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What are the ATK necks like? I'm only curious, no GAS at all...

Tom Robinson on BBC Radio 6. Not sure what the track is.

I read the headstock as "GR", FWIW...

I've been keeping an eye on SR300s here and on eBay recently, and IMO a good second-hand SR300 seems to go for £130-170 here. I think you should look at this though - definitely a good price: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/227560-ibanez-sr600-natural-ash/page__pid__2355403#entry2355403."]http://basschat.co.u...3#entry2355403.[/url] (And yes, I'm only promoting it to stop myself buying it... )

That's a bit steep for an ad with one fuzzy pic...

[quote name='SlapbassSteve' timestamp='1391687000' post='2360120'] This is the first I've heard of these but for £100 I'm sure trying one out! [/quote] Me too

SR300 gets my vote. The one on the rack is 38mm wide at the nut. It's thinnest behind the first fret; at that point it's about 20mm thick (not counting the fret). I don't know the Epi (I'm guessing not many people do), but that ought to give you something to compare with

I think I may have seen that before as well... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/228660-ibanez-musician-1984/

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1391598770' post='2358924'] Royal Mail issued a new booklet of prohibited & restricted items in July 2013, with particular sections on batteries of most types with specific rules for Lithium, which are banned UK & International if not within an electronic device. Every parcel I send I'm asked what's in it & if there are any batteries. [/quote] The three or four parcels I've sold recently, I've been asked what's in them, but not about batteries. Evidently the training lags in some places. Either that, or I exude an air of confidence so compelling that nobody's going to ask me to prove anything...

This is a little worrying: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25733346 This bit is definitely worrying: "... a lot of post goes on aircraft, even within the UK, so [u]ask at the Post Office[/u] if you are sending a device with a lithium battery inside." Please be careful and follow the rules. They are there for a reason

Woof woof

Why would anyone fake it? It's not as though it would be worth much - £200 max, I guess? It's obviously been brutalised, but most of the shapes are right for an RBX200 (headstock, electrics cover, neck plate). I guess it might be a fake, but it looks worth a punt to me. What am I missing?

The Weavers were the start of my interest in popular music. A sad loss, and an underappreciated talent.

[quote name='Fionn' timestamp='1390906975' post='2351031'] Are those Westfield basses any good (relatively speaking, of course)? [/quote] They aren't bad, IMO. For what they cost, a little TLC (fret dress, etc.) makes them pretty good for a starter. Build quality can be patchy, so look carefully if you're tempted.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1390854642' post='2350514'] Just make sure you get one with a volume aerial as well as the pitch one. Many of the cheaper models don't have the volume aerial as it significantly cuts down on the amount of circuitry, but even as some who just waves their hands about in front of the Theremin rather than seriously trying to get a tune out of it, the second aerial makes a big difference to the expressiveness of it. [/quote] Thank you, that's got to be good advice and I'll take it.

[quote name='dan670844' timestamp='1390771645' post='2349388'] 100% agree I have a MIM jazz great bass, with better pickups. On mine the earth wire under bridge was squashed into the paint so was not making contact, so I re attached and it improved greatly. Also improved by putting some self adhesive shielding tape neath the pick guard [/quote] Yes to both. You could also put conductive tape on the body under the bridge, so that the wire touches the tape [u]and[/u] the bridge? That way even if the wire is pushed into the tape it should still have a good earth.