Grangur

[size=4][font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif][color=#000000]Hi all, the time has come to keep Mrs G happy and sell my Ibby bass. I've really enjoyed this one, but never mind what I think, here's a review: [url="http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/ibanez/edb600/index.html"]http://www.ultimate-...b600/index.html[/url][/color][/font][/size]

[size=4][font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif][color=#000000]What we're looking at here is an Ibanez Red Rock Sunburst Ergodyne EDB-600 4 String Bass Guitar [/color][color=#000000]with Ibanez Fitted Hard Case[/color][/font][/size]
[size=4][font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Sculpted Luthite body with bolt on neck in metallic redrock sunburst with black hardware.[/font][/size]

[size=4][font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]35" scale length 24 frets - 2 octaves[/font][/size]

[size=4][font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Ibanez passive humbucking pickups in neck and bridge with rotary blend selector, volume and 3 active band eq. New 9v Battery.[/font][/size]

[size=4][font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Fitted with Flea signature Bass Boomer strings.[/font][/size]

[size=4][font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Rarely played and never gigged - some minor marks - small white mark on horn and on tip of headstock - see pics. Also 2 really small dents on the side of the neck; too small to photograph... yep, I'm a perfectionist, and this bass is nice.[/font][/size]

[size=4][font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Great playing and sounding bass that looks fantastic.[/font][/size]

[size=4][font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Includes Ibanez fitted hardcase in black ABS plastic with beautiful soft red interior... Just like a tart's bedroom [/font][/size]
[size=4][font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Case has some small marks from storage that i was unable to get off but might just need a bit more elbow grease. [/font][/size]

[size=4][font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Any questions, just ask and i will try to help as best I can [/font][/size]


[size=4][font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Pics here:[/font][/size]
[size=4][font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif][url="http://s1175.beta.photobucket.com/user/Grangur/library/EDB600"]http://s1175.beta.ph.../library/EDB600[/url] [/font][/size]

Price now only £225 inc UK delivery

[size=4][font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Delivery - [font=Tahoma]to UK[/font] included [/font][/size]
[size=4][font=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Payment - Paypal, bank transfer or cash on delivery/collection[/font][/size]

+1
Can't believe this is still going. I could be in the market soon(ish). But I need to sell one myself first.

Have you got any vids of you playing it in the Box of Frogs?... or other vids? Just an idea

Well I bought it just now... I'll let you know what I think.

In this sort of situation I'd pay through paypal, but use my credit card, not the "normal" paypal account method. This way you're covered by the credit act consumer protection.

[quote name='TorVic' timestamp='1359658156' post='1958443']
PM sent. The colour of the wood on the back of the neck, near the head, looks darker. Is this a natural wood colouration or some blemish?
[/quote] It looks to me like 23 years of dirty hands, especially being up near the 3rd fret.

You can clean this up with some "Boiled Linseed oil" and white vinegar mixed and rub gently over the wood with a soft cloth. If you hunt about or contact a furniture polishing specialist you can buy specialist wood cleaning fluid, but the linseed and vinegar will do it. After you've finished, re-oil the wood with "Boiled Linseed oil". It will then look like new.

[quote name='CHRISDABASS' timestamp='1359405251' post='1954344']
Hey Kev

This may sound strange but i have worked on a few warwicks in the past that had their truss rods installed upside down / the wrong way around so they reacted the oposite to what you expect them to!

You expect clockwise turns to straighten the neck and anti clockwise to add more bow / relief.

Have you checked that it is operating the right way around?
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This sounds, to a novice like me, great news. Is this something that can be put right easily?

Cheers
Rich

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1359321194' post='1953124']
Ditch it now, never look at another tab as long you live except in the direst emergency. I mean there is an argument for resorting to it because theres some really fast hard to hear line that you want a second opinion on but, seriously, using it to play structured lesson material ... hell no, under any circumstances . Totally agree with Joe, tab is poison to you ears and mind.
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Totally agree. Learning to read and finding the notes on the fretboard may be slow, but it teaches you the fretboard and it makes you a REAL musician. If you only play tabs it's like doing "painting by numbers" and calling yourself an artist. IMHO

Hi [color=#282828]Kev,[/color]

[color=#282828]Welcome to BC. I hope we can help you.[/color]

Wood that's well seasoned before it's used won't normally change shape much later in life unless it's subjected to heat or damp (not the case in your Thumb). So the main cause is probably the strings and truss rod.

Assuming this bass is looking like it's slowly getting it's nut to touch it's toes with the bridge; if this were mine, I would waste no time in getting the strings losened and check if the truss rod can be tightened. If the truss rod nut is all lose, I would remove the strings completely before it goes crazy.

We all hope and pray for you that this is a bolt on neck... but is it?

If it is, you could remove the neck and see about getting a new neck - you could contact Warwick, with the bass serial number etc and ask for prices.

If it's not, I'd be looking for a good luthier to make it into a bolt-on. My initial thoughts would be John Shucker, but others may know of other good guys out there.

Cheers
Rich

Can't take the credit for either, but here's 2 examples:

Upright - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erFvWtwe38o"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erFvWtwe38o[/url]

Traditional - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPk12iuv-gQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPk12iuv-gQ[/url]

I traded in a Corvette at the Bass Gallery. It was an '05. I still had the serial number label in the plastic sleave. I put it back on the headstock when I took it in. They asked me if it had ever been played. I told them some body will love the fact it's still got the original stuff.

DiMarco, you're SO right! Why would you ever change from the growl of the Corvette to the rattle of that jazz?

How about the Ibanez Ergodyne bass?
Its sound is good, solidly built, good bridge etc, 3 band Eq, 24 frets, good comfortable shaped body. They get a poor press cos careless folk wonder why you can't bounce them against the ceiling and stay intact. So in the future numbers will be limited.

Just wondering what others think?

Saturday tea time bump

[quote name='Cyrene' timestamp='1358011849' post='1931858']
What are they selling for?
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For you to take down the pawn shop when you get desperate.

[quote name='mikhay77' timestamp='1359199015' post='1951386']
I like the looks!
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+1

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1359197926' post='1951361']
Unless it's a Fender...
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I wonder, is it a coincidence that the part of the car designed to deal with knocks and scrapes is also called a "fender" in the USA?
..and what conclusions should we take from that?

I actually tried out a 1962 reissue Fender yesterday. I was impressed. Just shows how good my judgment is!!

Plywood is less likely to get splits and warping than a poorly seasoned solid wood. I'm sure there's plywood basses out there that are more solidly built than some solid ones.
Certainly the crappiest bass that ever passed through my ownership (I occasionally buy, do up and sell) had a solid alder body.

There's a good number of things that can be bad about a bass. A plywood body probably isnt' the worst. The best way to tell if a bass is a good construction is probably the name on the headstock and the herritage that goes with it.

Still desperate to be crying yourself to sleep then?
You're going to regret this you know

[quote name='Evil Undead' timestamp='1358887657' post='1946702']
Nah the fit isn't quite perfect, but only in that one tiny place.

The jack is rested pretty snugly against the wood, but I can't tell if it's under strain or pressure.
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If the jack goes so deep into the body that you recon it's hitting the back, you can check this by putting a thin sheet/piece of blue-tac on the back of the body cavity and see if, when you put the jack/pick-guard back in place, it pushes through the blue-tac. If it does, then you may need to get a sharp knife blade, or chisel and take a shaving out. OR you could adjust the washers round the jack, spacing it slightly more proud in the pick guard.

It sounds like the problem isn't drastic and any practical/electronics minded person could check and fix it for you. Maybe you know someone in the family or a friend who's handy with a "small" screwdriver and maybe a chisel (Not some ham-fisted nutter) who can take a look for you.
If you live near me I'd be happy to take a look.

If all fails I'm sure your music shop will know someone, but a mate would do it for a coffee.

Hey, just another thought.... you could take it to your local Maplin, and show them the problem and ask what bits you need to fix it. Those guys are practical and would enjoy helping fix the problem. (Maplin management might not agree it's a good use of their time... but needs must!)

oh, ok. Didn't realise you were a major artist... sorry

I've got a Warwick like this. Its a slim neck and a real beaut to play. The JP configuration gives you loads of variety in the sound too

[quote name='Stuart Clayton' timestamp='1358713409' post='1943967']
I'd like to point out here that I completely agree with Joe on the subject of TAB. It is unnecessary, and exists only to sell books. I don't use it in my own theory books (those published through Bassline Publishing), but I was TOLD to use it for the book that you mention. When I wrote that book I was under contract with Sanctuary Publishing, and despite my protestations, they insisted on TAB being included.

Stuart
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Wow! It's great to hear the author's viewpoint. Someone told me the answer is "masking tape". But defacing a book isn't something I'm comfortable with.
I should add; I wrote the last post on a "bad day" It's a great book and I WILL stick with it. I would actually recommend it.

I used to be in AmDram and the cast were always saying the band had a different line up every night of the run! So sometimes there's no consistancy.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1358687235' post='1943271']
No, I like to vibrate people's guts. I think too many bass players just don't dial in enough bottom end!
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It doesn't matter what YOU like, you're not the one paying for you to be there. Have you tried asking the audiance, and the guy paying for your services?
I know I've been to gigs where I've got pi$$ed off with some guy on stage still stiring my beer after I'd drunk it.

Besides, I bet you'd also be quick to knock other bassists for playing all routes and 5ths. Well if it's too low and you use distortion it doesn't matter what you play, nobody can hear the difference in the notes, so you may as well play routes and 5ths