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#21
mrperkolator said:
perhaps yours was better. Mine was the Epi non-reverse sunburst one with PJ pickups (from early 90's?). It's weight was so off that it would cause my left arm to go numb. I had to buy a padded strap. I also didn't know about swapping for ultra-light tuners and heavier bridge to fix the neck dive. I put a few scratches on the head just from letting go. I haven't played many examples, but I know my old one was terrible with neck dive. I suppose newer ones may be better. I'm still correcting bad left hand technique from playing on that bass and holding that neck up. It was bitter sweet selling it as it was my first bass (worked all summer at a farm for that money). But I never played it because it was a diver. In the end I'm much happier.

To anyone reading.... This is why you either need to put your hands on the bass, or ensure they have a good return policy. It's very possible that Epiphone made bad basses for a few years in the early 90's when mine was made, and then fixed those errors.
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All mine were relatively new.
Other than that, since neck dive is so easily solved, it should never be an issue when buying a bass...especially one as nice as the Vintage Pro.
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No doubt that playing before buying is the best bet, though...feel is maybe the most important thing of all.
 
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jd56hawk said:
All mine were relatively new.
Other than that, since neck dive is so easily solved, it should never be an issue when buying a bass...especially one as nice as the Vintage Pro.
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No doubt that playing before buying is the best bet, though...feel is maybe the most important thing of all.
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This is a pic I found online of a bass almost identical to mine. They were bolt on. I loved the non-conformist body style. That's what drew me to it. Notice how far forward the bridge is. This is partly why the balance was off. it shifted everything up. This caused the first position to be further out too. I didn't know how bad it was until I played better stuff.... Having to special order a hardshell case because of the overall length (not scale) should have been an indicator for me...
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Lesson Learned: Play several. Play a few that aren't from big brand. See what feels comfortable.

I will say... @jd56hawk you have got me wanting to try a "real" tbird again to widen my data set.
 
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mrperkolator said:
This is a pic I found online of a bass almost identical to mine. They were bolt on. I loved the non-conformist body style. That's what drew me to it. Notice how far forward the bridge is. This is partly why the balance was off. it shifted everything up. This caused the first position to be further out too. I didn't know how bad it was until I played better stuff.... Having to special order a hardshell case because of the overall length (not scale) should have been an indicator for me...
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Lesson Learned: Play several. Play a few that aren't from big brand. See what feels comfortable.

I will say... @jd56hawk you have got me wanting to try a "real" tbird again to widen my data set.
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They've been reissued recently.
Plenty of love for those things!
 
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Since you like Iron Maiden and Steve Harris, you should be able to find a decent P Bass on your local Craigslist.........depending if you live near a big city. The Steve Harris pickup is only $89 new and you can switch pickups on a P Bass in order to get his sound.

Amps. Once again, C. List. Many beginners like the Fender Rumble 100. There are just so many decent amps these days. IMO, I think that is harder to find a bad amp than a good one.
 
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It finally arrived this morning and couldn't be happier. I had Sweetwaters proshop do the setup and put Steve Harris's signature Rotosound flatwound strings on. I'm impressed no complaints stays in tune and sounds killer for this price range. The amp is perfect for what I'm doing at the moment. Thanks for everyone's help. I'll keep you posted on my progress.
 

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MaidenVT said:
It finally arrived this morning and couldn't be happier. I had Sweetwaters proshop do the setup and put Steve Harris's signature Rotosound flatwound strings on. I'm impressed no complaints stays in tune and sounds killer for this price range. The amp is perfect for what I'm doing at the moment. Thanks for everyone's help. I'll keep you posted on my progress.
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congrats homie
 
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