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Guran
October 8th, 2009, 04:36 AM
I've been in need of a bass for a long time, but foundations has been very limited during the last few years.
Yesterday I paid 25 bucks for a P-style of unknown manufacture. A bassplayer friend bought it new as a backup just because it was cheap. It was sold under brand name Alba on UK E-bay, but the headstock is blank. It was about $90 new. His Japanese '85 Greco Rickenbacker copy arrived on Monday, so he doesn't need the backup anymore. Good for me!
It's a black P-bass copy, probably Chinese. It plays very well and it sounds good enough for me. Hell, I don't pay much attention to bass tone as long as it covers the low end and is out of the way for other instruments. :cool:
Neck is actually very good with nice fretwork. Unfinished neck will probably look ugly at some point, but it sure feels nice. Tuners work well. The bridge look a little on the weak side, but it works. Pots are cheap, but won't be replaced until failure. Paint job is not impressive, but I don't really care. I will just use it in the home studio. It could end up as white later though. :lol:
I already had it in the house as I had resoldered the tone pot for him. I was thinking about offering him 70 bucks for it, as I knew he wouldn't need it anymore. When I asked him he said "25 bucks and you give my Greco a good setup". Deal!
Yesterday I paid 25 bucks for a P-style of unknown manufacture. A bassplayer friend bought it new as a backup just because it was cheap. It was sold under brand name Alba on UK E-bay, but the headstock is blank. It was about $90 new. His Japanese '85 Greco Rickenbacker copy arrived on Monday, so he doesn't need the backup anymore. Good for me!
It's a black P-bass copy, probably Chinese. It plays very well and it sounds good enough for me. Hell, I don't pay much attention to bass tone as long as it covers the low end and is out of the way for other instruments. :cool:
Neck is actually very good with nice fretwork. Unfinished neck will probably look ugly at some point, but it sure feels nice. Tuners work well. The bridge look a little on the weak side, but it works. Pots are cheap, but won't be replaced until failure. Paint job is not impressive, but I don't really care. I will just use it in the home studio. It could end up as white later though. :lol:
I already had it in the house as I had resoldered the tone pot for him. I was thinking about offering him 70 bucks for it, as I knew he wouldn't need it anymore. When I asked him he said "25 bucks and you give my Greco a good setup". Deal!