kingofthestuntmen

Just watched the Fuss On The Buss, Warwick freebie CD that comes with Guitarist this month (I'm a subscriber and get it early) and not entirely sure what to make of it...

Found it on YouTube -

[url="http://youtu.be/NrQLxNG6ZgY"]http://youtu.be/NrQLxNG6ZgY[/url]

[quote name='Badass' post='1306569' date='Jul 17 2011, 12:20 PM']So where was this car boot, and will he accept £51 [/quote]

Glasgow. I'll ask next week, if he still has it.

Been having a look thru BC, etc in the meantime, and found this thread - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=23456&hl=precision+1980"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...=precision+1980[/url] - If memory serves, it's a lot like the one Flanker was selling, but pup was black.

I had a quick (unamplified) play and, apart from the god knows how old strings and uncomfortably high action, all seemed well. Pots were smooth and tuners also. It was reassuringly heavy and all seemed well.

Hardware and frets were pretty manky, but appeared functional.

I'm reluctant to divulge the price at present, as it was what [i]I[/i] would get it for... More than the £50 I had on me is all I can say..!

Just back from a local car boot sale. Only thing of interest was a P Bass; cherry sunburst, maple neck, in fairly good nick bearing in mind it appears to be a late 70's/early 80's.

Serial number (S907*** on the headstock) suggests 79-81, CBS-era Fullerton (if various webpages are to be believed). Didn't get a pic, but I noticed body end truss rod access, screw in the middle of the scratchplate beneath the pickup, neck plate had a rubber 'grommet' beneath and only has a Fender script 'F' stamped on it.

Guy is a regular at the car boot sale so I've got to know him over the last year or so, having bought stuff from him & even looking after his stall occasionally, and the price he quoted was what he would charge [i]me[/i] but I'm curious as to what one of these is 'worth'..?

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=533"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=533[/url]

The best Vester resource on the net appears to be down right now - [url="http://www.vesterfansite.nl/"]http://www.vesterfansite.nl/[/url] - Anyone know if it's been like this for a while..?

[quote name='Bassassin' post='1178706' date='Mar 27 2011, 08:36 PM']How very dare you! Although the E serial MIJ Squier Strat I snagged last week will tidy up nicely when I get a minute. Think it's a keeper.

£25's excellent for that Vester, although I hope some haggling took place - it is every decent pikey's duty.

Jon.[/quote]

No haggling; my dad reminds me that he hadn't confirmed it as a Stage Series when he first called, so I had told him to just take on the off chance it was a Tradition Series. Of course, this is when I still thought it was a Telecaster... It was kinda late in the day, and I was astonished that it hadn't already been snapped up.

Makes a nice change from folk asking full price for the usual Westfields and Nevadas, eh..?

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1178669' date='Mar 27 2011, 08:02 PM']Before we pass judgement, how much did he pay? [/quote]

£25.00...

My dad calls me from the local car boot sale this morning to tell me he's found a "Vester Stage Series Guitar", "red and white with 2 pickups". Sounds like a Telecaster so I tell him to snag it there and then.

Meet up with him later to be presented with this -





A quick tune up tells me it's working OK-ish. I'll order a set of the Legacy strings I've read so much about and give Mark/7String a call, see what he can make of it.

[quote name='witterth' post='1170110' date='Mar 20 2011, 09:52 PM']"Andy Taylor hasn't been in the picture for years."

I know, I was wondering what happened
anyone know?[/quote]


Sorry, my misunderstanding. Any amount of versions given by all involved at the time IIRC




Oh, and I'm not a massive Duran fan BTW, but I know a couple folk who are..

Andy Taylor hasn't been in the picture for years, pity that Warren Cuccurullo isn't likely to ever be involved again.

Watching on the ITV+1 thing right now. Strikes me there must have been a whole lot of babysitting going on that nite...

Our eldest told us he wants to be a guitarist when he grows up...


He grew up listening to Blackmore, Schon and Tremonti, and is currently obsessed with Zakk Wylde/BLS.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1151738' date='Mar 6 2011, 06:44 PM']Is that a pukka 72 or is it a Bravewood?[/quote]

Genuine Fender, though clearly not all original... Full story is on page 6 of the 'Precisions' thread - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=116578&st=100"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=116578&st=100[/url] - Further to the info there, all the road rash was 'as is' when we acquired her.

I've often wondered who she belonged to and how she came to be in such a state.

Erm, just the one and it's kinda old and not in very good nick. Can't imagine it'd be of any interest to anyone, but in the spirit of making up the numbers here we are -

Big ol' thread here - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=533&hl=er20"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=533&hl=er20[/url]

And I don't go out without mine; pubs, clubs, rehearsals, gigs etc

[quote name='arthurhenry' post='1109100' date='Jan 31 2011, 09:53 AM']The improved neck to body joint is the most interesting new feature, don't you think? Seriously stable and the angled bolts are a unique feature.[/quote]

Hmm, wonder if it was inspired by the Frank Gambale signature guitar that Yamaha put out a few years ago; as I understand the story, the design that FG specified meant that the trem springs had to be bolted direct to the end of the long tenon of the neck that sits directly under the pickups. He reckons it made perfect sense, and improved the resonance appreciably.

[quote name='Chris Horton' post='1099749' date='Jan 23 2011, 03:46 PM']That hs to be one of the coolest P basses IMO .

Does it play and sound as good as it looks ?
I would love to own a bass like that [/quote]

Well, here's the full story (copied from a 2008 Guitar Grounds post)

[font="Courier New"] 'I inherited her from her from my younger brother when he died in 1990 from Meningitis.

A group of us all started playing a year or so previously (most of us taking up guitar..!) so Graeme decided he would go with the bass, having sold his original Washburn G1-V to acquire a Westone (something). One weekend in late '89, having sold the Westone and saving some cash, our 'band' piled into my folks car and toured the local music shops looking for something 'interesting' to move up to.

We struck out in Glasgow so, deciding to head further afield, we found ourselves at Magnum Sound in Wishaw, Lanarkshire. There were a couple of possibilities, including an old Ibanez (can't remember the model) however, as soon as we found the 'P', we all knew how it was gonna go.

The guy was a lil' reluctant to accept our best offer, but having 4 teenagers lurking around his shop for the best part of 2 hours, waving hard cash about and making a nuisance of themselves on a saturday soon wore him down...

Graeme's original intention was to pimp it in a pseudo Billy Sheehan stylee (Badass, J bridge pup, brass nut etc) however events overtook us very soon after.

Over the years since, I've had work done whenever I've had some spare cash, getting Egypts in Glasgow to source and fit a Badass, rewire her and fit a new nut ([i]11 years ago[/i]). Next stage will be getting a J bridge pup, and she really needs some new tuners. Some of those ultralight things would be ideal, as she has a very light body and can be a lil' neck heavy.




Oh, and what did the guy eventually accept..? £200.00 :o'[/font]

Since then, I've learned more about what makes a guitar or bass good/bad, and have to admit that she was (originally) a bit of 70's dog... The work that was done over the years has improved things, but I'm torn between completing the work that my brother had planned and leaving her 'as is'... On the one hand, any further mods (J pup at bridge) would pretty much destroy any value she still has [i]but[/i], I'm never gonna sell her and she doesn't get used as often as she deserves. I'll reach for my Bass Collection or use my mates Mex J (modded with Badass and SD's) if we're recording at his place before I'd use the P.

Hmm, you've got me thinking now... I'll be letting 7String work his magic on her in the next few weeks (going from 40-100 to 45-105 and getting a proper service at the same time) so I'll see what she's like after that.

[quote name='markf' post='1091962' date='Jan 16 2011, 11:07 PM']Thanks, looks like a 301 but bridge appears more substantial ? Has serial no. and MIJ on cavity plate but no model name..[/quote]

Mine is a 1988, first year of production apparently, and there are differences between this and subsequent SB-301's; pickups, hardware etc - Best BC/SGC Nanyo thread on the net right here - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=697&hl=sgc+nanyo"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;hl=sgc+nanyo[/url]

I'm gonna go with SB-301 - Some pics of mine to compare




Last one shows backplate with model number, as per.

And now you've got me wondering which "shop in Glasgow"...

Not asking you to name names, though I have an idea...

How about the Godin Shifter..? - [url="http://www.godinguitars.com/godinshifterbassp.htm"]http://www.godinguitars.com/godinshifterbassp.htm[/url]

From the Godin website "The Shifter Bass features 3 large soapbar, passive single coil alnico pickups with low-pull, x-large magnets. The various tones are selected via a custom 5-way switch that when combined with the push/pull tone knob gives the player an amazing 6 tones to choose from."

Not sure of prices, though...

EDIT - Or even if you can get them in the UK..! Seems to be only via Fleabay from Canada.

With you 100% Chris. The story of mine is elsewhere on BC, but this is a bass I will never sell as it was inherited from my brother when he died in1990. His intention was to Sheehan-ise her; J bridge pup, H/B at neck, Badass etc.

Thankfully, this one was not a particularly good example when he first acquired her; low output, neck heavy, cranky tuners etc (might help to explain why we got her for £200.00...) so ideal for modding.

Work done since has improved her no end, and I'll be looking at some lightweight tuners when funds allow, though I'm hoping to get her to 7String in the next few weeks for a once-over in the meantime.

Did someone say Sunburst and Tort Plate..? Oh well, in that case -





My '72, upgraded (who said ruined..!) with new nut, pots, jack and Badass. Still undecided about fully honouring the original owners wishes by fitting a J at the bridge...

More pics here - [url="http://s42.photobucket.com/albums/e334/kingofthestuntmen/P-Bass/"]http://s42.photobucket.com/albums/e334/kin...tuntmen/P-Bass/[/url]

Something like this..? - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/lofiversion/index.php/t23984.html"]http://basschat.co.uk/lofiversion/index.php/t23984.html[/url]

Funnily enough I was listening to some of his playing while stuck in traffic today... on a bit of a late 80's/early 90's rock kick so I was blasting Let It Scream by The Scream, his post Racer X 'supergroup'.

You know, the mob that John Corabi ditched to join Motley Crue..