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  1. nige1968
    you called?
  2. nige1968
    Just a thought, but the preamp in this costs £200+ to get from Warwick. So, if you just want the preamp I can happily supply an awful RockBass 2-band pre along with this bass. Then all you have to do is swap them round, keep the pre and sell on the bass for £350 and you're laughing. I don't think I'm being serious, but you never know.
  3. nige1968

    Are you Experienced? I sure am, apparently.

     

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  4. nige1968
    Diversification has already started, apparently
  5. nige1968
    Pay day / benefits day type bump ....
  6. nige1968
    More frequent marketing emails.
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    Scott's Banjo Lessons?
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    Still here. I'll do it for £500 for Basschat people only (plus cost of your chosen delivery service if required). Still available more expensively elsewhere if you prefer, of course ...
  9. nige1968
    Pics or it didn't happen.
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    Hey Plankton -- great (I assume) handle. Reminds me of a tannoy announcement I once heard at a festival: "Can Pond Life please go to Pond Life's mum's tent."
  11. nige1968
    Fun fact: there are no muscles in your fingers. Powered grip is supplied by the forearm muscles, while those in the hand govern precision grip. It may be that your problem is simply forearm strength, in which case the tool mentioned above may well help; alternatively it may also be a function of the size and shape of your hand, in which case you might need to modify your technique to compensate. It's hard to move the third finger in isolation for anatomical reasons, so if you're struggling it may be because of the way your fingers align over the frets (especially the lower ones). In which case, if you try to force things you risk doing yourself a mischief. If this is the case, maybe continue to use the workaround you've already found, and experiment with the position of your thumb behind the neck to see what's most comfortable. Without knowing more about the problem it's hard to give good advice -- can I suggest booking in with a tutor who can look at your instrument and your technique?
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    (Starting this again, as I think my previous response sounded ambiguous and/or rude). Is it the stretch that's causing the problem, or just being able to do 1-2-3-4? You could rule out the former by starting at the 12th fret, for example. Can you do the opposable thumb thing, touching each finger in turn on to your thumb?
  13. nige1968
    Might have.
  14. nige1968
    Matt bought a Squier pickup from me and was thoroughly straightforward and pleasant throughout. Even when the courier tried to stitch us both up (but failed).
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    Bobby bought a Squier pickguard from me and was thoroughly excellent throughout.
  16. nige1968
    Look, I'm not going to be held responsible if someone now goes and eats one of these things, mmmkay? For the avoidance of doubt, they will make your crackers taste sh*t.
  17. nige1968
    Ah, c'est la brie. But a green Jazz pickguard on a P-bass curd look funky?
  18. nige1968
    No, any whey you like.
  19. nige1968
    You should assume it is the least favourite cheese of this "friend". Probably Président.
  20. nige1968
    Patrick bought a pedal from me and was entirely patient and straightforward throughout. You should buy or sell something with him too.
  21. nige1968
    All gone now. Thanks for looking.
  22. nige1968
    These any good? https://www.banzaimusic.com/dc-stacked-knob-chrome.html https://www.banzaimusic.com/gotoh-dome-knob-cc-black.html
  23. nige1968
    So you changed pots and need knobs to fit?
  24. nige1968
    Aye. Soz
  25. nige1968
    OK, I have loads of pickguards that I have amassed over the years. I don't need them and don't particularly want to leave them in my will. So I'm selling them for £5 each (except where stated) plus postage. You should assume they won't fit your individual instrument. You should assume they are not genuine Fender. You should assume they have been used. You should assume they are made of cheese. That way, if by some magic it fits, is made of plastic and still has the protective film on, you're quids in. OK, I exaggerate, but honestly if it's important to you that they fit just so, probably don't buy. If I have to manage returns my head will explode, so on this rare occasion I'm not offering them. Here is the sum total of what I know about each one. If purchasing, please state which number you require. Jazz Bass, 3-ply parchment, no truss notch or ashtray holes, 11-hole (including one in the middle). Probably off eBay. Jazz Bass, 3-ply mint green, small truss notch, 11-hole (inc. centre) plus holes for pickup cover and low-mounted tug bar. WD Custom Pickguards sticker on back, so priced at £10. SOLD Jazz Bass, 3-ply aged white, no truss notch, 9-hole (inc centre) plus holes for high-mounted tug bar and pickup cover. Film attached. From a Dutch person off eBay, probably fits something really well, not anything of mine though. Jazz Bass, 3-ply cream, no truss notch, 10-hole. Used briefly on my old Mexican Antigua Jazz so it must fit them. Jazz Bass, 3-ply mint green, 10-hole, full-size truss notch. I've a feeling it may have come from (someone else's) US Am Pro Jazz, thus priced at £15. Jazz Bass, 3-ply cream, 10-hole, no truss notch. Some hackery around the pickup hole (see pic below), which presumably made it fit my old 2008 Am Std Jazz, on which some kiddy in a guitar shop fitted the pickups off-beam. Jazz Bass, 1-ply white, 10-hole, no truss notch, fits Mexican JBs. Stratocaster SSS, 3-ply mint green, foil shielding and protective film attached, 11-hole fitting. Would have fitted my Mexican Strat had I not had a Floyd fitted. £10. Precision Bass, 3-ply black, no truss notch, came off a Squier VM 70s Precision. Some hackery around the pot holes, to make the replacements fit (not visible once knobs are on) -- see pic below. Some foil on underside. Not the most fabulously executed thing, but it does fit the bass it came off. SOLD Jazz Bass, 3-ply mint, no truss notch, 10-hole (incl centre) plus holes for high-mounted tug bar and pickup cover. Protective film attached. Sister of number 3 from the same supplier. Hackery close-ups Above: Hackery around pickup hole of number 6. Above: hackery around pot holes of number 10.
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