pulled the trigger on a 1977 Pbass - Page 2

dfinnegan71 · #21 02-03-2013, 12:20 PM

@itsnottruerufus , Dana at the The Hub really worked with me on this one. Trade-in's layaway payments....
I hope he stays in buisness a really long time. He's aGreat dude. You play around L/A?

birdman14 · #22 02-03-2013, 12:34 PM

Very nice bass, and glad to see fellow mainers on TB. I also had a chance to play it, and it's rather sweet. You got a pretty nice deal on it.

dfinnegan71 · #23 02-03-2013, 12:39 PM

Birdman! I too am an Auburn-ite. I play bass with Chad Porter, have we met? I am rocking out with this bass every weekend between The Chad Porter Trio and EZ$ party band. You should check out Chad's open mic on Tuesday's at Irish Twins.

birdman14 · #24 02-03-2013, 12:42 PM

I don't think we have, I haven't been able to get out to as many shows as I would like to. I'll definitely have to try and make it sometime.

ON the ONE · #25 02-19-2013, 02:39 PM

I also played that P. great bass. Congrats!

dfinnegan71 · #26 02-19-2013, 03:44 PM

Wow, lots of TB's from the surronding Dirty Lew area. This is great to hear.
Yup, I bought that bass! I'm glad everyone that played it liked it. I have about 8 gigs on it so far and can't imagine every selling it. I know this because while I'm playing I have stopped thinking about other basses.

jaywa · #27 02-19-2013, 03:49 PM

Great bass, great price.

I have a 78 and that finish "checking" looks very familiar...

I'll never forget the first time I brought mine in on a sub gig with a horn band... we were soundchecking and after the first tune one of the horn players (older, very well respected and extremely picky) said, "wow, a bass that sounds like a bass".

dfinnegan71 · #28 02-19-2013, 06:48 PM

Jaywa, do you think this was yours? I would love to track down the history and hear any and all recordings this bass has been a part of. Wouldn't that be great?

jaywa · #29 02-19-2013, 06:51 PM

No this ones never been mine. Mine is black/black with a maple board and I still own it. It's been my main player since 1982.

But the lines on the finish follow much the same patterns as mine.

ReiPsaeg · #30 02-19-2013, 06:53 PM

Hey I'll trade you it for a 1977 Jazz.

Beano_z · #31 02-19-2013, 07:28 PM

Love maple necks, congrats!

P. Aaron · #32 02-19-2013, 07:34 PM

Nice bass. It seems to have filled a void for you too. Congrats!

dfinnegan71 · #33 02-20-2013, 03:23 PM

Not interested in trading for a jazz right now. But I might just buy it off ya. And yes, P. Aaron, seems to have filled a void. Now, I spend a lot of time on the web looking at motorcycles....

StrangerDanger · #34 02-20-2013, 03:54 PM

What's a function band?

Cool bass btw.

dfinnegan71 · #35 02-20-2013, 05:17 PM

Function Band, ya know we play functions. Weddings, birthday parties and corporate christmas parties and such. Heck we just played at a Harley Davidson dealership in Portland, Maine for the shops "Winter sucks" party.
All the cheesey danceable cover tunes from the 50s' thru to today's biggest hits. I don't know the difference, but they all call it a "function band". Oh and yes, we play bars too.

Dluxe · #36 02-20-2013, 05:42 PM

I've got a black/rosewood '77 Precision that I love. Nice score on that sunburst beauty.

callofcthulhu · #37 02-20-2013, 05:56 PM

That's savage, it looks like you took a bite out of it.

rodl2005 · #38 02-20-2013, 06:12 PM

Congrats on the bass. :thumbup:
Hard to beat a good Pbass imo.
What strings u got on it?

dfinnegan71 · #39 02-20-2013, 07:02 PM

Strings? Well, they are D'addario something or other's. I had them in my bag from awhile back and never used them so on they went. What are other P-bass player's using for strings? What do you play for strings?

rodl2005 · #40 02-20-2013, 08:16 PM

Flats, rounds??
I've got my RW-P with old rounds, 62AVRI P - T.I. flats, now I just need one more for some new rounds