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  1. yup,gritty,crackly,gently push n pull the cone in n out and u will feel it.rough as a badgers arse
  2. [quote name='JTUK' post='1175782' date='Mar 25 2011, 12:04 PM']Assume this is done and dusted now, but IMV, to get quality you need to start with quality and it is your call what parts of the bass are any good. As an exercise, fair enough, and you may be able to use it, but this isn't a route I would take.[/quote] yea agree but as i said it wasnt intended to end up top class,merely usable,and on the basis that any bass is 2 lumps of wood with electrics and strings attached at each end i replaced the pups with ones Big Leo reckons are ok for his Jap efforts,the strings are descent quality so as i said it actually sounds ok..quality is better to a large degree when it gets you wondering if that 4k bass really is better than that nice 1k one you might have seen....
  3. Spent all im spending on this now,replaced 1-stiffer black bridge 2-better quality machine heads 3-DR Neon green strngs 4-new chrome scratch plate5-black strap buttons 5-Fender P MIJ pup 6-Fender corona neck plate 7-brass nut 8-my favourite,the Fecker pretender bass logo 9-coppertaped all the holes. Now onto my next project building a bass using quality stuff,gets kinda addictive,the Marlin inc what it cost new owes me about 180-200 quid and now actually sounds n looks ok....
  4. [quote name='tommorichards' post='1174693' date='Mar 24 2011, 02:25 PM']My bad man. How much does the cleaner normally go for?[/quote] switch cleaner?,couple of quid from a real electrical component stockist,about 200 quid from Maplin.....,has a variety of uses too,stops crackling pots,ok it has 1 other use i can think of bass wise...
  5. the boss 240 linked to the cheapo 5 link thing does work ok,its what i used,not that yer likely to have 5-6 pedal all operational at the same time but i erm,know a twat that tried it out of curiosity ...handled it np.
  6. [quote name='gizmo6789' post='1124849' date='Feb 12 2011, 12:12 PM']got any photos?[/quote] FFS the guy was giving it away lmao!!! ,
  7. not only that....your rugs nice too
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  10. [quote name='LukeFRC' post='1165144' date='Mar 16 2011, 11:26 PM']i found an old jap 6 string in a skip and when moving house offered it to jon, would have taken it round and everything in the brief chance of seeing the legendary basement.... but he had too much stuff to want it! it's still in my old house if someone want me to fish it out, old old kay thing with a headstock break[/quote] Usually these items that end up worth a bomb,if ive learned anything about guitars/basses its dump f***all,it takes no space in a loft....
  11. My nan says yer all doing it wrong if you cant see a visable difference boiling them...my grandads y fronts came out skid mark free,she says they didnt sound any different though
  12. [quote name='neepheid' post='1165490' date='Mar 17 2011, 10:18 AM']Well, we're probably several years behind the rest of the country, but that's nothing new. Shops do what they do and stock what they stock because it's financially viable. Judging by the (display) stock levels in the two guitary music shops here where electric guitars outnumber electric basses by anything between 8 and 10 to 1 I'd say that the bass coolness factor just isn't there yet in Aberdeen. It does put me on a bit of a downer to be honest, but at least it stops me just walking in and buying stuff. FWIW bass has always been cool as far as I'm concerned. The only instruments I have spent any time gaining some level of competence with are the recorder (at primary school) and the bass.[/quote] my confidence was knocked out of me when younger,was in the BB and took up the bugle,the old man only let me practice in the shed at the bottom of the garden,even then had to stuff a sock in the end of it....old bastard.
  13. dougie

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    Doesnt get much better than this.....paid yesterday morning,pickups arrived today!.....dont know how he guy pulled this off....
  14. [quote name='Bassassin' post='1167997' date='Mar 19 2011, 10:04 AM']In all fairness Dougie, your T was in a bit of a state when we did the deal for the Ibanez SR800. Selector switch was snapped off, the bridge pickup wasn't working, tuners were bent, it needed fret-dressing & a setup - as well as a bloody good clean! If you paid a tech to do the work you wouldn't get change out of £100. Worth mentioning that I sold my other SR800 (fretless) here a few years ago for £250 - so I felt the deal we did was more than reasonable. Really hope you don't feel ripped-off, mate. If I moved my T-40 on (which I'm considering, because it's spine-crushingly heavy & I can't gig it) the price would be around £280 - which definitely makes this much more unusual example a bargain in my view - if I hadn't got Dougie's old one I'd be very interested. Jon.[/quote] You misunderstood Jon,im saying exactly that....i got what i consider more than £280 and his looks a better example AND its cased.....trust me i couldnt have been happier with the deal and as ive said a few times here your 100% and would deal with you anytime
  15. i`d listen to our older gods anyday as opposed to some of the stuff around now especially bass...lemmy,geddy lee,billy sheehan....list is endless
  16. Esp since its hardcased,the deal i done with my T-40 here worked out well in excess of £280....
  17. [quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1167684' date='Mar 18 2011, 09:43 PM']It is worth noting that people aren't great sellers by default just because they sell on here. I've had a hell of a time with one particular member, the moderators have done all they can but there's only so much they can do when they have no legal power over members. It's still not been resolved and I don't expect it to be, so people do have bad trades on here. But I've had many good ones, I'd rather trade through here than ebay or other sites. It is (and will always be) a case of buyer beware.[/quote] ive sold to 2 buyers here,bought from 3.all in all id trust this place as oppossed to the bay etc...
  18. [quote name='hubrad' post='1164200' date='Mar 16 2011, 11:09 AM']My original bass started life as a Japanese Ibanez, and had adjustable pole piece P-J pickups; I was told by a few folks over the years that they were most likely to be DiMarzio. No identifying marks at all IIRC. Bassassin seems to be a fount of knowledge on Jap stuff.[/quote] he is indeed,ive been in his basement studio,its like being in a sweetshop aged 8......Jon knows his stuff.
  19. [quote name='KiOgon' post='1124145' date='Feb 11 2011, 06:05 PM']Me Little Bastard Mini Rig, it may be small but FCUK it sounds good [/quote] Im banned from 16 music shops for rubbing myself up and down gear such as this,.....
  20. [quote name='hubrad' post='1164183' date='Mar 16 2011, 10:49 AM']tbh, I'm not entirely convinced by Fender Original pickups. Admittedly I've only used USA electric guitar ones, but they were, well, OK. We have some Japanese ones in the shop which IMHO are way broader and richer of tone! Then you get onto Seymours, etc...[/quote] thats the thing,ive now a few sets,also got a pair of pups off ebay for a Ibby j series copy,they look old,adjustable poles etc and sound good but it would be nice knowing exactly what im paying for due to no markings etc.
  21. [quote name='Sean' post='1108399' date='Jan 30 2011, 06:06 PM']In my gig bag right now... Zoom H4 for recording the gig Deoderant x 2 (roll on and spray) battery checker Assorted plectrums 12 jack to jack leads of various length (12" - 24') 2 spare mics Earplugs spare tuner Spare power cable 3 x 9v PSUs Anti-bacterial hand sanitiser Multimeter Fuses Condoms Assorted cable ties Gaffer tape Ball point pens - lots in various colours Sharpie markers - lots in various colours A small thick notebook A PowerMonkey with all the adaptor bits Pliers Assorted screwdrivers Multitool - cheap one Batteries Spare speakon/speakon cable (1m) 10m XLR mic lead Business cards (own band plus a few of other bands) Tube of Zovirax Allen keys - loads Adjustable spanner A small torch Cuddly toy (really, a tiny one) Ibuprofen Asda Smartprice Dark chocolate Two 1m bungees Stanley knife Microfibre cloth A toothbrush and mini-tube of toothpaste (hotel freebie type) Plastic cutlery One of those planet waves tuner winder things Earphones 3 x £1 coins As essential, I have to add my Pandora - I couldn't live without it and it's so much better than any other similar product out there. Auralex Gramma Pad - lives in the car A folding sack-truck or trolley - I got one of [url="http://www.bigdug.co.uk/trucks-trolleys-c22/sack-trucks-c122/aluminium-folding-sack-truck-p1692"]these[/url], exactly the same from Aldi a few years ago for £14, in fact three of us in the band got one each. They are great, I saw them in Focus DIY last year for £30 and thought they were steep for that price. If you do get one I would recommend dismantling it and lock-tite all the nuts and bolts, I actually replaced all the ones on mine with those self-locking nuts.[/quote] This isnt your gig bag admit it........the missus lobbed you out??
  22. [quote name='LukeFRC' post='1163904' date='Mar 16 2011, 12:13 AM']it constitutes wierd. what is it? theres at least 17 bits of wood there[/quote] If Jon owns it.weird it may be,profitable it WILL be.......this guy has the most interesting basement ive ever witnessed
  23. [quote name='Mlucas' post='1163471' date='Mar 15 2011, 06:29 PM']Well, being at the tender age of 17, nothing that major has happened to me, but I have been playing bass for 3 years if that counts for anything, long may it last too![/quote] advice from a 46 yr old whos been married 20yrs with 6 kids,albeit have one or two toys to keep sane..... stick with the bass,advantages are aplenty.... your bass will never complain if you fondle another bass your bass will age better your bass will never refuse to please you because you didnt paint the ceiling your bass will never tell your best m8 hes an alcoholic waste of sperm(hmmmm) you can own lots of basses,none of them will complain the list is endless..........
  24. [quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='1162622' date='Mar 15 2011, 12:56 AM']When i hit 40, i still had very long hair no grey and no bass man gut! It's unfair now that im 49,32 yr old wife,3 kids under12 and a Harley,still no bassman gut,cant now afford all the toys i had when i was 40,or anything really! Im off the radar kids came along and still love playing "Free" songs .And im going grey/bald.And im joining a band of much less tallented numpties soon. I think i might have f****d up,but i give less of a toss about it now than i did then. [/quote] Your life actually sounds quite balanced apart from owning a Harley.
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