Ou7shined

It would sound better with a maple fingerboard.

Calling Neepheid!

[quote name='Ancient Mariner' post='1181422' date='Mar 29 2011, 09:05 PM']Saucer of milk to Ou7shined's table! [/quote] Gold Top please.

I wonder what bass he actually played on the backing track.

[quote name='matski' post='1180926' date='Mar 29 2011, 03:43 PM']Here is my 1984 Cutlass I for your viewing pleasure. I bought it back in 1990 from the Bass Centre in Wapping - it was fairly pricey, but I just had to have it... [attachment=76038:DSC02125.jpg] [attachment=76037:DSC02134.jpg] [attachment=76041:DSC02132.jpg] [attachment=76040:DSC02130.jpg] [attachment=76039:DSC02127.jpg][/quote] Ooh that's nice. Some of those pics are going in my scrapbook.

[quote name='tom1946' post='1181112' date='Mar 29 2011, 06:09 PM']The curry version was [b]Vesta[/b] [/quote] The 50cc version was [b]Vespa[/b].

How about Fimo? You'd have to bake it separately (maybe in a sausage shape as opposed to preformed buttons) then cut to size after.

[quote name='krispn' post='1180518' date='Mar 29 2011, 10:29 AM']Darnmanit! It was that bloody bass - dude got in touch via gumtree offering a trade and just sent the pic's through! I feel rather pink faced about the whole thing now (blush) Cheers for the heads up guys. Looks like next time I'll not be so keen to move my excess gear. Disaster officially averted! Ou7shined I owe you a pint![/quote] Aw man. This is one instance that I wished I was wrong. Was so looking forward to seeing "your" one. That guy needs a right kicking. He a pro/semi pro bassist and has been on the go since forever, so he should know better. He keeps bumping on about it's all original condition. It's obviously had a coat of Dulux over the original finish which has been sanded off to look roadworn. The thing is, these old G&Ls don't even wear away like that - the finish is so thick on them that it crazes then chips off in scaly sections. Sadly who ever relic'd it went through the original finish (which you can see) to the wood therefore devaluing it a fair old bit. If he sold it with an honest description I might be tempted to part with up to about £300 for it... of course you've then got to factor in almost the same again for the re-spray to bring it back up to spec (if that's all that's wrong with it) and at the end of the day it'll still never be worth what an original is. Shame because it has the potential to be a good bass.

[quote name='krispn' post='1180398' date='Mar 29 2011, 07:36 AM']Nope cheers [/quote] Thank god for that. That fake-up was on the bay the other day (failed to sell for ~300) and coincidentally has the same serial number you mentioned (well the bit you gave out at least) and I thought I give you a headsup before you took receipt of it. Looking forward to seeing pics of yours now.

[quote name='krispn' post='1180348' date='Mar 29 2011, 01:38 AM']Looks like Im picking this up in a trade for a bunch of other gear thats not getting used. OK so it a Leo Fender G&L SB-1 in natural white which has aged beautifully and relic'd from years of playing. The white ( I may have to stand corrected on the 'actual' finish) has that aged yellow hue and on areas where it has worn through its back to a white (possibly an undercoat) and them down to the bare wood underneath. Its the sort of relic job that would cost £££'s to get done professionally but so hard to get just right. The serial no., headstock style and pick up dates the bass to be from 1983/4 (B011___) and the digits form part of my birthday which is neat! This bass sports the MFD single coil (not split) pick up - similar in style to a Jazz p/u but with the individual, adjustable pole pieces. I know the rules - no pictures= doesn't exist but I should have them up later today/tomorrow. In summary you're looking at a hand built Leo Fender bass from the ORIGINAL Fender factory in Fullerton California, the home of all those great pre-CBS Fenders and the early Music man Stingrays. This is the design, both asthetically and in the electronic's, Leo thought would surpass his earlier designs. It's essentially Leo Fender's rethink on his classic '51 P bass. It's been suggested I ask for offers around the £650 mark and feel free to PM for more info - hope to get pic's of the neck pocket and neck stamps etc Cheers for reading![/quote] It's not this "naturally relic'd" one is it? *pic removed* If not, I'll remove the pic and not sully your thread any further.

[quote name='Clarky' post='1180133' date='Mar 28 2011, 09:56 PM']At least he is not a scammer then, its 100% accurate!...[/quote] Depends on who's playing it. edit : Oh and (having tried to squeeze active EMGs in a jazz myself) my original comment on the battery was more about what may possibly be hiding under the p/g. Tis ebay after all.

[quote name='Johnston' post='1180117' date='Mar 28 2011, 09:46 PM']Aren't some EMGs passive.[/quote] Yep - but not any that deserve to be in a vintage.

[quote]This Guitar is fitted with EMG pickups.[/quote] Where's the battery?

I have 1 bass.... 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ,9, 10, 11, 12 ..........

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1179866' date='Mar 28 2011, 06:46 PM']The age for the pre EB 83 is a bit odd really the serial puts it to about 79-80 but I guess the bridge could of been from the bottom of the pile, 83 with a 3 bolt plate cant be right though surely?, It could be a bitsa IMO. Also it says a mute is missing, I can see all four thumb screws but not the springs which isnt too bad as they can be got along with the pads for £25 , Im not sure what he meens? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PRE-ERNIE-BALL-MUSICMAN-STINGRAY-BLACK-1983-/180645146945?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a0f4a3141"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PRE-ERNIE-BALL-MUSIC...=item2a0f4a3141[/url][/quote] Yep the serial is Mar 1979. I'm gonna vote bitsa. Wonder why the neck date isn't visible?

That p/g isn't doing it any favours either. [quote]giving a wide variety of sounds[/quote] However, I do appreciate the avoidance of the tempting one-liner that annoys the pish out us real 'ray fans.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='1177475' date='Mar 26 2011, 07:21 PM']...It gets called the brew in Scotland as well, think it's mostly a west coast thing here...[/quote] We've goat ra brew oan ra east coast ana. (although we don't say "ra" we say "i" as in tw[b]i[/b]t) [quote name='LawrenceH' post='1177775' date='Mar 27 2011, 12:29 AM']Good Lord, imagine the shame of buying a bass from someone with poor spelling. [/quote] I have pretty bad dyslexia but I try and make sure that what I am saying is at least intelligible and spell-checked - partly out of politeness and also to convey my character as someone who puts in a bit of effort. My first drafts look like a stoned 5 year old typed them up but you'd never really know it. If I were considering buying a bass off a guy and they used "fik" language or who couldn't be bothered to at least spell-check I'd be thinking "What else can't they be bothered to do?" (like looking after a bass properly) and I might think twice about the deal. [quote name='uke' post='1179013' date='Mar 28 2011, 12:01 AM']My favourite is "Relicing"! A word that many feel exists, if it did wouldn't it mean replacing Lice? [/quote] But it does exist. "Relic" has now become a verb, therefore the act of creating a relic (something that previously would have been considered an oxymoron) is "relicing". The past tense gives me more trouble "reliced" (the application of lice to a person who had them before) often I go for relic'd. [quote name='Bassassin' post='1179026' date='Mar 28 2011, 12:44 AM']I do wish this would go away - despite not existing it's impossible to express in any kind of semantically appropriate way; random apostrophes & hyphens don't make it read any better. Besides, it's completely redundant as the English language furnishes us with so many useful words & phrases which perfectly encapsulate the end result of this process: ruining, wrecking, f@cking up, making a total dog's arse of, destroying, cocking up, trashing, buggering up... So much choice - so little imagination. J.[/quote]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1179426' date='Mar 28 2011, 01:15 PM']Pretty sure that was an SG.[/quote] You can see the LP switch cover. edit : well the hole where it used to be.

Man I love the mojo. It's soooo cool. Must have.

I've been involved in this one too many times so I'm gonna butt out. Suffice is to say I know there's definitely something to it but there are far more influential factors over tone to consider before fingerboard materials.

[quote name='paul_5' post='1179120' date='Mar 28 2011, 08:32 AM']"This bass has never been gigged, only ever played at home (a smoke free one, not very rock and roll. I know)." [b]Where does this chap live? Baghdad[/b]?[/quote]