neepheid

1 minute ago, Ashborygirl said:

Gibson, their QC hit rock bottom 20+ years ago & it's been downhill from there.  The fact you now get a QC checklist signing off things that have clearly never been checked really takes the piss.  

 

Oh & their dedication to buying out promissing companies to kill them off.  Trace Elliott, Steinberger, Tobias, Epiphone, Kramer & now Mesa Boogie.  All either disappeared or now just trade names for budget gear.

I take exception to Epiphone being categorised as being simply a trade name for budget gear.  I'd hardly call a Jack Casady Signature "budget", and right now they're making better T-birds than Gibson have managed to since the 60s.

Furthermore, Gibson bought Epiphone in 1957, so they're taking an awfully long time to kill them off...

2 minutes ago, Rich said:

we all need a Jazz in the armoury.

...like a hole in the head

I had a 4 string of these, many many years ago.  Did my audition for my first originals band with it.  Got the gig.  Can't be awful then

Can't advise on any of the comparisons to Warwick (GER) basses though, that's a bit of a blind spot in my bass experience.

None, I play all my basses on rotation.  Any basses which aren't getting played aren't killer and are sold.

What an odd question? Why would someone own a bass they hate? Love/hate?

3 minutes ago, uk_lefty said:

I think the problem is that the Facebook reviewers team spend their days looking at and removing some absolutely horrific and criminal stuff of the very worst kind. Someone trying to rip off the gullible for £65 really won't be on their list. Sadly, there are far worse things going on in the world.

Appreciated, but does your facetiousness detector require recalibration?

Hmm, perhaps I was lucky.  I sold a car last year on FB and had all the extremes - one overpayment scam attempt, one tyre kicker, one ghost, then one genuine buyer who didn't even haggle, paid the advertised price and bought the car.

1 minute ago, martthebass said:

To be honest the FB reporting system is a joke.  On the local market place I see 2 or 3 times a week ads for selling counterfeit bank notes; I reported twice and was informed that the ads didn't contravene their standards......awesome.

Wait... they have standards?

13 minutes ago, TRBboy said:

Thank you for the concise answer 😅

 

I'm quite tempted to pick up one of the MM 5 string models as a project, with a view to moving the pickup forwards, but I'm comfortable with making a pickguard, it just takes time and elbow grease 😅

The way I see it, even Fender can't standardise on pickguard layouts between their various factories, so what hope do we have if you then spin it out to non Fender products?

2 hours ago, TRBboy said:

Are the stock pickups on the HB's okay? Also, do standard aftermarket J/P/MM pickguards fit them?

Point 1 - probably

Point 2 - probably not

The FB comedy continues - see if you can spot the problem without reading the text, then laugh at the reason why the bass is how it is!

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/892478629267895

So, the bass is in Nottingham, but the "seller" lives in Birmingham.  Is it this easy to scam people these days?

57 minutes ago, ossyrocks said:

I do sell things on Facebook, but I try to be as reassuring as possible. Even WhatsApp video called with a potential buyer to demo an amp recently. 
Right now, there’s a cab on Facebook I would like to buy, the seller is responsive, but wants me to arrange the courier, but also can’t yet tell me the dimensions or weight. It’s not on Basschat either. I don’t know if it’s worth the worry. 
Rob

If they can't tell you the dimensions/weight then they either don't have it, or they don't want to sell it at distance.  Also, you think this muppet will package it well if they can't even use a measuring tape?  Walk away.

I've messaged them

(the "seller" that is, might as well have a laugh)

35 minutes ago, soulstar89 said:

Wow it was below 900 after all the customs and tax? 
 

I think you said you got it from the well know. Japanese music store. 

Aye, Ishibashi. Great service, answered all my emails, accurate description, big detailed photos, sent the bass in a super sturdy box. I'll be back.

Sustainability?  I can understand if there are technical reasons why an older device can't be supported, but I call BS on anyone who claims it's not used as a means to coerce customers into buying the latest shiny tech.  As long as it's shinier than my tin foil hat, right?

Just now, BassApprentice said:

Appreciate you can just leave the 734 in passive, but at what point do you think you might be better off with the P34 or even the 434 and upgrade the pickups? Appreciate colours and finishes may play a part in this.

I thought I'd be better off importing a BB1200 from Japan, so that's what I did.  Got change out of £900.  If you must have a PJ, get a BB2000.  Then you'll have something you can't get right now - an OG neck thru BB.

Ahh, the dibbler.  His video editing style is a bit of an acquired taste, and he does talk crap sometimes, but his heart's in the right place I think.

22 minutes ago, JoeEvans said:

Is the string tree really necessary? For a bass with good, straight alignment between strings above and below the nut, what would happen if you just took the string tree off?

Yes - in 4 in line tuner headstocks which are flat (as in not angled), the break angle over the nut is insufficient for the D and G strings and you'll get rattles and other noise artifacts.  The string tree is there to create a sufficient break angle over the nut in those cases.  With enough wraps down the E and A tuners it's supposed to generate sufficient angle.

But hey, Leo got it right first time, right?

Unfortunately, I have a gig the night before.  I know I said that last year and ended up being able to attend because there was a cancellation, but I'm not placing any bets on lightning striking twice.  You never know, but at time of writing this, I will be unable to attend and lumber you with my recycling

9 minutes ago, MichaelDean said:

 

Yep, 13th of October. Get it in your diary now!

 

FFS, giggin' the night before

5 minutes ago, Paul S said:

 

That's bad luck!

TBF it's usually "The 'Spoons", I don't think Wetherspoons is posh enough to have "The" in front of it

1 hour ago, Paul S said:

Oh, while I am here - another 'Spoons veto. 

I hope you're talking about Wetherspoons, and not The Inevitable Teaspoons!

(we often get shortened to 'Spoons - it caught my eye)

3 minutes ago, RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE said:

I'm really sorry , but I think this is the winning post in this thread 

I don't think so.  Mine works fine, ergo the post is bollox.

Also, judging by the spelling, I think @itu has had a few shandies...

Worst name for a product ever - all this talk of PP3s makes me think of you hooking a 9V battery up to the mains.

Which I know is bonkers but I can't get that vision out of my head!