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[quote name='ahpook' post='879762' date='Jun 28 2010, 12:23 PM']nice. what's the push button for ?[/quote] Someone thought it would be a good idea to have a separate button which disconnects the battery. Fine in theory but I kept pushing it while I play, which delivers a nice thump to the amp. Got rid of it pretty quick. I will have to make a new battery cover now, there's a big hole in it

I've been keeping this quiet, as I'm a superstitious sort of person, yes, I believe in things that I don't understand It's here, arrived on Friday having survived the flight, the clutches of HM Customs and Excise and Parcelforce. Gave it the once over and found non-corroded chrome and working electronics. I've managed to snag (for relatively cheap until Customs got involved ) a rather sad looking 1981 Gibson Victory Artist in the States. I've been after one of these bad boys for months. She's not pretty - been refinished badly in dark blue, pickguard etc. painted with something like silver Hammerite and someone had the great idea of taking a blowtorch to the back of the neck. No, I don't understand it either. It will be refinished, but structurally and electronically it's remarkably sound. A wire had popped out of the preamp circuit, an easy fix. Also the D tuner was broken - the screw which attaches the capstan to the pinion had snapped. It would tighten up to a degree but once the string tension got too much it would jump out of position, like the string snapped. Thankfully, to get going I found that the capstan/pinion from a Grover Titan fits in the body of a Schaller M4S damn near perfectly I'm still trying to find a single Schaller M4S (not only do I want this as original as possible - I want my Grover Titan back, that's for a project on the back burner). So, my question is - what colour to refinish? It was originally Candy Apple Red (gold base coat). According to flyguitars (the Gibson Bass Online Bible) the only colours that the Artist came in in 1981 were CAR and Antique Fireburst. Although they say that Ebony (that's black to you and me) was introduced in 1982, I've seen pictures of a 1981 Standard in Ebony top to toe. I'm not going to try and recreate an Antique Fireburst. Should I remain true to history, or if it's being refinished anyway then do it any damn colour I like?

The EMG-HB is a split rail humbucker in a P-like configuration. Can't speak specifically about the HZ/Select passive versions, but I have the active HBs in my Epiphone Les Paul bass, just slotted right in. I think the Schaller Bassbucker is guitar humbucker sized, check the excellent techy info on the Schaller site: [url="http://bass-pickups.com/hp135071/Bass-Humbucker.htm"]http://bass-pickups.com/hp135071/Bass-Humbucker.htm[/url]

It seems someone was thinking along similar lines to me. Can't say I approve of the maple fingerboard though.

Having played all three of Gibson's family of thin but rotund basses I'd say the G-3's better than both the Grabber and the Ripper.

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I wouldn't call it a re-issue, it's more a re-imagining. Different neck joint, different bridge, and waaaaay different price point

Walk away. The guy is dreaming. I wouldn't pay more than £300 for a refinished Grabber, particularly one which has been refinished in a colour they were never made available in. I'm not precious about these things personally but I've just got my collector's hat on. You don't say whether or not a case is included.

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Gibson RD Artist.

Welcome to the forum It's a good feeling when you get something right. Multiply that by 1000 when you're getting it right when playing with other musicians. Multiply that by a further 1000 when you're getting it right when playing with other musicians on stage in front of an audience.

+1 for OBBM, excellent quality cables.

I am not the world's best bass player. So considering they could find someone with greater playing skill than me I can only assume my presence in my band is tolerated for my affable nature, my IT skills (myspace page etc.), my production of set list sheets for the gig, ability to provide a rig should the gig require it, own transport, turn up (on time) for rehearsals etc. A secretary who happens to play a bit of bass, then

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+1 for cheap cola (diet) before: after:

Most of the venues I play in have house backline, so I don't need to worry about it. I've had to take my rig on 3 occasions and any sharing's been arranged beforehand, myspace messages and the likes. Our drummer lives a bit out of town so tends to give me a hand with it seeing as he's got the car and passing anyway. My cab is vastly overrated for my head (will take 600W, is getting 230W max in 8ohm, it's on permanent vacation!) so I'm not worried about it being blown up. No need to get precious about settings - I know my settings, it doesn't take long to get it back if someone's changed them. The only thing I won't tolerate is drinks on top. Thankfully I've never had to intervene yet. As long as I have a quick chat with the bass players in the other bands first I'm pretty relaxed about it. In general I've had a positive experience - people generally respectful of gear and even complimenting my rig (which is hardly earthshatteringly good, but I guess it's a damn sight better than nothing). I resent assumptions being made about the availability of my equipment for sharing. I'm just not that into amps. I've come to the conclusion that as long as you can hear yourself on stage then that's half the battle. Tonal nuances are for recording and solo playing. Basses are another thing entirely. There's no way on God's green Earth that I'd loan a stranger one of my basses for a gig.

Just received a speaker cable from Dave, it's a beauty! Super quick, reliable, courteous service - why would you get leads anywhere else?

Just trying to play the "always look on the bright side of life" card: You did get some benefit - you learned some new songs in quite a short space of time. This intensive workout will surely translate into better playing.

For stubborn press fit knobs, I slide the edge of a cloth (get that old t-shirt ripped up) underneath the knob, encircle it with the cloth then pull up. Get it right and it'll come right off and won't ping across the room because it's in the cloth.