bloke_zero Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Yeah - Tom is good guy - thoughtful and interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 I've been in wunjos a couple of times now and although I've never bought anything, they've been happy for me to play in the basses and have been extremely friendly and welcoming!! On the the brilliant shop 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 I tried all the new non-signature p-basses in there - really quite liked the Vintera, the Mexican built Player was ok - the action you could drive a bus under - apparently all the new basses in there are straight from the factory but the have a 3 year set-up and repair warrenty on all their basses, but I still liked the American Pro the best - it felt like the output was just in a lower register and the set-up top-notch. It just felt 'right'. I'd be really interested to try the American Standard - see how much difference there is. Next week I'm going to try all the 2nd hand ones, maybe I'll skip the £6K '66 though :-0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 1 hour ago, bloke_zero said: I tried all the new non-signature p-basses in there - really quite liked the Vintera, the Mexican built Player was ok - the action you could drive a bus under - apparently all the new basses in there are straight from the factory but the have a 3 year set-up and repair warrenty on all their basses, but I still liked the American Pro the best - it felt like the output was just in a lower register and the set-up top-notch. It just felt 'right'. I'd be really interested to try the American Standard - see how much difference there is. Next week I'm going to try all the 2nd hand ones, maybe I'll skip the £6K '66 though :-0 That sounds like a grand day out ! i agree with your verdict of the American Pro. My player needed a bit of a truss rod tweak as there was too much relief, and intonation needed adjusting on a couple of strings but now plays really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDC484950 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 I was in Bass Direct a few weeks ago ready to pick up a lovely American Pro P... until I played it. Lots of neck dive, strange smooth finish on the back of the neck that just didn’t feel great and a decidedly average tone. I then noticed a battered Japanese P-bass (I think a 62 reissue). 0.5Kg lighter, balance OK (but now perfect with some ultra lites resulting in a final weight of 3.5Kg), and the tone was amazing. The whole bass feels just like a vintage instrument with real relic’ing, but, with no build quality issues. I’m sure you can guess which one I bought 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 59 minutes ago, FDC484950 said: I was in Bass Direct a few weeks ago ready to pick up a lovely American Pro P... until I played it. Lots of neck dive, strange smooth finish on the back of the neck that just didn’t feel great and a decidedly average tone. I then noticed a battered Japanese P-bass (I think a 62 reissue). 0.5Kg lighter, balance OK (but now perfect with some ultra lites resulting in a final weight of 3.5Kg), and the tone was amazing. The whole bass feels just like a vintage instrument with real relic’ing, but, with no build quality issues. I’m sure you can guess which one I bought That sounds a good find. I quite like the newer silky neck finish but you can't beat a good Japanese P and I really like the 62 re-issue, esp with the US pickups that some have. I wish I'd bought one back in the '90s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 2 hours ago, FDC484950 said: I then noticed a battered Japanese P-bass (I think a 62 reissue). Yeah - I'm tending more in that direction. Or some sort of bride of funkenstein homebrew monster with a p-body, 70's stingray profile neck and an overwound p pickup wired passive - maybe in candy tangerine... I liked the tone of the pro - felt solid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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