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  1. rushbo
    As a habitual modder and tinkerer, I can see what the OP is about here. It is indeed a ballsy move to even suggest that you might be less than 100% happy with such a high end instrument, but it is yours to do with what you will. Certain members of certain forums may round up the posse and load up the crossbow if you do so much as change the scratchplate (I'm looking at you R*ckenbacker owners) but you should treat that as the trivial irritation that it is. If you do go ahead and mod the Fodera, be prepared for a fairly sizeable drop in resale value. people expect certain things from an instrument like that and if they ain't there, they'll look elsewhere or expect a hefty reduction in the asking price. I do get the feeling that you're not entirely comfortable with the bass tho'. It may be a beautiful, boutique instrument but if it doesn't feel right to you then rather than tweak and twiddle with it to (hopefully) make it right, it may be an idea to let it go. That kind of money would buy you another beautiful instrument (or several pretty darn good ones). To use a horrible cliche "at the end of the day" it's your property and you are at liberty to screw four legs to it and use it as a coffee table if you wish. But it will never be the best coffee table for metal. (PS: No offence intended to Ric owners and I have had lifelong 4001 GAS brought on by a teenage Rush obsession. It's just that Ric owners can be a little...intense)
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    Well, I had a great time, thanks very much... I travelled down from Brum and caught both days of the show. I had no intention of buying (or even trying...) a new bass, I was drawn by the quality of the speakers and performers. I did have a twang on a rather lovely Sterling Ray and the new Jeff Berlin signature model (in front of the man himself which was trouser browningly nerve-wracking) and a couple of other bits and pieces, but I would have been there regardless. High points for me were Steve Lawson and Lee Sklar - totally different players, but warm and engaging. Jeff Berlin was thought provoking and although I didn't agree with everything he said, you have to admire the mans thinking and his consumate ability. I would have liked to have heard John Taylor actually play, but I really enjoyed just hearing him talk about his experiences. But then again, as a proud Brummie, I am biased. There were nowhere near as many stands this year as last year, which would have frustrated me slightly if I was on the look out for a new instrument. And (forgive me if I'm wrong) not too many cheapy Basses either. A couple of stands selling bits and pieces like machine heads, scratch plates etc would have been most welcome, too. The logic of having the Birmingham show on at the same time baffles me. It couldn't have been good for either event. The LBGS is a great event and it's so nice to be in a room full of Bassists. We're pretty solitary creatures (generally only one per band unless you're in Hugo Largo or Neds Atomic Dustbin and not many people are...) so it's great just to be amongst like minded people. If occasionally like minded and noisy people. I don't really understand the negativity towards it in some quarters. It raises our profile, gives us a meeting place and an opportunity to see incredible talents like Roger Glover away from their bands and talking specifically about their career as a Bassist. I left tired but happy. And with a signed photograph of Frank Bello. That my friends, is a good score
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    Paul whizzed a book out to me in doublequick time. Buy and sell with confidence
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    I'm there both days as the line up is stellar!
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    Bought an EMG pick-up from Alan. Well packaged, delivered promptly and great communication all the way. Buy and sell with confidence.
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    SOLD ON EBAY
  8. rushbo
    John Taylor is there on Sunday! YEAAAAHHH!
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    Pm'd
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    Lots of love for Harley Benton and Thomann here - briefly, I had a lovely HB "Beat Bass", which I purchased from Ebay for the princely sum of £50. It was ace. The snob in me triumphed however, and it got traded in for an actual Hofner, but with very little discernible difference in tone. Enjoy your new love -but don't neglect the Mrs!
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    Sold on Ebay
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    Aesthetically, it's rather beautiful.
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    Who wakes up in the morning and thinks, "I know, I'll cross my drawer full of discarded bass guitar bit with my Kids old Thunderbird 1 toy. I'll make sure the hybrid is completely unplayable for anything other than two thirds of a Status Quo tune, take a picture of it in a room which looks like a cross between a boudoir a shed and bang it on Gumtree for £40"? I'll tell you who... Kev from Sittingbourne.
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    Does he know something we don't? Oh yeah, the broken toggle switch doesn't "hinder the performance of the guitar" ...really?
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    Price drop bump
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    It's such a shame that this clashes with the London show, as I'd love to go to both...am I missing really fundamental as to why they're both the same weekend? Is it intentional?
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    SOLD ON EBAY [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Hi all, Serious Genz Benz GAS means something has to go. And this is the something. Up for grabs is my minty condition Ashbory fretless Bass. It's a great instrument -fun to pay and a very passable Double Bass substitute...and loads easier to cart around. It's been hung on the wall forever and needs to be played (and I need that Genz Benz extension cab...) so I'm letting it go for £140 incl postage. It's had very little use and still has the plastic on the control plate. It comes with it's own padded case and three spare strings. I'm based in Halesowen in the West Mids if you fancy a twang. A free mince pie awaits if you do. EDIT: I had a PM from Dr Harry who wanted to know a bit more about the Bass, including "Did anyone laugh when you used it...." [color=#000000] [/color] [color=#000000]Rather than cheekily bump the thread, with his permission, here's my reply: [/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#000000]Nobody laughed when I used it, but my bandmates raised an eyebrow or two when I whipped out the talcum powder….[/color] [color=#000000]I gigged it a few times (maybe 6 or 7) in a Folky three piece which folded last September. It takes a little while to get used to the tight spacing, but it is surprisingly "forgiving" for a less than accurate Bassist like me. Output is slightly lower than a "normal" Bass, but not troublingly so. I haven't broken a string, the spares came with the Bass, which I bought from a guy on BassChat – quelle surprise. So far, no obvious signs of aging –brittleness etc. The replacement strings are two D's and a G, by the way. Tuning is stable, but I only ever used it for a couple of tunes during a set. [/color] [color=#000000]It's great fun to play and sounds lovely, but for the Classic Rock bands I play in, a regular fretless fits better in the mix. I play in a Paul Rodgers tribute band, so I use the Squier a bit, but the Ashbory would sound too "uprighty" to fit in. [/color][/font][/size]
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    Sold a speaker lead to Mark - he paid with indecent haste with great comms all the way. A warm and wonderful human being.
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    Gone to the nice man from the post above.
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    Black plate gone subject to blahblahblah
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    Hi Basschat, I'm selling these on behalf of my school... We have 9 midi leads which are surplus to requirements - 5 x 1m and 4 x 3m. All are unused - in fact 4 of the 1m leads are still in their Stagg packaging. They're all male 5 pin-5 pin leads. £1.50 each incl postage.
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    El bumpo
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    Bumpish
  24. rushbo
    Fender leads have gone....
  25. rushbo
    ...and what a great, detailed ad too!
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