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[quote name='Mike' post='63721' date='Sep 21 2007, 05:42 PM']Any thoughts?[/quote] NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! springs to mind

[quote name='thedontcarebear' post='63666' date='Sep 21 2007, 03:54 PM']I don't know who saw them, but a while ago people in brazil were selling bass bodies on ebay, basically you'd get them and finish them off, I was going to do this, so I ordered one, but it arrived and the frets were wonky (oh yes, would you believe that!), so I just kinda gave up on it, and it's been here at work in a corner ever since, BUT it is kinda cool, I just have no idea about doing it, and lack the motivation, is there anyone here that would be up for finishing it for me? As cheap as possible really, I have quite a few bits that I might use for it, but it has space for 2 MM pups, and would like to use just one and get a scratchplate made (in wood) etc too, so, really, any help/suggestions etc, will get some pics when I am at home soon![/quote] I would be interested, but I've got a bit too much on my plate, with the fretless I'm putting together and the Hagstrom renovation.

Welcome to the forum. Keep plugging away at the fretless, practice makes perfect

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='63067' date='Sep 20 2007, 01:06 PM']secondly I always bid my highest bid first time[/quote] I always have a figure in mind, but I wait until the last moments to place it. The longer you're at the top of the pile, the longer others have to shoot at you.

Let's bombard him with low offers. I'll give him a fiver for it

[quote name='steve' post='62503' date='Sep 19 2007, 09:34 AM']are you going to mask out the control cavity somehow?[/quote] Yes, I've been thinking about that. I think I'll leave it as is for now, and if I'm not happy with it after all the painting is done, I'll paint the underside of the pickguard a suitable matching colour to the surroundings probably.

Small update - mounted the pickguard and the pickup.

Been a while since my last update - had to make sure that the pickguard would fit. In the end, it [i]kinda[/i] fit. Yes, it covers (just) everything it should. However, the screwholes around the control cavity were either floating in mid air, or too close to the edge of the wood for my liking. So I had to get a little creative: Also invested in a vertical drill press. When I say invested, I picked up a forty quid job from B&Q. At that price, it's practically disposable. Sunk the holes for the neck screw bushings so that they sit only slightly proud of the surface. Still got to get the courage together to route out the battery box.

A spare bass neck makes a handy 3 foot club. I'm going to introduce one to the next gang of little thugs that try to steal my fiancee's Vespa.

I have a lovely Takamine, but it's a little out of the price range you specified. In general, the bigger the body the louder it'll be unplugged.

5 basses Takamine EG512CGAMQ - a beautiful acoustic bass with quilted maple top and sides My own custom build - my favourite electric bass to play 2003 Epiphone EB-3 - my first bass, will never be sold unless utterly destitute, still loving the mud though OLP MM3 - a five string experiment, still undecided as to whether to keep it Perspex AXL Player Deluxe - bought for the novelty value, it's got a nice sound to it but heavy as hell to cart around 2 projects in progress 1966 Hagstrom H-IIB - currently being stripped for refinishing, electronics need complete replacement except for the pickups Fretless Squier Bullet - stalled waiting for clear pickguard to arrive (supplier awaiting more stock), need to buy some router bits as well for digging out a battery box for the active EMG P. Unfortunately I won't get to keep the Hagstrom

[quote name='Beedster' post='58549' date='Sep 11 2007, 07:34 AM']The absolute bottom line is that zero feedback is a pretty strong guarantee of a likely problem, unless that is you can collect and pay in person. Even then, remember that if you do go to collect and the bass is crap (and you therefore don't buy it), an ebay newbie might well leave you some nasty negative feedback. That particular listing strikes me either as an idiot or as someone clever pretenting to be an idiot Chris[/quote] Not too many red flags on this one to be honest - it's not a 1 day listing, the account wasn't created the day the auction started, it's not a private listing, a scammer would be bigging up the JV thing in the description, taking Paypal ONLY (no dodgy "email me for payment instructions" pish). And the fact that Squier is spelled correctly is a bonus I think it's worth emailing for better pics etc to gauge the response. Any squirming (it's already packed/camera not working/etc.) - leave well alone.

[quote name='nedsbeds' post='57580' date='Sep 8 2007, 11:11 PM']I can't for the life of me think why more bass manufacturers don't use selotape to hold the electronics in! At least the previous owner made some attempt to get rid of the sunburst. I personally can't stand it Apart from cosmetics, what sort of shape is it in? Good luck with it![/quote] I'm in the "do it right or don't do it at all" camp, I'm afraid. This particular model would also have had a complementary sunburst neck (evidenced by the presence of pink undercoat), and I think it would have looked rather fetching. But "some attempt" is a polite way of putting it - it looks like they used a cheese grater to take the finish off. OK, I exaggerate - but I'm not calling that sanding Well, the neck looks straight, and it played well enough before I took it apart. There are no electronics apart from the pickups and that godawful home made jack. I was a little worried about the wood at the back beginning to come apart at a join (it's made up of about 8 pieces), but the slight difference of height opinion has been sanded out. Anyway, I have been busy this weekend, but I managed to get some work done: The neck was filthy. It's cleaner now - need to get the lemon oil on the case, but a bit of flash photography gets the message across: The owner has decided to go with white, which I think will look very spiffy indeed: (Picture courtesy of the UK Hagstrom pages, and specifically John Casselman's "[url="http://www.hagstrom.org.uk/visstory/joncasselman.htm"]wall of Hags[/url]")

Any loose wires? Maybe try getting the soldering iron out and redoing the jack? Remember that in an active bass, one of the connectors on the stereo jack socket is used to complete the power circuit.

[quote name='lwtait' post='55376' date='Sep 4 2007, 04:37 PM']i think my fretless p is mexican, i could get some measurments, what do you want?[/quote] See post here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4935"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4935[/url] Thanks

Waiting for someone to give me some measurements for a Mex P-bass scratchplate. Going to go with a clear perspex one. Going to route out a battery box this weekend. Been distracted with an old Hagstrom bass needing restoration, and also actually been trying to play more recently than build/repair.

Sounds like a metric/imperial disagreement.

T-Cut is the stuff to have!

OK, found the schematics. [url="http://www.hagstrom.org.uk/Schematics/Schempics/HagstromIIB-1966.jpg"]http://www.hagstrom.org.uk/Schematics/Sche...romIIB-1966.jpg[/url]

Welcome to the forum.

A work colleague asked me to see if I could resurrect this poor old Hagstrom. The pics say it all: The electronics have all been ripped out, the pickup(s) are wired straight to a horrible homemade output socket. Does anyone here have any knowledge of these basses? What is it? I think it's an H-IIB. How old is it? The serial number is 678047. Anyone got schematics? In any case, I'll keep you updated on the progress of this project. Wish me luck!

Let's go back to the days of cutting thieves hands off. Good deterrent, and it'll make their typo-ridden ebay descriptions easier to spot too

Welcome aboard