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Bump! Loads of things still for sale! Roland Basscube - £80 US Standard Jazz bass with hipshot D tuner - £500 Alden Mandocaster - £80 DHA VT2 Dual Custom Preamp, with 3U rackcase and power supply - £200 BC Rich Mockingbird body minus neck pickup - £80

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='212542' date='Jun 4 2008, 03:17 PM']Hmm, I have the pickup out of the beat up NJ warlock sort of spare, as I dropped another pup in to try when I rewired it, its Dimarzio style, with the allen key poles and such. Trade for the humbucker?[/quote] Sorry mate, humbucker is part of the P bass I'm now keeping.

I'm withdrawing the Status necked P and all its bits for the moment, I haven't had much interest in it, and I whacked the Dimarzio P pickup from the Mockingbird in it last night and nearly soiled myself, so I'll be keeping it as my main thunder stick for the forseeable. The Mockingbird is in bits and missing its P pup, so if anyone wants the body for a project ping me a PM.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='211667' date='Jun 3 2008, 11:42 AM']We had our living room window put through a couple of months ago, bad in itself but my wife had been sitting in the spot where the brick embedded in the wall only 2 mins before it happened, she also would have been showered in glass as the window exploded. This happened at 12.30 am, Sunday morning, we phoned the police and they said that because it wasn't a serious crime, they wouldn't come out, after I lost my rag, they sent someone, who turned up a 4.00 pm, Sunday afterenoon. That was kids, being "kids", the officer told us. Anyway, good luck with the sales and I hope you have found somewhere safer for you and you girlfriend.[/quote] It's a joke, isn't it. I had to phone 3 times to get someone to attend our house, they wouldn't take me seriously! Changed their tune when they found a couple of hundred grands worth of gange growing next door, of course...

[quote name='steve-soar' post='211636' date='Jun 3 2008, 11:06 AM']I have a pick-axe handle behind the front door for such occasions. I'm not kidding.[/quote] In my old area, whacking someone round the noggin would be a quick ticket to a knife in the ribs. A pregnant woman was stabbed in the neck at the bottom of my old street. Charming place.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='211623' date='Jun 3 2008, 10:41 AM']+1 You're a trooper for putting up with it as long as you have. What an appalling situation to find yourself in! We had a pair of squatters/dealers across the street from me for a while until the police raided the place. There wasn't a car or basement flat in the street that was safe if there was anything remotely interesting or valuable on show. Made most of us on the street very paranoid but at least I know my neighbours and they know me.[/quote] Thankfully, we're now settled in our new house and its lovely really nice neighbours, nice places to walk the dog, and you feel safe walking around at night. Hooray for the countryside! Still need to try and sell our old place though, as its owned by my girlfriend's mum. Will be tricky after all the break ins and trouble

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GK112 sold last night to Garbev. Still need to sell all my other stuff! Here's a recap, with the current prices (some price drops): Roland Basscube - £80 US Standard Jazz bass with hipshot D tuner - £500 Alden Mandocaster - £80 BC Rich Mockingbird - £200 DHA VT2 Dual Custom Preamp, with 3U rackcase and power supply - £200 Status Jazz neck with black hipshot tuners (normal ones, not D tuners) - £230 Kent Armstrong humbucker - £25 John East BTB01 preamp - £50 Danelectro Cool Cat (reissue) - £25

GK112 now sold, pending handover. Regarding the Jazz, I'd consider a part ex on a cheap and cheerful P bass or hohner "cricket bat" with drop D bridge.

Some more pics of the Jazz can be found in this thread: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10623&st=20"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10623&st=20[/url]

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More things for sale. I no longer have a working car, so collection will be required from either Berkeley, Gloucestershire, or Bristol city centre. DHA VT2 Dual Custom Preamp, with power adaptor and 3U rackcase - I've fitted a Mullard Cryo valve in the first stage to provide a less gain and more warmth. This is the more recent version with the active EQ. £230 Alden Mandocaster, like this one: Small scratch on the front, otherwise fine. £80 US Fender Jazz bass. Bought off Bassjamm, fitted with Hipshot D tuner, natural with black guard and maple board. A few marks on the neck and some buckle rash, plays and sounds great. Fender hardcase, which is beaten up and covered in stickers with one broken latch. £500 Gallien Krueger Neo 1x12 8ohm 300watt speaker cab - [b]SOLD[/b] Roland Basscube 30watt practice amp with various effects built in, like the one pictured - brilliant practice amp this, works well with guitar too. £80

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The Status necked P bass is not perfect, its got a fair few knocks and I put it together - to put it one way, I'd like to think I am to DIY what Girls Aloud are to politics. I don't want to mislead anyone as to its condition, so here are some pics. Note the drill hole in the back of the headstock where I drilled all the way through by accident - what can I say, me and power tools don't mix. The bottom screw on the "E" tuner is a touch loose, I used too large a bit, so it could use a screw with a bigger thread. The tuner is secure, though. There is some wear/bubbling to the laquer around the "E" tuner screw hole pictured top right, where I didn't countersink the hole enough before drilling. Note here the snapped drillbit next to the string tree. Graphite is tough stuff, it seems! I couldn't get it out, so I left it there. There is some slight scuffing on the lower edge of the headstock, which isn't too noticable. I don't have any pics of the neck heel, but I think there may be some laquer bubbling from the drilling there as well, again where I didn't countersink as deep as I should have. I'll try and get some pics of this soon. A few of the bass in its current state: Neck pocket with innovative paper composite strengthening - that's a bit of card stuffed down the side to tighten it up, in laymans terms The back, some chips and buckle rash. The body is around 13 years old, so its got its share of wear and tear (I'm a poet but I don't know it). So there you are. The neck feels and plays great, but its got some cosmetic issues. I honestly can't say what effect that laquer bubbling will have, as far as I can tell its just cosmetic, but if anyone has experience of this on other graphite necks and knows if this will cause problems, please post

Also for sale, an Alden Mandocaster (stock photo, mine is the same colour): £100

No worries dude!

For info: I've just had a chance to measure the nut width on the Status neck, and its 1 1/2", or 4cm. Whatever that means