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tommorichards

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  1. How old is it, this will help name it. Is it short scale? Heasdstock looks hohner-y, or slightly Marlin. Pickguard is westone-y. Any distinguishing features, marks, logos.
  2. Just a heads up, i dont think youre allowed to sell on behalf of other people here. However, this would be right at home in the section "ebay weird and wonderful"
  3. [quote name='Steve Browning' timestamp='1495097276' post='3301185'] You're not the author of that brilliant letter of complaint to Virgin about their in-flight food are you? :-) [/quote] Im not sure ive read it. But sadly, no. Ive not been allowed on their planes since i turned 16
  4. You never see the rickys that get converted to 5 strings? Do that
  5. Ill always consider a trade no matter what an ad says. Nothing specific, but interesting or old normally work.
  6. It is 34" scale, and action is fairly low, with room to move.
  7. Hello. Fancy coming upon you there. I bet you've seen all kinds of adverts for basses today. Lots of fenders and musicmans i bet. Your eyes are bored of those aren't they? Yeah, just sit there and see whats in front of you right now. If you want something different, out of the ordinary, then you've found it. I take it you've heard of Dimarzio, the pickup makers? Good. Basically this bass is made from them. It has the 3 major styles they make. The Willpower (dp 145), the Split p (dp 127), and the model J bridge (dp 123). Alone, these would cost you around £200, but here you have them all in a single bass, which has been designed to accomadate them all. The body and neck are of far eastern origin, with the body being mahogany, that lovely wood all the most stunning basses use, in the sleek 50's style of the billy bo gretsch bass. That bass that no one knows about unless they google it (go on, i'll wait). This badboy even ripped off fender and jammed some block inlays and binding on the neck. Whats not to cream over. This absolute monstrosity was designed to produce any sound you would ever need from a bass, and it does that like a prime time sketch show fills your eyes with a variety of wonders. You want that EB0 sound, gotcha. The classic thunderous P? totally. Sexy solo'd jazz bridge? Its definitely there. And then theres any varietyof sound you could imagine, even an impression of a Rickenbacker as good as a drunk you does of an irishman. Not quite there, but you're drunk and having fun with it. For those inquisitive folk, its got strat style 5 way switching, along with switches for each coil of the neck pickup as well as series parallel of it, and even an on/ off for the bridge to use it with the freakin neck pickup to do an okay impression of a beatle bass. And even a series parallel for the bridge because who knew that was a thing. Hell, its even got CTs pots and a sexy bridge. I'm also going to be stright with you. I did the routing for the pickups, and its not amazing. I'm no Leo Fender, but they fit well, and thats all you need. If this bass hasn't got what you're looking for, then i can't even. For serious. Like what. I just give up, you fussy bass player you. TL:DR Dimarzio filled custom bass. With loads of switches. And tones. £250.
  8. Woah! you again. By now, you've looked at 2 of Leos offerings, and been absolutely repulsed by them. Good on you. They're terrible. Leo made a big mistake when he did Fender. You know what he did right? Musicman. Yes, him did that thing. You know what you get when you multiply a Fender Precision and a Fender Jazz together? This. The amazing Musicman SABRE bass. Not that smelly stingray bass everyone seems to love. This. Its got 2 pickups like a jazz, but they're bigger, which means even more for your money. You know what else this has that those stinky fenders don't? A freakin PREAMP. Yes, onboard electrics. Did i mention that this is from 1979? I know, i didn't even think they knew what electronics were back then. But this was one of the first basses out there that came with a production preamp. But you don't need to know the details about that. You need to know them about this bass. Let me start by quietly informing you that he has had a rough past. Not all his guardians treated him very nicely. They poked and prodded him, broke a switch, re jiggled his insides, and even changed the colour of his skin, the sick bastards. But I've managed to have him in a nice stable home so he can recover from his traumas. He's all well again, ready to be taken out and played with gusto, which is all any bass ever wanted. None of this "i'll keep him locked in a cage until he can make me some money" That's a slave sir, and i spit on you. This guy screams well played, players guitar, all those buzz words that mean he's comfortable to hug and play. He's got scars, such as the lacquer on the fretboard, but that doesn't stop him. Yeah he's got some chrome bubbling, but he works dammit. That 2 band EQ turns him from a dub freak to a heavy metal bastard with the turn of a knob or flick of a switch. You whisper funk to him, he'll go beserk and make the funkiest noise you never knew you could encounter. (for those intreguied by his array of controls when all you've ever seen is a precision, here we go, in order of bridge to neck: -knobs- bass, treble, volume -switches- treble boost, phase, pickups selector Everything works as it should, knobs, screws, and switches) Now you know what you're dealing with, you may come and inspect this curious beast, poke him with your fingers or plectrums or even thumbs. He loves it all. Just try not to break his heart if you walk away without him. TL:DR 1979 Musicman Sabre Bass w/ 2 band eq & bright switch, heavy wear. £1200
  9. Hey, you there. Did you see that guy selling a precision bass? Yeah? Screw that bass! This is the bass you want. Why did Leo make the Jazz bass? Because he didn't think the precision could do enough. Yeah its got sexy curves and that split pickup, but this baby has 2 bastards. Thats double your money already. Okay, lets begin. 1 pickup = limited 2 pickup = unlimited Who said maths was hard. I could stop right here and you'd totally buy the bass. But i'm not going to. Who wants a little push on a swing, not me. Im giving you a 20 metre run up before i push you. So, the bass. THE bass. the BASS. THE BASS. This right here is what all those people who play basses play. A genuine American Fender Jazz bass, born in 2006. He's 11 years old, but boy can he sing. Now, Fender thought they were being cool by putting the S1 switch in this, which is cool for some, but not this bass. He needed those 66 stacked knobs. He asked, and i gave them to him. That means that not only do you get a volume control per pickup, YOU GET A TONE CONTROL PER PICKUP TOO. WOW. Thats ace. Thanks guy. You know what else? Its got that sweet 60's brass shielding throughout. None of this flimsy tape stuff, but actualy brass plates. Hell, you can even see the bridge strip. Thats f'kin badass. Now you can totally pretend you're playing this bass in the 60's. Goddam, its even sporting flatwounds for that vintage sound that you love to hear. Think funk. Thats his native tongue. Think Jazz, thats also his native tongue. He learns young. Think of any music? This can do that he garuantees. And don't even get me started on the colour scheme. It screams vintage jazz bass. 3 tone sunburst. Rosewood board. A HEADSTOCK! He even comes with a bed in the shape of a hard case made by TGI because someone loved his old case so much THAT THEY STOLE IT! What else can i tell you that you don't already know. Its got 4 strings because thats all anyone needs. Machineheads that make the strings tight or floppy. They don't work well floppy, i tried. Just sounds like metal banging metal, and not in a good way. In conclusion, come and collect this new bass you've just bought. TL:DR 2006 American Standard Jazz bass w/ 60's stacked knobs, brass shielding, and hardcase. £760 ono. Jeez, look at all those f'kin frets!
  10. This is it. This is what you've been looking for. Stop looking. Seriously. Leo made this bass for everyone, for all styles and genres and looks. It literally is THE bass thats used on everything. Can do anything. Funk? gotcha. Jazz? of course. Hip hop? you betcha. Nu metal you ask? Dam straight. Dubstep? Wubba dubba dub dub. Rock? Are you kidding me? I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer. Mariache? It's straight from mexico, so it grew up in a factory surrounded by the stuff. Thats in the paint, free of charge. treble on, rock the funk out, treble off, get the next soul train. Anyway, thats THE bass. THIS bass has specific details you probably wish to know, you shrewd purchaser you. Alright, so, to start off with. Its wine red. Not too common, not too rare, perfect for a human like you. Rosewood board. Standard. And thats even been oiled with oil squeezed from a dunlop lemon, don't ask how they grow them, i don't know, but it works. Got that sexy mexican kinda maid pickup that you see everywhere. You want to upgrade that to EMG, Nordstrand, vintage Wizard? You go right ahead, this baby is yours. See those chrome things? They're covers, and they come attached to the bass. They hide the messy details so all you need to do is play away and don't give a second thought to whats underneath them, if you so choose. Knobs and pots are 100% factory. Thats how they used them in the 50's, no messing around, so they're literally ready to go. Intonation? You don't need to know anything about that as its all done for you. That off white pickguard with the weird whiter outlines? Those were stickers that peeled off when the bass created notes that rumbled the dick off them. Change it if you want, as previously stated, its yours to send into space. You're worried about the bass hitting things while moving and breaking someones nose? Don't even fret, it comes with a study as balls hardcase. It found a companion in the Stagg case along its travels into my arms, and the two have been inseperable ever since. I know, i know, are there any marks on the bass. Of course there are a few, its been played. Not kept in a glass case all its life. If its not got marks, then theres a reason its not been played. So there you have it. You have found what you're looking for. A beautiful Precision bass, from mexico with love. TL:DR 2002 mexican Fender Precision bass w/ chrome covers and stagg hardcase. £400, Wirral based.
  11. This all started when i came across a picture on instagram I loved the look of the guitar, the ply, the compactness, the shape. So i decided to build one, as cheap as possible too. So i used all the weight i had to my disposal to glue the ply together. Good to see the glue coming out, so i was happy. I left it overnight and then once i had traced the design from my computer screen, i transferred it to the wood and cut it out with a newly acquired bandsaw. Then used a belt sander to get it to the line. Itll get properly sanded later. I also wanted a compact neck, and played around with a few ideas on paint, until i was happy with one. So i cut the headstock down, and sanded it ready for a decal, or not. I couldnt resist a cheeky little mockup. The bridge is a cheap ebay one that i cut to a preferable shape, and ovalised the string through holes as ill be drilling them at an angle to allow for a better string break. And the humbucker is in the middle as it's my favourite position on a strat, but i love a good humbucker, so it'll have 3 way switching.
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