tino

[quote name='Slipperydick' post='984921' date='Oct 11 2010, 09:16 PM']What wood is it-any idea ? Very heavy thats fer sure ![/quote] Suprisingly not!!! I will take it in to work and weigh it,possibly a few ounces more than a 70s fender I am holding next to it

[quote name='Bassassin' post='983893' date='Oct 10 2010, 10:44 PM']Could be if it had a neck! Tino - those Maxons ain't humbuckers - I've stripped one & they're singles with 2 rows of poles: [attachment=61018:pupsurround.jpg] [attachment=61017:pupcoveroff.jpg] [attachment=61019:pupexploded.jpg] J.[/quote] Please dont shoot me ....honest mistake.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='984582' date='Oct 11 2010, 04:41 PM']Yours is the same bass as Tino's. When he got it, the silhouette of the Eros badge was clearly visible on the headstock. Anyway - Eros. First of all there's no connection to the Italian E-Ros brand (whatever the Ebay "experts" might say), Eros & Eros Mk II were names used by UK distributor Rosetti, and some of their guitars were indeed from Matsumoku - including this Jazz. They also sourced from Fujigen (I had an Eros Tele identical to the equivalent Ibanez) and later ones - particularly the garish LP copies - were Korean & not very good. The MIJ ones however are typically good quality. J.[/quote] Jon I have to agree the body quality is in fact very good I had just started preppping it for a refinish when the 71 Fender came along,I dont think the pups are all that but if it goes to a BCer and they let me know I will chuck in a set of pups that will fit that I bought recently for it...everythings there apart from the neck...every last screw.. I also need MONEY as I just bought a 79 Gibson Custom and a Fender Twin reverb and I forgot to consult MrsT.....again..

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='983254' date='Oct 10 2010, 12:30 PM']Nah the colour is. [/quote] If anything like the BJFC teardrop I had then the only saving grace will be the paint,,,,fretting looked like it had been put in by a 5 yr old and made from cutdown bicycle spokes. The pickups were god damn awful,the fretboard was terrible the pickgaurd that was advertised as steel was infact some sort of shiny plastic....Sold it on ASAP,happy to lose dough...a pal had some sort of 50s copy new yorker jazz box affair It was tonaly dead acoustically,I think it was made from reclaimed T Chests... Dont buy these make without trying them out...they look pretty in the adds in the hand they feel cheap,,,,,Is this just my opinion.....youve been warned!!!

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180572516527&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...=STRK:MESELX:IT[/url] Now that could be sexy

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='981858' date='Oct 8 2010, 06:29 PM']I love all the Indie, Madchester and Britpop era stuff (Im that age).I have been listening to some classics from the Seahorses,Stone Roses, and the odd track from all those great bands that had just one hit that still get played in the clubs now. I would of been happy to of been in any of those sort of bands and written some classic basslines but what about you lot?[/quote] Charlatans,,Roses..... Charlatans or possibly the Charlatans... .or possibly Finchleys Finest 70,s throw ups Eater some times when very very drunk I think hey Flock of Seagulls

[quote name='Bassassin' post='981816' date='Oct 8 2010, 05:45 PM'] That must be it! proper vintage, then! J.[/quote] Must be one of mine I didnt know Id found or even listed for sale WAHAYYY Im Back

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='976153' date='Oct 3 2010, 05:04 PM']I have been lucky so far although I have never purchased one without trying it first. I went to get a new Warwick and it was faulty in the shop (Musical exchanges in Birmingham) and ended up with a brand new at the time 2002 Ray as I had the money to burn and the rest is history![/quote] You telling us youve had a bass for almost 8 years.......you must be getting through a tin of Andrews a day

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='976149' date='Oct 3 2010, 05:00 PM']I'm out then, I hate Sting.[/quote] But both he and Dominic speak so highly of You

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='976130' date='Oct 3 2010, 04:51 PM'][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=96768&hl=worst"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=96768&hl=worst[/url][/quote] Dont Matter relive the moment...theres a sting in the tail for this thread ....bare with it!!!

Whats the worst bass you ever bought that really shoulda been superb straight out of the box.....NAME & SHAME

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='976110' date='Oct 3 2010, 04:29 PM']Fleabay? I think there's a shop in usa that does that kinda thing .[/quote] There are and I bought a Bakelite before ...It was bloody Perspex......was hoping someone here might know a UK maker that was reliable

Does anyone know of anyone supplying or making Telecaster Precision Scratchplates.????? Mines sorta Warped

[quote name='Bassassin' post='974943' date='Oct 2 2010, 01:05 PM']This is an early 70s (not 60s) JapCrap Les Paul bass copy, it would've been shortscale (probably 30 - 32") so you'd have real trouble finding a bass neck to fit. If you put a guitar neck on, you will have to reposition the bridge fittings to suit the scale length, which should be around 25". If you do a conversion & put 6-pole guitar pickups in, I'll buy the bass 'buckers off you. Jon.[/quote] NO NO NO sell me the buckers BEST PRICES PAID

[quote name='Neko' post='969267' date='Sep 27 2010, 11:17 AM']Hey, I'm a total newbie to all this! Been leaning bass for all of maybe a month now, moved on from acoustic because all I ever really wanted to do was play bass (and chords got REALLY boring...) Anyway, I have a Squier P-bass (she's lovelyyyyy ) and a 15W Ashdown amp, since at the moment I pretty much only play to myself and I don't think the neighbours would be too happy if I was rattling their windows! As I'm really new to this, I've not got much of a musical repertoire, but I like to play rock and alt stuff. I'm also a total geek as I'm learning the Tetris theme right now!! I've been told I'm 'too old' to start learning bass (I'm 24) with the idea of eventually playing little gigs with my own band and that I need to 'grow up'. I decided to join here because I'm looking for less negative conversations about bass I really am rubbish at these intro things and don't know what else to put now! So hi, that's me, be nice and I'm sorry if I get confused at all [/quote] Who ever told you you are too old at 24 was talking out of his or her JACKSIE.......................FACT.....I played Drums from 6 to 19....lead & rhythm from 14 to 42 and bass from mid 30s till today some 20+ years on...I taught my Son Dan who is an acomplished Musician and Im currently teaching my Grandaughters....like Phil Lynot once said..." Dont beleive a word" Crack on son enjoy it your half way there MrT....the short white one

[quote name='Mikeg' post='975930' date='Oct 3 2010, 01:16 PM']ive got a crappy bass lying around, its a jazz style bass, looks lovely but its got quite bad neck dive. any way to fix or help it?[/quote] Get yourself a "Hunchback" I currently have them in medium and large sizes price £10 + £12 respectively..... worked for QUASI

[quote name='StevieD_FenderP2009' post='976023' date='Oct 3 2010, 02:49 PM']I must be really stupid because alot of that made absolutely no sense to me The wiring kit I bought was the same wiring kit as used in Fender's current AM series and the Steve Harris sig series but I just didn't bother wiring in the cap and I think it was a 0.05 cap... now I don't know what that means but yeah, i didn't wire it in From what else I read here, it looks like capacitors aren't actually needed then?[/quote] CORRECTOMUNDO

[quote name='StevieD_FenderP2009' post='973400' date='Oct 1 2010, 12:52 AM']Arghhh Just been on Facebook for the first time in over a week to find that there is an event on there called "Munition at the Snooty Fox - 13th October" Now, I have wanted to play the SF for ages and wouldn't have a problem with this had I not already told the guy who organised the gig that I wouldn't be able to do the 13th and 14th due to not being able to get the days off work to which he said "that's fair enough dude, I'll try for something after the 16th then" which is fine with me... But no, I tell him tonight I can't do the gig to which he tells me that he forgot I couldn't do those days and that we can't cancel the gig so I'll have to either find a fill in at work or they'll have to find a fill in for the actual gig. I said to him about doing the 17th instead and he said "Nah, we can't do that day cos the drummers got work and can't get the day off" which he only found out 2 days ago meaning this problem came up 2 weeks after I first stated I couldn't do the 13th and 14th. Now be honest with me, am I in the right for feeling completely pissed off and ignored over this situation or am I just being stupid? Either way, they'll have to sort something as I will not be doing the gig as I'm not losing my job over it Stevie.D[/quote] Of course you are right.they are total WAN**S and for a monetary consideration I can have a hit taken out on them

[quote name='Bassassin' post='976013' date='Oct 3 2010, 02:41 PM']Cheers for that! August '72, then? J.[/quote] Youve talked me into keeping the bugg*r.The neck swayed it...I cant understand how the body got in the condition it is and the neck appears unused.....I think they possibly used it as a cricket bat... Mrs T is gonna lose it....flowers me thinks may go some way to swaying it. .Yeah like that will do it Possibly 10 days in the Caymans might Shes already kicked my new Fender.....but there was a smile when the Mesa sold on the Bay

[quote name='Bassassin' post='975643' date='Oct 3 2010, 02:03 AM']Not sure you'll necessarily make much of a profit parting it out - the unusual pups mean that the body, electronics & scratchplate aren't very much use without each other - there would have to be a bunch of people looking to restore the same type of bass & fighting over the parts for them to get decent bids. The neck would do OK on its own, but you're really only talking about £50 or so. Do it up a bit & sell it complete - sort the wiring, give it a meticulous clean-up, then take some clear, detailed pics & write a good description/listing title & it'll Ebay for a bit more than you paid. Anyway the pickup codes should be 5 numbers - the first is the pickup model, second the year (2=1972 etc), third the month and the last two the day of the month. J.[/quote] Pics

It was meant for the Japanese home market and as such in agreement with Fender(I take it,its a Fender)is not to be officially exported from Japan,they do get here in volume and attract a slkightly higher price than the MIJ & CIJ,,,some are in less usual colours etc T

[quote name='Musicman20' post='975705' date='Oct 3 2010, 08:51 AM']Interesting to hear actual user reviews on these pickups. Most people assume Nordstrand are the pinnacle, which clearly they are not.[/quote] Poor results may well be obtained when pulling out stock pups and replacing with Nordies and thinking thats that! Wiring,switching and pots & caps may well require modification to get the best performance,its a bit like putting a V8 5 litre in to a nissan Micra....sure sounds pretty stood still but let it rip and the gearbox is kaputt!! Nordies are at the top of the game for passive if fitted correctly to a well set up instrument,if your going to put them into an £80 Chinese faker ...DONT BOTHER