neepheid

Heh, I can't leave anything alone... I also swapped the bridge for another one which let me get the action a touch lower but I'm still not wedded to the chunky high mass bridge look on this bass...

We don't. Thank goodness for that!

Back after a week off, Nine Lives at Wilson's in Aberdeen. Dunno how this one's gonna go - it's the day of the Scottish Cup final featuring Aberdeen and Celtic. So, being a sports/football bar in Aberdeen either it's going to be party central, or (more likely) either dead, miserable or fighty. Wish me luck!

I know, sometimes humour is hard to get across in text. What you didn't get was the hands on hips and the put on, faux outrage tone of voice.

If you hover over your username (or go visit your profile), it's in the URL before your username - https://www.basschat.co.uk/profile/16-neepheid/ for example - me == #16. You are #32. We are old.

Well, you're #40 here, so there's a certain asymmetry to it all

I'm finding this hard to wrap my head around. Even the import Dingwalls are far from cheap - why is there even an issue? Basses in this price range frankly should be so good from the factory that there shouldn't be a need for aftermarket anything as far as I'm concerned. Help me out here, I just don't get it!

And we're off to a flyer! "Recently, you received an email from us containing an incorrect email address for matters regarding open orders. We apologize for this oversight. The correct email address is: [email protected] We kindly ask you to use this address for all notifications related to your outstanding order(s) from now on. Thank you for your understanding, and our apologies for any confusion this may have caused. Musically yours, The Bax Music Team" I shouldn't laugh, but I did.

Rude (the band, not BRX!)

Hmm, looks like tentative signs of life at Bax 2.0... just got this email: "After a hectic and challenging period, we're excited to be back doing what we love most: helping you make music. We noticed you still have an open backorder with us, and we’d love to help you get it sorted! Our team is ready to assist in getting your order to you, so you can focus on what really matters: making music. Please reach out to us at [email protected] so we can get in touch and make sure you receive exactly what you ordered. Thank you again for your patience and continued trust in Bax Music. We can’t wait to make you smile with your gear! Musically yours, The Bax Music Team" Well, if they're going to honour the original order, sure, have at it!

More setup shenanigans - I can't get the action low enough. That Fender bridge is not designed for this bass as it stands. I could shim the neck, but I'm not wedded to the bridge either... measurements and a decision will be made tonight.

Blame the guitarist, simples!

How long have you been here?

Spent a few hours on it this afternoon - changed the tuners, oiled the fretboard, general polish up, new strings (my beloved D'addario XLs of course) and a tweak of the setup (intonation mostly). Also, found some hidden treasure on the neck heel - no serial number, but model number confirmed and other mystery letters...

Member #16, joined on 16th May 2007, reporting for duty! I'm an interloper - I joined Bassworld like possibly weeks before the move to BC and happened to be online around the time of initial go live of BC. I know very little of the "before times".

I have an idea regarding pickups which does not require breaking out the router. Hardware will be staying chrome (for reasons which will eventually become apparent). But yes, the strings will be going - amusing as they are, I'm a die hard D'addario XL nickel round user. First job will be to change the tuners - I suspect someone in the past has nicked the Gotoh GB7s it would have come with and replaced them with some generic units which aren't great to use - quite a lot of play in them and jarringly clanky play at that. I have the tuners which came off my Epi Les Paul bass which are decent so will reuse them.

This is the bit which makes me chill about these strings from Amazon versus ones off eBay... No third party involvement - so Amazon take full responsibility if something is wrong. I genuinely believe this decidedly bonkers price is a result of massive buying power. Call me naive if you like.

I have got to keep my neb out of Facebook Marketplace. But it was too sparkly, and only 2 and a half hours away in the car. May I present this Burny (Fernandes) LSB-80 I just bought, simply because it was there, and I fancied it. I have plans for this bass. It's had a life, and it's been modded already (active stuff it would have originally come with is long gone, for example), so I'm going to be making some changes. It's not bad as is, but I think I can make it more to my liking. It plays really well (previous owner did a banging job of setting it up, recrowning frets etc) and it seems solidly made. Developments to come, stay tuned...

Well, I'll let yous know how I get on this time around - got a few sets on order, awaiting delivery...

Not so - last time I took this deal, the points codes worked (and no, I didn't return the strings).

Owned MIM and MIC Fender basses, and I've played a few MIA Fenders at bass bashes and other junctures (such as going to someone's house to buy something), so you can trust me when I tell you with 100% certainty that they're... basses.

Yeah, bass players, know your place... at the back.