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jwr2 wrote:I think it would be really good if we could voice opinions here and we could agree to disagree and not get easily offended when someone expresses an opinion that we disagree with.

I'd love to see one forum like that.

sloop_john_b wrote:

jwr2 wrote:I think it would be really good if we could voice opinions here and we could agree to disagree and not get easily offended when someone expresses an opinion that we disagree with.

I'd love to see one forum like that.

That would be nice, but due to human nature, it's not really going to happen!
Informed debate, without directly resorting to being personal, should be the order of the day, and this place, with Peter's careful eye, does a far better job than most.

I love the Fender J and P, but am no fan of their sunburst. The 60's custom colours are simply the s**t though...
The ashtrays, like horseshoes, are a pain. Take 'em off!

jwr2 wrote:I think it would be really good if we could voice opinions here and we could agree to disagree and not get easily offended when someone expresses an opinion that we disagree with.

Jeff.. are you insinuating that some of us on this forum are a little too sensitive and easily offended? I find that offensive!!!!



Oh BTW, the ashtrays are back on my white '71 P bass after being off for 25 years.... and the treble side thumb rest is also back on. It looks and plays great, if just a little battered.

antipodean wrote:

jwr2 wrote:I think it would be really good if we could voice opinions here and we could agree to disagree and not get easily offended when someone expresses an opinion that we disagree with.

Jeff.. are you insinuating that some of us on this forum are a little too sensitive and easily offended? I find that offensive!!!!



Oh BTW, the ashtrays are back on my white '71 P bass after being off for 25 years.... and the treble side thumb rest is also back on. It looks and plays great, if just a little battered.

Yep waaaaay toooo sensitive ....

Andy,

What year is that Jazz?

I just LOVE to see wood grain and I like the frills, but that is a very sweet looking bass.

Different strokes for different folks. I guess that's why they put screws on these parts! LoL!

I LOVE my HS's, some guys here hate them (again, I'm always looking to adopt unwanted HS').
I like the chrome bridge cover, however, I'd like it even more if it were made like the HS material, nice and solid.
LOVE the chrome on the toasters, hell I just LOVE CHROME!

As someone has mentioned, every bass or guitar has some kind of drawback.

ajish4 wrote:...(again, I'm always looking to adopt unwanted HS'). .

Get in line!

jps wrote:

ajish4 wrote:...(again, I'm always looking to adopt unwanted HS'). .

Get in line!

I've been, for quite a while now!

Tony,

It's a very, very early 64, with 63 pots. It's been refinished in what looks like Inca Silver, not Olly White, which it appears here. At some time soon, it's probably going to be shell pink, or, possibly surf green/daphne blue.

Apart from that, it's all there, and stock, including the covers and the OHSC.

I love it...

I hope we're talking about pickup covers here, cos I have to comment about them...

My bass playing friend plays slap bass, and he never plays with a pick. Therefore, he hates pickup covers. I told him about the 4001V63/C64, and told him that IS his bass, but he wouldn't like the covers. He said, "You can always remove them". I said "From a standard Ric, yes. From a vintage reissue Ric, no, it looks too weird."

I used to take the pickup covers off my basses. Lately I've been putting them back on. Especially now that I'm finally getting into using a pick more, I like the cover to be there.

JakeK wrote: My bass playing friend plays slap bass, and he never plays with a pick. Therefore, he hates pickup covers.

That's kind of backwards for slap playing, isn't it? I'm not into it myself, but I have studied (and still teach) the technique. Since the thumb is supposed to graze the edge of the fretboard, the pickup/bridge covers wouldn't come into play. Check out Marcus Miller's '70's Jazz - pickup cover still on. I think he actually rests on it.

sloop_john_b wrote:

JakeK wrote: My bass playing friend plays slap bass, and he never plays with a pick. Therefore, he hates pickup covers.

That's kind of backwards for slap playing, isn't it? I'm not into it myself, but I have studied (and still teach) the technique. Since the thumb is supposed to graze the edge of the fretboard, the pickup/bridge covers wouldn't come into play. Check out Marcus Miller's '70's Jazz - pickup cover still on. I think he actually rests on it.

I saw Marcus last Thursday; he makes slap look effortless, and he has the pickup cover on his basses.

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Knock on wood!

Steve Wood?

jps wrote:Steve Wood?

Ha! If need be! Actually, that was in response to Paul W's post about his ancient IMAC back on the weekend, but I should have quoted his post. I hadn't read all the way to the current posts yet and wasn't aware of how far the thread came since his post.