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An important thing to consider along with the sheer weight of these 1x12 cabinets is whether they have one or two handles. Two handles makes for a much easier schlep, IMHO.

One of my basses (that I got off TalkBass) is a partscaster Precision made from an MJT ash body and a Musikraft quartersawn maple/maple P width neck. It does not have graphite reinforcement yet has been stable as a rock for me and plays & sounds great. It's my only experience with Musikraft, but...

I have a bunch of Warmoth standard contour J necks (most of them with steel rods for reinforcement) and they've all been very stable for me. This is not to say that they never need adjustments, but not very often and not very extreme. What is important, IMHO, is to make sure you have a truss rod...

I'd go with black for that "Darth Vader" vibe.

I have a bunch of amps that I use my VT Bass DI (as well as my Tech 21 ParaDriver DI V1 and Bass Driver DI V2 pedals) through: Ampeg B2-RE via the poweramp in jack Hartke LH500 via the effects return jack Ashdown ABM 500 EVO via the line in jack GK MB500 via the effects return jack Carvin MB15...

Absolute best of luck to you in your upcoming surgical treatment. I've had a bunch of cancer surgeries in recent years and all of them were done by top people who had performed the surgeries I needed hundreds, if not thousands of times which was very comforting to me. Rookies need not apply.

1) Being reliable is always going to help you get and keep work. 2) There's no money above the 12th fret. 3) Employ positive mental energy as much as possible. 4) Try to be a good hang. Nobody wants to play with someone who's cranky or is hard to get along with ... especially if you're a road...

I currently play in the house band for a weekly blues jam and have done so quite a bit over the years. I find the participants to be supportive of each other 99 44/100% of the time. I don't really understand the allure of the "cutting contest". Chops means little to nothing. Overall musicality...

Here's a David Bromberg tune from his big band heyday that I really like ... The criminally overlooked Hugh McDonald mans the bass chair here on some stellar P-Bass flatwound funk.

I have a bunch of P-Basses ... mostly loaded with traditional sounding pickups like Lollar stock wind, FCS '59 & '62, Pure Vintage '63. However, 3 of my P-Basses are loaded with DiMarzio Model P pickups (2 w/250K volume pots and 1 with a 500K volume pot) and I really like them. Yes, they are...

Keep it!

I suffer * from OCD light and have hoarding tendencies and LOVE Fender basses so I have a bunch of Ps and Js. Luckily, I'm a partscaster enthusiast and by being a bargain parts "hunter - gatherer", I don't spend all that much $$$ on them. * I'm actually not suffering at all. I'm a happy camper...

I realize that I'm an old man here yelling at kids to get off my lawn, but the nanosecond I catch wind that there are backing tracks involved in a "live" performance, I become disinterested immediately. I fully understand the challenging economics of being in a road band these days, but if I...

I don't have any sound clips of it. However, it is strung with a set of ancient DR flats and it has that quintessential old school P-Bass thud. The inherent "cheapness" of it along with its basswood body makes it so the notes decay quickly so it is my #1 for any gut-bucket blues gigs that come...

The P-Bass is a one trick pony to be sure ... but it sure is a great trick!

Questlove sure is on a roll. Summer of Soul, then the Sly doc, and now this ... GREAT STUFF!!!

Nice bass (and good playing, too). I have something very similar ... a tricked out first generation, Chinese made Squier Classic Vibe Precision which, like yours, sports a Seymour Duncan Antiquity II "Sixties Pride" pickup, 250K CTS pots, and an orange drop cap and also has a Gotoh 201 bridge...

I've had good luck with the Gotoh 203 which is very Fender like but is a bit thicker/sturdier and prevents the saddles from moving side to side. It'll fit the standard five hole mounting pattern, but also has two more holes in front that you can optionally use which makes the whole assembly that...

A pair of Bag End S15-Ds are a great setup and do sound very good, IMHO. However, I don't think they're optimal for outdoor gigs as far as getting their low end to "bloom into the room" somewhat depends on placing the S15-Ds near the back wall of the stage to optimize the bass output from their...

Is your Schroeder 1515L one of the older models with no tweeter and one of the 15s facing sideways? That's what I have and I really like it because it's the size of a 1x15 cab, only weighs 40 lbs, is very efficient, can handle a lot of power, and has that old school tweeter-less thump. Is your...

I have that Wes Montgomery performance on DVD. It's part of the "Jazz Icons" series of DVDs. I have a bunch of them and they are all really stellar Jazz from the golden era of hard bop ... particularly the two Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers volumes which are both from their late 50's heyday...

Nice! I concur that 2014 was a great year for Fender American Standard basses. I would venture further to say that 2012 - 2016 was the "pre-CBS" golden years era of modern times for American Fenders. I have a bunch of Fender American Standard Ps and Js from this era that are simply stellar.

His vocal cords are probably fretted. ;)

I had a '73 Fender P-Bass that I bought brand new. It was alder with a 3 color sunburst finish, a black/white/black pickguard and a maple/rosewood neck. The tugbar was located below the strings. I think Fender switched to locating the tugbars above the strings sometime in '74. As an aside, it...

I think TeleBasses and SCPBs sound plenty good with roundwounds or flatwounds. Whatever floats your boat is going to be a winner in my book.

The P-15 will easily be the best of the three but it'll be fairly expensive compared to the Flip Top which is plenty good and is better than the Ampeg Classic, IMHO. I have an Ampeg Classic and it doesn't quite have enough juice to drive my various bass heads (used as poweramps via their effects...

There's no way to tell without trying the two combinations at some gigs. However, just guessing, I'm thinking that the MB Subway 1x12 would blend best with your Barefaced Super Twin because it'll be three twelves all drawing the same amount of power from your WD-800 head. Just the added cone...

I lived with Clyde Stubblefield in a multi-band house in Madison, WI for a couple of years in the early 80's. For any of you who don't know who he was ... he played drums for James Brown during his heyday from 1965 - 1970 and was the drummer on "Cold Sweat" (considered to be the dawn of funk...

I played in busy full-time touring bar bands for most of my twenties and had an absolute ball doing it. I managed to eke out a living just playing music and never had to write home for money. I turned 30 right around the time that the successful country rock bar band I'd been in for 5 1/2 years...

According to this eBay ad, the reversed P pickup and the raised A pole pieces are how it's supposed to be ...

Why not? It's a great line and fits with the groove just fine. Here's another great jazz bassist, Brian Bromberg, doing a Rick James thing ...

Very nice bass! I have several P-Basses with that FCS '62 Precision pickup and they all sound good, yet somewhat different. The body wood, neck wood, strings, hardware, and setup all contribute to the sound. It would appear that the stars aligned for your 75th commemorative P ... congrats.

Here's a nice looking Fender Sting '54 P reissue on eBay that would probably fit the bill for you ...

I'm not down for backing tracks, sampling, or any kind of electronic musical augmentation at live shows ... as an audience member or as a player. To me, there's live and then there's studio and never should the two meet. I realize that it's done quite a bit these days and my view of it has a bit...

I would go for the 2012 American Standard P. 2012 - 2016 were great years for Fender's American Standard series of basses. I have a couple of 2012 American Standard Ps that are really stellar. On the personal preference front ... while I like the '63 contour of the necks, I don't really care for...