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Does anyone know Frank Adams from BEM, or any of the staff that worked there in the 1990s. Some of you may remember that I'm looking for a specific Jackson USA bass guitar, which I know BEM had it up for sale for ages, for £699. I've searched different forums and facebook for this bass but have, so far, drawn a blank

I used to have a white Scarab. Somewhere I may even have a picture. It was a lovely bass guitar. Really well made. Sold it many many years ago (27 I think)

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1455896110' post='2983429'] So you're saying there isn't a price you could name that would persuade you to let it go? [/quote] you got it. If my house was burning down, it's the only possession I would try and save.

when something beats my old '73 P bass I'll use it .I've been gigging it for just over 25 years. I have loads of basses but always go back to it But I don't really like coffee table looking basses, but I could always paint it white!

that's what I'm hoping for

he did explain it to me but I don't really understand but he said it was no good. It adjusts very slightly but then slips back

it's been to my local and highly respected luthier. He's seen it before. It's a shame because I love the bass

So the truss rod doesn't work on my Steve Harris bass. It needs to be tightened just to flatten the neck a little but it keeps winding with nothing happening. Luckily it's still under warranty and the dealer I purchased it from will collect it and send it to Fender. This is the first time in 35 years of playing bass that I've ever had to do a warranty claim on a bass guitar. Amps etc, they've been back from time to time but never a guitar. You can see the cross head and the bass of the fingerboard, it screws further in with nothing happening. Anyone else had this?

sounds great, go for it

[attachment=210270:headstock.jpg] headstock reamed to accept the tuner ferrules

[quote name='Coldflows' timestamp='1453370005' post='2958759'] What pups are you using? [/quote] I'm putting a Kent Armstrong Hot vintage in it. They're usually ok. If I don't like it, maybe a tonerider. I've got allsorts at home I could try. I've got a fender reissue p/up in one of my basses, I might try that too

[quote name='paulnb57' timestamp='1453373609' post='2958810'] Any chance of a link to where you got the body and neck from please? Paul [/quote] There was only one available, it won't be a production thing

I've not heard the stock p/ups. I know they've worked on hi-gain clones, which apparently, sound good

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1453369027' post='2958746'] Very intrigued. would like to think you could get this to sound very much like a P .... hmmm, wouldn't mind one of these, with a P/J pickup arrangement myself [/quote] Well we have a basswood body with a bolt on maple neck and a P bass p/up in the right position. It's got to get close hasn't it? Plenty of basswood P basses sound decent enough

[quote name='Coldflows' timestamp='1453331296' post='2958614'] Is the bass a renegade? If so il be interested how it sounds with P bass pups. I just can't get on with the set up of the pickups on mine! [/quote] yes it is. What pickups have you got?

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1453333473' post='2958632'] Looks like one of David Konig's Retrovibes to me. Is it completely unrouted? I'd like to do something 4002 or 4004-ish with one of these. Jon. [/quote] It's unrouted yes apart from a control cavity and where the neck pocket is. It's off to my mate at Crockett guitars to be put together

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1453305874' post='2958291'] I very much approve. Keep the pictures coming. [/quote] I can't upload the picture from photobucket. It shows it, nice and big but when I hit 'post' it fails to load. Maybe the file size is too big.

[attachment=210222:Rickenf***er.jpg]Hey chaps, I hope I'm allowed to post this. I've always fancied a 4003 shaped bass but sounding more like a P Bass. So I've got this as a project. It's a bolt on neck (6 screws) It's not routed so I'm going to put a P bass p/up in the P bass position. A normal BBOT bridge and a mirror guard, the same shape as the template. It's got chequered binding.

I have a couple of Bravewoods and they are really very very good. Limelights also look good and are getting some very good comments on this site. They are a lot cheaper and look to be great value

yep, try it and if it breaks change it. Stings has the coils wired in parallel too

I have the same problem with one of mine. It also has the stacked pickup (same as Stings bass). Seymour Duncan said I could push the pole pieces in a little on the A & D strings to even up the sound. I haven't done it yet. I raised the action on the E string a little , which helped. I don't really use the G that often and I just live with it. I might just change the pickup

[quote name='The-Ox' timestamp='1452087743' post='2946233'] some excellent replies! How quickly do your guitars wear from gigs? [/quote] I've been gigging this for 25 years. it's done over a thousand with me