andydye

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1334922069' post='1623468']
Andydye - loving your avatar!
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Thankyou kind sir

if it's first in the chain I'd have a TU-3 as it's buffered which will help with signal loss if you have a few TB pedals on there...

Si just bought my BDI21, polite throughout, got back to me as soon as he could on all pm's, he's working silly shifts at the mo so I completely understand sleep-deprived-brain-not-working-ness as I get it all the time (we've got 3 boys under 5 and the youngest is 8 months!)!

Have no qualms about recommending him, lovely guy.

[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1334900223' post='1623101']
Wow, that was quick. Just goes to show. Things do sell quickly if they are good.
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+1

Really nice to hear him talk about the evolution of his sound, seems like a pretty nice guy (but then, he is a bassplayer after all!).

The clanky / 'lacking bottom' sound of his bass may be more to do with the microphone on the video camera than with his lack of bottom end?

I may not appreciate his current flamenco technique but I can't deny his history of amazing bass work, it was the bass parts on presto that first drew me to Rush as I'd only heard 'spirit of radio' before then, superb playing!

[sup]As I understand it (from my 55-02) the switch only controls the coils of the humbucker, the balance pot deals with the single coil / humbucker blend...[/sup]
[sup]The switch is neck/both/bridge as regards coils of the humbucker.[/sup]

bump for a lovely looking bass and a top gent!

Yep, gone. Solid gone!

Thanks for the kind words guys.

I have now had an offer so this is potentially sold subject to minor details like payment and postage etc...

For sale my Behringer BDI21, in mint condition (minus original packaging due to it being plastic and having to cut it out when it arrived!), only a couple of months old, used 2 or 3 times, have ordered an SFX headphone amp so this is now surplus.

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Behringer blurb: [url="http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/BDI21.aspx"]http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/BDI21.aspx[/url]

They're about £35 new, this is as new, £30 shipped in the uk?

PM me offers questions etc...

[i]This neck came to me as part of a Geddy Jazz that had been seriously pimped, beautiful to play, sounded great but I needed a fretless and block & bound maple wasn't gonna be an easy defret (I also didn't want to spoil Mr Shukers lovely work!).[/i]

[i]I have therefore decided to have a fretless neck fitted to the body by our very own BassDoc which then leaves me at liberty to sell the neck to someone who wants to have a superb jazz neck that plays beautifully![/i]

[i]the spec:[/i]
[i]The new (Shuker) neck is identical in shape, profile, nut width, fret size, blocks, binding, scale length, etc (even down to the degree of gloss and tinting on the neck, the original is a vintage tint somewhere between matte and gloss, not fully one or the other - Shuker cloned it perfectly) except for the following differences:
- 21 frets not 20 - so it gives the highest note as an E rather than an Eb as on a normal 20 fret jazz bass
- 16" radius - flatter radius so bends don't fret out
- graphite reinforcement - haven't needed to adjust the neck once... all the comfort of the original geddy neck, none of the fuss = epic win.
- slightly fuller shoulders, so slightly more D-like neck profile rather than uber shallow C.
- 3 over 1 tuner arrangement rather than 4 inline - this was to reduce the overall length of the bass and get it to sit better on the body (the original one was too neck heavy for my style of playing).[/i]
[i]- Hipshot ultralites tuners (included with the neck!)
- The Geddy signature was traced and lasered onto the new headstock rather than leave it blank.[/i]

...a few pics, some of it still on the body, some 'neck / body only' shots too:
[media]http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_dye/sets/72157629542231959/[/media]

The extra fret:
This is achieved by means of a slight fretboard extension that goes beyond the end of the neck (body end), giving a slight overhang, this means that you get an extra fret without having to rout anything or move the bridge or anything. Same scale length, same position. superb snug fit in the original jazz neck pocket (I've shown a couple of pics of the existing body rout on my Geddy body, it still has all the original paint in there along with the date and model stamp).

Issues:
There is a tiny tiny mark in the lacquer on the back of the neck, it's almost behind the nut, I can't feel it when playing as it's above where my correctly positioned thumb rests when right at the nut end!
There is a missing gear screw from one of the tuners, I have emailed hipshot and a replacement is on its way - screw received 1st May, new photo added to end of Flickr set!
In short, nothing of note!

Not sure how much a Shuker custom neck is new but I think £300 shipped (in UK only) might be a good starting point?

PM me if interested as I can't always see posts on my mobile...

I may be interested in trades but I'm really after the cash to part fund my new fretless one!

[quote name='djc63' timestamp='1333974553' post='1608931']
Hi,
Heel depth is 25mm
Heel width is 62mm tapering to 59mm.
Hole centres are 51mm lengthways and 38.5 across.

I Hope that helps.
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thanks matey, am exploring/costing-out ways of keeping my geddy but making it fretless...

Hi, can you tell me the heel depth and width please? I'm wondering if it light fit on my geddy jazz? What's the bolt hole spacing too please?
Ta

[quote name='thunderbird13' timestamp='1333629361' post='1604515']
another chance to remember a great loss - this is the proper devil horn sign

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sorry the pictues a bit small
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RIP RJD once again!

I'm trying to wangle a trade on my Geddy which, if it comes off will probably require some nice 60's pickups so will give you a shout!

are these still available?

Tried a fretless years back and it was lovely!

[url="http://www.wilkesguitars.co.uk/index.htm"]http://www.wilkesguitars.co.uk/index.htm[/url]

That's a beautiful thing! isn't 2 kidneys one more than absolutely necessary?

If you move it back and plug it in as you did when you first tried it does it still make that noise? (summat amiss in that corner? - mebbe t'electrics)

Is it near any other electrical stuff that might be throwing out intereference?

Have you tried the 'waggle the cables' thing (summat amiss wit' cables?)

Have you tried different cables (summat amiss wit' cables?)

My Geddy 4 string is for sale/trade, I suspect it's too cheap for you though matey...

[quote name='Blondino' timestamp='1333454159' post='1601838']
Hmm... I think I'm looking for something a bit less 'retro', if you know what I mean.
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Never heard Lakland referred to as retro before? The 55-01/55-02/55-94 body shape is their own and fairly recent history so not a fender rehash body shape...ah well...ACG are beautiful though!!!

Lakland 55-02, ticks all of the above boxes! I love mine!!

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1333429733' post='1601485']
Don't know how much you want to spend, but these are probably the best you'll get:

[url="http://www.sfxsound.co.uk/mainpage.asp?page=h1"]http://www.sfxsound....age.asp?page=h1[/url]
[url="http://www.sfxsound.co.uk/mainpage.asp?page=micro_h"]http://www.sfxsound....sp?page=micro_h[/url]
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That micro-h looks spot on to me! I've just ordered one as the whole 'learning a new song from mp3' thing has been a pain in the arse for a while now (ever since I sold my Bass Buddy actually!)

The PJB bass buddy is superb too, and v handy as a preamp, my Genz head replaced the preamp requirement but not the ability to blend an mp3 into the headphones too...

They're really nice and seriously underrated guitars! I had a GS6 for a while and it was superb, I don't think £350 is an unrealistic number.

If it has sentimental value (and you don't desparately need to sell it) is there no way you can keep it?