paul h Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 (edited) Finally finished off my SX P rat bass! This is a combination of the neck off my first SX, which I butchered in a botched j pickup experiment, teamed with the cheapest fully loaded p bass body I could find on ebay. [attachment=25649:pbass.jpg] Things to note are the misaligned bridge, complete with the original holes where I had to move the bridge back to get it intonated properly. The badly fitting scratchplate and the insulation tape over the pole pieces to cut down on clank! None of that matters of course, because it sounds like this... [attachment=25650:pbass.mp3] Gotta love the cheap stuff! Paul. p.s. Recording with a dodgy lead....don't do it kids! Edited May 21, 2009 by paul h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 niiiiiiice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinson Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Sounds bloody great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 SX prat bass? sounds nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Sounds like every Precision I've heard or played. Why pay more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 [quote name='stinson' post='494462' date='May 21 2009, 04:54 PM']Sounds bloody great![/quote] +1 Paul that's fantastic; great bass line too (Shalamar??) and nice playing.. As OTPJ says, why pay more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 Cheers guys...it does sound exactly like you expect it to, in a good way! Here is the bass line played properly Nik! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Looks just like a P should! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 (edited) I enjoyed your version Paul, but thanks for posting the Freddie footage - 'that just made my afternoon, cool as... The bass looks lovely too - nice to have something you've created yourself Edited May 22, 2009 by lozbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodl2005 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Thats one of my fave warm up lines that- what a groove!!! SX RAT sounds great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Wow - that sounds fantastic. I'm trying to get this old Hohner to sound like that . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuseMatt Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 sounds great! what strings are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 IIRC....which I probably don't, [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BASS-GUITAR-STRINGS-ROBERTS-SETS-X2-GROWLERS-45s-40s_W0QQitemZ280331323097QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item41450c86d9&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1683|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1308|301:1|293:1|294:50"]Roberts Growlers[/url]! They have been on and off a few times and are a bit ropey but they still sound pretty good. FYI I went through my Zoom B2. I usually have the eq on it flat though and just use it to boost the signal. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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