Joebethell Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) So this a long story that has hopefully come to an end. After a year or so of buying,swapping and struggling with a few basses of all shapes and sizes (to the point of my family,friends and bandmates decided i had a Bass buying problem) i have come to find the Bass for me. Rather than bore you with all the details i will give you an overview of the last few months in which i made a number of decisions which has lead to this point. Firstly high end Bass Guitars are well worth the money and i have had 3 in recent times that were great but if you are like me worried about gigging them they end up in case in the spare bedroom. So this has lead me to sell and swap a Dingwall SPJ a Mike Lull and a 1976 Fender Jazz bass. The next two purchases happened within a short period of time really i spotted in the Basses for sale section of this very site an Everson Fretless which i ended up buying after a small regret of selling a Sei Flamboyant 5string Fretless an number of years ago. This was a great bass again with a real punchy tone but for the kind of music i am mostly playing with my band at this time a pretty useless purchase in the end so that bass to was moved on. The sale of the Everson leads to the final part of the saga a TWO yes TWO bass within TWO weeks. The first of the two basses was a 62 Fender japan VSP Jazz in candy apple red purchased online from Classic and Cool Guitars a stunning Bass (and Mark is a legend) BUT!!! and this is my own fault for breaking my own rule of not playing a bass before you buy I could not get on with the neck the thick lacquer and profile meant I couldn't get on with it. I was quiet at work and with a gig coming up i dropped into a local retailer just for some strings o my lunch and my eyes were drawn to the back wall of Basses (normally only lower end basses) but this time one stood out. I fell for a Fender Pbass Limited Edition Sandblasted. it was taken into a corner plugged into a pretty poor Ashdown combo but the basses tone shone through with a neck that felt right straight away. So decision made the Jazz was collected and part exchanged and the Pbass was mine. Now i have not put the Bass down since it has been gigged and sounded great with loads of positive comments and that finish its tactile and frankly stunning[font=verdana, tahoma, arial, helvetica][size=3][color=#000000].[/color][/size][/font] [color=#000000][font=verdana, tahoma, arial, helvetica][size=1]So i have found the bass for me not to expensive to use has a great tone and Stunning finish.[/size][/font][/color] Edited June 14, 2015 by Joebethell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Congrats on finding the right bass for , but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Quick couple of photos added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyellowcar Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Very very nice. Congratulations on finding 'the one' and we'll done for choosing a P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 [quote name='Joebethell' timestamp='1434299122' post='2798441'] Quick couple of photos added [/quote]Ahh, that's better. Very nice it looks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cana.dan Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Those sandblasted p basses are beautiful looking. Would love one in red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Can't recommend the sandblasted finish enough it's very tacktile and has a satin feel to it totally different the normal Fender soild colours. Plus it changes depending on the light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CokeyW Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I wondered how you'd got on since I benefitted from your saga and bought the magnificent Everson fretless a couple of weeks ago. As I also had your two Markbass NY 4x8" cabs last year make sure you let me know if you ever suffer from indecision again! Seriously, I'm pleased you've found your 'the one'. Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwoff Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Reminds me of when I got my Fender P. I had gone through a heap of basses, Japanese P's, Jazz's, Musicman, Warwick and more. Kept finding bits I liked but none that felt right. As soon as I got my USA Standard P out of the case if felt like home, and once I dropped a Duncan 1/4 pounder in there I had the sound I wanted to the dot. Not my most expensive but exactly what I wanted. It is a lovely feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naetharu Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Stunning looking bass! The sandblasted finish is, imho, the most beautiful one fender have ever done! Any chance of a little sound-sample some time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 Will do my best when I get time may take me a week or so though as im working this weekend And more importantly going to be at Glasto from Tuesday 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I do like that sandblasted finish... I remember being very tempted when they came out. They did seem to disapear very quickly, so I'm guessing everyone else thought they were pretty cool as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I love a happy ending, me. And P basses. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNkShUi Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Looks good. I hadn't heard of that finish before this. Congrats on finding "the one"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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