Rusty Spanner Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Have a hankering for a P but prefer a thinner neck and body. Love the feel of the Aerodynes, but a bit spendy and not keen on the current colours. Not scared of cheap Chinese stuff, have a Bullet Mustang that I've had great fun fixing up and is probably my most played guitar atm....... Tempted to just order one and see what turns up, but I know that they'll probably vary quite a bit (took a while to find a nice Mustang). Anyone seen one in the wild yet? Thanks in advance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAdder60 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 I think they are Indonesian not Chinese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) The Blue looks nice with the maple, swap in a set of white pup covers... Edited June 8, 2023 by PaulThePlug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo85 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Have not tried that! I have a feeling that the sunburst one is going to be the next bass I buy. Hopefully not anytime soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian18242 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Picked up a sunburst one last week, stuck in an EMG pickup and high mass bridge. Honestly, for the money it's a great bass and the neck is very fast to play. Radius is listed as 9.5 but feels like a 12. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo85 Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 How was the stock pickup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo85 Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Another couple of questions Is it light as people say? Is it neck heavy/a neck diver? Would you be happy to report back here in a while on neck/tuning stability? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Spanner Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 Thanks for the responses, sounds like a goer so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Would also be curious on a blue maple one, little bit afraid it'll feel cheap though 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottPoleyPedalSteel Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Tried one out the other day, good bass, not the be all and end all but non the less, a solid instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 I haven't tried any of the Sonic basses, but I'm getting one of the Telecasters for my daughter. It's a decent instrument, well put together and plays nicely. I'd imagine the basses are of a similar quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Thanks both. It helps that its a quarter of the price of a mex too..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Spanner Posted August 25, 2023 Author Share Posted August 25, 2023 Quick update. Tried both the Sonic P's in stock at Promenade in Morecambe. Great consistency QC and weight wise, amazed at the quality for the price. Only thing I couldn't get on with was the big gap between the E and G and the edges of the fretboard, felt like the already narrow neck was still too wide for the string spacing. Bugger. Lovely otherwise. Tried every other 4 string P type they had and ended up buying a Yamaha 734a! My word, what a beautiful instrument. Bloody heavy, not what I thought I wanted, but I just fell for it. Played it non stop since. Delightful shop, lovely staff, very happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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