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[quote name='Al.B' post='100194' date='Dec 6 2007, 01:26 PM']Thanks for the info guys. Like i said i was toying with the idea but i don't think i'll part with it for that kind of money. Looks like i'll have to buy another Bass as well [/quote] Good decision. I certainly wouldn't like to part with mine for the silly money most Warwicks are fetching these days. Having read homers thread on the number of basses we all own, I think I'm really going to have to thin out the herd. I'll think about it for a while though. Next year. I promise............... Good time to buy though? Frank

If it's in good general condition I would say it would fetch £500 easily. These are superb sounding and playing basses. I don't really understand why they seem to have dropped in value recently. Even Streamer Stage I and II seem to be selling for remarkably low prices. I have a 2004 one and I had toyed with selling it due to the bass stable being a bit overfull at the moment. It's a nice high gloss black finish which is an extra cost. I think I'll just keep it though if I can. it's worth way more than £500 to me. Good luck with selling anyway. Frank

Thanks for the responses people - very informative. I always live in hope of finding a gem at a bargain price. I guess a lot of us do. I have a Tokai jazz and it's at least the equal of my USA jazz so I always keep an open mind with brand names. I must say though, the fit and finish of the no name P bass looked fine to me. I know you have to lose something if the price is lower but conversely, you don't ALWAYS get more by paying more. I'll let you know how it goes. Frank

Saw a P-bass tagged as "no name" in a guitar shop on Saturday. Looked OK and was cheap. Anyone know who makes these? I seem to remember someone saying they were made by Tokai but without a headstock badge, for some strange reason? I've searched basschat and googled and found nothing. Any help appreciated as I might buy this bass. Frank

Love the tone - great playing too. Top marks. Frank

I sold both of my 2x10 traveller cabs for about £350-ish I think. Including postage and in original boxes, as bought new by myself. One of them was only 3 or 4 weeks old. Both looked newer than some "new" ones I've seen sitting in music shops. Hope that helps. Super little cabs by the way and very loud and deep for the small size. I only sold to go for a one cab solution - full power at 4 ohms. Went for a Schroeder 1212L as it fits in the boot of my Fiesta leaving room for the amp bag as well. I actually do regret not keeping one Markbass cab for home practice and gigs in small pubs. Frank

Never owned a corvette (Have played a few) but I have a couple of Streamers and a Specctor CRFM. Also have a jazz 4 but recently bought an American deluxe jazz 5. Much as I love the jazz sound I have to say, for me, no jazz I've yet played comes near to the feel and sound of a Warwick and the Spector is the best sounding bass I own. (The Spector has a U-retro though, massive sound range!!) Anyway, the main point of my post is this....The body on this USA deluxe is a fair bit smaller than the standard fender jazz body - might be worth considering if you like the basic jazz shape, look and feel but want a smaller bodied one? Frank

I just noticed that SHX are advertising a consignment of Schroeder 1212L in rhino finish on the way. I have the 1212L in standard finish. Superb gigging cab. Frank

I'll add to this. His posts are very useful and have helped me a lot recently. Thanks Alex. Frank

[quote name='bassbloke' post='86346' date='Nov 10 2007, 12:36 AM']So it has the large single slug pole pieces? I've found the stock preamp really doesn't do that bass justice. The OBP(?)-1 or an Audere or J-Retro will make a huge difference.[/quote] I agree. Although the strings are dead (I'll change them next week) I detect that the preamp is weedy sounding. Lacking punch. I have a U - retro in another bass and the difference is massive. I think I'll try putting in the OBP-1 and see if that improves matters. Now that I've got this and had a little time to fiddle around with it , here's a bit more accurate information. Yes, it has the large single pole pieces in the pickups. The tuners are actually a mix - strings E, D & A are Schaller, strings E and low B are indentical but badged "F". I don't know which ones are the original. They all look the same age-wise even under a magnifying glass !! Any info anyone ?? Everything seems fine with the neck and body. Intonation is perfect and playability is good but I will lower the action because I prefer a medium to low action. I cleaned the fretboard with lemon oil and polished the body. Looks almost new now. Cleaned all the other parts as well, bridge, control plate tuners etc. Now looking far better. Tightened up and cleaned the jack socket and it seems much better. Put in a new battery. Sprayed all the pots with electrical cleaner and it helped massively but I think the mid pot needs replaced. Probably will just replace the lot while I'm at it. One interesting point which shows my lack of observation at the start. The dot marker is not missing but it's discoloured to the point that it looks almost the same colour as the fretboard. A gentle clean under a 9X magnifying glass did nothing to help. I now need to decide to replace the whole set or just live with it as-is? Several other dots are losing their colour too, others look as new. I think it's been sitting in sunlight for a long time because you can see "shadows" on the fretboard along the length of the strings. Nothing to worry about though and it might blend in after a few months cleaning. All in all a lovely bass which I think I'll really enjoy. The looks are classic Fender ( To an average punter anyway) but with a modern twist. I like the tuners all on top more than the 4/1 arrangement but that's just me. After playing bass for about 20 years ( guitarist for 15+ years before that as well) this is my first Fender. I thought it was time to try one because I've never been drawn to Fender but hear all the rave reviews. Mostly played neck-through body basses in the past so the bolt-on is newish to me. (Still regret selling my first bass, an Aria SB900) First impression is that this bass is a solid gigging bass but it will have to work hard to replace my main gigging bass, a Spector euro CRFM 5 with U-retro, or my Warwicks for that matter but it is quite a different beast and I'll enjoy the variety. The looks are really killer though in the sunburst finish. If I had time to get new strings and play them in a little I'd gig this bass tonight but I haven't so I''ll have to wait for the first outing. All advice appreciated as always. Frank EDIT. I'm not too keen on the gloss finish to the neck. Any advice on sanding it down and maybe waxing?

Looks like it's a 1998 DN 8*****. Needs new strings, new jack (haven't looked yet, might be only a loose wire which I can easily solder) and a littel TLC. Bottom pot (mid?) is noisy so might replace one or all pots. I also have an Aguilar OBM 1 somewhere which could be interesting to try. All in all, a very nice bass. Thanks for all your advice. Frank

Looks like it's a 1998 DN 8*****. Needs new strings, new jack (haven't looked yet, might be only a loose wire which I can easily solder) and a littel TLC. Bottom pot (mid?) is noisy so might replace one or all pots. I also have an Aguilar OBM 1 somewhere which could be interesting to try. All in all, a very nice bass. Thanks for all your advice. Frank

Looks like it's a 1998 DN 8*****. Needs new strings, new jack (haven't looked yet, might be only a loose wire which I can easily solder) and a littel TLC. Bottom pot (mid?) is noisy so might replace one or all pots. I also have an Aguilar OBM 1 somewhere which could be interesting to try. All in all, a very nice bass. Thanks for all your advice. Frank

[quote name='neepheid' post='84841' date='Nov 7 2007, 11:37 AM']I'm talking rubbish - you can get singles here in all manner of diameters: [url="http://www.smallwonder-music.co.uk/shop/Inlay-Dots/White-Mother-of-Pearl-Dots/p-118-439/"][url="http://www.smallwonder-music.co.uk/shop/In...Dots/p-118-439/"]http://www.smallwonder-music.co.uk/shop/In...Dots/p-118-439/[/url][/url][/quote] Thanks for that mate. I've actually gone ahead and bought this bass. Should work out all right. Got a bit off the price to allow for repairs. I'd still be interested to hear peoples views on value. Bass is similar to two that were for sale on here earlier in the year at £500 I think. With the repairs it should end up costing me something similar but it comes with a Fender hardcase. Frank

Thanks bassbloke. I checked it for only 10mins but I think it has the Fender tuners. Do you know the years these style of basses were made? It's 5 in-line tuners, 3 colour sunburst, active, rosewood fretboard, don't know the body wood, has a cover over the neck pup only. Any information gratefully received. Frank

Thanks for the help . I'm not too worried about the electrical side - I'm an electrical engineer so I can sort that out. Was a bit worried that I wouldn't be able to get the marker replaced at all and I don't fancy owning it with the marker missing. Gives it a scrappy look to my eyes. I think I'll probably go for this bass and get the repairs sorted. Any suggestions as to what would be a reasonable price? Comes with a fender hardcase with the two lockable catches which have been forced open and needing replaced as well. It's the older model with 5 tuners on the top of the headstock, 3 colour sunburst, rosewood, a few dings but nothing too serious. Thanks again. Frank

I've been looking at a USA jazz deluxe 5 string and I'm thinking of buying. It's a bit knackered. jack is cutting out, pots noisy but the main worry is that one of the pair of mother of pearl dot markers on the 12th fret is missing. Can these be bought anywhere? All help appreciated. Frank