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Hi Basschatters, Up for sale my Yamaha PB400 built in Japan in 1977, according to its serial number (001313). The overall condition is quite good for its age (42 years). It has a few chips on the side between the bridge and the jack, but it doesn't affect playability or the looks. The bass is all original, except for the knobs (new quality ones I bought a few months ago). The body is ash and the neck is maple. It plays nicely, with a good low action with hardly no buzzing. The neck is comfy, smooth and straight. The truss rod works perfectly, as do the electronics and all the hardware, including the tuning pegs. It weights exactly 4kg, a tad below 9lb. In my opinion, it's as good as any Japanese Fender copy in the 70s - I'd dare say that they are even better, according to my experience with Squier JV. It's a really solid, trustworthy bass, which growls and grunts like a true P bass. These Yamahas are really amazing instruments. It has loads more personality than present Fender P to me. You won't be disappointed.9 points -
WITHDRAWN ....,,For sale or trade my rather lovely Shuker custom jazz 2019. Cheers John8 points -
cable arrived this morning! sounds great! now to practice 😄6 points
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That's a great first bass. Goodness me how times have changed since I started out. I would have killed for this level of quality back then.6 points
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It's all back together and almost set up. I've used a threaded saddle type fender bridge fixed in the old holes and it has intonated just fine, so I'm not sure why the previous owner said it wouldn't. I've used a threaded saddle type so that I can pop the strings over a touch to give a more suitable spacing, but as I thought, that tends to pull the saddles outwards when playing. I have plenty of height adjustment so I'll cut a groove in the saddles where the strings need to be and then make a groove in the base plate (some have this anyway) for the height adjustment screws to sit in to stop the sideways movement. It's not a huge amount but it's annoying. The trussrod was out of adjustment but a washer behind the adjuster nut fixed that and has pulled the neck back nicely. The nut which was a righty, then cut for a lefty, now being used as righty again, is now sitting higher due to the coats of paint on the neck so the slots will need filing down which means I can file to the correct size and not have to replace the nut, again it's not a lot but will bring the strings down and hold them in place again. The action is pretty good at the moment and once the nut slots are sorted it will play nicely. The tone pot does practically nothing so will be replaced at a later stage. All in all I'm quite happy as, although it needs a little fettling, it is going to intonate properly and play decently with a nice low action. I've also picked up a suitably cheap looking strap which fits with the look.5 points
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If you think the cable sound great, try playing the bass, that will sound amazing! Very difficult to get the tension needed on a cable.4 points
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Unless it's something I want, then I should be able to dictate whatever I like4 points
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Little by little. This is my hobby and usually is interspersed with a lot more 'life' stuff. With the lockdown and building a guitar on a bit more 'doing something everyday' basis probably makes me realise how much work there is involved in one! But - in actual terms - decent progress. This morning I have tapered the fretboard to it's final size and rough-tapered the neck: Next job is probably putting the frets in the fretboard. Nowadays, I do that before gluing to the neck - easier to handle, easier to keep stable for hammering and clamping the frets and MUCH easier for getting the fret ends square and straight with the fretboard edge.4 points
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Eddie Jackson with his Spector NS2 and a Gallien Krueger GK800RB amp being driven to hit the rails. The 'holy grail' of bass tone imho. Listen to that growl on the low D..... 😍 😍 😍 And here..... the punch and growl! Mmmmmmmm........ 'Nuff said.......4 points
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Just so people know I LOVE Andy!!!! He's an absolute legend. Oh and yes its mine!!!3 points
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OK, so we’re all going stir crazy... here’s a little quiz I saw somewhere else to pass the time and channel all those pent up creative urges... Post up a recreation of a famous album cover using just bits and bobs found around your (locked down) house. First person to guess can then post their own and so on... I’ll start us off...3 points
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Hi Everyone, Just thought I’d stop by and say hi! Lockdown is forcing me to evaluate what I spend my time doing and consequently, I’m spending loads of time in the shed (not a bad thing as I love to play and keep myself bass-fit 😁) but with that comes the inevitable casual browsing of anything bass related! Been playing for 16 years (I’m 31) and currently rocking several Jazzes, a Precision, a Lakland DJ5 and a Stingray. Can’t wait to jump into the community!3 points
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You freaking amateur ... honestly I’m just disgusted ....“radiused block”, clamp, titebond it’s all just so pathetic, this is your first build right ? you got all this jargon off YouTube didn’t you ?3 points
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Heard this today, Great tune from 19833 points
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I did alright. I played at Wembley Arena with it.3 points
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I cut the frets to length and detanged the fret-ends. Lucky break - the little bit at the bottom is all I had left off the coil... When I'm fretting, once I've run along each slot lightly with a triangular needle file, I run a small bead of Titebond along the tangs,then hammer them in (one side, other side, middle) and then pop a clamped radius block on while I'm preparing the next one. And, after the glue has fully cured, the fret-ends are snipped and edges sanded and we have a fretted fretboard Next job is the headstock while I wait for the trussrod to arrive3 points
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Returned to Rhythm Stick for my annual bash at it.3 points
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Ok I’ve taken a break and spent a lot of time and effort to recreated this iconic album cover: Don’t let your guitar weep over this, no matter how gently.3 points
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BC doesn’t strike me as the best choice to try and sell something for more than it’s worth... Everyone here is pretty knowledgeable about bass gear and how much it costs. A fair number of us spend a large part of the day looking at bass gear on the internet when we should be doing something else 😕3 points
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Meanwhile...I've been practicing on my two sires....and ignored my own advice and flattened all the batteries by leaving them plugged in! Doh!3 points
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Lol, it does t have to be Rush, or even Prog... here’s that big blue Ikea tray being put to use for a slice of 80s pop...3 points
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All done! Bit of a nightmare doing the wiring. Probably the fiddliest thing I’ve ever done! Had a couple of issues including wiring the jack socket up the wrong way round and I also managed to overheat the treble pot with my dodgy soldering iron. Once I moved to the garage and kept the tip super clean with a wire brush on my pillar drill it got a bit easier! I think I’ll order a spare treble pot. Contact cleaner has got it working ok but id rather be safe than sorry. after a quick set up it’s sounding as I’d hoped. Really nice to get some passive jazz tones out of my ray! The Ray pickup sounds pretty authentic to my ears too. I’ll see if I can post some recordings later.3 points
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You're describing a Fender Rumble 500.3 points
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Name: FSR American Vintage ‘75 Jazz Bass® Serial no. Z8132012 Series: American Vintage Series Body: Ash Neck: Maple, ‘70s "C" Shape, (Gloss Urethane Finish) Fingerboard: 1-Piece Maple, 7.25" Radius (184 mm) No. of Frets: 20 Vintage Style Frets Scale Length: 34" (863.6 mm) Width @ Nut: 1.5" (38.1 mm) Hardware: Nickel/Chrome Machine Heads: American Vintage '70s Fender®-Stamped Open Gear Tuning Machines Bridge: American Vintage Bass with Single Groove Steel Barrel Saddles Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black Pickups: American Vintage '75 Jazz Bass® Single-Coil Pickups Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone Colors: (734) Aged Natural, (Gloss Urethane Finish) Strings: Probably Fenders but cannot be sure Unique Features: "Bullet" Truss Rod Adjustment, 3-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro-Tilt Adjustment, White Binding with White Pearloid Block Inlay, Synthetic Bone Nut, Black Plastic Control Knobs Source: U.S.A Accessories: Chrome covers, thumb rest, foam mute, deluxe Fender Black Hardshell Case, Keys, Strap, Lead, original tickets/tags, manual Original retail believed to be in excess £2000 ( the serial no. appears to date this bass to 2008 ?) Current shop retail in UK seems to be circa £1500 - IF you can find one Very light use, no dings, overall condition excellent Selling because not used enough - believed to be a collectable model but I'm more interested in use not ownership. No exchanges, price includes delivery to mainland uk up to £40 cost - or will meet "halfway" within 100 - 120 miles of Plymouth. Welcome to visit and review - Plymouth. No pressure to sell - please don't make any silly offers.2 points -
I've decided to sell one of my P Basses as I have three of them. This is a 2019 Fender American Original Series 60's P Bass in sunburst and it comes complete with Tolex case and all the candy. It's currently strung with a new set of Ernie Ball Slinkys with a lovely low action. It's in super overall condition apart from a few marks on the bottom of the body edge and a few on the edge of the headstock. These really are superficial but the thin Nitro finish marks easily. It's very light too and plays like a dream. These sell new for £1,599. I'm looking for £1,150 plus postage of £25.2 points -
Letting go of this fantastic fantastic bass. Owned new since late August so take a discount on a 2k bass 4 months old and 10/10 - Pristine condition. 3.6 kilos/7.9lbs (yes you read that right), VTC active 2 band electronics, swamp ash and maple neck. Comes with straplocks, gruv gear 4" strap and original semi hard case, you'll feel like it's empty even if the bass is in. Collection in London preferred when/how conditions allow, happy to ship at buyers expense and risk.2 points -
I weighed my sterling tonight if I’ve not played it for a while, when I pick it up it feels heavy, but on a strap it’s fine so I weighed it, 10lbs 🤪 that’s heavy for a smaller body bass! its sounds and plays great Tony2 points
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Yep. And if it wasn't for the always on tuner, how is the guitarist supposed to know what chord they are supposed to be playing?2 points
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Loving this .. Great seller as well 👍🏻2 points
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I know what you mean, I never get it good enough, i always struggle with the stretch when the line goes up the neck.2 points
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I'm going to get some 2000 grit, sand it flat put 2 light coats of laquor in sand that back a bit then apply, thank you2 points
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Amazing how many of you have had underwear chucked at you. My experience wasn't so gentle. It was Bob's Palais in Midsomer Norton, early 1980s, the band, Neurosurgeon (formerly The Rubber Vultures) , played an eclectic set of deliberately weird originals. We scoffed at such outmoded conventions as time signatures and keys.The yokels however obviously put more stock in such things. The boos and catcalls were eventually followed by one of those enormous pub ashtrays. You probably remember them. Giant bowls that could hold the ash and dog ends of an entire evening's puffing. It span from the crowd like an overweight china Frisbee which would have laid me out had it dipped a little earlier. As it was it hit the proscenium arch shattering into shrapnel and showering the stage. We beat a hasty and overdue retreat. The ashtray got the biggest cheer of the night.2 points
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Progress2 points
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It’s builds like this that make me weep into my pots of variously coloured sanding dust....2 points
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How is this not sold yet?2 points -
A couple of photos in natural light2 points -
I read that NWR didn't record it at that speed. The tape was speeded up in the studio and even he had a struggle to play it that fast in the beginning. Just solid practice I'm afraid, but this might help. Go to YouTube and hit the settings button. Hit the Playback Speed and put that on 0.75. That slows the song down to 3/4 speed. Makes the song easier to work out and start playing. When you're good at that speed try the normal setting. Good luck.2 points
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I had a Flea Bass and it's a fantastic bass for the money. Thankfully I'm a fretless player, so these don't come that often... That said I bought an original FRETTED 1991 Ibanez AFR A304 that should be here today.2 points
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That's sort of what I do with a varnished neck. I, like you @Pea Turgh , do sand down to 240 and then apply a couple of coats. But I make those my sealing coats, not the first of the finish coats. I then sand down those coats back to the wood with 300ish grit and finer before starting to add the actual finish coats. So, maybe more by accident, you are actually on the right path, I reckon2 points
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I chose his version of Charles Aznavour's 'She' to walk the current Mrs Bassfinger up the aisle, but only because I couldn't remember where I'd put my Tenacuous D CD with 'F*** Her gently" on it.2 points
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Hrm, Where is it then? 😬 (asking for a friend )2 points
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No point, it sounds like you're beyond help. 😄2 points
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It'll only take me 8 years to save the dosh instead of 10 years2 points
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OK, so my Olympic White SBMM short-scale Ray arrived in the week from Bass Direct. It was ordered by e-mail just after lunch on day 1 and delivered by DPD at 8.30am on day 2 with packaging and contents all intact. Pretty amazing under the current circumstances. As for the bass itself, it really is incredibly good. US owners have been giving these glowing reports on Talkbass, including one guy who reckons there's very little difference between the one he's just bought and the $2k+ US-made EB he already has. Even so, I didn't want to raise my expectations too high but as soon as I got mine out of its gig-bag the quality was obvious. The build, finish and fittings are excellent, the only exception being a small flaw in the wire wrap of the G-string. No obvious reason though (like being crushed against a fret) and I will report it to BD tomorrow. All that needed changing was the set-up: no relief in the neck, action way too high (for me anyway), and nut-slots not cut deep enough - par for the course with low/mid-cost, mass-produced basses in my experience. Having just finished fettling it to my liking, I'm really impressed! All the adjustable stuff worked as it should and this is one sweet player. It's my first Ray experience outside a music shop but, to my ears, this one sounds really nice and I would expect it to sit well in the mix of our classic-rock covers band (assuming we ever get to gig again). I'll give it a run thru my Mesa Subway 800+ and BF SC3s at home tomorrow. Top marks to SBMM! I can definitely recommend this to any short-scale players looking for that distinctive Ray sound with maybe a bit of the edge taken off by the passive electronics on this bass. I'll try and grab a few pic's tomorrow and see if I can do a decent recording.2 points
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Nice little Podcast/interview with Bassist Mike Watson. During the interview he talks about his ABBA sessions. The Podcast is about halfway down the page. https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/abba-mike-watson/2 points
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So this is where my little stash of sanding dust comes in - mixed with epoxy to glue and gap fill at the same time: And sanded. While they take quite a bit of effort, nevertheless on a scale of 1 to 10, just how satisfying is that!2 points
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Elvis Costello - a fine musician, excellent songwriter and he displays extremely refined taste in choosing other songwriter's material. It's a shame I've really never liked his voice - always sounds to me like he's just recovering from a bad cold. 😟2 points
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Barefaced cabs are immense and weigh as much as a kitten holding a chaffinch!2 points
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Doug Pinnicks tone isn't for everyone and probably wouldn't work in the majority of bands, but boy it works in his band.2 points
