This is great @terb !
Such great tone and a cool tune.
Sure wish I remembered more of my 4 damn years of French in high school (hell, I sure wish I remembered a lot of high school in general).
You make me want an SBV!
Beautiful
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DO IT
seriously they are wonderful instruments.
The timing sucks here but Toby actually had a nice looking 550 up for saleā¦
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actually, to me, a SBV 500 is like a Jazz Bass but āeverything is betterā. Better look, better balance, better neck, better pickups. a SBV seriously competes with MIA Fender, quality-wise, which is not bad at all.
(sorry @howard but a SBV is better than a MIJ Fender in my opinion, itās more in the MIA range)
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Not going to argue, itās a great bass. Love mine. That said Iām pretty impressed with my Fujigen-made Fender too, after putting in the DiMarzio.
But the all around SBV build quality is fantastic. Great feeling neck, very solid neck join, perfect frets, stellar pickups, everything.
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Whoaā¦ā¦.double P āSBVā
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yeah a current MIJ is not that far from a MIA, we probably agree about that. almost as good. and yes the pickup(s) is the weak point on almost every Fender instrument, which is not the case with SBVās 
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an extremely rare piece.
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Yes, I almost bought that exact one (#32) but heās asking way too much for it (like 1.5x-2x), especially considering he has modded the fuck out of it
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yep. Thatās the one I was discussing in the other topic a few months back. Still hasnāt sold (for a reason).
Hereās the local listing (about $1400). These usually go for about $700 here. My comments from my offer negotiations are still the latest interest on the thing 
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a basic 500 like mine is much more expensive here in Europe.
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This one IS super rare, yeah, and I did make a serious offer on it. My bigger problem with #32 is he modded the electronics and is still asking a premium. And I am guessing thatās why no one else has bought it.
The hipshot tuners and bridge are a good move though, provided he saved the originals.
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Cool cover @terb . Really like the look of the SBV and certainly itās tone
You and me both @John_E
All I remember is 3 years desperately trying to find French profanities and even failing to do that !
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Dang! That was great!
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While the Hofner was warm from the Christmas Song, decided it could once again double as a double bass for this tune. Had a hard time removing the orginal bass, which, is a bit out of tune on a few notes so a couple spots sound weird then in tune after again.
Anyway, a quick one inspired by @Barney and his Elvis and 50s tunes.
This is by far my favorite Elvis tune.
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Excellent cover John! I love the sound of a violin bass.
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@terb
I love that bass. It looks very comfortable. Killer cover too
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Love the mellow sounds of the Hof @John_Eā¦. Great cover!! I (personally) would have liked to hear the bass a bit more out front in the mix thoughā¦. Could just be me though because I just got a new set of hearing aids from the VA two days ago and am still trying to figure them outā¦. Love that song and you did it true justice!! BZ!!
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Thanks Lanny!
I was going for a similar mix as the original, and that was way way too low, then I upped it quite a bit so I could hear the bass lol.
Those old tunes aināt mixed so good but, didnāt want to stick out too much.
Tis a Hofner season for sure!
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Great cover @John_E ! What strings do you have on the Hofner?
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Yep Iāve been listening to a bit more Elvis since I watched the movie. That song was new to me and was fabulous. A lot of the early stuff itās almost impossible to hear the bass. So I thought it sat well in the mix. But I am on headphones.
Itās interesting as weāve been playing roughly the same amount of time how we transition from the ārabbit in the headlightsā look to almost falling asleep whilst playing
I do like that bass but Iām at my limit so no for now.
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