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  2. The Guitar Weasel
    Yep those exterior patches are pretty horrible - I'm actually guessing that's a skint owner repair somewhere back in the distant past rather than a professional fix. They certainly look very old. I see a fair number of guitars and basses through my workshop that started off high end - and then as they got more battered - gradually moved down to less and less well heeled musicians. There's an old saying 'don't buy a luxury car from someone who hasn't been able to afford the maintenance' and this is sort of true of musical instruments too - especially the more complex and difficult to repair ones. Because of the possibly necessary cheaping-out on the repairs in its past this poor old bass is going to need a lot spent on it. It would be a shame however to see it some sort of sterile ornament in a corner.
  3. nekomatic started following Running a Phil Jones Double Four BG75 from USB power
  4. nekomatic
    I believe standard (i.e. deceptive) practice for the specs of power banks is that they tell you the mAh rating of the internal Li-ion cell, not the output. So it may actually be 20 Ah from the 3.7 volt cell, which would be about 75 watt-hours, which after boosting up to 20 volts gives you three and a half amp hours or thereabouts. If everything else performs as specified then I guess it should work, but not for as long as you might have wanted.
  5. itu
    I wouldn't bother. I expect the price to be irrelevant to the playability and sound it makes. Collectible? No. Soundmachine? There are better alternatives available. If the production year is important, the price does not mean a thing, although the parts are most likely a collection. "Handmade" details lower the price as well as desirability.
  6. Paul S
    Thanks John
  7. Paul S started following 1981 Aria Pro II Cardinal Series CSB 450 'Black n Gold' £350
  8. Paul S
    Next for the chop a 1981 Aria Pro II Cardinal Series CSB 450 'Black n Gold'. This was a top end of the range model with some lovely features but has been tinkered with over time. The original was a carved body glossy piano black with dark fingerboard, set neck, inset bridge and brass highlights on the bridge saddles, nut, tuners and other hardware. This still has the original bridge and nut, tuners have been swapped fro Wilkinson ones to give an off harlequin effect. I don't care. Knobs should be Gibson speed knob style but have been changed. Rear strap button has been changed and is no longer brass. Other than that this is as it should be. 3.5kg - an unusually lightweight example as these ore more usually over 4kg. As a result there is very slight neck dive that is cured by a wide grippy strap. A few dings and scratches, most of which I am sure would polish out - certainly not bad for a bass over 40. This model is all about quality and tone - the pickup is one of Matsumoku's finest and is a really aggressive middy rock machine that chimes out and cuts through. I have tamed it with black tapes which also look as cool as, but it still is a monster. 42mm at the nut, 16mm spacing at the bridge. No case. £350 collected from Benfleet in Essex, 20 mins east of the Dartford crossing along the A13. No couriers, offers or trade, ta.
  9. MrFingers
    Under the pickguard is plenty of realestate for that.
  10. Terry M.
    I have to say you've made some excellent points here. I will dare to suggest that in some cases our own interpretations can surpass the original depending on who's ears are receiving it. I've heard too many cover versions that I prefer over the original. On the topic of this thread a semitone is really not going to "break" anything even though I understand the principle of the conversation.
  11. Doctor J
    You'd expect there to be extra routing to find a home for the battery powering the EMG, no?
  12. Bilbo
    Just redoing 'The Abingdon Chasp' from Bruford's 'One Of A Kind'. Having to completely rewrite. At least it shows I have learned a lot in the few years since I did it last time! 🥴
  13. MikanHannille started following Fender Jazz Custom Shop £1450
  14. MikanHannille
    That's some tasty colour and binding!
  15. miles'tone
    The fingerboard dots look like they've filled the holes with woodfiller to match the body finish.
  16. Burns-bass
    You can, but you’d have to prove that the auction house had completely and purposefully misrepresented the item. They use all sorts of semantic tricks to ensure this doesn’t happen. Pay on credit card and you’ve got more protection.
  17. JohnDaBass started following 2019 Gibson Les Paul Jnr DC with generic hard case £550
  18. JohnDaBass
    Fantastic bass at an extremely attractive price. GLWTS
  19. andydye started following G&L Tribute SB-2 (Concentric Stacked Vol/Tone Controls)
  20. andydye
    Corr that looks great, love G&L basses! Trades?
  21. Mrbigstuff
    Yes easy to see now with the detailed pictures. The original pic looked like a fresh board - can be done - and the frets appeared jumbo size. Obviously now not the case. Shows the importance of the details!
  22. Reggaebass
    Very nice Paul
  23. Paul S started following 2016 MIJ Fender Mustang white, scruffy, £600
  24. Paul S
    Next up I have my scruffy 2016 Fender Mustang. One of the beautiful MIJs. it's clearly had a tough life and the white paint is now scuffed and aged to buttermilk, in places shonkily touched in with what looks like distemper. Not by me, I hasten to add. Lots of dinks and the finish is worn through in places - might be genuine play wear or distressing - if the latter it has been done well. Weighs 3.6kg, 38mm at the nut, spacing is 18mm at the bridge. The maple neck and headstock have aged to that wonderful warm caramel colour and I assume it has a rosewood board. Sounds and plays fabulously, all the woody thump you would expect from a Japanese Mustang. Currently fitted with TI Flats, action is my standard fairly high 2.5mm at the 12th fret on the E. It came with a black scratchplate and I fitted a white one - both are included. It came with a thumb rest fitted near the bridge which I took off and have now lost, leaving another set of holes in an already scruffy bass. If you are looking for a nice museum piece to hang on your wall, look away. If you want a good solid, beautifully playing gigging bass then come have a look. No hard case. £600 collected from Benfleet, 20 mins east of the Dartford Crossing along the A13. No couriers, offers or trades
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  25. Orbs
    Great amps, GLWTS!
  26. Lozz196
    Just got back from a gig where I used one of these, great sounding cab.
  27. Reggaebass
    I’ve seen the pictures of this on the auction site, it’s an interesting one that someone has used for a project, I do think the body and neck is original but the dot markers are strange , could it be a walnut finish and not mocha?, the extra hole in the pickguard would worry me as that could suggest extra routing under the guard for maybe active electrics, I’d ask for some pics, and one of the neck stamp if possible, with a decent bridge it might be ok but hard to tell without seeing it up close and playing it, good luck
  28. dmccombe7
    Jings Daryl sorry to hear that mate. I would add that i toured with a broken leg in plaster cast. It can be done provided your bandmates help with your gear, or you just hire a roadie as i did. Dave
  29. scrumpymike
    Sweet Fanny Adams for you Richard, where sweet = crumble and Fanny Adams = Mrs Scrumpy.
  30. Silvia Bluejay
    LOL no but I was self-employed for 30 years!
  31. Pestie
    I know mate. I live in North Yorkshire so it’s not doable to collect. But l do understand that collection is better for you👍😀👍. I just thought it was worth asking. Good luck with your sale. Mike. 👍
  32. Silvia Bluejay
    Incidentally, I remember having a conversation with someone in a thread on here about GigRealm a few years ago. That person was recommending it really hard - presumably they had a stake of some sort in the system - while I was saying that it looked like a scam. Well, a couple of years ago I decided to test it - it is a scam. Avoid it like the plague. Not only are the gig offers on it really low pay, but most of them are probably fake - nothing ever seems to happen even in what look like the best circumstances. And your data gets sold to third parties even if you tick the infamous box stating that you don't want that. I had an angry exchange of emails with GigRealm when I started receiving all sorts of dodgy promotions to the email address I had created just for that site. Uber and Lyft especially would not leave me alone and invited me to use them at a discount in the US (!!). I had to demand GigRealm wipe all of my data off their database. So there's a lot of sh!t out there; however, I can see the reason why many chains have decided to use a payment system of some sort, and I accept that.
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