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For a minute there Shaun you were off my xmas card list but thankfully you redeemed yourself in the end. Although I find what you said odd coming from a guy who favours as prominent and distinct a tone as a Ric.

[quote name='SlapbassSteve' timestamp='1343361828' post='1749514'] Amazed at what it sold for, those parts must be worth more then they 'l@@k.... [/quote] It does seem somewhat bizarre. I wonder how long before it's back up again.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1343361400' post='1749513'] It most certainly is about the cash value of them now rather than how they performed as instruments. Especially in respect of the mid to late 70s Fenders I used to own , the prices people are now paying for these collectables far exeeds their actual worth in terms of sound and playability, at least in my opinion anyway. As I am sure you are well aware , this era was not Fenders finest hour in terms of build quality or quality control, or indeed styling and I honestly believe that a modest Mexican Fender from the present day could be preferable to one of these if someone were to put prejudices and vintage hype aside . Even the early 70s Fenders I used to own which are now considered proper vintage would be trounced in many respects by one of todays American Standards. Of course you get the odd gem , but by and large late 70s Fenders were shabbily built by todays standards and often weighed a ton. Dont get me wrong, each to their own,, but people can get nostalgic over anything, however awful it was, and this to me is a case in point. I am not lumping original Musicman in with these by any means; their star was in ascendancy as Fender's was in decline My pre EB MM was built perfectly satisfactorily as far as I recall, but even at the time I remember thinking that the new EBMM Stingrays played better , had nicely figured maple necks and if anything sounded even more dynamic and punchy. than my original. I certainly don't mean to rubbish anyone elses vintage collection-everybody's got their own reasons for choosing what they like ,I love old Fenders and there are still a great many vintage basses that I drool over that are probably fantastic instruments to own- but for myself personally they are not the most practical choice anymore. Regarding what people think these things are worth, i find that the same people who who have what I can euphamistically describe as extremely optimistic ( read: low) estimations of the value what you are selling are the exact same people who have hopelessly inflated estimates of the value of what they themselves have . As for the old urban myth of You Can Pick Them Up For Next To Nothing In The States, I would have to point out that the USA is the most developed capitalistic consumer society in the history of Mankind ; trust me when I tell you that if there was something - indeed anything- that was cheap in America that was valuable in the rest of the world then the Americans themselves would have taken full advantage of it a long time ago and exploited that market until it was exhausted . The laws of Supply and Demand are inescapable even in the world of rock and roll . American guitars are just as collectable , desirable and sought after in the USA as they are here and prices have certainly reflected that as long as I have been going over there , which i suppose would be back to the Reagan era. The only advantage in the guitar market in America is choice and availability.Prices often exceed those in Europe. [/quote] This post wins my "post of the week award "... month... hell it's probably one of the most refreshingly frank posts I've read on here all year.

Yes an obp-3 can be wired as a 2 band, you just leave off the mid eq wires. There's a diagram in the box (and probably online too if you didn't get one) which shows the connections.

Good lord that's lovely.

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1343303986' post='1748550'] And looking at pictures of saddle grooves. [/quote] That's the filthiest thing I've read on BC yet... and I was censored last night for fruity language.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1343262387' post='1748110'] .... but this guy takes the cake! [/quote] That's because there's a bloody great file in it. P. S. cheers to whoever reported me for my See You Next Tuesday quip. My post has been deleted as has that evil word from our minds.... oh no you're thinking it. Be gone Satan.

Loaded pickguard off Anth. Great comms, arrived quick, nice guy, perfect deal. Cheers mate. Rich.

Take 2 wires and solder them directly to the output jack. Use you intuition to get the right ones - it won't matter if you don't but you will learn through trail an error which ones work best. If you imagine that at it's simplest, a pickup is just a coil of wire - one wire in and one wire out. A humbucker (such as your MM pup) is two coils joined together - the "out" from the first one goes into the "in" of the second then out again. Ignoring the electronics for a moment (fault finding 101) connect the "in" from the first pup and the "out" from the second to the jack socket and see if you have a clear signal. If you can't get your head around that little lot, then I suggest you're in over your head and should probably get someone else to fit it.

First things first. Wire up your pup directly to the output jack to check it's working fine.

[quote name='Musky' timestamp='1343245965' post='1747782'] I wonder what on earth led him to believe that was hand built. It looks remarkably like one of those cheap Kay copies that were knocked up in Taiwan in the late 70s/early eighties. [/quote] He knows full well it's a Kay - probably a Kay K-32. He probably worked it out as he rubbed out the logo from the t/r cover. Giving him the benefit of the doubt that it was removed prior to him getting his murdering mits on it, why has he completely glossed over the light wood (maple ??) slice in the middle of the mahogany sandwich body. Normally he'd be all over a feature like that... but not this time. To recognisable a feature?

Yeah that's a strange mix, it almost sounds like a fretless Jazz. Having just watched the vid, was he not gay back then then?

[quote name='SlabPro4' timestamp='1343203978' post='1746841'] I've been off the forums for a while. Last time I checked, people were going nutz for the (then new) MusicMan Bongos. I thought it was MM's social experiment to see if they could get bass players yet another step closer to buying and playing an actual toilet seat. Anyways, have the Bongo players realized that they are part of this experiment? Have they hidden/retired/traded off their Bongos? Maybe they are the coolest thing right now? Maybe I'll check back in a couple more years. [/quote] That's a pretty good point. It used to be Bongo Bongo Bongo on here but now you hardly ever hear of them. They do sound nice though.

Absolútne šialené.

You're welcome. Looking good. Sheesh those Wilkinson bridges have nearly doubled in price since I bought mine a few years back.

I just noticed that you said it's coming through your amp. Could it be something rattling near to your pups... is it louder through one than the other?

Yeah I feel your pain. It can take a while but I've never been defeated by a twin saddle yet. What you need to do is try and introduce a slant to the saddles. Most times there is enough leeway in the bridge and it can be achieved... but often this then subsequently draws your strings away from dead centre over the pole pieces of your pickup. Fortunately there is a nice bridge on the market from Wilkinson which has pivoting saddles. Here's one on my standard tuning gigging bass, Betty.... It is a 5 screw fixer which isn't much cop for you but maybe you could get a hold of one of these bridges and just swap out the saddles. The more accurate the tuner the better for setting the intonation... especially on "difficult" basses. I use a TC Electronics Polytune. I don't know which model you have but an older rack-mount might not cut the mustard. The knack with setting these bridges is to extend the long intonation screws to their fullest, then tweak your intonation back and forth using the string tension to hold the saddle in place until you are as close as you can get, then tighten your intonation screws so they are nipped up against the back of the bridge... then check and reset them. Hope this helps.

[quote name='far0n' timestamp='1343125822' post='1745550'] Redcar Rocks festival with The Danny Allan Band [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dCc_Ko5xiA&list=UUcuwl4V47AxPimU7fDkSjRg&index=1&feature=plcp[/media] [/quote] I enjoyed that. You guys look like you're having fun too.

Hit an open A while holding down the string behind the nut. If the noise has gone, it's most likely a break-angle issue which you may be able to alleviate by stringing it in such a way that the strings last wind is held at it's lowest point by the preceding windings. If the noise persists try a very small tweak of the truss rod.