neepheid

[quote name='TommyK' post='1124026' date='Feb 11 2011, 04:40 PM']Looking at one of these on the bay.com. Condition wise, It is about as mint as you can get for a 1981 bass,complete with original case. Been on my GAS list for a while (Along with RD Artists) [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/81-Gibson-USA-Victory-Artist-4-String-Electric-Bass-/250771837056?pt=Guitar&hash=item3a632a9080"]Yer[/url] Does anyone have any idea what it is likely/ought to make? Cheers TK[/quote] Can't really help you, mine was a wreck and had no case. If you are going for it, get some weight training in Having said that, I have a list of all the ebay Victory auctions from Dec09 until Jun10 when I got mine if you're interested.

Simple solution - stop saying it! Just state your price, never mind explaining. If the price is right then it will sell.

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[quote name='paul h' post='1120137' date='Feb 8 2011, 02:38 PM']I'm a total convert. After fitting one of KiOgon's harnesses in my Jim Deacon [b]I think it's mod right up there with changing pickups[/b]. In fact I am thinking of going for a jazz style one for my Retrovibe.[/quote] I disagree with the section highlighted. Apart from the fact that there is no frame of reference with which to properly quantify the perceived improvement, in my humble opinion there is no way that any loom mod will have as as much impact as changing the pickup(s), assuming we're talking about sound quality and not functionality here. I made that assumption because the statement doesn't make it clear. In the case of non-functional looms and non-functional pickups then yes, they are of equal importance. Either way, I'll take your opinion as just that, an opinion and then disregard it because as stated above, I disagree with it and if I may be so bold I think it sounds like rabid, unsubstantiated fanboy talk. I'm not calling you a rabid fanboy, by the way.

[quote name='icastle' post='1121213' date='Feb 9 2011, 12:02 PM']...or wasps will chase you... [/quote] Hence diet coke...

Try soaking the chrome bits in a diet coke bath. My G-3 bridge went from this: to this: Not perfect by any means, but a damn sight better than it was. Remember to rinse and dry thoroughly before putting it back together

[quote name='Rich' post='1120914' date='Feb 9 2011, 07:18 AM']You could always wait for an Epi Bird to turn up on eBay for 'spares or repair', with the usual broken-headstock problem. There was one the other day, can't find it now so it might have ended.[/quote] I was watching it - it went for way more than it deserved to. Some silly people out there

During a drunken conversation at the Moffat Bass Bash, I proposed a solution to the neckdive of the Thunderbird bass - make it headless. I remember it being a visionary idea at the time, but in the cold, sober light of day it seems like a daft project to take on for a laugh I would like to butcher a bolt on Thunderbird (Epiphone or whatever) and add a headless neck and bridge. I might alter the body shape a little to address another of what I see as one of the faults of the Thunderbird - high fret access. I've been pottering around in the GIMP and come up with this: I then had the body modification idea and so did this: Not sure how much I would move the bottom horn back, that's just what might happen. I've got no parts yet and even less clue apart from the pictures above. It might not even work, but it'll be a laugh finding out as long as I keep the costs down.

I've been thinking about making a headless T-bird - would certainly solve all those neck dive issues

Very much so, even if it was pristine in the original case which was also pristine. The guy's dreaming.

Ahh, the classic overpayment scam. Oops, I wrote the wrong value - could you refund me the difference? YEAH RIGHT. Poke it.

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1117835' date='Feb 6 2011, 04:48 PM']Well the only bass I've seen in that kind of budget that has two MM pups and appealed to me is the G&L L2500, which blew me away when I had a play on one a while back (and if I'm honest, is part of the reason I'm GASing for a MM/MM bass). Even if I were to just buy one of those, I'd like to put in coil taps on the MMs. Just buying something would take out all of the fun though just buying something. I've never modded any of my instruments and I know I'm capable of it from a few repairs I've had to do. Just thought it could be something interesting and fun that would make the instrument a little more special to me. It's a bit like buying a jigsaw then someone saying "well why didn't you just buy the picture?" [/quote] The G&L L-2500 does not have two MM pickups. It has two MFD pickups, which are nothing like MM pickups in terms of anything other than they're both large pole piece humbuckers. The two do not and cannot compare in terms of sound. I'm with you on the coil tap though. Modding a G&L with coil taps is both easy and non-ruinous because all you need to do is replace a switch and do some wiring. No cosmetic damage incurred, and easily reversible - the epitome of an elegant modification. Also the single coils of MFDs sound sweet (in my humble opinion) - I have the inner coils option on my Tribute L-2000.

Alas, another bass bash comes to an end. Not long back in the grey fortress of melancholy, gear's all packed away. Knackered, but happy. Thanks to all who made it happen, and thanks to everyone for making it a fantastic weekend. Great basses in great company, doesn't get much better than that. Good to see familiar faces again and meet some new people.

[quote name='mrpink1991' post='1115153' date='Feb 4 2011, 12:37 PM']neepheid, thanks for your reply. How would I go about this?[/quote] Unscrew everything you can. You should be able to remove the capstan, pinion and any washers associated with it. The crux is whether the worm gear/button can be removed and reversed. To save you the bother, I might have a left handed one lying around in spares somewhere. Let me see what I can find. I take it these tuners are standard large sized, open gear types as per the originals?

Have you tried taking the last one to bits? Can you reverse it?

[quote name='ead' post='1114888' date='Feb 4 2011, 08:01 AM']Thanks people. I'm not clear about what a coil tap is and does so would welcome some help there. Also what do you gain from an active/passive option? I have a couple of passive instruments and one active (Spector PJ) bass, but as they all have different pickup combinations it's not easy to make a direct comparison.[/quote] Coil tap is when one of the coils of a humbucker is taken out of the circuit, meaning you're left with a "single coil" pickup. Usually done via a switch or push/pull potentiometer.

Surely the off-chance that Leo might have breathed on it is worth double that! Joking aside, seems a little steep considering that's an auction start price.

Oh, not this guy again! I've reported him before - asking for extortionate amounts for international postage unless you use "commercial wire payment" which is against eBay rules but they don't want to know as long as they get their fees.

2010 In Tokai Thunderbird 1981 Gibson Victory Artist Ibanez AEB-10E acoustic Italia Maranello Z 2010 Out Traben Chaos Attack Tokai Thunderbird Ibanez AEB-10E acoustic Italia Maranello Z Four in, and most of them out again. Ahh, experimentation.

[quote name='mez6d657a' post='1112194' date='Feb 2 2011, 12:03 PM']It's been well over a year since I played with a band, and I've really lost touch with live music in general. Getting involved here is hopefully the first step towards rectifying that .[/quote] Hmm, the first step towards bankruptcy perhaps Welcome

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1111400' date='Feb 1 2011, 06:23 PM']Time for a quick update as I'm nearing completion. ... Is that a light at the end of the tunnel I see ? [/quote] Looking good man. Don't go towards the light!

[quote name='civictiger' post='1111229' date='Feb 1 2011, 04:38 PM']I've also just tried pressing down REALLY hard past the nut, so that an A# is produced and this solves the problem, whereas tuning the string to A# does not.. So im thinking the string needs more tension, possibly?[/quote] Sounds like the A string hasn't been wound far enough down the post, producing the problem because of the shallow break angle over the nut?

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They look shiny (if you keep them clean) and are highly resistant to breaking.