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I laugh a bit when y’all talk about having concerns with the wider Pbass nut width. You should play more five-strings!
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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!
- Thread starter smperry
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I have vivid memories of taking piano lessons at seven years old. All those keys... couple years later, guitar. Also vivid memory of "learning" to swim when my Dad tossed me into Bluff Creek at ten. Also true story. I play keyboards and know how to swim. And play five and six strings. "Life comes at you pretty fast."
those two Basses are looking good too.
my jazz is a 72 by the way. I do enjoy how the p bass Sems to make me Works harder
It's a grey day so couch noodle day.
Another jazz bass laying down…….
I currently have 9 basses, three 5-stingers, six 4-stringers.
Two fives have 1-3/4" wide necks, one has a 1-13/16"
Three fours have 1-1/2" wide necks, two have 1-3/4", and one is 1-7/16"
It is amazing how much difference 1/16" makes to the feel of the instrument. A quarter inch jump is super dramatic. When I first started playing, I had no idea there were this many options. In 1979, I didn't know 5-string bass guitars existed.
Bass guitars are like golf courses; everyone has it's own special charm. That's why you need so many.
Two fives have 1-3/4" wide necks, one has a 1-13/16"
Three fours have 1-1/2" wide necks, two have 1-3/4", and one is 1-7/16"
It is amazing how much difference 1/16" makes to the feel of the instrument. A quarter inch jump is super dramatic. When I first started playing, I had no idea there were this many options. In 1979, I didn't know 5-string bass guitars existed.
Bass guitars are like golf courses; everyone has it's own special charm. That's why you need so many.
here is an old bass I no longer have.... 1996 anniversary edition Fender P-Bass
The swim video is one of the funniest hints I’ve Seen this week
It was more about embracing new experiences and personal development.
I just started ,well haven't even taken 1st lesson or any actual structured practice, just making noise messing with all the options on my 1st ever Bass.
1980 T-40
1980 T-40
This was my first bass. It will serve you well. I hope you have a strong back. They aren't light.
TY, That is actually what sold me on it. I just felt more solid and comfortable inhand than the Squire P-bass. I had the P-bass a week, never played it beyond basic tuning of strings or put it on an amp, which is why I consider the T40 my 1st.
Posted previously, but I let it sit for a while and have now been enjoying it again. My homemade bass with Essex neck. Use it for mainly rock/punk songs with drop tuning. Its heavy as a log though.
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My latest addition.
* Warmoth swamp ash body with quilted maple top, transparent turquoise polyurethane finish
* Warmoth birds eye maple neck with ebony fingerboard, graphite reinforcement rods, GraphTek Tusq nut, and Mother of Pearl side dots
* Hipshot Ultralite tuners and string retainer
* Custom headstock decals and neck plate
* Neck finished with satin polyurethane on back, gloss polyurethane on headstock face
* Fender MIM standard plate bridge
* Fender Custom Shop 60s pickups
* CTS 250K pots, Switchcraft output jack
* D'Addario strap pins
* Warmoth swamp ash body with quilted maple top, transparent turquoise polyurethane finish
* Warmoth birds eye maple neck with ebony fingerboard, graphite reinforcement rods, GraphTek Tusq nut, and Mother of Pearl side dots
* Hipshot Ultralite tuners and string retainer
* Custom headstock decals and neck plate
* Neck finished with satin polyurethane on back, gloss polyurethane on headstock face
* Fender MIM standard plate bridge
* Fender Custom Shop 60s pickups
* CTS 250K pots, Switchcraft output jack
* D'Addario strap pins
Breathtakingly beautiful!!
Thanks! It turned out just like I'd hoped!
Just got it today 1975. Vintage dimarzio pickups in it I think has hex head poles. Originals in the case neckplate has big F and 6 digit serial beginning with a 6
Wow, that bass looks like it could tell some great stories. Love seeing ones that have been out there being enjoyed fully.
