can't be arsed
also, I love playing bass, especially jamming crazy stuff.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 7 Apr 2010, 11:57, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Finally! Got it in writing
I always suspected you really wanted to trade in that gorgeous Strat for a Fender Precision...
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 7 Apr 2010, 12:00, Reply)

as if
I've got a Stingray copy, and if I got an expensive bass it'd be a Stingray. Bass player in my band has a gorgeous purple Stingray. A snip at £1600
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 7 Apr 2010, 12:03, Reply)

I've never had the pleasure of playing one, I must confess
I've always been put off by the position of the pickup though: I've never really taken to bridge-position pickups on basses. However this is doubtless a bias from years of playing a Precision copy, and I know you can get variants with a 2nd pickup. Probably shouldn't knock it until I've tried it.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 7 Apr 2010, 12:09, Reply)

they are a really nice shape
and the necks are very nice.

I can't say I have enough experience on the bass to have considered pickup position
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 7 Apr 2010, 12:10, Reply)

My other bass
has neck and bridge pickups. I guess it depends what sound you're after, but I've found that for all the combinations of sounds it produces, the only worthwhile one is the neck pickup alone. Though it does have a much smaller body and neck profile than a Precision or a Stringray, so that might have something to do with it.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 7 Apr 2010, 12:16, Reply)

pretty sure one of my mates had the 5 string equivalent of that
nice bass to play
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 7 Apr 2010, 12:22, Reply)

They are a delight in that respect
Really easy to get your hands around. Still, every band I've played with has said they preferred the sound of the Precision to the Aria. Again, maybe it's just down to playing style, but the Aria just doesn't have quite the same clout to it. Still lovely to play though...
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 7 Apr 2010, 12:30, Reply)