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Can you push the pups down far enough (maybe even jam them down with some card under the p/g) to get a set of plyers onto the screws?

[quote name='tauzero' post='1307863' date='Jul 18 2011, 02:18 PM']If you've got a [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Clifton-Downright-5-String-Electric-Bass-Guitar-/280711155647"]Clifton Downright 5-string for sale[/url] and you're starting the auction at £1200, is it wise to include a link to the [url="http://www.cliftonbasses.co.uk/page10.html"]Clifton Downright page[/url] where a potential buyer can find out that the same bass can be had brand new for £1300? [/quote] Extra points for futility for lifting the exact description from the very link he's posted to get more details from too.

Could be heaps of reasons... even legit ones. Buyer backed out etc.

[quote name='molan' post='1304044' date='Jul 14 2011, 09:54 PM']....However the painter I spoke to thought that if I was restoring them then I ought to consider trying to get them back to their original finish. I don't have anything against Oly White but not sure I'd want to go for two old basses in the same colour. So - what does everyone think?[/quote] If you are going with original hardware and 'tronics I'd tend to agree with your painter, otherwise it's open season at refin city.

Wow that description wins my biggest load of horse shyte this year award. I kind of like the concept behind the build though.

Spotted last month. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=142836&hl=screen+cap"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...p;hl=screen+cap[/url] Can't believe they haven't changed it yet. Maybe they've had a few extra hits because of it.

[quote name='Prime_BASS' post='1302906' date='Jul 13 2011, 09:41 PM'][b]A lot of bassists come from the standpoint of low end holding and unfortunately so do a lot of sound engineers it's only inevitable that basses and bassists will sound similar.[/b] ...[/quote] Well said.

I think Tokai prices are away to go through the roof. Not many people have played one but everyone says they are fantastic... without even having played one. Y' get me. Wants 2 G's for it (allegedly) and he can't even list the colour correctly. CA[b]D[/b] Anyway..

[quote name='simon1964' post='1302175' date='Jul 13 2011, 12:02 PM']This is a very good point. The pickup on a Stingray would actually overlap with the pickup on a Precision. Sandberg's MM / P bassses actually have the MM pickup quite a bit closer to the bridge than on a Stingray - which is why they soundy more Jazz than MM.[/quote] I knew this thread would get around to this eventually. Enter the Pingray. Authentic pup positioning - bar the D/G part of the P pup for obvious reasons... As above the Sandbergs are a bit of a rip as they don't place the MM pup in the right spot.. which I would have thought should have been the whole point of the exercise.

[quote name='sticker' post='1300615' date='Jul 12 2011, 08:27 AM']That's me in the corner ! [/quote] That's me in the spotlight.

Bought some knobs of Paul. He made sure that they arrived in A1 condish by virtue of his excellent packaging skills. Top banana. Rich.

[quote name='tommorichards' post='1300362' date='Jul 11 2011, 10:04 PM']attach a metal bar and use it as a whammy![/quote] Thinking outside the box.

Yep that certainly looks to me like the strings have persuaded it away from true. If it were mine I'd whip it off and bend it back and see if it goes again. If it does, get a new one as you will obviously be losing a bit of acoustic transference... if, like me, you believe in such things.

[quote name='SidVicious1978' post='1299566' date='Jul 11 2011, 07:30 AM']hey guys i give it some sand and sealer but the burn marks are still showing and i was hoping to spraying sunburst for that vintage fender look but would i have to spray blonde tint nitro to hide some of the dark burn marks then spray some amber and some on Sidv[/quote] It would probably be better to sand them out more.