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Just picked this sweet bass up a couple weeks ago. I had been playing my Fender Pawnshop Bass Vi for the past six months or so and started GASing for a four stringer again after playing the Bass Vi with some friends. (Note to self: It's easy enough to play the Bass Vi fingerstyle when you are chilling by yourself, not so much when trying to keep up with a drummer)
I looked around and thought about my next bass for several weeks. After owning a few G&Ls (L2k, SB-2), a P bass knock-off and a Japanese Jazz bass, I felt that for the first time, I was really making an informed choice in acquiring my next bass. I knew what I wanted and needed in a bass. I started out not wanting to spend as much as I did but I wanted a warranty. I wasn't able to find anything off the shelf that I liked (Three Guitar Centers, at least four indie shops in town) and decided to buy online. The nice thing about having owned a bunch of G&Ls over the years is that I wasn't worried about quality. After looking at this one online for a few weeks and after a few drinks, I made an offer on ebay and it was accepted. MusicStoreLive.com was the seller (Recommended for price paid, shipping speed and the set up-a quick tune up and ready to go right out the box) Photo credit to them for the lower two photos.
I really love the 1 5/8" neck. Perfect for me. The one X factor was the weight. It is surprisingly light but still balanced. Very happy with this bass. I just put flatwounds on it last night. Bliss. My wife is going out of the country for ten days next week. I feel guilty about how excited I am. Rock on!
That is incredibly good-looking. And I'm sure it sounds and plays great too.
It is the most nostalgic, 60's blue! I first became aware of such a colour in around 1962, when I was 11, and painted my first DIY bass (made from an Afrormosia drainboard in school carpentry class) the nearest to that colour I could get, the year after. England was still quite bleakly-post-WW2, and Fenders were like spaceships to us kids....
What is that finish? Himalayan Blue with a satin top coat? Or Sonic?
Sweet score.
thanks Nick, it is Himalayan Blue. From the spec sheet, I don't recall any other top coating. I have custom ordered G&L in the past and thought about ordering something but I really dug this subtle blue, especially with the maple board. And I only had to wait a week after pulling the trigger. It's a simple, no frills p-bass but it's solid as heck and plays like a dream.
supereiv wrote:himalyan blue is killer ! I suspect the neck being light tint as well, isn't it ?
Don't think so. looks pretty typical, clear satin per spec sheet. between the satin finish and the flatwounds, it's really easy and pleasant to get around.
LarryNJ wrote: There are some builders that offer "boutique" P-Basses at 2-4X the price; but they will not surpass the sound and build quality of your bass
I agree a 1000 percent. It's all I could ask for in a P-bass, the rest is up to me.
hey Ken, I just put on the cheapest ones I could find at a local shop, D'Addario Chromes, light. I like them and have always dug D'Addario. I have some La Bella flatwounds on my Bass VI ($$$$). Will probably order something online next time..Open to suggestions if you have a recommendation. thanks
pico peachy wrote:hey Ken, I just put on the cheapest ones I could find at a local shop, D'Addario Chromes, light. I like them and have always dug D'Addario. I have some La Bella flatwounds on my Bass VI ($$$$). Will probably order something online next time..Open to suggestions if you have a recommendation. thanks
I asked because I've been on a quest for the perfect set of flats...
Chromes are some of my favorites. I have them on an '80 L-1000 and an L-1500 at the moment. I prefer the regular set to the softs/lights, just because I find the tension responds better to my right hand technique (or lack thereof ). I'm running LaBella Deep Talkin' flats on my '81 L-2000E, and have a set of their Original 1954s waiting to go onto the '86 SB-1 whenever I get around to putting the original pickup back into it. The LaBellas have slightly softer feel to me, and might have a bit more complexity to their sound than the Chromes. I have Rotosound 77s on a project L-1000; I like their feel and acoustic tone, but the pickup and electronics aren't in the body so I haven't tried them amplified yet. I wouldn't call the Rotosound 77s true flatwounds, regardless of what the package says. They feel more like ground wounds, but I like them anyway. They seem to have more "zing" than most flats.
Killer. That blue finish does look a lot like it has a stain frost clear coat on it, but maybe that's just the photos. I LOVE my LB100, they're great instruments.
And +1 on Ken's suggestion of the LaBella flats - I've got a set on mine. What amp are you using?
Good to see you back here...seems like it's been a while. What's this with the Central Highlands below your avatar?
Ken
I had a big move at the end of last year to the Central Highlands district, about 100km west of my old place in Melbourne, for my new job. Been pretty busy with that, and have been back and forth to Melbourne quite a bit finishing off crap painting jobs I'd foolishly taken on - one of them required me to spend about 50 hours stripping paint and rust off of steel with an angle grinder. Life is just about back to normal now though
). I'm running LaBella Deep Talkin' flats on my '81 L-2000E, and have a set of their Original 1954s waiting to go onto the '86 SB-1 whenever I get around to putting the original pickup back into it. The LaBellas have slightly softer feel to me, and might have a bit more complexity to their sound than the Chromes. I have Rotosound 77s on a project L-1000; I like their feel and acoustic tone, but the pickup and electronics aren't in the body so I haven't tried them amplified yet. I wouldn't call the Rotosound 77s true flatwounds, regardless of what the package says. They feel more like ground wounds, but I like them anyway. They seem to have more "zing" than most flats.
