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For sale is a 1974 Fender Musicmaster Bass, a classic short-scale Fender with unmistakable 1970s character. Lightweight, comfortable, and full of vintage charm, this is a great example of a 50-year-old Fender that remains very usable and musical today. The bass has a clean, straightforward feel and delivers the warm, direct tone these Musicmasters are known for, especially well suited to roots, indie, recording, and vintage-inspired styles. Condition This is a vintage instrument and shows honest cosmetic wear consistent with age, including knocks and marks to the body, but nothing unsightly or structural. The bass plays and sounds great throughout the neck, with heavier fret wear in the upper register (around frets 16–18), which may limit clean articulation high up the neck for some players. This is typical of vintage instruments that have seen decades of use and primarily affects the highest frets, which are less commonly used on a short-scale bass. New frets likely would address it – but I personally didn’t feel the need to. The neck is straight, the truss rod works as it should, and the frets still have usable life remaining. Originality Body appears to have been refinished in black at some point in the distant past; however, the job seems to have been done in nitro and the finish already aged well. Pickguard is believed to be a later replacement. Brass nut fitted. All other parts appear to be original. Setup Currently fitted with Fender classical nylon black strings (28–43). Properly set up and comfortable to play. Specs Model: Fender Musicmaster Bass Year: 1974 Scale length: Short scale Weight: ~3.2 kg Finish: Black Fingerboard: Rosewood Controls: Volume, tone Pickup: Original-style Musicmaster single pickup Summary A genuine 1974 Fender Musicmaster Bass with tasteful aging, solid playability, and classic short-scale Fender tone. Best suited to players and collectors looking for a vintage instrument with character rather than a case queen. Happy to answer questions or provide additional photos. Sold as described and pictured. -
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Soloking MJ-1 Modded LPB (on hold pending)
AndyTravis replied to AndyTravis's topic in Basses For Sale
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Either a Status Buzzard bass and if I have to explain why I’m disappointed in you or Mike Dirnts actual Gibson G3 cos of its history, tone and the wear/damage on it shows an instrument that has been loved and used to entertain probably millions of people on stage.
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Yep as i say all good till it goes bad, Im not saying don't buy from Ali, im just saying all their claims of having your back when shit hit the fan are pretty much BullshitAnd yep the Eva bot is pretty good at basic stuff but forget any form of quality human CS...Carry on
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Rega fanboy here! 🤪
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Ooops! Well, to be fair I'm left handed so... 🤪
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I think Scott ( online bass tutor ) wears gloves so maybe that’s an option ? They are very thin and I believe it’s because of a medical condition
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First 5 string - Sire Marcus Miller V7 Reissue a good entry point?
dave_bass5 replied to ColdFusion's topic in Bass Guitars
Been looking at this myself over Christmas. Looks very good value for money and im due for a non Fender type bass (yeah, i know who invented the Stingray). I love narrow string spacing on a 5 so it seems perfect-ish. -
Always a shame to see a company struggle but to be honest I’m not surprised. I reckon the Beatles connection has kept them in business for a long time but as the people who wanted to copy Sir Macca have reduced in numbers have reduced over the years it seems inevitable. You have to remember than the people who saw the Beatles in person are probably over 75 and more so the direct link to their onstage work has pretty much disappeared. As much as people on here would like to think otherwise the Beatles, while respected and loved, are a lot less relevant now than they have ever been. So relying on a link to them to sell instruments is never going to last forever - ok they might not have relied on that link solely but if not why have I never heard of anything else they have made or if they have brought out newer products. I got into bass about 4 years ago and even though I’m middle aged I never even considered one of their instruments. I know quite a few bass players and no one has ever talked about them, played a violin bass, least of all bought one. As I said before, it’s a real shame but what sort of future do they have if we are being realistic about their chances??
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It’s fairly solid where the unit is sitting. It’s wood, but right next to brick wall. Not much of a dancer.
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How solid is your floor and how much dancing will you be doing next to the turntable? You can make any needle skip if you work at it…but with a reasonably solid floor (wood or concrete, for example) you shouldn’t encounter too many problems.
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You mentioned the Rega Planar 2 ,and you don’t mind considering vintage . No doubt this page will attract the usual audiophile beard twitchers who will give great advice. Fwiw I purchased a Rega Planar 2 brand new back in the mid ‘90s . The annoying thing for me at the tine , was having to remove the platter to change speed when going from 331/3 - 45 rpm . I bumped into an old friend at the time who told me he knew someone who was selling a pink triangle turntable .They had a reputation in the early ‘90s apparently. I was told the sound would blow the Rega 2 out of the water! He was right ! I had to purchase a rega bias tone arm for it ,and an ortofon or nagaoka cartridge . Anyway , apart from the lid ( which had a reputation for being fragile ) the turntable is a beast ! The model I have is the little pink thing . Innuendos aside ,they are always on eBay and worth checking out . I’m wondering what the modern day alternative would be 🤔..
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First 5 string - Sire Marcus Miller V7 Reissue a good entry point?
Geek99 replied to ColdFusion's topic in Bass Guitars
I totally agree with you. My v7/5 feels like playing a 4 string, spacing is that tight pleased about it though -
As new strings stretch the bridge can get pulled towards the neck, if so you'll need to pull it upright frequently, but once they settle down the bridge should be stable
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This tends to be a rather clumsy option for the fretting hand, though. ...
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A suspended plinth might save a 'needle-bounce' or two on a side board type unit on plush underlayed carpet...
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Super glue = instant calluses As championed by Les Claypool
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No problem; sometimes you just have to provoke a response. LOL. Yes, it's a Patrick Eggle New York bass. Took me a few years to find it on Ebay after a local bass player sold it on Reverb.
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Also, speak to Mr East as to why you’re going through batteries so much - the battery in mine is still going ok after 2 yrs playing 1-2 hrs per week on average.
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Where can I get some decent bass sized straight edges?
stevel replied to Marc S's topic in Repairs and Technical
I’ve also got the hellfire one - they have their own website as well as selling through eBay. Absolutely fantastic company - they custom made me a radius gauge for my Stingrays. British company too… support local! -
Sorry if this is not an option but one thing I do when getting fingertip pain is to switch to playing with a pick. Luckily I have free reign over my tone, fills, etc. so if the attack and note choice is different, as long as the fundamentals of the bassline are there it's ok. It made me improve my pick playing to a point where I will play almost anything with a pick if I need to.
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