Recent content by p smith

I like being at drummer’s right. As Entwhistle supremely showed, bassist holds the band down. On drummer right I can see his bass drum action, keep an eye on the rest of the band, and have my neck in view. Even with a rock steady drummer this works well and drummers will zone to their right...

Carb cleaner will work but it’s pricey—-so why not new strings. In my student days I played ML Boomers or SuperSteel roundwounds, and restored them between gigs by soaking for a few minutes in acetone. A gallon of tech grade acetone is cheap and lasts for many, many soakings. And it...

Beautiful—-of course I would think so, my first and now only bass is the walnut/maple (not toasted, they didn’t do that back then) Precision I bought new in 1975. I ordered Walnut as my second choice since Clear/Natural wasn’t available (although catalogued...back then it seemed like the only...

I have only my Precision, first bass I bought new in 1975. But for many years my go-to instrument was a neck-through custom build (Brad French, for those with that experience) fitted with the EMG PJ setup which was brand new back then. I found that to be a very versatile setup, both amp'ed and...

I like my walnut-finished, maple necked '75 Precision, I've had since new. I installed a parallel/series switch (small and discrete between the knobs) decades before Fender thought of it. Great sound, good to play, and it's always been mine, but it's heavy as sin. I had a neck-through custom...

Ever since hearing a Ric through an SVT (1978?) at club volume, I've wanted to play that rig. Never have.

This is a variation on "if your wife's not around, are you still wrong?" Of course it's wrong. Just go ask her. "Bad person" is another concept. He's evidently afraid of her - at least in this domain - and acting out of fear is never optimal. It's like sticking to root and fifth. Sounds...

I owned and played a Victory Standard (silver...) from new until I sold it as part of a downsize in '88 (kept the Precision). With fresh roundwounds (Boomers, medium light set) (and amped by a blueprinted/GrooveTubed SuperBassman into 2 15" bottoms), it could sound like the bass end of a good...

Bodeeni - - - in 2004 circumstances dictated that I had to choose between one of my two basses - a Brad French-built neck-through Precision-style EMG PJ-equipped or a Precision I bought new in 1975. Even though the PJ was my primary user, I couldn't bear to sell the Precision. And so I have...

'75 Precision, walnut/maple. Still stock and it's still the one bass I have. In the meantime there has been a Gibson Victory (great sound but only with fresh ML roundwounds) and a custom built neck-through Precision-style (thin neck) with EMG PJ pickup set. That was the go-to bass for years...