neepheid

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I've played in either position, it doesn't seem to bother me.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1355171201' post='1895031']
Do Gibson make any 5-string basses?
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Nothing right now. I think the V (not flying) might have been their first 5 string bass. There's a mucked about with one here: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330839575952"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330839575952[/url]

I have an IV and it's a really nice bass - sort of like a Thunderbird in a sensible body shape. Mahogany body and neck, but set neck, not through neck.

[quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1355063883' post='1893517']
I didn't see any bitching, just an expression of surprise at the collections that some people amass, without pointing to anyone specific. No need to be so defensive!
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Are you kidding me? It's not enough having my financial priorities called into question, I'm now being told how I should feel about it? That's just marvellous!

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[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1355039509' post='1893154']
Is it a J profile on the tribute then? A mate of mine had the USA version and said it made his Jazz feel like a pencil.
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USA G&Ls have various neck width/profile/radius options. Tribute, you take what you're given.

[quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1355042682' post='1893171']


Sorry neepheid, but you sort of prove my point. Your description of your situation sounds really quite well off compared to an awful lot of other folks. Are you trying to say that if your financial situation went to the dogs you would not consider moving on some of your collection ?
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Sorry, but what is your point? Of course if things took a turn for the worst and it was the choice of basses and the roof over our heads the basses would go. Isn't that completely obvious?

If you want more basses then go find a way to make it happen instead of bitching on here about it in some sort of attempt to make me feel guilty for any success that I have worked hard to achieve.

Yeah, I talk about it from time to time. I have a bass in my office for lunchtime practices. No big deal.

[quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1354983550' post='1892639']
To be honest it amazes me how well off a lot of people must be, to be able to own so many basses.
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I'm not some rich toff! I happen to live in a two income household. No kids and no other hobbies to speak of. Don't smoke and don't drink half as much as I used to.

Also, my collection has evolved over 5 years. I didn't just go out and buy these basses in a big burp of inconceivable expenditure. It's trading - once you have a bass you have an asset that you can put against something else. If the thing you want is more expensive, you only have to find the difference. I've probably sold around 20 basses to get to where I am now.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1354979108' post='1892567']
Don't like the idea of surgery. Thanks. The bridges are expensive, aren't they! There is one on here a secondhand but still £75. Which is only a little bit less than I paid for the bass! Did you bother changing the tuners for lightweight ones?
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I believe I did throw some Hipshot Ultralites on it at some point. Probably a pointless exercise when a wide, grippy strap ought to keep things in order.

Yes, I've done it. Yes, I recommend it, if only because doing anything else will require surgery of some sort.

Why is this still here?

More moderators == less time spent moderating? Non?

These are great wee things, I use mine a great deal. Good for headphone practice even if you don't use the tempo/pitch/bass cut or boost features.

[quote name='bengovier182' timestamp='1354829635' post='1891089']
My lord this is one beautiful bass!
One question, can you play much slap bass on this thing?, EBs are notoriously not for slap, but this looks like you could be possibly.

Ben.
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I wouldn't know, I can't/don't/won't slap

I would guess it's possible, there's plenty room between the neck pickup and the end of the fingerboard to get underneath, unlike most EB/SG basses.

Don't use Yodel - they managed to bust the tweeter right out of a 4x10 they kicked up the road to me. Took months to get compensation out of them too. Gits all round.

Foam rubber wedged under the strings at the bridge?

Ach, oh well. [url="http://www.rock-gear.de/en/Basses/Electric-Basses/4-String-Bass-Guitars/G-L-Tribute-SB-2-Metallic-Black.html"]http://www.rock-gear.de/en/Basses/Electric-Basses/4-String-Bass-Guitars/G-L-Tribute-SB-2-Metallic-Black.html[/url] ? Just a smidge over £400 plus postage if you don't mind getting it from Germany.

Ouch, £600 seems a bit steep. A quick search reveals that you can get one from Germany for €500. And we're all one happy European Union after all, so no tax to worry about.

Or you could get [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/192525-gl-sb-2-tribute-new/"]this one[/url] for £315 all in. Second hand, but as new condition.

You shouldn't have any worries with a G&L Tribute. I have a Tribute L-2000 and it's a fantastic bass. I don't feel like I'm missing out on much versus a USA G&L, and I have had a go of one. Yes it had a fancy flamed top, but it didn't feel that much "better" than my Tribute. Tuners were probably screwed on 100% straight on the USA one

Jedson?

I wasn't going to say any more on the subject, but the overriding feeling I'm getting from this thread is that I'm somehow wrong for wishing to sell items in a way that's comfortable for me and I feel compelled to clarify my position.

I list it for sale. If it doesn't sell for a while then I'll take down the price a bit or I'll keep the item. But I'll decide when that happens. It's still my item, it's still my sale. It's on sale for what it's worth to me, informed by having done some research into recent sales etc.. If that's not compatible with the market's opinion of what the item is worth (and I'm capable of counting my own tumbleweed, thanks) then I'll deal with it in my own way.

What's wrong with that? Not everyone's up for a bit of wheeling and dealing, not everyone is comfortable with it. OK, maybe I'm a bit of a control freak, but I'm not an ogre, I'm not an unreasonable person, nor am I difficult to deal with, as my feedback thread will attest to. I've clearly managed to sell stuff using this approach at mutually agreeable prices.

Given all the above, low offers bug me when I've put the effort in to price things reasonably to begin with. It's irritating, that's all. Usually I will reply with a reiteration of the price and its firmness, sometimes citing the research that has led me to the amount I am asking for. Often this is accepted with good grace and we continue from there. There may be varying degrees of detectable irritability in this communication, and I apologise for any I have communicated, and for any I will communicate in the future.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1354723952' post='1889618']
I've always been interested in the BB's, how do people cope with the difference in size difference of the P pickup compared with the J.
By that I mean the distance your anchored thumb is from the strings. The J is closer than the P?!

Cheers
Si
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I can't say I had noticed. But that's probably because I hardly ever play over the bridge pickup.

NEW EDIT: I really would like a Gibson Grabber 70s Tribute in cherry burst and it would seem they're selling out. To that end, I will reduce the price of this bass to £600, would love to keep it but I really have to do a one in, one out.

[b][size=5]WAS £750 NOW £600[/size][/b]

This rare bass was only made from 1998-2002 and it could be said to be the final SG/EB bass design (the current SG bass being short scale and more of a 60s reissue minus the varitone).

Specs:

Mahogany body, mahogany set neck, 34" scale, rosewood fingerboard, 20 frets, 2 individually coil tappable humbuckers.
Volume, Volume, Tone, a series/single/parallel switch for each pickup.

It's an amazing looking bass, and it's pretty versatile in the sound department with all the coil switching options. It is also absurdly light. It's in really good nick, a couple of small dings and a tiny bit of rash in the back of the body but nothing major. Everything is original save for one replacement coil tap switch. No case.

Soundclips: [url="http://www.ifb.co.uk/~matthew/mp3/sgz%20soundclips/"]http://www.ifb.co.uk...z%20soundclips/[/url] - sorry for these, McCartney I ain't.

Was £800, now £750

Here are the pics:









Action shot courtesy of Cat Reid:

Lowball offers bug me because I take the time to do a bit of research and price my items fairly to start with. I don't do haggling. I make this clear in my listings. If that puts some people off then so be it, but to quote a certain film - "this bloke won't haggle!"

It used to bug me when I worked in pubs/clubs. In one establishment, which in no way was particularly expensive, I used to get people all the time asking if we had any deals/promotions. I used to say, "yeah, the deal is everything is reasonably priced". They didn't look impressed. I couldn't have given less of a f. I was a surly barman, me.

I must confess I prefer the old way, everything under one roof. Sorry, I know you've been putting in a lot of work lately but it seems very impersonal, and I think the fact that it's generally being ignored (takeup is very slow and people are posting new stuff in the old forum regardless) is telling.

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1354623363' post='1888176']
1 - carried on using the regular marketplace forums
2 - charged a yearly subscription fee to be able to post adverts there (~£20) to help pay for developments
3 - installed a new 'bump' button which only works once every 36hrs on your thread
4 - develop the marketplace to allow thumbnails next to threads for everyone
5 - develop a better form for selling items with fields for things like location, price, etc to make adverts clearer
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1 - yes please
2 - would have no problem making a small yearly payment of this magnitude, but if it was a per sale charge this would also be fine
3 - won't make any difference to me, I can follow simple instructions/house rules
4 - not fussed, I'm generally looking for a text description of what I want anyway, in fact if possible I'd switch this off if the option was available
5 - this would help fill in the gaps left by some people

I think on the whole the marketplace is self regulating - if someone's selling something you want and the ad is light on details then it's no problem to ask for those details.

Thanks for all the hard work, guys.