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I might just have to get one now.
https://www.bassbags.co.uk/product/eastman-vb90-double-bass/
S indicates rolled body edges, dot fingerboard inlays and no binding.
V64 indicates "toaster top" and horseshoe magnet pickups.
The only true McCartney touch is the reversed headstock. An accurate replica of the man's personal instrument would have signs of wood removal from the corner of the upper horn.
I might consider a used one but the prices are a lot higher than they used to be...
I think the horseshoe on those is just cosmetic, as opposed to being part of the pickup like the originals.
Nice.
New Bass #1
2009 Fender AVRI 62 Precision
Yeah, yeah.. I know. It's another Precision. But this is basically Fender's copy of my '64. I don't gig the '64 - too much risk. But I love playing it. This one came up for a steal so I had to have it for gigging duties.
It looks like the 64. It plays very much like the 64. It sounds a lot like the 64. It's damn close. There's something missing, not sure what, but a little something..
Spot the difference:
'64:
2009 AVRI:
For those of you that know me.. well, this one really is a bit left field.
Ibanez SRH-500-DEF
It's a hollow body. It's also piezo-only.
It's flipping light weight (like 6 1/2lbs light).
It has a 38mm nut width and quite a thick neck (shock horror!) but the board is pretty much flat, and the frets quite chunky, so it actually plays really really well - much better than any Jazz I've ever played with that nut width.
Sounds - it's very different. Acoustic, woody, almost double-bass. Really usable though. Going to enjoy this one.
It seems to like being played just at the end of the fingerboard finger style and it really does have a quite complex tone. I was expecting a harsh piezo sound - but no, quite different.