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I have Labella FS string through body strings on Both my Fender Custom Shop 51p and my 1953 P. The CS came with the Fender flats, but I didn’t like them. My advice for anyone with these basses: Work with the tone. My favorite bass tone is one of those basses with the tone closed or maybe 10%...

TalkBass.com PRECISION 51 vs TELECASTER BASS 1968-1971 (single-coil pickup) 11 jan 2008 — mikeswals. ... The Telebass 68-72 stuff generally was heavier ash, and a slighty different (hotter) wound pickup, so it made it sound growlier than the 50's SCP...

Looks great! I had a few Telecaster basses: 68 and 71. Never liked them much. I also have (had) CS basses, and I like them better. They’re more like the original Precisions from the early 50’s. I have one from 53 and these oldies are quite different from a Telecaster bass when it comes to sound...

When I compare the Pino Smoothies Medium with my go to Labella FS I feel they are comparable in sound but the Smoothies play so damn nice. A bit less stiff and they have a certain bounce to them that is very addictive. And I think I hear this bounce too in a nice and bouncy thump. I’ve tried...

I have them on my Pino Signature P and I really love them. As you said: they inspire playing. I am a Labella FS guy (love those too) and I also have a few basses with TI’s. But I am really glad to have discovered these too.

I agree that it’s wear from the strap and maybe the cable when you secure it ‘through’ the strap. I have many basses that have this wear, all P’s.

The more you study them, the more you discover. When I first started, I thought the serial number would give me the date. Today, I know a bit more and realize I still know just the tip of the iceberg… But I do know the serial number is definitely the least telling item to define the date of a...

Before I’d pull the trigger, I would check: - how does it play? - how does it sound? - is the body from the era (body date in pick up cavity - is there a router hump (check) - are the nail holes in the body? - how is the neck feeling? - is the neck straight? - check the neck date thoroughly -...

Relic job is also from a period in which Fender wasn't as good in relic'ing as they are today. But, I heard the Pino might be discontinued, or at least my Fender dealer says he is unable to order any new ones. So you all can rest easy now.

And… necks that are screwed on too tight kill the tone. I once took off my Pino’s neck to check out what was underneath. I screwed it back on (never did that before) and when I started playing it just sounded dead 💀. No resonance, no vibrations. I was shocked. Then I did the only I could think...

Best move is buying a used Pino. You’ll have this killer bass for the great price.

Best move is buying a used Pino. You’ll have this killer bass for a great price.

For me that would be a plus. I have a Fender Pino signature, only because it’s such a great bass. I don’t care for the color and didn’t even know who Pino really was at the time. I just bought it because it was so damn good. If this Jamerson bass is very good but looks like a normal P I’d be...

I believe these are the best, tightest and fattest sounding cabs Ampeg ever made. I’ve had later 810’s from the 70’s (more middy) later USA versions (heavy weight and muffled), tried Chinese and Vietnamese ones (in the same room as the old ones they sounded thin and nasal, and couldn’t really...