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  1. rubis
    Easter bump
  2. rubis
    [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280858163100?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280858163100?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649[/url] Always liked these, back in the day, they seem like a good bet too
  3. rubis
    You could consider gunstock oil, it's easy to apply and starts of matt but the more coats you apply the glossier it becomes. Quite durable too and it will accentuate the grain a bit more
  4. rubis
    Is that a brass plate at the heel of the fretless neck? I think Wilkes used to do one like that for slapping Is it any good?
  5. rubis
    anyone like to buy a 48 year old kidney, vgc, one careful owner?.....I'll throw in an eyeball for a quick sale!
  6. rubis
    [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westfield-Bass-Guitar-Natural-Wood-Finish-Gig-Bag-Quicklok-Stand-/140734767692?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item20c472224c"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westfield-Bass-Guitar-Natural-Wood-Finish-Gig-Bag-Quicklok-Stand-/140734767692?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item20c472224c[/url] nice and clean, looks good value
  7. rubis
    bump, as they say
  8. rubis
    [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Wal-Fretless-Bass-Guitar-fabulous-/120890082311?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c259c4407"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Wal-Fretless-Bass-Guitar-fabulous-/120890082311?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c259c4407[/url]
  9. rubis
    [attachment=104144:86510_l.jpg].......anyone?
  10. rubis
    .......oar-some build quality then? budum teesh...... "I'm here all week"
  11. rubis
    Up for sale is my Fender Stratocaster 40th anniversary made in the USA in 1994 very rare and collectable only 1954 made, this one is numbr 1514 and I am the only owner its had. It has all the little details you'd want to find in a 50's Stratocaster: a beautifully grained ash body with a 2-tone Nitro cellulose sunburst; all maple nitro finished neck with Kluson tuners and "spaghetti" headstock logo, single ply white pickguard loaded with vintage voiced, staggered pole alnico pickups, the bridge pickup has an easily removeable Lindy Fralin bassplate for extra twang and bite; vintage 6 screw bridge with stamped steel saddles; 3-way selector switch; wide spaced 12th fret markers.It has the killer looks of a real '54 Strat! The guitar is numbered on the back of the headstock " 1514"of 1954" and the back trem cover is engraved with "1954", the neck plate is specially engraved. The pickguard is signed by the legendary Peter Green, he complimented me on the guitar and strummed a few chords on it which I like to think gives it a bit more mojo! Its in pristine condition with no playing wear or scratches, it's never been gigged and has only been out of the (smoke free) house a few times. It was played fairly regularly at one time but now sees little use. The guitar comes with its 2 original cases,one black ABS modern style with an Anniversary badge, and 1 vintage style brown form fit case with red lining. All the original case candy is still bagged up and present, the leather strap, lead, hang tags, trem arm with the little blue spring,and as well as the usual booklets there is a reproduction of the original 1954 catalogue and dealer letter. If you want the guitar but don't want the Peter Green signature on it (which I think will only add to its value) I will get a proper Fender pickguard fitted. I have seen two others for sale recently which are neither as complete nor well looked after as this one so I am asking £1250 for it which is very fair Here are links to the others [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Used-Fender-40th-Anniversary-Stratocaster-Ltd-Edition-/290593950963?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item43a8bfccf3"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Used-Fender-40th-Anniversary-Stratocaster-Ltd-Edition-/290593950963?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item43a8bfccf3[/url] [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Stratocaster-40th-Anniversary-1994-1954-Ltd-ed-US-Only-1-954-Made-/320879872534?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4ab5ee4a16"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Stratocaster-40th-Anniversary-1994-1954-Ltd-ed-US-Only-1-954-Made-/320879872534?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4ab5ee4a16[/url] I would prefer it to be collected in person, but if the buyer is commited I am willing to arrange to meet halfway [attachment=103984:Picture 550.jpg] [attachment=103985:Picture 551.jpg] [attachment=103986:Picture 552.jpg] [attachment=103987:Picture 553.jpg] [attachment=103988:Picture 554.jpg] [attachment=103989:Picture 555.jpg]
  12. rubis
    The Bare Knuckles P-bass replacement is awesome
  13. rubis
    thanks dudewheresmybass89, does your loom look like this ? Is this normal, the wires go in one piece of the plastic connector box and come out the other side completely reversed! [attachment=103900:Picture 543.jpg] The nearest I could find to a schematic is this, if you click on the blue link in the middle of the screenshot it changes to a schematic. Is this the same as your wiring? Its meant to be the same circuit as used by Dean. [url="http://tuneguitars.com/wscmusic/wizmart.php?query=view&code=00130101&no=147&lv=3&c_type=2&sub_view_1=1#"]http://tuneguitars.com/wscmusic/wizmart.php?query=view&code=00130101&no=147&lv=3&c_type=2&sub_view_1=1#[/url] I've wired it pretty much as this shows, took the black and the bare from the pickup to the barrel of the jack, the white from the volume to the tip of the jack and the black from the volume to earth when I tried it there was no sound at all, no idea where I've gone wrong, have you? cheers for replying
  14. rubis
    "Sanding and finishing required. Great project an the guitar is a great shape! "............he says! [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Guitar-Project-Custom-Bass-Guitar-Body-And-Neck-Completion-Project-/280850117921?pt=UK_Crafts_Other_Crafts_EH&hash=item4163f8b521"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4163f8b521[/url] He's having better luck with the cricket bat that he's selling and to be frank I think it looks like it would play better
  15. rubis
    I notice you are having a Warmoth body, have you considered one of their necks. I have a Tele neck and its both beautiful and excellent quality. They do bass necks with carbon or steel inserts now and you would be guaranteed an excellent fit You might well save enough towards an East preamp too
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    I've just started using a product called Rapid Oil. Its a gunstock oil and it feels fantastic on the neck I used it on. Vey easy to apply and repair little dings. The finish ranges from matt with just a few coats to glassy with more coats. As its used on rifle stocks its very weather/sweat proof, perfect for necks. Its the same kind of stuff Musicman apply to thieir necks. There's a similar product called Tru oil which is the same but with a slight tint to it according to the lady in the gunshop!
  17. rubis
    nice one dude
  18. rubis
    I have a MM style pickup and wiring harness from a 5 string Dean, Sledgehammer I think, which I want to put (for the time being at least) in my current project, to be found here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/165479-gl-body-project/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/165479-gl-body-project/[/url] Now, as electrickery is not a particular strong point of mine I thought it would be better to ask for help before warming up the soldering iron as I cannot find any schematics for Dean basses anywhere. I even joined the Dean forum and couldn't find anything. Anyone own a sledghammer, who could take a peek in their cavity for me ? As usual the harness (an e-bay bargain?) was snipped free and there are a few loose ends to tidy up. If you can see them well enough on the photo they are as follows [attachment=103051:Picture 541.jpg] 1) from the volume pot there is a white wire which leaves the middle tab, am I right in thinking this is a hot output and goes to the tip of the barrel jack (is that the smaller tab of the three on a Neurik jack?) 2) on the volume pot there is a tab which has had a wire attached but this has been snipped and not left any coloured sleeve behind as a clue, what could that have been? 3)from the pickup there are red and white wires (twisted and taped off.. fair enough leave alone!) a green wire:- where to?....a balck wire:- where to? and a bare wire with loose black sleeving over it:- earth? 4) from the pre amp loom there are purple/grey/white which go tho the bass pot... fine yellow/green/blue which go to the treble pot... also fine but there is a loose orange wire which is bound to a black wire which is soldered to the bottom of the bass pot. This orange wire turns green at the end, am I right in thinkng this is another earth and would be connected to an eath screw on the body? Then there is a red wire (which stays red!) and a brown wire which goes red at the end, these are bound together.........what do these connect to ? I imagine one of them must go to the the battery red wire, but which one? 5) does the black on the battery connecter go to the longer tab on the barrel jack ? what about the mediium length tab on the barrel jack, another earth ? does that go to the bottom of the pots which look like they were all daisy chained together with black wire? much obliged for any help or advice
  19. rubis
    Aww, thanks Dave, I'm pleased it will be used properly, I would probably have cut it up to make a cover plate which seems the wrong thing to do all the best R
  20. rubis
    C'mon gents, list your guilty pleasures. We all know it was a decade of tat, but there were some little nuggets amongst the sh*te drum sounds. I remember listening to a lot of Robert Palmer and Roxy Music, and discovering the Smiths, so what were your bassplaying highs of the 80's? Just to get the ball rolling here are two I still rate as pretty much un-improvable in the bassline department Talk Talk - It's my life [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ixRWvrkUHo&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ixRWvrkUHo&feature=related[/url] and Propaganda - Duel ( Derek Forbes on a tasty Wal in this clip) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atk3Twn1Ur4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atk3Twn1Ur4[/url]
  21. rubis
    I wish I hadn't looked at this, it's exactly like the unlined fretless I used to have once
  22. rubis
    I like the look of this [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Jazz-Bass-5-String-Hydrid-Seymore-Duncans-Audere-3-Band-EQ-Sunburst-/280839230132?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item41635292b4"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Jazz-Bass-5-String-Hydrid-Seymore-Duncans-Audere-3-Band-EQ-Sunburst-/280839230132?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item41635292b4[/url]
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  24. rubis
    You lucky boy
  25. rubis
    Hi everyone, a little bit more to show. I have fretted the neck, its the first time I've done fretting and I must admit I wasn't looking forward to it as the potential for messing things up was a bit worrying. I did them 7 at a time and superglued them in ( I doubt that this will need a refret anytime soon so it seemed sensible ) and I used a block of softwood to press them in with clamps. Seems to have worked well, or maybe I was just lucky but I've read so many horror stories about frettng. [attachment=101687:Picture 527.jpg] [attachment=101688:Picture 522.jpg] I have started rough shaping the neck profile with rasps, lots more shaping and sanding to go yet, but I'm pleased with the neck pocket fit, a pleasant evening spent whittling and sanding! [attachment=101694:Picture 536.jpg] I tried the neck out for alignment using one of those DIY/garden laser levels which worked a treat. Lined it up frome the middle of the bridge to the middle of the nut and marked the neck holes. [attachment=101695:Picture 531.jpg] [attachment=101696:Picture 530.jpg] In the end I opted for the bridge mentioned earlier and I'm impressed by the quality, quite weighty and a nice finish. As I understand it the Sun-il factory makes hardwear for other brand names as well. I have routed out for the Dean MM style pickup and had to make a bit of a compromise here. The existing pickup routing was fractionally longer and narrower than the Dean pickup, so in order to get an even gap all round I was left with a slightly bigger cavity than I would have liked. Not a disaster, at some point in the future I would like to add a couple of better quality pickups anyway so the problem may be lessened or worsened anyway! I could always fill it and repaint it!.....I'm not sure about the colour......it's a bit BMW-ish to me. I have been looking on G&L's website to try and find out the colour name. In the cavity there is a bar code and various sets of initials, one of which is BVM. G&L did a colour called Blue Violet Metallic (not very rock and roll) but I haven't seen pictures of any basses or guitars which look the same colour. I tried a bit of a dry fit and it looks ok, nice weight too on my dodgy shoulder! [attachment=101697:Picture 537.jpg]
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