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Not worth the trouble for a cheap gig bag. The saddle screw is a very minor thing that can be put right by a blind donkey. I would put it down to experience and possibly not use the same company again. You may be able to leave a bad review online somewhere which would help others in the future.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1360018077' post='1963753'] I have to say , my friend , that if you bought the bass second hand then EBMM are behaving perfectly reasonably by offering to sell you a new neck . If you had bought the bass new then that would be a different matter , but any warranty or indeed any good will is really only applicable to the original purchaser . Things like this are one of the pitfalls of buying used basses , I'm afraid . Of course it would be nice if EBMM were more generous , but you can't reasonably expect or demand them to be so . I would find out the actual cost of a new neck with shipping and taxes and duty ect then make a decision . All in all it might not be that much and at least you could salvage the bass . Unfortunately things do go wrong and develop faults and it can be a pain , but at least this is something relatively easy to fix . I think you are looking at this whole situation the wrong way round , and it is wrong to lay blame at the feet of EBMM , who have no real obligation towards you whatsoever . Please don't get the idea that I am not sympathetic to your frustration and dissappointment , but no one has let you down here . It's just one of those things . [/quote]This winds me up no end. Fair enough if the neck had user related problems then yes, you should buy a new neck. This neck has a ridiculous sideways bow which just shouldnt happen. You could leave a guitar in a shed for 30 years and this wouldn't happen (probably). The neck is faulty. F A U L T Y ! Unrepairable, useless. Burn it! And post the pics. You'll become a legend!

Any manufacturer should stand by the quality of their instruments new or used. This is a problem with the materials used in making this bass at the original stage. Unfortunately you selling your other mm's wouldn't affect them in any way. The only thing you can do is hassle them every day until you get taken seriously. I'm sure there must be trading standards that apply to your situation.

The natural one is the best of the bunch.

Yea a stiff bristle brush and oil will do the trick. You can remove any build up of crap on the surface with an old fashioned razor blade (chemists). I would recommend finishing with danish oil rather than natural oils. This will add a touch of protection too.

[quote name='rushbo' timestamp='1359988968' post='1963022'] My old singer/guitarist used to do that. He would then go through all the mathematically possible permutations of assembling his three pedals in a working order. This could take 30 minutes. It got so bad, at the end of one rehearsal, I grabbed his plastic bag (or "the flightcase" as we dubbed it) told him I was making him a board for him and he could have them back nect week. One piece of MDF, a few cable clips, half an hours work and three cable ties later -problem sorted. I have a Hiscox case which houses my lovely Mexi Jazz bass, old spare strings, a crappy 'emergency' lead and pen and paper. My strap stays on. In my effects flight case (slightly bigger than one of those Maplins photograpy cases) are my FX , 'decent' leads and my power cable. Always be ready to boogie, that's my motto. [/quote] [quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1359990717' post='1963062'] makes sense now. I only use the plastic bags to wind up people who are easily wound up. I have proper cases. I like to turn up to gigs with my '56 Hofner in a bin bag, that always amuses.... [/quote] The singer/guitarist then proceeded to turn up with his new pedal board in a bin bag?

[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1359988201' post='1962997'] I don't remember playing bass for you... [/quote]You had hypnotherapy to forget the whole thing, and then changed your number apparently.

My old bassist always carried his leads, fx etc around in a plastic carrier bag. Used to make the drummer soooo mad 'I see you've got your little carrier bag with you. Get yourself a f***in rucksack. Loser!' is what he would say from time to time.

LC? Lee Carter signature?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1359987023' post='1962955'] Broken pic? [/quote]That avatar is frekin me out!

It wouldn't hurt to loosen it off and will take 5 seconds. I shouldn't leave it in a backbow forever, not that it necessarily will do any damage but It'll give you peace of mind if nothing else.

For the guitar hero generation. I firmly believe Gibson have had their day. Just too monstrous a company to appeal to me anymore. I always imagine execs sitting around a boardroom coming up with these things. Not rock n roll anymore is it.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1359936710' post='1962400'] Copper foil can be done in 5 mins, graphite paint has to dry and possibly have another coat..... [/quote]Exactly. Also copper foil looks cool and very neat if you use the large sheets and cut to fit. Bugger faffing around with paint or 1" wide strips of slug tape. I reiterate. Spend a few quid on the right materials and you get a better result every time. All the big guns pride themselves on using copper foil. Look at any fodera and the screening is cut from sheets by hand using scissors and 'exacto' knife y'all. Yeehaarr!

Fenders are collectable purely because of their iconic status and also the fact that they were there when it all started. Personally I believe that any basses that are handmade by people who perish before they sell their brand will be the most sought after instruments of the future. The ones with a truly limited supply.

The guitar in question is a thorn in your side (splintered body). Dreams are how we decipher all the information we are subjected to throughout the day, mainly of a social nature. does the guitar have a connection to a particular person or represent something that you identify with a type of person? A little thought can tell you exactly what your subconscious is trying to tell you about your dealings with other human beings. The human mind is an amazing thing and knows all. Dont think for a second that the dream was actually about the pub or guitar. That is just how your conscious mind translated it for you. The clues are there, you have to figure it out. Think what it is that every aspect of the dream represents to you and the answer to the puzzle will reveal itself.

If the action is too high that will also screw with intonation. Moving the bridge back half an inch would sort it out.

Try moving the amp around and hang some rugs up?

I guess he's charging £20 postage partly for the effort involved in getting a bass in a box and physically posting the thing which isn't an easy business. Sounds like a totally honest chap and I wouldn't bother to even question the postage at that price. The decals, serials, body finish and hardware all look perfectly good for the price. Even if it sells for a few hundred quid I would guess it is worth it. Who cares if it is original or not, in fact you maybe better off with a used copy with a glowing report from the owner than buying a brand new unseen fender. They look better used too.

[quote name='bigjohn' timestamp='1359505970' post='1956024'] All depends on what gear. I've just forked out on an Alembic FX-1 Pre-amp. I'm looking for a smoother deeper tone than I get easily out of my Ampeg SVP-Pro. The Ampeg does does get close to where I'm trying to get, but I have to remove a lot of gain from the signal, which sort of defeats the object of having a five valve pre-amp that sounds great when it's cranked. It's just that at the moment, I'm not really cranking it like that. That's not in my fingers. [/quote]No, it's all in your head! No you are right. Tone is [u]mostly[/u] a gear thing. All the countless other factors are down to the individual. Anyone can sound like an amp. The trick is making the amp sound like you.

he he. Good one. I'm sure you could convince somebody that's how it [i]should[/i] be which I guess is how fanned frets started out

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1359504330' post='1956009'] Well, I used it to shield a tele---didn't need to solder onto it, my multimeter reckoned it was conductive, and the shielding worked. Maybe I just got lucky... [/quote]Yea that's all good. I have to use the 'proper' stuff and it's only a few quid more and saves time in case of leccy proof glue.

Now that is askin for trouble

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1359502688' post='1955988'] I bought some cheap slug tape off eBay for about £1.50 and it seems to be conductive. [/quote]The adhesive on slug tape isn't generally conductive. Stick it to your plant pots instead. That's what it's for. wd music, allparts, axetec etc. Soldering onto copper tape which is stuck to wood isn't always straight forward. The wood sucks the heat up see. One 12"x12" sheet of the real deal should do a few guitars for under a tenner.

Your technique is what makes your sound YOURS. I get so tired of people asking how they can sound like other players. Of course good, or more accurately, the right gear for you gets you the right sound but voicing, attack, phrasing, dynamics and all that other stuff are all down to the player. An honest set of scatterwound pickups are probably the most important part of the gear chain. That and a decent amp.