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    Bits and bobs (couple of machine heads, jazz pickups, solder etc.)

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Jabba_the_gut

    [font=Calibri][size=3][color=#000000]Bits and bobs (jazz control plate, neck plate, jazz pickups etc.)[/color][/size][/font]

    [s][font=Calibri][size=3][color=#000000]Loaded jazz bass control plate. Used with light surface scratching and pitting. £5+postage[/color][/size][/font][/s]
    [s][font=Calibri][size=3][color=#000000]Neck plate, bridge and control plate. All excellent condition. £10+postage[/color][/size][/font][/s]
    [font=Calibri][size=3][color=#000000]Pair of jazz bass pickups. Bought these off eBay a while. Sold as coming from a MIM jazz bass but I can’t confirm that. Both pickups are the same size. Light surface scratching but good condition overall. £12+postage[/color][/size][/font]
    [font=Calibri][size=3][color=#000000]Spare tuner bits. One complete tuner and a few bits. Might be useful to fix a broken one. £2+postage[/color][/size][/font]
    [font=Calibri][size=3][color=#000000]Reel of lead free solder 250g bought to solder the controls on my bass builds. £19.99 at Maplin but they were doing them on a BOGOF the other week so I have a spare reel. £10+postage[/color][/size][/font]

    [font=Calibri][size=3][color=#000000]Cheers[/color][/size][/font]
    J

    Scratch Built Bass #5

    in Build Diaries

    Posted

    Ah yes, that body is a lovely piece of wood ad might just might look very similar to the wood on a bass you made!!

    The neck wood might also look familiar....... :rolleyes:

    The LEDs are some surface mount ones soldered onto some stripboard to make them easier t wire up. They're a right pain to solder as each one is only about 2mm x 2.5mm and require some patience. The side dots are done using some 1mm diameter fiber optic cable with some heat shrink sleeving around it to make it look tidy. I'll try and add some more photos and explanation later.

    Cheers

    Scratch Built Bass #5

    in Build Diaries

    Posted · Edited by Jabba_the_gut

    I've put bass build #4 on hold for a while as I've started another build!! This one will have a rippled ash body, flamed maple neck and an ebony fretboard. There will be a Warwick 2 piece bridge, Delano hybrid pickup, 2 band eq and green LED edge fret markers.

    I've made new templates for making this. So far the body blank is marked out, the neck rough cut and the truss road fitted and the LEDs have been installed into the fretboard. On a previous build, I fitted LEDs to the face of the fretboard but this time I'm fitting them on the side.

    Feedback for Raslee

    in Feedback

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    Bought a pair of pickups off Lee for a project. Well packaged and posted quickly. He even chucked in a second set of pickups which he thought I might be able to make use of - really generous. Thanks again.

    MB1 Feedback

    in Feedback

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    Another easy transaction with Martin. Top bloke, friendly, pays when he says. I would always deal with him without hesitation.

    As he says 'No problems here'!!!

    Have a great Christmas!

    Cheers

    Various bits: Levy's Strap and Jazz bass control plate

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Jabba_the_gut

    Various bits and pieces for sale...couple of items gone[list]
    [*][s]2 sets of Schaller 445 nickel strap locks. Packets have been opened but not fitted. £7 each plus £2 post[/s]
    [*]Jazz bass bell control plate. No idea what bass this came from but seems standard. A couple of very fine surface scratches. £3 plus £1 postage
    [*]Levy’s M1FS Leather flaming skull guitar strap. Used but good condition (came with a bass I bought but not really my thing!). Strap looks like this [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/p/916977/levys-m1fs-genuine-leather-strap-flaming-skull/"]http://www.stringsdi...-flaming-skull/[/url] £5 plus £2 postage.
    [*][s]Daphon Wah-Wah pedal. Basic pedal – not really been used. Only bought it as I was going to strip it down and use the case for a project, but that didn’t happen! It was missing a rubber plug that activates the on/off button when I bought it so I made one for it that works fine. £8 plus £3 postage[/s]
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    Cheers

    Grover 144g Machine Heads Gold

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

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    I've got a set Grover 144g Machine Heads in gold for sale. Bought for a project but then preferred some chrome tuners....[list]
    [*]Grover 144G machine heads in gold 2 + 2 arrangement. New in slightly battered box. Haven’t been fitted but have been taken out of the box and handled. There are a few fine surface marks. Seem to be around £50 on the web. £20 plus £3 postage
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    Cheers

    What is the Musicman S.U.B (USA made)

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    [quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1380280062' post='2223146']
    I really like the original US SUBs. They were cancelled because there just wasn't enough margin in them to make them financially viable.

    The differences are mainly cosmetic. There's the big obvious things like the textured finish (saves on sanding and buffing) scratchplate and painted neck, but there's smaller details like the unbranded bridge (and tuners?), unfilled fret slots etc. They sound great all the same.

    There are a few different models:

    SUB 4 string active (2 band)
    SUB 4 string passive
    SUB 5 string active (2 band)
    SUB 5 string passive
    SUB Sterling

    The SUB Sterling is an interesting one in that it has an Alnico pickup as opposed to the ceramic pup in the Sterling... basically a Stingray in Sterling shape.
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    I've got a SUB Sterling and it also differs as it has a 3 band EQ. Cracking basses. The picture on my profile is my SUB 4 just fitted with a nicer scratch plate.

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