a must for me, as long as the cross-section is not ridiculous.

I know, I know, I'll have to try it to judge, but I wonder how you'd say it compares.
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The necks aren`t particularly deep, at least both the one I had, and Bens (Cosmo) weren`t. These are really great basses, they are probably the most aggressive sounding modern Precisions that I`ve played - they have a real snap to them.

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[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1413574592' post='2579842']


The necks aren`t particularly deep, at least both the one I had, and Bens (Cosmo) weren`t. These are really great basses, they are probably the most aggressive sounding modern Precisions that I`ve played - they have a real snap to them.
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They are definitely large necks, but still very comfortable and not clubby. If you are fine with P bass necks normally you're unlikely to have any trouble. A thing of glory, the 50s P bass neck!

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thank you all! "wide and not too deep" sounds very promising. Can't wait to try it! The first thing that made me think of this model was that when I find videos featuring a beautiful sounding Precision, it's often a Classic 50. In addition, it looks just right to me :)

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