molan Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 (edited) So I bought WoT's lovely '72 P bass on a bit of a whim & have been mostly just playing quietly at home. However last night I took to rehearsals just to see how it worked in a band mix at loud volume (of course we rehearse far too loudly!). I sounded just great with such an out & out rock tone. There was a pick sitting on top of the bass amp & I just couldn't resist using it - despite having not played anything with a pick for years. Dropped the strap a few notches & I was in pure old school rock heaven Thin Lizzy bass parts kept popping into my head & I'm sure I managed to irritate everyone, expect my loud ex thras metal guitarist, by continually hitting everything really hard & playing far too many notes. . . Had a great time though - will ahve to try the '78 J next week in the same setting Edited November 18, 2009 by molan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 [quote name='molan' post='658118' date='Nov 18 2009, 02:16 PM']So I bought WoT's lovely '72 P bass on a[/quote] *baits breath* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='658122' date='Nov 18 2009, 02:18 PM']*baits breath* [/quote] Opps - hit the send button by mistake - must have still been in shck from the joy of a '72 P last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 It's about flippin' time! Glad you're finally up to it. That's good news. Anyway.. it's a GREAT bass. That pickup is as poky as they get, and the whole bass feels great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='658125' date='Nov 18 2009, 02:22 PM']It's about flippin' time! Glad you're finally up to it. That's good news. Anyway.. it's a GREAT bass. That pickup is as poky as they get, and the whole bass feels great. [/quote] Only issue I had was that it didn't balance as well as my AC or MTD (my 'reference' basses). However that may simply be that I was using an old school smooth leather strap rather than one of my Comfort Strapps which tend to support the bass better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 [quote name='molan' post='658128' date='Nov 18 2009, 02:25 PM']Only issue I had was that it didn't balance as well as my AC or MTD (my 'reference' basses). However that may simply be that I was using an old school smooth leather strap rather than one of my Comfort Strapps which tend to support the bass better.[/quote] Ah - right. All my straps have a fleecy underside (*cough*) that grips my shoulder, so I never notice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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