stingrayPete1977

Excellent let me know and I will do my best to arrange anything I can to suit.

[quote name='indiegrungesound' timestamp='1403992556' post='2488438'] Lars is certainly a bit BALD in places! ;-) Damn good show so far! I imagine the roof will be blown off the stage if/when "Enter Sandman" gets played! [/quote] Yep its time for a grade 1 all over!

Hi mate, wrist is not great I wont lie, sorry yours is too Im based near Stafford and Tim Tofts are just up the road in Stone who have a good reputation.

I was at the legendary 1993 milton keynes matallica gig so it can never be topped but im enjoying it so far, Lars is a bit crap in places, I dont know any songs after the black album and I miss Jason.

Im thinking that might help, I think I have already took a bit out ages ago but I wanted to leave enough nut for someone with the right tools and skills to do it properly! It's not massive high though. Did you go for the same gedo as me Maude, half carved?

I forgot to mention my left wrist is quite mashed up and I have lost some strength so that wont help either, me and Jake have been through it at length and he is happy that with the correct technique it should be OK for me to play.

Just had a look and if I hold the string down at the first stop and the end of the board there is just a couple of mm that is concaved, holding at the first stop and inline with the heel leaves just enough to be able to click the string back to the neck similar to an electric bass when holding 1st and 13th fret say, looks like about as little as you would want to my untrained eye? It sounded great when Jake played it both Pizz and arco, but it would wouldnt it? Lol

I see what you are saying I will put a straight edge up it and see, I am sure the setup could be improved upon maybe with a slight reduction at the nut height, Tim Tofts are up the road so I might wait and see what other basses at the bash are like then take it it for a full setup hopefully retaining my existing bridge and Spiros to keep the cost down, Thanks guys thats a big help as I never really thought about the releif in the neck before

Thanks guys looks like I have weichs then already so that option is out (I can probably find the Gedo invoice in my emails somewhere to see what I asked for), I dont know anything about fingerboard scoops, where am I looking? Thanks

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1403949334' post='2487934'] Well do something radical and don't look. [/quote] I stopped looking at Fender copies a while ago now, these ones got my interest due to the blatant copyright law breaking thats all

BTW that bridge is bang on central to the board and centred to the F notches, it is just the photo I promise

Jake Newman has played my bass so should be able to help here but I am throwing it wide open and have some detective work at the same time for you experts, he said it was firmer than his Ooo Err, I think I have Spirocore mediums on both my Stagg and my Gedo basses red silks at the tail and purple at the tuners? Modified Stagg to take standard 3/4 strings... [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-06/20140628_103410_zpss75naltz.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-06/20140628_103410_zpss75naltz.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Gedo 3/4 fitted with Spiros by them with my other upgrades when the bass was built.... [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-06/20140628_103507_zpsdxymp2sl.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-06/20140628_103507_zpsdxymp2sl.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-06/20140628_103515_zps7c4e184s.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-06/20140628_103515_zps7c4e184s.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I wanted to check and found this packet, I dont know where it came from but the strings inside are I think the standard Stagg ones? The package says light? [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-06/20140628_103540_zpsknhcngdp.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-06/20140628_103540_zpsknhcngdp.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Although I have found this empty one, I presume from either my Stagg set or the Gedo as they sent me the packaging with the bass? [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-06/20140628_103531_zpsel92q2et.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-06/20140628_103531_zpsel92q2et.jpg[/IMG][/URL] OK now the tension thing, the Stagg plays really well and very light without any clatter etc obviously helped by the fact you can plug it in and turn it up as loud as you like! The Gedo plays well enough with no nasty rattles or anything but the string tension feels much firmer and the action seems higher even though its only about 10mm off the edge of the board on the E string, should I lower the adjustable bridge a little and see how that is (took me ages to get it all to settle where it is now!) or do you think I would be better with a lighter string maybe a Spiro weich rather than the Mittels if thats what I have (fairly sure they are?) I am coming to the october bass day so you can all have a feel then I hopefully I can try everyone elses

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1403919004' post='2487799'] Too right - I'll stick a Fender logo on whatever I want. I'd challenge anyone here to tell the difference from three feet away. [/quote] The funny thing is a lot of punters would not get that joke and presume it to be a Fender such is the notoriety of the brand never mind spot a fake logo on something like the [i]many [/i]Fender clones! I dont think I am a full on BRX Fender hater yet but I sure am bored with all the copies now

More 5 string basses wont of helped I guess needing plenty of watts and large cabs for a dirty dub bass line rather than just throwing in a low B at the end of a 12 bar blues, gas from reading stuff on basschat about minimum watts they would gig with probably more likely and most of all watts have never been cheaper. My Shuttlemax 9.2 twin channel beast came with the foot pedal and a gig skinz carry case in mint condition but used just a few times off ebay for £530, even at the £1050 new thats just over a £1 a watt!

[quote name='UglyDog' timestamp='1403904110' post='2487697'] If i wanted to put a Bloggs Bass decal on something that wasn't actually a Bloggs Bass, i'd do it. And I certainly wouldn't feel it necessary to explain or justify my reasons for doing so. [/quote] Does anyone read the other posts though? Do what you like to your bass, start a business building and selling them and its wrong, plain wrong, not Im banging my head against a wall because its my bass wrong, not the thread is going round in circles wrong, not two sides to the arguement might as well lock it wrong. Just wrong, forgery, fake, using another brand to help promote your own, wrong diddly wrong wrong. This is from a man who built and sold a bitsa fake jazz on this very site....at a loss with no intentions of building any more.

Im in Stafford, I wonder where it is as I love old dusty houses and stuff.

[quote name='Raslee' timestamp='1403870025' post='2487265'] Hmmm! Making me think my uncle should remove the AC off his Cobra replica t [/quote] AC are no longer in business, other cars bearing similar names are AC cars UK etc. If you want to register Limelight Fender basses UK 2014 ltd that's fine, if you want to build your own almost certainly worth less than it costs to build and put a logo on that's fine. Selling a product as a registered business with some one elses logo on that is well know to be copy righted is not, so what if a few people want to pretend they have a vintage fender when they don't, a logo will be tuppence on Ebay and two minutes to fit it. I'd be glad the company managed to get some trade selling off the fender brand before losing it all, jeez the brand is a total fender rip off anyway it's only the logo that they can stop him using so be glad the rest of the instrument can be made or design, build, promote and sell his own creations!

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1403869297' post='2487257'] Careful you don't spit it into your amps! [/quote] Unless it's on fire!

[quote name='police squad' timestamp='1403850640' post='2486993'] I have a replica with a fender logo. All part of the fact its a replica. If you don't like it you'll have to get over it I'm afraid. [/quote] I had one too, on a bitsa I made but I sold it at a loss, you can't have a profit making business putting them on at the factory IMO, nothing to get over.

Just put your own decals on, you cant have a company trading on anothers name.

[quote name='TheRockinRoadie' timestamp='1403801507' post='2486626'] Because they all have different flavours and are all awesome! The MAG combo is for rehearsals and 'quick setup' gigs, the CTM100 is the main head, with the ABM300 as back-up. I swap the MAG and ABM chassis out of the head and combo depending on what mood im in I'm sorry to hear that stingrayPete1977, I've always had great customer service from them and find them very helpful (mMrshall on the other hand, i can't slag off enough after the trouble i had with the MB range). I run my heads though a Genz cab, who's amps I'm also keen on. [/quote] Tbf from what I have seen since joining basschat their customer care has improved a lot.

[quote name='Ashdown Engineering' timestamp='1403801495' post='2486625'] Gotta laugh sometimes(or cry maybe in this case) Loads of threads regarding amps and tone etc, favourite live sounds etc and GAS for 'insert boutique brand of the month here' but a couple of people say they were impressed by the live sound of an Ashdown rig and suddenly the amp is actually irrelevent and its all the PA... Off to bang head into wall. [/quote] Where did you get that from?, loads of people banged on about the great sound, I pointed out that the pa will make more of a difference especially if its a clean di but I still see most people happy they are still hearing the bass amp. Your Ashdown tone never got to foh during my time with one (about 6 years)other than some bleed to punters right in front of it maybe as I always have a clean di to the desk for the engineer to do as he/she pleases, I never corrected anyone that said my ashdown sounded great when what they heard was a stingray into a great EV pa at our own function gigs and whatever pa system was at others. I understand product placement and the reality of clean di and iem too

I love forums, if someone is a nice guy and uk based we must get behind them, making a bitsa for yourself is unlikely to make a profit where these are copies, wrap it up however you like but that is what they are, im amazed Fender have allowed it!