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Pete is (mainly) a bass player - he wanted something small enough to be able to noodle on the settee to work out bass riffs for some of the stuff we do as a band and also take travelling with him.
Pretty sure he's not planning on gigging it...and I've not put any strap buttons on it, so he can't as it stands
It's subtle, but there is a difference!
I totally agree with you. If you spend any length of time on bass chat you see a really nice mix of new and old. Bassists do I think genuinely embrace new and not 'vintage correct' - but they also embrace vintage.
It feels more like it's 'the right tool for the job, that works for me'
Yes, I love my 64 P. And my 74 P. They are for me the ultimate in bass sound and playability. But they are crap at a modern funky sound. Specially with flat wounds on.
I've got a new Stingray as well - couldn't be more different - active EQ and tone shaping that is a completely different world from the P basses.
Similarly, I play through a Helix, and the new bass rig is very much a modern, clean, defined tone head with a cab that's favoured for its clean, articulate, modern, revealing sound.
Most guys here won't be interested - but the contrast between attitudes towards gear for bass and guitar does sometimes leave me very confused.
I totally get this build @Andyjr1515 - a noodling tool for working stuff out. Right tool for the right job. I wouldn't want to wield my 64 P on the sofa for fear of decapitating the missus. Similarly, even in it's nice lightweight Mono bag it would be a nightmare to travel with - it only just scrapes into my boot....
(Back to guitar now.. I know, I know.. get lost bass player and take your inane drivel somewhere else...)
Off now to suck lemons to wipe the stupid grin off my face