dougie

Dont buy him he`s a fake......since when were Pantera hippies???

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1198656' date='Apr 13 2011, 08:31 PM']Just a quick bump to say that the Voodoo Rooms gig is almost sold out.[/quote]
You can prebook online i think,looking into it now,£14.

Hope you dont mind,i`ll pop into the Voodoo Rooms gig,be nice to see other BCers play

[quote name='MB1' post='1194983' date='Apr 10 2011, 08:03 PM']MB1.
...Or the going price for skidmarked Y fronts? [/quote]
well,Macca`s bass is priceless,..........bet these y`s were well skidded by the time they finished with him....must raise the value

Easiest way of sending these ive found is via windows messenger......try use a hotmail or .live addy guys

[quote name='phatkat' post='1194192' date='Apr 10 2011, 12:15 AM']I suspect we should be greatful neither of us require their services then... [/quote]
That i totally agree with.

[quote name='Muzz' post='1192928' date='Apr 8 2011, 02:57 PM']Well, y'see, that's where it's a bit complicated on here, because as a community of sometimes heated (and therefore moderated) discussion on most things, I don't have the perogative to say on your post "Feck me, a grand for those y-fronts? Why? Are you the new Jaco?", which, if you were selling them in lots of other places (like a shop, for instance) I would.[/quote]
It wouldnt offend me,nor would i expect you too pay a grand without making sure they felt right,were the right weight,and that the skidmarks are actually 1970s vintage instead of fake roadworn efforts.....

[quote name='phatkat' post='1194130' date='Apr 9 2011, 10:53 PM']But you're a central belt scrounger... we come from the oil capital of europe dont you know? I dont even have a social worker!![/quote]
Me neither....but i pay 4k per annum income tax towards the f***ers ....Mr"no longer a newbie"

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='1192818' date='Apr 8 2011, 01:02 PM']You can always ask eBay to remove inaccurate/offensive feedback. They've done it for me before when i dealt with a total clown.[/quote]
Nahh bollox to them m8,they can stick their cyber uber market right up their virtual uber arse...ive here for my bass requirements,she has Homebase for her f***in curtains

[quote name='phatkat' post='1193961' date='Apr 9 2011, 06:34 PM']Steady...!![/quote]
ffs 2 of you now!!!....Aberdeen must be on the same pc share scheme as west lothian,ive to hand this one back to the social work centre on Monday,,

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1193397' date='Apr 8 2011, 11:15 PM']When removing the decal you will inevitably end up cutting through to the wood in key areas, if you ignore this and go ahead and apply more lacquer without fully prepping the area you will end up with uneven blotches and tide-marks in the finish not only because of how the wood reacts to different finishes but because all clear lacquers are not in fact clear but are idiosyncratically coloured.[/quote]
Correctamundo....the man from Sheepshagger land is spot on.

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1193475' date='Apr 9 2011, 02:12 AM']Someone more knowledgeable than me will probably be along later, but my 2p.

Spray can sanding sealer is useful to stick over the bare wood. Dries quickly, then you give it a quick sand to level off any minor imperfections. Primer over that. I wouldn't mix poly and nitro, unless the nitro's going over the poly.

Nitro is a bitch anyway - very smelly in enclosed spaces and takes weeks to go off, IME. It also has a tendency to orange peel unless the temp and humidity are around the mfr's recommended tolerances. Check out this lot for nitro product and info [url="http://www.reranch.com/"]http://www.reranch.com/[/url]

Low tack masking tape is best whether poly or nitro. I used the normal stuff on a nitro surface after 2 months and managed to peel off right down to the primer.

If and when you need to sand, IMO wet and dry paper is best. The problem is that the DIY sheds like B&Q tend not to stock the finer grades you need for the later passes. For these, you need to go to a specialist DIY or woodworking shop. Finest grade wire wool is good for the very last pass.

TBH, if you use poly and go the multiple light coats route, you shouldn't need to do too much sanding anyway. Lots and lots of info on all this stuff if you google it.[/quote]
Spot on Skank,ive only recently started painting my own guitars but have many yrs experience painting cars/bikes etc,i use both gun and sometimes aerosol and both can give great results.like any refinishing 99% of the end result is preperation,anyone can apply paint,basically as long as you apply coats thinly and avoid runs any surface (slight)imperfections can be rubbed out with compound(avoid crap like T Cut etc,a descent one is Feracla)or if you`ve made a total c*** of it just re flatten it with 800 grade wet/dry paper.when sanding try to go as much with the grain of the wood as possible,i personally try and avoid power sanders and spend the extra time doing it by hand.as Skank says,from bare wood its imperitive you use some kind of sealer,read the can before buying make sure its compatible with whatever top coat your using(most car paints in aerosol are acrylic.,for the finish apply as many coats laquer as you can be arsed doing,more laquer....deeper the overall finish looks,experts reckon you shouldnt buff or use rubbing compound on guitars after laquering for about 6 months,my opinion is thats bollocks and have hit laquer with a soft compound just after a month or so.
i posted elsewhere that ive a few excellent guitar painting books in pdf format,only way ive been able to send them is through windows live messenger,if you use it pm me yer addy and i`ll send you them.

[quote name='northstreet' post='1192349' date='Apr 7 2011, 10:08 PM']So who gets to decide the 'right' price (note, not value, that's a very different discussion) of an item: the seller, the buyer, or the aggregated opinion of all the members of this forum?[/quote]
IMO,if i ask £1k for a pair of my skidmarked y fronts thats my prerogative,wether anyone wants to pay that amount is theirs....isnt that the way selling/buying has always worked?,last thing i`d imagine is any mods/admins wanting to even get involved in anyones debates regarding cash sales.

Take nothing for granted,the car amp i sent to the Romanian prick who received it,got the payment held,we went to resolution centre where he openly admitted to opening the amp up and it was"dirty",even though the unit was working and advertised as"old but working",PP decided..."We've determined that the buyer should receive a 60.00 GBP refund if theysend the merchandise back to you. The merchandise will be in the samecondition as when the buyer received it and the buyer is responsible forall postage and packing costs."
Its getting returned in the same condition,albeit opened,tampered with....paypal/ebay have both been told to shove their services up their arse,ive had 60 odd transactions go well and to add insult,this w***er awards me neg feedback,i go to do the same yet the option isnt there,its either"positive or leave feedback later".

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1192176' date='Apr 7 2011, 07:51 PM']It looks a little like one of these.



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weehayyyyyyyyyyy
bloody Aberdonians.

Bought this on ebay,replaced all electrics(it was bare),guy reckoned its an Aria,anyone recognise it??

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1192017' date='Apr 7 2011, 05:26 PM']I have nothing to add other than: [i]OP's username[/i] + [i]thread title[/i] = [i]even more hilarity[/i][/quote]

[quote name='markstuk' post='1189113' date='Apr 5 2011, 03:21 PM']+111111

It's only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it.. If it's worth more than that to you, keep it..[/quote]
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n3LL338aGA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n3LL338aGA[/url]
Even in this day and age,we could still learn from the romans........

[quote name='Ben Jamin' post='1187390' date='Apr 4 2011, 08:46 AM']Hi!
I'm in the process of putting together a bass at the moment - I've got all the hardware, the only problem is the neck and the body are completely unfinished. The neck's maple with a rosewood board. The body's basswood and needs to be painted. I was just wondering if anyone could advise me on what kind of lacquer/paint I should be using? Links to places I can buy them from would be ace too, if possible
Looking for a matte butterscotch paint for the body, if that helps? [/quote]
pm me an email address and i`ll send you some information.....same applies to anyone else

Ive done 6 deals here between buying/selling/swapping......all went smooth and everyone ive dealt with has been top drawer,to such a degree that i if im looking i now post here before going near ebay,no one here wants a bad rep or look a prick and its pleasing coming in from work etc to get pm`s from you guys saying cheers,ebay on the other hand isnt as personal and i for one have been bent over n rodgered twice there.....for every bad experience here there will be 1000s good ones,it must have been frustating though for the OP to do all the leg work he did to draw a blank though.

[quote name='Toastie1' post='1187764' date='Apr 4 2011, 02:05 PM']I recently bought a Schecter Diamond Series 4 string. It's lovely and plays fab. I sold a 1976 USA Precision on the strenght of it ![/quote]
Love Schecters,bought this for £50 needing rewired,couldnt identify the year or exact model(neither could anyone on the Schecter forums)found similar bodies but none with the fender shaped headstock

Guitar apart i needed to have a 2nd glance,thought id spotted a duff stain on his bed cover,turned out it was my f***in monitor(disclaimer.......white mark,not a duff stain)

On this subject,ive a spare jap J pup (thanks Dan) im thinking of sticking on my P copy,it already has MIJ P bass pups fitted,not quite as far as the neck but would fitting the J pup maybe 2" in front of them be ok?

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1186893' date='Apr 3 2011, 05:44 PM']In the Ocean?[/quote]
Hey,the fact i bought it to begin with should have shown you i was retarded without waiting for a howler of a typo......as i stated in another thread,even thick guys are entitled to play bass.
ANYWAY THANKS TO ALL FOR THE PM`S.....ITS GONE TO "BOO",THE FIRST GUY TO CONTACT ME.

Jon your knowledge on this stuff never ceases to amaze me ,you are indeed the Richard Attenbourgh of the bass guitar...this is where i regret leaving it til 45 to get into it,calculated i`ll be at least 50 before confident enough to gig and at the current rate will have bought 1323 cheap bass copies by the same time.